U.S. Department of Labor announces $10 million competition to train older workers for jobs in regional industries.

 The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a $10 million competition to connect workers 55 years and older to career opportunities in local industries. This solicitation for grant applications under the President's High Growth Job Training Initiative is open to local workforce investment boards as well as other entities that have the support of the local workforce investment board or that demonstrate how their activities will connect to regional talent and economic development strategies. Awards are expected to range from $750,000 to $1 million.

To view the announcement visit http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm or www.grants.gov.

The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.

A Virtual Prospective Applicant Conference will be held at a time and date to be announced at the http://www.workforce3one.org/ Web site.