Federal grants to The Workplace Inc
The Workplace Inc in Bridgeport, Connecticut received $71.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 29 awards. Its largest program was Senior Community Service Employment Program, with $46.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $849,199.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$71.9 million
- Awards29
- Awarded in FY 2025$849,199
- Largest award$11.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $16.6 million |
| FY 2022 | 7 | $16.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 7 | $18.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 6 | $18.8 million |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $849,199 |
Programs that fund The Workplace Inc
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Community Service Employment Program | 8 | $46.4 million |
| VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | 10 | $11.7 million |
| H-1B Job Training Grants | 2 | $5.0 million |
| Public Health Training Centers Program | 1 | $2.9 million |
| Reentry Employment Opportunities | 1 | $2.2 million |
| YouthBuild | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements | 2 | $700,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Labor | 14 | $55.7 million |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 10 | $11.7 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Department of Justice | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 2 | $700,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Award purpose to move scsep participants into unsubsidized employment in both the public and private sectors, promote part-time work experiences in community service assignments for unemployed low-income individuals who are 55 years of age or older, and foster self-sufficiency among such individuals | Senior Community Service Employment Program | July 15, 2022 | $11.5 million |
| Program purpose awardto move scsep participants into unsubsidized employment in both the public and private sectors, promote part-time work experiences in community service assignments for unemployed low-income individuals who are 55 years of age or older, and foster self-sufficiency among such indi | Senior Community Service Employment Program | July 25, 2023 | $11.4 million |
| Senior community service employment program | Senior Community Service Employment Program | June 24, 2021 | $9.7 million |
| Program purpose awardto move scsep participants into unsubsidized employment in both the public and private sectors, promote part-time work experiences in community service assignments for unemployed low-income individuals who are 55 years of age or older, and foster self-sufficiency among such indi | Senior Community Service Employment Program | September 20, 2024 | $7.6 million |
| Program purpose awardto move scsep participants into unsubsidized employment in both the public and private sectors, promote part-time work experiences in community service assignments for unemployed low-income individuals who are 55 years of age or older, and foster self-sufficiency among such indi | Senior Community Service Employment Program | June 26, 2024 | $4.1 million |
| Lead applicant organization name: the workplace (TWP)lead applicant entity type: entity type 5WORKFORCE development entities. The workplace is a 501(c)3 non-profit serving as a workforce development board in southwestern Connecticut. Lead applicant location: bridgeport, ctnames of required partners: | H-1B Job Training Grants | May 31, 2023 | $3.0 million |
| Community health worker training program - the workplace shall be the applicant to the U.S. Department of health and human services, health resources and services administration (HRSA) to create a training initiative that will support community health worker and health support worker training progra | Public Health Training Centers Program | September 7, 2022 | $2.9 million |
| See notice of award, attachment 1 - terms and conditions, attachment d, statement of work, abstract. | Reentry Employment Opportunities | June 21, 2024 | $2.5 million |
| The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become reside | VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | September 17, 2025 | $2.5 million |
| The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become reside | VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | August 21, 2023 | $2.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does The Workplace Inc get?
$71.9 million in 29 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives The Workplace Inc the most?
The Department of Labor, with $55.7 million in 14 awards. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is The Workplace Inc's largest federal grant?
$11.5 million under Senior Community Service Employment Program, with its first action in the period on July 15, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund The Workplace Inc?
Its largest are Senior Community Service Employment Program, VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program and H-1B Job Training Grants.
Other grant recipients in Bridgeport
- Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport
- Alliance for Community Empowerment, Inc.
- Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority
- City of Bridgeport
- Optimus Health Care, Inc.
- Southwest Community Health Center Inc
- Higher Education Connecticut Board of Regents for
- University of Bridgeport
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