Accelerating Industry-Led Regional Partnerships for Talent Development

Post Date

November 14th 2014

Application Due Date

January 9th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

EDAREGIONALTALENT2014

CFDA Number(s)

11.312

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Employment, Labor and Training
Other
Regional Development

Economic Development

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

Pursuant to Section 3(4) of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. _ 3122(4)) and 13 CFR _ 300.3 (рEligible Recipientsс), eligible applicants for and recipients of EDA investment assistance include a District Organization; an Indian Tribe or a consortium of Indian Tribes; a State; a city or other political subdivision of a State, including a special purpose unit of a State or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, or a consortium of political subdivisions; an institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; or a public or private non-profit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $500000

Grant Description

EDA seeks to continue to build on its strong foundation of place-based regional economic development and partnerships within this funding opportunity. EDA seeks a non-profit рnational partnerс that will work with a Federal team led by the Department of Commerce, to launch a learning exchange to identify, promote, and expand upon successful best practices for industry-driven regional partnerships for talent development. The learning exchange is a mechanism to identify, understand, and elevate best practices, facilitate peer learning and deepen knowledge, spark replication and advancement across regions, and inform the long-term public investment in talent development.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Commerce

• Office:

  Economic Development Administration

• Agency Contact:

  EDA Research and National Technical Assistance Program Staff

• Agency Mailing Address:

  RNTA@eda.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  RNTA@eda.gov

• More Information:

  EDA website