employment_labor_and_training · DOL-ETA

Apprenticeships: Closing the Skills Gap

Employment and Training Administration · FOA-ETA-19-09

Closed

Award Range

$500K – $6.0M

Total Program Funding

$100.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

September 24, 2019

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Apprenticeships: Closing the Skills Gap. Employment and Training Administration. This Announcement solicits applications for the Apprenticeships: Closing the Skills Gap grant program. The purpose of this program is to promote apprenticeships as a significant workforce solution in filling... $500,000-$6,000,000 per award; $100,000,000 total program funding; ~30 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•For the purposes of this FOA, the lead applicant in the apprenticeship partnership are an institution of higher education (IHE), or an IHE represen...
•Cost sharing/matching required
•Deadline: 2019-09-24

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Budget for cost-sharing match. Demonstrate institutional commitment and matching funds clearly in your proposal.

Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive

What This Grant Funds

This Announcement solicits applications for the Apprenticeships: Closing the Skills Gap grant program. The purpose of this program is to promote apprenticeships as a significant workforce solution in filling current middle- and high-skilled job vacancies and closing the skills gap between employer workforce needs and the skills of the current workforce.

In June 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13801 on Expanding Apprenticeship in America, which lays out an expansive vision for apprenticeship that would increase the number of apprentices in the nation to an unprecedented level across all industries. The overarching goals of this grant program are threefold: (1) to accelerate the expansion of apprenticeships to new industry sectors and occupations, such as cybersecurity and those involving artificial intelligence; (2) to promote the large-scale expansion of apprenticeships across the nation to a range of employers, including small- and medium-sized employers; and (3) to increase apprenticeship opportunities for all Americans.

Attachments

PDF

FOA-ETA-19-09 Amendment One

FOA-ETA-19-09_Amendment_One.pdf

PDF

FOA-ETA-19-09

FOA-ETA-19-09.pdf

Who Can Apply

For the purposes of this FOA, the lead applicant in the apprenticeship partnership are an institution of higher education (IHE), or an IHE representing a consortium of IHEs, as defined in Section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002); or a state system of higher education, such as a community college system office or a single state higher educational board; or a nonprofit trade, industry or employer association; labor unions; labor-management organizations.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Minimum Award: $500K
Maximum Award: $6.0M
Total Program Funding: $100.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 30
Cost Sharing Required?: Yes
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: June 24, 2019

Application Deadline: September 24, 2019 (0 days remaining)

The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is September 24, 2019. Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Agency Contact

Denise Roach Grants Management Specialist roach.denise@dol.gov

roach.denise@dol.gov

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