Recovery Act - Category 1--Healthcare Virtual Career Platform (HVCP) and Category 2--Enhancing the Ability of Community- and Faith-Based Organizations to Deliver Virtual Career Exploration Services, Including Healthcare Careers
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U. S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $1 3. 2 million in grant funds authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act) for projects that use virtual service-delivery
models to promote career opportunities in the healthcare sector.This Solicitation provides applicants with the option to choose from two categories to submit a single grant application.
These categories are:
Category 1Healthcare Virtual Career Platform (HVCP) and Category 2Enhancing the Ability of Community- and Faith-Based Organizations to Deliver Virtual Career Exploration Services, Including Healthcare Careers Under Category 1, ETA intends to award one grant for up to $ 6. 6 million to develop and operate an HVCP.
Under Category 2, ETA intends to award two to four grants totaling approximately $ 6. 6 million to national community- and faith-based organizations and non-profit One-Stop Career Center operators.
The Category 2 grantees will increase access to virtual career exploration services by (a) building their capacity to deliver these services to their customers in local communities and (b) increasing the ability of their customers to make use of and benefit from online resources.
These categories are:
Category 1Healthcare Virtual Career Platform (HVCP) and Category 2Enhancing the Ability of Community- and Faith-Based Organizations to Deliver Virtual Career Exploration Services, Including Healthcare Careers Under Category 1, ETA intends to award one grant for up to $ 6. 6 million to develop and operate an HVCP.
Under Category 2, ETA intends to award two to four grants totaling approximately $ 6. 6 million to national community- and faith-based organizations and non-profit One-Stop Career Center operators.
The Category 2 grantees will increase access to virtual career exploration services by (a) building their capacity to deliver these services to their customers in local communities and (b) increasing the ability of their customers to make use of and benefit from online resources.
Related Programs
PROGRAM OF COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR WORKER TRAINING AND PLACEMENT IN HIGH GROWTH AND EMERGING INDUSTRY
Department of Labor
Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Employment and Training Administration
Estimated Funding: $13,200,000
Office: Employment and Training Administration
Estimated Funding: $13,200,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
SGA-DFA-PY-09-09
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Under this Solicitation, applicants may apply under one of two categories: Category 1 Healthcare Virtual Career Platform (HVCP); or Category 2 Enhancing the Ability of Community- and Faith-Based Organizations to Deliver Virtual Career Exploration Services, Including Healthcare Careers.
i.
Eligible applicants for Category 1: Eligible applicants for Category 1 grants are private nonprofit organizations with a nationally-focused mission to promote education, workforce development, career pathways, employment, or retention (such as national healthcare occupational associations, national health associations with experience in working with diverse populations, national educational associations with experience in healthcare workforce development, national workforce development associations, or nationwide healthcare systems that focus on both healthcare service delivery and education).
An organization with a mission that focuses on a specific State, region, or local area (such as a State Workforce Agency, local workforce investment board, or community college) is not eligible to apply as the lead applicant, but may be included as part of the strategic partnership described in section III.A.ii.
ii.
Eligible Applicants for Category 2: Eligible applicants for Category 2 grants are private national or multi-state nonprofit community- or faith-based organizations that deliver services through networks of local affiliates, coalition members, or other established partners, including labor management organizations and non-profit organizations that operate One-Stop Career Centers in more than one state.
It is ETAs intent that investments in Category 2 achieve geographic balance across the country and increase capacity in both rural and urban settings in at least six different sites.
Therefore, applicants under Category 2 must demonstrate that they have the capacity to work in a variety of communities in more than one state.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm
Contact:
Melissa AbdullahGrants Management SpecialistPhone 202-693-3346
Agency Email Description:
Grants Management Specialist
Agency Email:
Abdullah.Melissa@dol.gov
Date Posted:
2010-04-07
Application Due Date:
2010-05-07
Archive Date:
2010-06-06
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