Allocation: $90,000,000

This program helps unemployed and underemployed residents find employment by providing job training in skill areas related to recovery efforts.

WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM

The Workforce Training Program (WFT) supports entities throughout the Island to offer training in job skills related to the reconstruction and economic growth of Puerto Rico. Also in those skills necessary to situate the Island in the economy of the future.

It benefits people who are unemployed or under-employed, who will be able to find work thanks to the skills acquired through the program.

Some of the offerings are: Skills in tourism, proposal development, masonry, plumbing, business administration, solar panel installations, medical record management, among others.

Funds have been committed for technical assistance that will expand and strengthen the job training programs. These funds help selected entities to train students, as well as to offer new subjects or services to potential apprentices in Puerto Rico.

It allows the selected entities to expand their program offerings and/or build or improve the facilities where training programs are offered throughout the Island.

Transparency Portal

GUIDELINES

Program Guidelines (V5.0) -- Updated 05/02/2024

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Cross Cutting Guidelines (V4.0) -- Posted 11/04/2024

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INFORMATIVE MATERIAL

The selection process is now complete and we have committed CDBG-DR funds to entities focused on the economic development of Puerto Rico.

Meet the entities

Learn about the entities throughout the Island that are focused on developing the capabilities of Puerto Ricans under this program and strengthening the economy of Puerto Rico.

Visit their pages for more information about their courses and enrollment process.

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Subrecipient Name	Project Name	Service	Town	Contact
Alianza Municipal de Servicios Integrados, Inc.	Capacitación Turística y Hospitalidad para Mujeres	Cursos de cantineros y camareros, Cursos de guía de turístico, Servicio al cliente.	Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Arroyo, Caguas, Cayey, Guayama, Gurabo, Trujillo Alto	787-744-5329 ext: 8012vlatalladi@amsipr.comhttps://www.facebook.com/amsipr
Biblioteca Rafael Hernández Colón	Escuela-Taller de las Artes de la Construcción de Ponce y Sur de PR	Albañilería, Ebanistería, Carpientería, Herrería y ornamentación arquitectónica.	Ponce, Juana Diaz, Villalba, Peñuelas, Guayanilla, Guánica,Yauco	787-259-0421info@rafaelhernandezcolon.orghttps://rafaelhernandezcolon.org
Boys and Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico	EMPower	Hospitalidad, Hotelería, Servicio al cliente, Asistente médico administrativo, Asistente en informática, Especialista en desarrollo en Java, Mercadeo digital.	San Juan, Carolina, Corozal, Toa baja, Juncos, Las Piedras, Humacao, Guaynabo, Arecibo, Naguabo, Maunabo, Yabucoa, Gurabo, Caguas, Aguas Buenas, Cidra, Isabela, Peñuelas, Río Grande, Juncos, San Lorenzo, San Sebastián, Camuy, Moca, Aguada, Quebradilla, Mayagüez, Comerío, Cayey, Utuado, Ponce, Salinas, Yauco, Luquillo y Villalba	787-728-4040info@bgcpr.orghttps://www.bgcpr.org
COFECC	Academia de Cocina Práctica	Cocina comercial, Uso de caja registradora, Servicio al cliente, Emprendimiento alimentario, Marketing comercial de alimentos, Inglés conversacional.	San Juan, Trujillo Alto, Caguas, Gurabo, Corozal, Bayamón, Carolina.	787-756-5080; 787-756-5082; 787-756-5086 ext: 221gpiovanetti@cofecc.nethttps://www.facebook.com/cofecc1982
Compañía Para El Desarrollo Integral De La Península De Cantera	Instituto de Capacitación para la Resiliencia y Sustentabilidad Comunitaria	carpintería, albañilería, temas ambientales	Península de Cantera, San Juan	TBATBAhttps://www.peninsuladecantera.com
Fundación Borincana	Solar Information Technology Workforce Development and Market Analytics Program (SIT Program)	Information Technology enfocado en energía solar	Yauco, Gurabo, Trujillo Alto, Mayaguez, San Juan, Carolina, Dorado, Las Piedras, Ponce, Cabo Rojo, Maunabo, Cidra, Nagubao, Caguas, San Lorenzo, Las Piedras, Cayey, Comerío	info@fundacionborincana.orghttps://www.fundacionborincana.org
Habitat for Humanity of PR	Habitat Builds	Construcción, Ebanistería, carpintería, Certificado de OSHA 10	Salinas, Cayey, Guayama, Ponce, Santa Isabel, Villalba, Juana Díaz, Patillas, Coamo, Aibonito, Arroyo	939-415-7135habitatbuilds@habitatpr.orghttps://habitatbuildspr.org/en/
Home Builders Institute	Home Builders Institute Puerto Rico BuildStrong Academy	Carpentry, Masonry, Electrical and Plumbing	San Juan, Carolina, Bayamón, Trujillo Alto, Gurabo, Caguas, Aguas Buenas, Guaynabo and Juncos	309-276-4193HLuhn@HBI.orghttps://hbi.org/
Institute for Building Technology and Safety	Huertas College Training Center	Construcción, Energía renovable, Instalación solar fotovoltaica, Administración de proyectos, Supervisión de proyectos, Carpintería, Drywall, Albañilería, Ebanistería.	Caguas, Bayamón, San Lorenzo, Salinas, Cidra, Cayey, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Aguas Buenas, Juncos, Las Piedras, Humacao y San Juan.	787-905-7217centrodecapacitacion@huertas.eduhttps://www.trainingcenterhc.com
Mauro Inc	Mi Barrio Bueno	Cinematografía dentro de la industria del turismo y la hospitalidad, computadoras y tecnología.	Fajardo, Ceiba, Río Grande, San Juan	787-310-5926mauroincpr@gmail.com https://mauroballet.com/wtpc-cinematograf%C3%ADa

