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Commerce announces FELD sub grantees
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Posted on Dec 16 2011
The Office of the Governor, through the Department of Commerce, announced yesterday the recipients of the Economic Labor Enhancement Program sub-grant under the U.S. Department of Interior’s technical assistance grant.
Six recipients received notices of award yesterday at Commerce on Capital Hill for a combined total of $586,000. The recipients are expected to expand and enhance “on-the-job training” and “job-readiness” to train U.S. eligible workers (U.S. citizens, FAS citizens, and green card holders) per the federalization law, Public Law 110-229.
Acting Commerce secretary Sixto Igisomar congratulated the recipients on behalf of the governor and lieutenant governor. He further acknowledged Assistant Secretary Tony Babauta of the Office of Insular Affairs for his foresight and continuous support to the Commonwealth.
Commerce received a $1 million award from the U.S. Department of the Interior in July and of that amount, $300,000 had been encumbered to hire an economist and $700,000 was set aside for the Labor Enhancement Program or the “Quick Employee Development Program,” the QED. The program was divided into three enhancement programs: tourism/hospitality, labor, and the agriculture and aquaculture, with available budget amount of $50,000, $450,000, and $150,000, respectively.
“Although the award announcement date is a bit later than what we initially projected, I am grateful that we can now start to implement the long awaited training plans that the applicants envisioned through their submissions as well as provide support to the businesses and employee prospects alike,” said press secretary Angel Demapan. (Office of the Governor)
[B]SUB-GRANTEES LIST[/B]Agriculture and Aquaculture Enhancement Program
– CNMI Aquaculture Producers Association: $90,000
– Saipan Sabalu Farmers Market Inc.: $46,000
Economic Labor Enhancement Program
– Marianas Resource Conservation and Development Council: $145,000
– Northern Marianas Trade Institute: $143,000
– Society for Human Resources Management: $102,000
– The Bridge Project: $60,000
