Workforce Innovation Fund Limited Competition Opportunity
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will use approximately $34 million in Workforce Innovation Fund (WIF) grants to promote system reforms and innovations that facilitate cooperation across programs to improve employment outcomes, cost effectiveness, and delivery of customer-centered services
to job seekers, youth and employers.
Awarded grants will focus on Job-Driven system alignment and implementation of a fully integrated workforce development system.
It is designed to complement other federal efforts such as the implementation of the President’s Job-Driven Training Agenda, Job-Driven National Emergency Grants (NEG), and previous rounds of WIF grants.
Additional information on the President’s Job-Driven Training Agenda is available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/skills_report_072014_ 2. pdf.
Additional information on the WIF can be found at http://www.doleta.gov/workforce_innovation.
Awarded grants will focus on Job-Driven system alignment and implementation of a fully integrated workforce development system.
It is designed to complement other federal efforts such as the implementation of the President’s Job-Driven Training Agenda, Job-Driven National Emergency Grants (NEG), and previous rounds of WIF grants.
Additional information on the President’s Job-Driven Training Agenda is available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/skills_report_072014_ 2. pdf.
Additional information on the WIF can be found at http://www.doleta.gov/workforce_innovation.
Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Employment and Training Administration
Estimated Funding: $34,000,000
Office: Employment and Training Administration
Estimated Funding: $34,000,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Not Available
Additional Information of Eligibility:
In order to be eligible to apply, applicants must act as (a) the state workforce agency responsible for administering title I of the WIA/WIOA i.e., Adult, Youth and Dislocated Worker Programs; or (b) a current grantee under the WIA/WIOA Section 166 Indian and Native American Program.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Serena BoydGrants Management SpecialistPhone 202-693-3338
Agency Email Description:
boyd.serena@dol.gov
Agency Email:
boyd.serena@dol.gov
Date Posted:
2015-06-10
Application Due Date:
2015-07-23
Archive Date:
2015-08-22
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