Deadline for training grants extended

The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development has extended the deadline for grant applications for worker training and employment projects under the State Training and Employment Program to Sept. 7 at 5 p.m.

STEP targets people who have contributed to the state unemployment trust fund and are either unemployed or likely to become unemployed within six months.

Those eligible to apply for funding under the program include nonprofit and for-profit organizations, educators, industry trainers, employers and agencies with the capacity to meet both the legal and policy requirements for STEP grants.

The grants are limited to a maximum of $300,000 per application, unless the department determines that a higher amount is appropriate.

Further information can be found in the state Web site at: www.state.ak.us.

Click on “Notices” in the top menu bar, view by published date of Aug. 6, 2007, and select “State Fiscal Year 2008 State Training and Employment Program Grant Application.”

—Alan Bailey