Recently Awarded NYS Department of Labor Grants
(Updated 9/25/09)

September, 2009

Emerging and Transitional Worker Training Initiatives Awards

BUSINYS 38-Q

Disconnected Youth Training Initiatives

Career Pathways Awards

Organization	Contact Information	Award Amount
The Academy for Career Development 1349 South Avenue Rochester, New York 14620	John DeCamilla Phone: 585-244-1430 Fax: 585-461-1319 Email: jdecamilla@acdcareers.org	$551,824
Rochester Rehabilitation Center, Inc. 1000 Elmwood Avenue Rochester, New York 14620	Nyla Gaylord Phone: 585-263-2692 Fax: 585-232-4637 Email: n_gaylord@rochesterrehab.org	$562,132
Albany United Methodist Society, Inc. 340 First Street, P.O. Box 6896 Albany, New York 12206	Peter Fish Phone: 518-432-0818 Email Triamcorps@juno.com	$562,132
CAMBA, Inc. 1720 Church Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11226	Joanne Oplustil Phone: 718-287-2600 Fax: 718-856-4647 Email: JoanneO@camba.org	$489,804
Center for Employment Opportunities 32 Broadway, 15^th Floor New York, New York 10004	Marta Nelson Phone: 212-422-4430 Fax: 212-422-4855 Email: mnelson@ceoworks.org	$351,028
HANAC, Inc. 49 West 45 Street, 4^th Floor New York, New York 10036	Maritza Pritsos Phone: 212-840-8005 Fax: 212-840-8384 Email: mpritsos@hanac.org	$489,804
Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities, Inc. 33-16 108^th Street Corona, New York 11368	Victoria Williams Phone: 718-651-0096 Fax: 718-457-3932 Email: v.williams@elmcor.org	$489,804
El Barrio’s Operation Fightback, Inc. 413 East 120^th Street New York, New York 10035	Sergio Valentin Phone: 212-410-7900 Fax: 212-410-7997 Email: Sergio_egof@yahoo.com	$489,804
Per Scholas 1575 Bronx River Avenue Bronx, New York 10460	Ivan Braun Phone: 718-772-0660 Fax: 718-991-0414 ibraun@perscholas.org	$403,856
Year Up 55 Exchange Place, Suite 703 New York, New York 10005	Karen Fleshman Phone: 212-785-3340 Fax: 212-785-3499 Email: kfleshman@yearup.org	$489,804
Metropolitan College of New York 75 Varick Street New York, New York 10013	Rae Mack Phone: 212-343-1234 Fax: 212-343-7699 Email: rmack@metropolitan.edu	$489,804
Restaurant Opportunities Center for New York 275 Seventh Avenue, #1703 New York, New York 10001	Sekou Siby Phone: 212-343-1771 Fax: 212-343-7217 Email: siby@rocny.org	$489,804