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TRANSPARENCY PORTAL

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Glossary

Approved allocation pending funds	Available budget	Available uncommitted	Available committed
Amount of CDBG-DR funds assigned to Puerto Rico that have not been released by the United States Federal Government for the use of the local government.	Amount of CDBG-DR funds that are available for the use of the Government of Puerto Rico.	Amount of CDBG-DR funds available for the use of the Government of Puerto Rico that has not been committed to any recovery activity.	Amount of CDBG-DR funds available for the use of the Government of Puerto Rico that has already been committed to some recovery activity.
Program Information
Total applications	Total subrecipients agreements	Executed agreements	Pending execution
Received applications submitted by participants of the program.	Applications to which funds will be granted to fulfill the program purposes.	Participants applications who have already been funds awarded to the Program.	Applications from eligible participants soon to be awarded by the program.

Entity types
Applicant information
Not profit organizations	University	Municipalities	PR Government
Organizations where all the money earned and or received its used in keeping the business running and not to profit the owners.	Higher education institutions that are constituted from several faculties.	Political-administrative units that make decisions within national state level of a single town.	Commonwealth that is divided into three branches: the executive, legislative and judicial. The executive branch is represented and directed by the governor.

Subrecipients agreements
Round 1	Round 2		Round 3
First time that funds were awarded to the selected institutions according to the amount of money that has been certified in that instance ($20,000.000).	Second time in which fund were granted to selected institutions according to the amount of money that had been certified in that instance ($20,000.000).		Total amount awarded to entities in the third round after covering administrative expenses ($50,000.000).

Awards total
First Round - $18,838,046	Second Round - $12,918,399		Third Round - $52,499,037
Total amount awarded to entities in the first round after covering administrative expenses.	Total amount awarded to entities in the second round after covering administrative expenses.		Total amount awarded to entities in the third round after covering administrative expenses.

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Workforce Training

WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM

INFORMATIVE MATERIAL

Meet the entities

TRANSPARENCY PORTAL

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