Closed · FOA-ETA-21-08 · CFDA 17.280 · Discretionary
Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $150K-$1.5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 21, 2021
- Close date
- 30
- Expected awards
The verdict
Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered $150,000 -- $1,500,000 across 30 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $150K-$1.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 30
- expected awards
- 17.280
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) - is cataloged under number FOA-ETA-21-08 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 17.280, posted by Employment and Training Administration. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on April 22, 2021 and last updated on July 12, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $150,000 -- $1,500,000. The agency has projected $29.2 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 30 awards. If the agency funds the expected 30 awards from the $29.2 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $973,000. 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 21, 2021. 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. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$150,000 -- $1,500,000
Close Date
July 21, 2021
The closing date for receipt of applications under this Announcement is July 21, 2021. We must receive applications no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Posted
April 22, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$29,200,000
Expected Awards
30
Instrument
Grant
Description
This Announcement solicits applications for the WORC Initiative for grants serving the Appalachian and Delta regions. The purpose of this program is to demonstrate the alignment of regionally driven, comprehensive approaches to addressing economic distress and the necessary workforce development activities to ensure dislocated and other workers in the regions are capable of succeeding in current and future job opportunities. Successful long-term economic growth strategies build upon bottom-up, community-led plans that promote economic resilience and maximize regional strengths. The WORC Initiative grants take a long-term view toward assisting eligible communities, including those energy communities that currently or historically have had a high concentration of employment in energy extraction and related industries, in diversifying their economies by investing in developing a skilled workforce through training and other approaches that aligns with local strategies developed by regional partners. This long-term view also acknowledges the impact of the opioid crisis and the significant challenges it presents to a community’s workforce. To address these challenges, ETA encourages applicants to include within their applications strategies to address the employment and training needs of individuals affected by substance use disorder in their communities.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Diane Easterling Grants Specialist DOL-ETA-DWG@dol.gov
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