This grant opportunity aims to award six consortia for innovative projects improving the recruitment and retention of women in nontraditional apprenticeships. Consortia must include a community-based organization, a Local Workforce Investment Area, and a registered apprenticeship program sponsor. Grants, totaling approximately $1,800,000, are expected to be up to $300,000 per consortium over a two-year period. Applicants must focus on outreach, hiring, training, and employment of women in apprenticeships in sectors where women are underrepresented.
Opportunity ID: 162013
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | SGA-DFA-PY-11-10 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 17.201 — Registered Apprenticeship and Other Training |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Apr 05, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | May 21, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | May 21, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Jun 20, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 1,800,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $300,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Only CBO, LWIA and RAP consortia, may apply for and receive a grant award. Within each eligible CBO, LWIA and RAP consortium, the official applicant must be the CBO, as defined in Section IX. The CBO has the fiscal and administrative responsibility for the grant. The LWIA must agree to co-enroll the participants. ETA will verify that RAP sponsors are registered with ETA or an ETA-recognized State Apprenticeship Agency. While a CBO, LWIA and a RAP are required members of the consortium, DOL ETA encourages applicants to include additional consortium members which can provide expertise or services to enhance the consortium’s ability to meet the goals of this SGA. For example, other CBOs or educational institutions may be enlisted to provide supportive services to program participants. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Employment and Training Administration |
| Description:: | The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), announces the availability of approximately $1,800,000 in grant funds authorized under the WANTO Act of 1992 to award six consortia made up of a community-based organization (CBO), a Local Workforce Investment Area (LWIA) established under the Workforce Investment Act and a registered apprenticeship program (RAP) sponsor. Each consortium will conduct innovative projects to improve outreach, recruitment, hiring, training, employment, and retention of women in apprenticeships in the nontraditional occupations. Each consortium must consist of a minimum of three components: 1) a CBO (which may be a faith-based organization) that has demonstrated experience in providing women with job-training services; 2) a LWIA (which includes a representative of the local government responsible for administering workforce programs under WIA or Workforce Investment Board); and (3) a RAP sponsor (which can be an individual employer, association of employers, or an apprenticeship committee which includes joint and non-joint committees designated by the sponsor to administer and operate an apprenticeship program and in whose name the apprenticeship program is registered or approved). It is anticipated that awards will be in the amount of up to $300,000 over the two-year grant period. |
| 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 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 17.201 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00114190 |
| Opening Date: | Apr 05, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | May 21, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | L. 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: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.201 | PKG00114190 | Apr 05, 2012 | May 21, 2012 | View | L. Gerald Tate | Organization Applicants |