The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is offering approximately $12.1 million in grants to State Workforce Agencies (SWA) for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI). This initiative aims to develop State longitudinal data systems connecting training, employment services, and unemployment insurance programs. Eligible SWAs can receive grants of up to $1 million each for a 36-month period to enhance program evaluation and provide better information for workforce system stakeholders. The goal is to link these systems with the U.S. Department of Educations Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) databases, fostering improved data quality and utilization. Deadline for applications is April 19, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 145273
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | SGA-DFA-PY-11-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Workforce Data Quality Initiative |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 12 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 17.261 — WIA Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research Projects |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Feb 22, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 19, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 19, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | May 19, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 12,100,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Eligible applicants for this solicitation are those SWAs within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that were not recipients of a round one WDQI grant (as a result of solicitation SGA/DFA PY 09-10). States ineligible for this round of funding consists of the following: Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Employment and Training Administration |
| Description:: | The Department of Labors Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the availability of approximately $12.1 million from funds made available through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 DOL appropriation for Training and Employment Services for grants to State Workforce Agencies (SWA) to develop the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI). ETA expects to award approximately twelve grants of up to $1 million each for a 36 month period of performance. This performance period includes all necessary implementation and start-up activities. Eligible applicants for this solicitation are those SWAs within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that were not recipients of a round one WDQI grant (as a result of solicitation SGA/DFA PY 09-10). Grants awarded will provide SWAs the opportunity to develop and use State workforce longitudinal administrative data systems. These State longitudinal data systems will, at a minimum, include information on programs that provide training, employment services, and unemployment insurance. These systems must also be linked longitudinally at the individual level to allow for analysis which will lead to enhanced opportunity for program evaluation and lead to better information for customers and stakeholders of the workforce system. In addition, these systems must connect with the U.S. Department of Educations (ED) Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) databases. Where such longitudinal systems do not exist or are incipient, WDQI grant assistance may be used to design and develop workforce data systems that are longitudinal and which are designed to link with relevant education data or longitudinal education data systems. WDQI grant assistance may also be used to improve upon and more effectively use existing State longitudinal systems. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 2 | This modification corrects the amount of Estimated Total Program Funding in the synopsis from $2.1 million to $12.1 million. | Feb 22, 2012 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 17.261 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00098670 |
| Opening Date: | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Apr 19, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Gerald Tate |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] |
| optional_forms |
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Attachments [V1.1] Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.261 | PKG00098670 | Feb 21, 2012 | Apr 19, 2012 | View | Gerald Tate | Organization Applicants |