February, 2009

Career Pathways Awards

Organization	Contact Information	Award Amount
Albany County Opportunity, Inc. 333 Sheridan Avenue Albany, New York 12206	Neenah Bland Phone: 518-463-3175 Fax: 518-471-5798 Email: NBland@albanycap.org	$845,312
Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Development Consortium, Inc. 726 Exchange Street, Suite 630 Buffalo, New York 14210	Marie Kaczmarek Phone: 716-504-1480 Fax: 716-504-1483 Edie Rifenburg Email: kaczmarek@becwib.org Email: erifenburg@wdcinc.org	$845,312
CNY Works, Inc. 443 North Franklin Street Syracuse, New York 13204	Gail Sandle Phone: 315-477-6915 Fax: 315-472-9492 Fax: gsandle@cnyworks.com	$845,312
Highbridge Community Life Center 979 Ogden Avenue Bronx, New York 10452	Linda Avitabile Phone: 718-681-2222 Fax: 718-992-3481 Ronnie Hector Email: avitabile1@highbridgelife.org Email: hectorr@highbridgelife.org	$531,584
Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection 1183 Monroe Avenue Rochester, New York 14620	David James-Wilson Phone: 585-654-1600 Fax: 585-654-1650 Roderick Green Email: rgreen@hillside.com Email: dwilson@hillside.com	$845,312
Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island 3001 West 37^th Street Brooklyn, New York 11224	Rabbi Moshe Wiener Phone: 718-449-5000 Fax: 718-946-8240 Rivkah Berman Sandra Greenstein Email: rberman@jccgci.org Email: sg25@nyu.edu Email: m.wiener@jccgci.org	$736,548
Lutheran Family Health Centers of Lutheran Medical Center 6025 6^th Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11220	Kathy Hopkins Phone: 718-630-7171 Fax: 718-630-7295 Orianne Sharir Email: osharir@lmcmc.com Email: khopkins@lmcmc.com	$736,548
Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, Inc. 217 Wyckoff Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11237	Joseph Funt Phone: 718-366-3800 Fax: 718-366-8740 Email: jfunthomebase@rbscc.org	$736,548
St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corporation 11 Catherine Street Brooklyn, New York 11211	Ronald Lee Phone: 718-302-2057 x2190 Fax: 347-381-3208 Roman Woodson Email: Rwoodson@stnicksnpc.com Email: rlee@stnicksnpc.com	$575,686
South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation 555 Bergen Avenue, 3^rd Floor Bronx, New York 10455	Ayca Ergeneman Phone: 718-732-7520 Fax: 718-732-1324 Kerwin Rivera Email: krivera@sobro.org Email: aergeneman@sobro.org	$736,548
STRIVE East Harlem Employment Service 240 East 123^rd Street New York, New York 10035	Angelo J. Rivera Phone: 212-360-1100 Fax: 212-360-5634 Moria Mendoza Maria Ortiz Email: mmendoza@striveinternational.org mortiz@striveinternational.org arivera@striveinternational.org	$736,548
SEEDCO 915 Broadway, 17^th Floor New York, New York 10010	Anna Verdiyan Phone: 212-994-2725 Fax: 212-473-0357 Email: averdiyan@seedco.org	$736,548
The Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Inc. 2054 Morris Avenue Bronx, New York 10453	Sara Farimani Phone: 718-993-8880 Fax: 718-993-8089 Nneka Symister Email: nsymister@cabny.org Email: sfarimani@cabny.org	$394,054
Vocational Foundation, Inc. 52 Broadway, 6^th Floor New York, New York 10004	Hector Batista Phone: 212-823-1025 Fax: 212-823-1059 Gloria Ramon Email: gramon@vfinyc.org Email: rbrigandi@vfinyc.org Email: hbatista@vfinyc.org	$648,162
Westchester Community Opportunity Program, Inc. 2269 Saw Mill Road, Building #3 Elmsford, New York 10523	O’Dean Mangum Phone: 914-592-5600 x113 Fax: 914-592-0021 Email: omangum@westcop.org	$845,312
Workforce Investment Board of Herkimer, Madison, and Oneida Counties 209 Elizabeth Street Utica, New York 13501	Alice Savino Phone: 315-793-6037 Fax: 315-798-5909 Charlene Deon Madhu Gupta Email: cdeon@ocgov.net Email: mgupta@working-solutions.org Email: asavino@working-solutions.org	$845,312

