Jobs for the Future Inc., a Boston education and workforce development nonprofit, has been awarded an $8 million grant from the Department of Labor to expand green-job training programs for unemployed and low-skilled workers in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, and Seattle.
The money will help fund the organization’s JFF GreenWays Initiative, providing career advancement in construction, auto technology, utilities, and manufacturing. The grant is part of $38 million given to six national organizations yesterday through the Green Jobs Innovation Fund, which was authorized under the Workforce Investment Act to train workers in green industry sectors.
