Workforce Information Grants (WIG) Allotments (PY) 2017
These grants are provided to State workforce agencies to develop and disseminate essential state and local Workforce and Labor Market Information for a range of customer groups, such as:
• job seekers; • businesses/employers; • workforce and labor market intermediaries ( employment, school, and career counselors, as well as case managers at American Job Centers who help individuals find a job or make career decisions, or engage businesses seeking skilled workers; • program and service planners at educational institutions and community-based organizations; • policy makers, including state and local workforce development boards; • partners, such as economic development entities and human resource professionals; and • other customers, including recipients of workforce development grants, researchers, commercial data providers, and the media.
Training and Employment Guidance Letter No.
27-16, Attachment J shows the distribution of PY 2017 WIGS formula amounts by State compared to PY 201 6.
• job seekers; • businesses/employers; • workforce and labor market intermediaries ( employment, school, and career counselors, as well as case managers at American Job Centers who help individuals find a job or make career decisions, or engage businesses seeking skilled workers; • program and service planners at educational institutions and community-based organizations; • policy makers, including state and local workforce development boards; • partners, such as economic development entities and human resource professionals; and • other customers, including recipients of workforce development grants, researchers, commercial data providers, and the media.
Training and Employment Guidance Letter No.
27-16, Attachment J shows the distribution of PY 2017 WIGS formula amounts by State compared to PY 201 6.
Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Employment and Training Administration
Estimated Funding: $31,840,000
Office: Employment and Training Administration
Estimated Funding: $31,840,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Not Available
Additional Information of Eligibility:
States including the District of Columbia and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Outlying areas of Guam and the United States Virgin Islands
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Tammy EdwardsGrants Management SpecialistEdwards.Tammy.A@dol.gov
Agency Email Description:
Edwards.Tammy.A@dol.gov
Agency Email:
Edwards.Tammy.A@dol.gov
Date Posted:
2017-06-12
Application Due Date:
2017-07-14
Archive Date:
2017-08-13
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