January, 2009

Career Pathways Awards

Organization	Contact Information	Award Amount
Albany County Opportunity, Inc. 333 Sheridan Avenue Albany, New York 12206	Marsha Lazarus Phone: 518-463-3175 x 105 Fax: 518-471-5798 Email: mlazarus@careerlinksinc.org	$382,072
Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Development Consortium, Inc. 726 Exchange Street, Suite 630 Buffalo, New York 14210	Marie Kaczmarek Phone: 716-504-1480 Fax: 716-504-1483 Email: kaczmarek@becwib.org	$382,182
CNY Works, Inc. 443 North Franklin Street Syracuse, New York 13204	Gail Sandle Phone: 315-477-6915 Fax: 315-472-9492 Fax: gsandle@cnyworks.com	$382,182
Highbridge Community Life Center 979 Ogden Avenue Bronx, New York 10452	Linda Avitabile Phone: 718-681-2222 Fax: 718-992-3481 Email: avitabile1@highbridgelife.org	$202,315
Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection 1183 Monroe Avenue Rochester, New York 14620	Sarah Amering Phone: 585-654-1600 Fax: 585-654-1650 Email: samering@hillside.com	$382,182
Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island 3001 West 37^th Street Brooklyn, New York 11224	Rabbi Moshe Wiener Phone: 718-449-5000 Fax: 718-946-8240 Email: m.wiener@jccgci.org	$280,322
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital 75 North Country Road Port Jefferson, New York 11777	Marlene Israel Phone: 631-476-2723 Fax: 631-476-2792 Email: misrael@matherhospital.org	$207,015
Lutheran Family Health Centers of Lutheran Medical Center 6025 6^th Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11220	Kathy Hopkins Phone: 718-630-7171 Fax: 718-630-7295 Email: khopkins@lmcmc.com	$280,322
Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, Inc. 217 Wyckoff Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11237	Angela Battaglia Phone: 718-366-3800 x128 Fax: 718-366-8740 Email: abattaglia@rbscc.org	$280,322
St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corporation 11 Catherine Street Brooklyn, New York 11211	Ronald Lee Phone: 718-302-2057 x2190 Fax: 347-381-3208 Email: rlee@stnicksnpc.com	$219,099
South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation 555 Bergen Avenue, 3^rd Floor Bronx, New York 10455	Ayca Ergeneman Phone: 718-732-7520 Fax: 718-732-1324 Email: aergeneman@sobro.org	$280,321
STRIVE East Harlem Employment Service 240 East 123^rd Street New York, New York 10035	Angelo J. Rivera Phone: 212-360-1100 Fax: 212-360-5634 arivera@striveinternational.org	$280,322
SEEDCO 915 Broadway, 17^th Floor New York, New York 10010	Julie Shapiro Phone: 212-214-1304 Fax: 212-473-0357 Email: jshapiro@seedco.org	$280,322
The Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Inc. 2054 Morris Avenue Bronx, New York 10453	Sara Farimani Phone: 718-993-8880 Fax: 718-993-8089 Email: sfarimani@cabny.org	$149,972
Vocational Foundation, Inc. 52 Broadway, 6^th Floor New York, New York 10004	Hector Batista Phone: 212-823-1025 Fax: 212-823-1059 Email: hbatista@vfinyc.org	$246,683
Westchester Community Opportunity Program, Inc. 2269 Saw Mill Road, Building #3 Elmsford, New York 10523	O’Dean Mangum Phone: 914-592-5600 x113 Fax: 914-592-0021 Email: omangum@westcop.org	$382,182
Workforce Investment Board of Herkimer, Madison, and Oneida Counties 209 Elizabeth Street Utica, New York 13501	Alice Savino Phone: 315-793-6037 Fax: 315-798-5909 Email: asavino@working-solutions.org	$382,182

April, 2008

To Develop and Broker Student Internship Opportunities - RFP #7P

Region	Applicant	Amount Awarded
CAPITAL DISTRICT	Columbia-Greene Community College	$200,000
CENTRAL NEW YORK	Metropolitan Development Association of Syracuse and Central New York, Inc.	$200,000
FINGER LAKES	Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board, Inc.	$100,000
	Genesee County (on behalf of Genesee Livingston Orleans Wyoming WIB)	$100,000
HUDSON VALLEY	Chamber of Commerce of the City of Yonkers	$100,000
	Orange County Community College	$36,376
	Westchester Community College	$94,407
LONG ISLAND	The Long Island Works Coalition, Inc.	$98,345
	Dowling College	$100,000
MOHAWK VALLEY	Workforce Investment Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties, Inc.	$100,000
	Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce, Inc.	$93,230
NEW YORK CITY	Pencil, Inc	$100,000
	Brooklyn Alliance, Inc.	$100,000
NORTH COUNTRY	Northern Area Health Education Center, Inc	$100,000
	Jefferson County (on behalf of Jefferson-Lewis Workforce Investment Board)	$94,857
SOUTHERN TIER	DCMO BOCES	$100,000
	Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce, Inc.	$93,165
WESTERN	WIB Inc. dba Chautauqua Works	$100,000
	Research Foundation of SUNY (behalf of University at Buffalo, Career Services)	$89,620
	Total Awarded	$2,000,000

