Tech Hire Partnership Grants
Posted by Employment and Training Administration
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Tech Hire Partnership Grants — is cataloged under number FOA-ETA-16-01 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 17.268, posted by Employment and Training Administration. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on November 17, 2015 and last updated on February 24, 2016. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $2,000,000 -- $5,000,000. The agency has projected $100.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 35 awards. If the agency funds the expected 35 awards from the $100.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $2.9 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 March 11, 2016. 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
$2,000,000 -- $5,000,000
Close Date
March 11, 2016
Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Posted
November 17, 2015
Est. Total Funding
$100,000,000
Expected Awards
35
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $100,000,000 in grant funds for the TechHire partnership grant program. This grant program is designed to equip individuals with the skills they need through innovative approaches that can rapidly train workers for and connect them to well-paying, middle- and high-skilled, and high-growth jobs across a diversity of H-1B industries such as Information Technology (IT), healthcare, advanced manufacturing, financial services, and broadband. Projects funded by this grant program will help participants begin careers in H-1B occupations and industries which are in-demand and/or high growth in the area applicants are proposing to serve. On a limited basis, this grant program will also enable applicants to work with companies on increasing the skills of existing workers in lower-skilled jobs to move into more highly skilled positions requiring technology-related skills. These grants will pilot and scale public-private partnerships among the workforce investment system, education and training providers, and business-related nonprofit organizations to address the following goals for the target populations: 1) Expand access to accelerated learning options that provide the fastest paths to good jobs, such as “bootcamp” style programs, online options, and competency-based programs to give people the skills required for employment in three months to two years among people with historic barriers to accessing employment and training;2) Improve the likelihood that those populations complete training and enter employment, through specialized training strategies, supportive services and other focused participant services that assist targeted populations to overcome barriers, including networking and job search, active job development, transportation, mentoring, and financial counseling; 3) Connect those who have received training or who already have the skills required for employment, but are being overlooked, to employment, paid internships, or Registered Apprenticeship opportunities that allow them to get work experience and prove themselves to hiring employers; 4) Demonstrate strong commitment to customer-centered design and excellence in customer experience, so that the programs and services reflect real need of employers and participants, through human centered design methodology and other methods of design thinking; and 5) Ensure that innovations form the basis for broader change and sustainability over time and that a clear strategy exists for adapting to rapidly changing market needs after the initial period of the grant.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Reentry Employment Opportunities
U.S. Department of Labor
Agency Contact
Aiyana Pucci <br/>Grants Management Specialist <br/>
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