Resource Details
Workforce
USDA Rural Workforce Guide
The guide outlines programs and services available at USDA and other federal departments and agencies that support workforce development in rural communities .
Eligibility
The guide highlights four key assistance types necessary to building a stronger rural workforce:
1. Workforce development planning
2. Infrastructure and equipment financing
3. Industry and employer engagement, entrepreneurship and local business development
4. Education, training and apprenticeship
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management.
Related Resources
The Federal Resources Playbook for Registered Apprenticeship
U.S. Department of Labor
Start-Up & Entrepreneur, Workforce
This guide provides information for companies, employers, labor, apprenticeship sponsors, educators, workforce professionals, intermediaries, and community-based organizations on using federal funds and resources to support apprenticeship.
Wisconsin Cooperative Development Grant
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Arts & Culture, Child Care, Energy, Forestry & Paper, Native Peoples, Transportation, Workforce
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is offering grants to support the development of new and existing cooperatives in Wisconsin, with a goal of fostering the success of current and future cooperatives by supporting planning and exploratory research in advance of making a large investment.
WI Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health (BEOH)
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Health & Mental Health, Sustainability, Workforce
The Bureau promotes public health through statewide programs to increase public awareness of environmental and occupational health hazards and disease and works to prevent and control exposure to environmental and occupational health hazards.
