The U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA) is offering over $12 million via the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI). This grant is for State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) to develop and enhance longitudinal administrative data systems. These systems will integrate training, employment, and unemployment insurance data, enabling improved program evaluation and better information for workforce system stakeholders. Funds support creating new systems, improving existing ones, and linking with education data. Up to 12 states will be awarded, with single states receiving up to $1 million and multi-state consortia up to $3 million. Grantees must establish/enhance databases, conduct analysis, and share results within three years.
Opportunity ID: 54637
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SGA-DFA-PY-09-10 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) to Fund Demonstration Projects for State Workforce Agencies (SWA) to develop the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.261 — WIA Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research Projects |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 17, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 16, 2010 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is August 16, 2010. Applications must be received no later than 4 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 16, 2010 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is August 16, 2010. Applications must be received no later than 4 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 15, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $12,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $3,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are all State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). These SWAs include those within the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. SWAs can apply for their individual State or they can work cooperatively with one or more SWAs in other States in a multi-state consortium or through a multi-state data-sharing agreement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Employment and Training Administration |
| Description: | The U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration announces the availability of over $12 million from funds made available in the Fiscal Year 2010 budget for Training and Employment Services for State Workforce Agencies (SWA) to develop the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI). 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 and will be linked longitudinally at the individual level to allow for analysis which will lead to enhanced opportunity for program evaluation and better information for customers and stakeholders of the workforce system. Where such longitudinal systems do not exist or are incipient, WDQI grant funds 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 funds may also be used to improve upon and more effectively use existing State longitudinal systems. This grant opportunity places an emphasis on promoting improvements to the quality, range, and accessibility of workforce information. Awards will be made to up to 12 states to develop these workforce longitudinal databases. Single state applicants may qualify for up to $1 million and states applying as a multi-state consortium may qualify for an award of up to $3 million. Each grantee will be expected to establish or enhance their workforce longitudinal database, to conduct data analysis, and provide results to consumers and stakeholders within the three-year grant period. |
| Link to Additional Information: | SGA-DFA-PY-09-10 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Willie Harris
Grant Officer Phone 202-693-3344 Email:Harris.Willie@dol.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 54637 Full Announcement-1 -> sga-dfa-py-09-10.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Willie Harris Grant Officer Phone 202-693-3344 Email: Harris.Willie@dol.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.261 | PKG00018736 | May 17, 2010 | Aug 16, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
54637 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
54637 Budget-1.1.pdf
54637 SF424A-1.0.pdf
54637 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
54637 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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