On November 19, 2008, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announced the availability of approximately $10 million in grant funds for the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Opportunities in the Workforce System Initiative (STEM Initiative). These grants were awarded through a two-phased competitive process to primarily expand and align current and new STEM workforce education and training strategies, activities, and resources in One Stop Career Centers to promote, attract, and prepare disadvantaged youth and dislocated workers for STEM careers, while simultaneously enhancing the competitive position of local and regional employers.

• Central Massachusetts Regional Employment Board (CMREB)
  Science-Based-Manufacturing Pathways Center
  
  
• Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board (WIB)
  Connecticut STEM Careers Partnership
  
  
• Indianapolis Private Industry Council
  STEM Works Indiana
  
  
• Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council
  Northern Willamette Valley STEM Initiative
  
  
• WorkFORCE Solutions of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
  Operation Workforce