Workforce Innovation Fund Grants

Post Date

May 14th 2014

Application Due Date

June 18th 2014

The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is June 18, 2014. Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Funding Opportunity Number

SGA-DFA-PY-13-06

CFDA Number(s)

17.283

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Employment, Labor and Training

Number of Awards

10

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible institutions are: 1) State Workforce Agencies; 2) Local Workforce Investment Boards; and 3) entities eligible to apply for WIA Section 166 grants. Current WIF grantees are eligible to apply; however, the proposed project cannot be an expansion of the current WIF project and must be entirely separate from any existing project funded under the WIF. See Section III.A for complete details.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $53000000

• Award Range:

  $3000000 - $12000000

Grant Description

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of up to $53 million in grant funds to be awarded under the Workforce Innovation Fund (WIF) grant program and anticipates awarding between 8 - 15 grants. These funds support innovative approaches that generate long-term improvements in the performance of the public workforce system, outcomes for job seekers and employers, and cost-effectiveness. All projects funded under the WIF will be rigorously evaluated in order to build a body of knowledge about what works in workforce development.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Labor

• Office:

  Employment and Training Administration

• Agency Contact:

  Jeannette Flowers
  Grants Management Specialist
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Email Grant Specialist

• Agency Email Address:

  Flowers.Jeannette@dol.gov