February, 2008

Regional Economic Transformation Strategies Through a
Sector or Cluster Based Approach - RFP #13N
Round Three

Region	Applicant	Amount Awarded
SOUTHERN TIER	CSS Workforce Development Board - Tier II	$500,000
FINGER LAKES	Genesee County Economic Development Center - Tier II	$500,000
	Total Awarded	$1,000,000

January, 2008

Regional Economic Transformation Strategies Through a
Sector or Cluster Based Approach - RFP #13N
Round Two

Region	Applicant	Amount Awarded
SOUTHERN TIER	CSS Workforce Development Board - Tier I	$50,000
LONG ISLAND	Long Island Forum for Technology, Inc. - Tier I	$50,000
LONG ISLAND	Long Island Forum for Technology, Inc. - Tier II	$500,000
NORTH COUNTRY	Plattsburgh North Country Chamber of Commerce - Tier II	$500,000
HUDSON VALLEY	Westchester-Putnam Workforce Investment Board - Tier II	$500,000
	Total Awarded	$1,600,000

November, 2007

Limited English Proficiency and Contextualized Learning in the Workplace - RFP #12N

Region	Applicant	Amount Awarded
CENTRAL NY	Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce	$486,280
HUDSON VALLEY	Westchester Putnam WIB (Consortium on behalf of Yonkers, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan WIBs)	$500,000
NEW YORK CITY	CUNY Research Foundation on Behalf of Borough of Manhattan Community College Center for Continuing Education and Workforce Development	$500,000
	CUNY Research Foundation on Behalf of Kingsborough Community College	$481,392
	Total Awarded	$1,967,672

Regional Economic Transformation Strategies Through a
Sector or Cluster Based Approach - RFP #13N
Round One

Region	Applicant	Amount Awarded
MOHAWK VALLEY & CAPITAL REGION	Workforce Development Board of Fulton, Montgomery & Schoharie Counties, Inc. - Tier I	$50,000
MOHAWK VALLEY	Workforce Investment Board of Herkimer, Madison & Oneida Counties, Inc. - Tier I	$50,000
HUDSON VALLEY	Westchester-Putnam Workforce Investment Board - Tier I	$50,000
MOHAWK VALLEY & CAPITAL REGION	Workforce Development Board of Fulton, Montgomery & Schoharie Counties, Inc. - Tier II	$500,000
CENTRAL NY	CNY Works, Inc. - Tier II	$500,000
WESTERN NY	Buffalo & Erie County Workforce Development Consortium, Inc. - Tier II	$500,000
	Total Awarded	$1,650,000

Strategies to Assist Workers Impacted by the Berger Commission Report - RFP #16N

Region	Applicant	Amount Awarded
CAPITAL REGION	Iroquois Healthcare Association Inc.	$2,500,000
CENTRAL REGION	Central New York Area Health Education Center Inc.	$1,826,522
WESTERN REGION	Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center Inc.	$1,999,795
NEW YORK CITY	1199 SEIU League Grant Corporation	$2,500,000
	Total Awarded	$8,826,317

*Hudson Valley and Long Island Regions - No Applications Received

Adult Ex-Offender Reemployment Initiative - RFP #20N

Region	Applicant	Amount Awarded
ERIE	Buffalo Urban League, Inc.	$241,850
WESTCHESTER	Westhab, Inc.	$300,000
NEW YORK CITY	Exodus Transitional Community, Inc.	$300,000
FINGER LAKES	Rochester Rehabilitation Center, Inc.	$300,000
ONEIDA	Workforce Investment Board of Herkimer, Madison & Oneida Counties, Inc.	$300,000
	Total Awarded	$1,441,850