Solicitation for Grant Applications for the Veterans? Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) in Program Year (PY) 2012
Posted by OASAM
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Solicitation for Grant Applications for the Veterans? Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) in Program Year (PY) 2012 — is cataloged under number SGA-12-02 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 17.802, posted by OASAM. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on May 2, 2012. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $750,000 -- $1,250,000. The agency has projected $12.8 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 11 awards. If the agency funds the expected 11 awards from the $12.8 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.2 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on June 15, 2012. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
$750,000 -- $1,250,000
Close Date
June 15, 2012
Posted
May 2, 2012
Est. Total Funding
$12,800,000
Expected Awards
11
Instrument
Grant
Description
Summary The U.S. Department of Labor (Department of Labor or USDOL), Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS), announces a grant competition under the Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) in Program Year (PY) 2012, as authorized under section 168 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. Selected programs will assist eligible veterans by providing employment, training, and support services with an emphasis on implementing innovative approaches that increase the number of veteran participants who complete industry-recognized training programs and who receive occupational credentials and certifications to improve their overall competitiveness in the civilian workforce. The total funding available for this VWIP solicitation is up to $12.8 million. It is anticipated that approximately ten (10) to eleven (11) three year awards will be made under this solicitation. Awards are expected to range from a minimum of $750,000 to a maximum of $1,250,000. Requests exceeding $1,250,000 will be considered non-responsive and will not be evaluated. If there are any residual program funds, the Grant Officer may select qualified application(s) and award grants up to one (1) year after the initial performance period, which will begin between July 1, 2012 and August 1, 2012, and extending through June 30, 2015, as indicated per the notice of award, unless modified by the Grant Officer. The 1st two months, August 1 through September 30, 2012 will be considered the start-up period. This SGA provides background information on the VWIP and identifies the critical elements that must be contained within proposals funded under this solicitation. It also describes the application submission requirements, the process that eligible applicants must use to apply for funds covered by this solicitation, and how grantees will be selected. This SGA contains all of the necessary information and forms needed to apply for grant funding. Applicants for grant funds should read this notice in its entirety. It is the applicant’s sole responsibility to be aware of, responsive to, and in compliance with all requirements described within this solicitation. In addition, there may be future addenda for this solicitation published in Grants.gov and on the VETS website (www.dol.gov/vets). All applicants are responsible for checking Grants.gov and the VETS website regularly to ensure they have all of the latest information regarding updates to this solicitation.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Workforce Data Quality Initiative
U.S. Department of Labor
Agency Contact
Cassandra Mitchell <br/>Grants Management Specialist <br/>Phone 202-693-4570
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