Employment and Training Administration Grants: Workforce Innovation Fund

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is offering the Workforce Innovation Fund grant of approximately $98.5 million. This grant aims to support innovative approaches in designing and delivering employment and training services. The goal is to improve the performance of the public workforce system by enhancing outcomes for job seekers and employers while ensuring cost-effectiveness. The closing date for applications is March 22, 2012.

Opportunity ID: 135594

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	SGA-DFA-PY-11-05
Funding Opportunity Title::	Workforce Innovation Fund
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Employment, Labor and Training
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	25
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	17.283 — Workforce Innovation Fund
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 2
Posted Date::	Dec 22, 2011
Last Updated Date::	Jan 30, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Mar 22, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Mar 22, 2012
Archive Date::	Apr 21, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 98,500,000
Award Ceiling::	$12,000,000
Award Floor::	$1,000,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

Eligible institutions are: (i) State Workforce Agencies; (ii) Local Workforce Investment Boards; (iii) entities eligible to apply for WIA Section 166 grants; (iv) consortia of State Workforce Agencies; (v) consortia of Local Workforce Investment Boards; and (vi) consortia of entities eligible to apply for WIA Section 166 grants.
See Section III of the SGA for requirements for each of these applicant types.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Employment and Training Administration
Description::	The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announces the availability of approximately $98.5 million in Workforce Innovation Fund grants authorized by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 112-10). These funds support innovative approaches to the design and delivery of employment and training services that generate long-term improvements in the performance of the public workforce system, both in terms of outcomes for job seeker and employer customers and cost-effectiveness.
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 amendment to the SGA announces an Administrative Flexibility webinar, offers clarification to two sets of Frequently Asked Questions posted on the Workforce Innovation Fund website, inserts additional text after Section III.A.1.vi of the SGA, and replaces text in Section V.A.6 of the SGA. Please see Amendment One for more details.	Jan 30, 2012
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	17.283
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00089612
Opening Date:	Dec 22, 2011
Closing Date:	Mar 22, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	Ariam Ferro
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]

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