Workforce Innovation Fund Limited Competition Opportunity
Posted by Employment and Training Administration
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Workforce Innovation Fund Limited Competition Opportunity — is cataloged under number FOA-ETA-15-10 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 17.283, posted by Employment and Training Administration. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 10, 2015. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $3,000,000 -- $6,000,000. The agency has projected $34.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 8 awards. If the agency funds the expected 8 awards from the $34.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $4.3 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 July 23, 2015. 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
$3,000,000 -- $6,000,000
Close Date
July 23, 2015
Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Posted
June 10, 2015
Est. Total Funding
$34,000,000
Expected Awards
8
Instrument
Grant
Description
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will use approximately $34 million in Workforce Innovation Fund (WIF) grants to promote system reforms and innovations that facilitate cooperation across programs to improve employment outcomes, cost effectiveness, and delivery of customer-centered services to job seekers, youth and employers. Awarded grants will focus on Job-Driven system alignment and implementation of a fully integrated workforce development system. It is designed to complement other federal efforts such as the implementation of the President’s Job-Driven Training Agenda, Job-Driven National Emergency Grants (NEG), and previous rounds of WIF grants. Additional information on the President’s Job-Driven Training Agenda is available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/skills_report_072014_2.pdf. Additional information on the WIF can be found at http://www.doleta.gov/workforce_innovation.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
U.S. Department of Labor
Agency Contact
Serena Boyd <br/>Grants Management Specialist <br/>Phone 202-693-3338
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