Closed · ETA-TEGL-10-20 · CFDA 17.270 · Discretionary
Fidelity Bonding Demonstration Grants
Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $100K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 2, 2021
- Close date
- 33
- Expected awards
The verdict
Fidelity Bonding Demonstration Grants is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered Up to $100,000 across 33 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 412 other opportunities from Employment and Training Administration.
- up to $100K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 33
- expected awards
- 17.270
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Fidelity Bonding Demonstration Grants is closed (last close February 2, 2021). The parent program page for CFDA 17.270 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Employment and Training Administration still indexes 412 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed February 2, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$3,300,000
Expected Awards
33
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Department is committed to helping those involved in the criminal justice system, including ex-offenders recovering from opioid and other drug addictions, obtain employment in family-sustaining jobs; better informing employers about the knowledge, skills, and abilities of this population; and advancing strategies to address the barriers to reemployment. Through the Federal Bonding Program (FBP), ETA provides fidelity bonds to employers to help reduce the risks of hiring individuals whose criminal backgrounds pose barriers to securing employment. FBP is authorized under Section 169 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Over the years, FBP remained a small program, but in June 2019, the Department awarded $2,234,122 for Fidelity Bonding Demonstration Grants to 23 states and one outlying area to expand their use of fidelity bonds to help persons with criminal records get employment. The Department now wishes to further increase the use of fidelity bonds by offering funds to the states and outlying areas that did not receive grants last year. State Workforce Agencies apply for the grant on behalf of their respective states and states will operate this grant through their current FBP. States that do not currently operate a FBP must designate a staff person to serve as the state bonding coordinator for this grant. States will use their own procurement policies and procedures to select an insurance provider to purchase bonds or may continue to purchase fidelity bonds through the Department of Labor’s FBP contractor, as long as they comply with state contracting procedures. State bonding coordinators may certify bonds or delegate the authority to certify bonds to other staff.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · ETA-TEGL-10-20
Grants.gov marks Fidelity Bonding Demonstration Grants with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). This eligibility-code string dominates the Employment and Training Administration book (353 peers, 85% of 413).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Reintegration of Ex-Offenders
U.S. Department of Labor
Agency Contact
Melissa Abdullah Abdullah.Melissa@dol.gov
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What to do next
Fidelity Bonding Demonstration Grants is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 17.270 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Reintegration of Ex-Offenders indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Employment and Training Administration lists 412 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |