The On-the-Job Training Supportive Service (OJT/SS) program is funded with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) dollars and administered by MDT. OJT/SS funding is used to increase the overall effectiveness of MDT's OJT program in connection with Federal-aid highway construction projects, and to seek other ways to increase the training opportunities for individuals who are traditionally underrepresented in the highway construction and transportation industries.

Underrepresented populations have been identified as minorities, women, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (target population).

The intended result is to increase training opportunities for the target population, and help them become job-ready in the highway construction and transportation industries.

MDT has elected to partner with entities within Montana that have existing highway construction training programs which recruit, educate, and train individuals from MDT’s identified target population, resulting in at least one industry-recognized credential (e.g. CDL, NCCER, etc.).

OJT/SS Program Goals

MDT has established the following statewide goals. Selected partners are expected to contribute to MDT’s attainment of these goals.

  1. Recruit and enroll members of the target population to earn one or more industry-recognized credential(s) and obtain documented experience in the highway construction and transportation industries.
  2. At least 80% of program participants from the enrolled target population successfully complete the program while receiving a minimum of one industry-recognized credential within one year of enrollment.
  3. At least 80% of program participants from the target population, who successfully complete the program, be employed in the highway construction and transportation industries within six (6) months of training completion.

For more details, please see the OJT/SS Program Description below.

Grant Funding Solicitation Information

MDT is not currently accepting applications.

Grant Application Materials

Prior Year Partnership Examples

Contact

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