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
Municipality of Yabucoa	Programa Capacitarte Yabucoa	Soldadura, Handyman, Servicio al cliente, Hotelería	Yabucoa, Humacao, Naguabo y Las Piedras	787-452-3552educarteyabucoa2021@gmail.comhttps://www.cccollegepr.com/
Pathstone Corporation	Programa de Capacitación Laboral	Inglés como segundo idioma, Servicio al cliente, Soldadura industrial, Licencia de conducir de equipo pesado categoría 9, Sistemas fotovoltaicos, Transporte médico, OSHA 10 - Industria General, Forklift operator, Manejo de equipo pesado, Construcción con Gypsum Board.	Hatillo, Barceloneta, Quebradilla, Isabela, San Sebastián, Lares, Arecibo, Coamo, Santa Isabel, Aibonito, Salinas, Guayama, Juana Díaz, Peñuelas, Guayanilla, Humacao, Bayamón Ponce, Juncos y Naranjito	787-812-4250bsoto@pathstone.orghttps://pathstonepuertorico.org/
PR Science, Technology and Research Trust	PR Ready	Información y Comunicaciones (IT), Servicios de Salud, Servicios Públicos y Manufactura.	Maunabo, Yabucoa, San Lorenzo, Caguas, Aguas Buenas, Cidra, Comerío, Naranjito Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Corozal, Morovis, Manatí, Barceloneta, Florida, Arecibo, Camuy, Hatillo,Arroyo, Patillas, Guayama, Santa Isabel, Cayey, Aibonito, Barranquitas, Orocovis, Ciales, Jayuya, Utuado, Lares, San Sebastián, Quebradillas, Isabela	787-523-1592prready@prsciencetrust.orghttps://prsciencetrust.org/puertoricoready/
Programa de Educación Comunal de Entrega y Servicio, Inc. (PECES)	ICaLEC (Instituto de Capacitación Laboral y Empresarial Comunitario	Construcción básica, Plomería, Electricidad, Construcción de naves, Mecánica marítima.	Humacao, Naguabo, Yabucoa y en menor escala: Arroyo, Ceiba, Guayama, Juncos y Patillas.	939-213-2153 ext: 3001939-213-2153 ext: 3001https://www.facebook.com/pecesinc
PROTECHOS	Programa de Capacitación en Carpintería para la Construcción de Techos	Marcado y dibujo en carpintería, Instalación de caballetes y techos, Conservación de madera, Instalación de galvalume, OSHA ,Guías de seguridad	San Juan, Toa Baja, Cataño, Maricao	787-362-2171https://protechos.org/
Puerto Rico Community Foundation	Certificación para la Reconstrucción Multisectorial de Puerto Rico	Cursos virtuales de abogacía comunitaria, administración de subvenciones federales, financiación para el desarrollo de viviendas, planificación pos-desastre, redacción de propuestas, y recaudación de fondos.	Toda la isla	787-721-1037jcrivera@fcpr.orghttps://reconstruyepr.com
Puerto Rico Techno Economic Corridor, Inc. (PRTEC)	Ready to Work	Tecnología de la información, Manufactura avanzada y Centros de llamadas, Call centers, Gerencia de proyecto, Lean sx sigma, Certificaciones de Microsoft, CompTIA, Cyber security, Cloud	Mayaguez, Aguadilla, Ponce, Guayanilla, Yauco, San German, Sabana Grande, Maricao, Cabo Rojo, Aguada	787-593-4778; 787-834-5700info.prtec@gmail.comhttps://rb.gy/4conpz
Universidad Ana G. Méndez Recinto de Cupey	SKILL UP	Construcción, Turismo, Agricultura urbana, Reciclaje-manejo de desperdicios sólidos, Telecomunicacione, Tecnología e informática, Seguridad ocupacional, Industria marítima, Industria general, Manufactura	Todos los pueblos	TBATBAhttps://www.facebook.com/uagmoficial
Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico	Empoderamiento hacia el Mundo Laboral	Certificados técnicos en Artes Culinarias, Repostería y Panadería Comercial, Cosmetología, Barbería, Enfermería Práctica con Énfasis en Cuidado Prolongado.	Ponce, Coamo, Guayama, Barranquitas y Bayamón y municipios aledaños como Aibonito, Comerío, Corozal. Naranjito, Orocovis Santa Isabel, Villalba, Patillas, Toa Alta, San Juan	787-766-1912 ext: 2397malvarador@inter.eduhttps://www.inter.edu/capacitacionlaboral-cdbg-dr/
UPR – Rio Piedras	Centro de Capacitación Laboral	Gerencia de proyecto, Administración de récords médicos, Servicio al cliente, Diseño gráfico, Emprendimiento e innovación, Gerencia y supervisión, Administración de fondos federales, Gestión cultural, Plan de mercadeo, Plan de redes sociales, Desarrollo de propuestas, Instalación de gypsum board, Coordinación de eventos, Mantenimiento de áreas verdes, Turismo, Hospitalidad, Fundamentos de la construcción e interpretación de planos	Todos los pueblos	939-313-3825; 787-763-4240alianza.cbdg@upr.eduhttps://ccl.upr.edu/

Take the opportunity to develop your skills and
strengthen them to continue contributing to Puerto Rico!

TRANSPARENCY PORTAL

Learn more about the progress of this program on the Transparency Portal

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

Learn more about the progress of this program on the Transparency Portal

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