Mayor Vincent C. Gray has announced the pilot Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) to increase the participation of District residents on locally funded projects. The initiative will first be implemented by the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization (OPEFM) before eventually expanding to other District projects.

The pilot WIP initially involves six District-funded school construction projects totaling approximately $55.6 million. They are: Turner Elementary School modernization (Ward 8); Hart Middle School Phase 1 (Ward 8); Seaton Elementary School Phase 1 (Ward 2); Maury Elementary School Phase 1 (Ward 6); Emery Elementary School @Langley (Ward 5); and Reconstruction of Takoma Elementary School (Ward 4).

The city’s Department of Employment Services and local Workforce Development Organizations (WDOs) are assisting in recruitment for this pilot program and will be on hand to register interested residents in our employm ent database and/or job training opportunities.

By fax to: 202-698-7790 (ATTN: Human Resources), or E-mail to: hr.opefm@dc.gov.