The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the availability of approximately $40 million in grant to support successful applicants in providing enhanced transitional jobs (ETJ) programs,
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as well as other activities and services, to increase the workforce participation of low-income, hard-to-employ populations, specifically non-custodial parents and/or ex-offenders reentering their communities. ETA intends to fund grantees proposing to implement ETJ program models that go beyond transitional jobs (TJ) programs currently operating or tested previously.
ETA seeks applications from either Local Workforce Investment Boards or non-profit community or faith-based organizations with 503(c)(3) IRS status with experience with providing TJ programs, or that represents a partnership that includes an organization with experience providing TJ programs.
Applicants must demonstrate that a relationship exists with the required partners or that such a relationship could be established quickly because of existing connections and agreements to work together. Applicants may also include other partners that can provide needed services for program participants and/or refer participants to the applicant as described in the SGA. Upon selection, all grantees will be required to participate in a random assignment evaluation.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 15, 2011
Expected Number of Awards: 9
Estimated Total Program Funding: $40,000,000
Award Ceiling: $6,000,000
Award Floor: $3,000,000
CFDA Number(s): 17.261 -- WIA Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research Projects
Eligibility:
In order to be eligible for consideration under this solicitation, an applicant must be a Local Workforce Investment Board or non-profit community or faith-based organization with 501(c)(3) IRS status. Applicants forming a consortium (or banding together to apply as a consortium) and National or regional organizations will also be considered, however the lead applicant submitting the application must be one of the eligible applicants listed above. The geographic area to be served by an individual project must be contiguous. Only one application will be funded for an applicant.
Questions? Contact,
Mamie Williams
Grants Management Specialist
Phone 202-693-3341
