The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is offering approximately $125 million for Community-Based Job Training Grants. This grant is for the purpose of supporting workforce training in high-growth/high-demand industries. Funds are competitively awarded to community, technical, and tribal colleges nationwide. Eligible applicants include individual colleges, districts, state systems, One-Stop Career Centers, or entities serving underserved communities. Awards generally range from $1 million to $3 million, with consortium applications (three or more colleges) potentially receiving up to $5 million. The ETA aims to allot up to $50 million to organizations new to this grant program.
Opportunity ID: 52783
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SGA-DFA-PY-09-07 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community-Based Job Training Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 50 |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.269 — Community Based Job Training Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 15, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 15, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 29, 2010 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is April 29, 2010. Applications must be received no later than 4 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 29, 2010 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is April 29, 2010. Applications must be received no later than 4 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Archive Date: | May 29, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $125,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $3,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | In order to be eligible for consideration under this solicitation, the applicant must be either: (1) an individual Community or Technical College, such as a public community college, a nonprofit community college, a tribally controlled college, or a tribally controlled university; (2) a Community College District; (3) a State Community College System; (4) a One-Stop Career Center in partnership with its Local Workforce Investment Board, that specifies one or more community or technical colleges where education/training activities will occur; or (5) an applicant proposing to serve an educationally underserved community without access to community or technical colleges that meet the requirements in section III.A.5. See section III.A for additional information related to eligible applicants. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Employment and Training Administration |
| Description: | The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $125 million in grant funds for Community-Based Job Training Grants (CBJTGs).Community-Based Job Training Grants will be awarded through a competitive process to support workforce training for high-growth/high-demand industries through the national system of community, technical, and tribal colleges. In order to be eligible for consideration under this solicitation, the applicant must be either: (1) an individual Community or Technical College, such as a public community college, a nonprofit community college, a tribally controlled college, or a tribally controlled university; (2) a Community College District; (3) a State Community College System; (4) a One-Stop Career Center in partnership with its Local Workforce Investment Board, that specifies one or more community or technical colleges where education/training activities will occur; or (5) an applicant proposing to serve an educationally underserved community without access to community or technical colleges that meet the requirements in section III.A.5. See section III.A for additional information related to eligible applicants.It is anticipated that awards will range generally from $1 million to $3 million. The exception is that applicants that include three or more community, technical, or tribal colleges will be considered consortium applications, and may request an award ranging from $1 million to $5 million. See section III.B for additional information related to consortium applications. ETA expects to allot up to $50 million of the total designated funds to organizations that have never received a grant through a CBJTG SGA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | SGA-DFA-PY-09-07 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Janice Sheelor
Grants Management Specialist Phone 202-693-3538 Email:Sheelor.Janice@dol.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 52783 Full Announcement-1 -> sga-py-09-07.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Janice Sheelor Grants Management Specialist Phone 202-693-3538 Email: Sheelor.Janice@dol.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.269 | PKG00017211 | Mar 15, 2010 | Apr 29, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
52783 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
52783 Budget-1.1.pdf
52783 SF424A-1.0.pdf
52783 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
52783 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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