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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
SGA-DFA-PY-09-01
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jul 22, 2009
Creation Date:
Jul 22, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Oct 05, 2009
The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is October 5, 2009. Applications must be received no later than 4 p.m. Eastern Time.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Oct 05, 2009
The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is October 5, 2009. Applications must be received no later than 4 p.m. Eastern Time.
Archive Date:
Nov 04, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Employment, Labor and Training
Recovery Act
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
55
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$220,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$5,000,000
Award Floor:
$2,000,000
CFDA Number(s):
17.275
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Competitive Grants for Worker Training and Placement in High Growth and Emerging Industry Sectors
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are public entities or private nonprofit entities. Applicants must be legal entities and may include local Workforce Investment Boards and their One Stop Systems, Tribal organizations, education and training providers, labor organizations, health care providers, and faith-based and community organizations. The applicant must be the fiscal agent for the grant.
Agency Name
Employment and Training Administration
Description
The Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department) announces the availability of approximately $220 million in grant funds authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act) for projects that provide training and placement services to help workers pursue careers within the industries described in the Background section, Part B of this SGA. The purpose of the high growth and emerging industries grants funded through this SGA is to teach workers the necessary skills for, and help them pursue careers in, health care and other high growth and emerging industry sectors. Eligible applicants include public entities and private nonprofit organizations. Additional specific eligibility guidance is included in Section III.A, "Eligible Applicants and Required Partnerships." ETA intends to fund 45-65 grants ranging from approximately $2 to $5 million. Approximately $25 million of the total funds available through this Solicitation will be reserved for projects serving communities impacted by automotive-related restructuring, though the Department reserves the right to change this amount depending on the quantity and quality of applications submitted under this SGA. See full announcement for a list of communities impacted by automotive-related restructuring.
