Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC)

The  WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITY FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE (WORC), provides grant funds to support workforce development activities that prepare workers for good jobs in high-demand occupations in rural communities. NBRC partners with the Department of Labor to provide grantees with technical assistance to promote successful projects and strong outcomes for workers and businesses. NBRC State Program Managers are not the primary support for applicants to the WORC program. Interested applicants are invited to submit questions to NBRC’s technical assistance provider, Chamberlin/Dunn* at mc@chamberlindunn.com or nd@chamberlindunn.com.

The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the seventh round of the WORC program is currently in development. Detalied informaiton on the WORC opportunity can be found here Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov). Once the Round 7 FOA is finalized, please continue to check this website for webinars to be hosted by both DoL and NBRC to provide additional program details, as well as technical assistance available to potential applicants to the program in the region. These sessions will be free and open to the public.