The City of Springfield said its Workforce Development Division is facing a potential phased reduction of up to 11 positions. That’s due to delays in federal appropriations, which are disrupting the release of new funding opportunities, according to city officials.
The division employs 33.5 full-time employees at the Missouri Job Center on N. Campbell. It currently administers more than $23 million in federal grants that support workforce training and economic mobility programs. Those include Apprenticeship Building America, Good Jobs Challenge and Green for Greene.
According to the city, legislative delays in fiscal year 2025-2026 federal appropriations have stalled the release of new discretionary grants. The $3 million Apprenticeship Building America and the $17.5 million Good Jobs Challenge grants, it said, will expire before new awards can be applied for and secured, which creates an operational funding gap…