Closed · EDA-HDQ-ARPGJ-2021-2006964 · CFDA 11.307 · Discretionary
FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Good Jobs Challenge
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1M-$25M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 10, 2022
- Close date
- 50
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Good Jobs Challenge is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $1,000,000 -- $25,000,000 across 50 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.
- $1M-$25M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 50
- expected awards
- 11.307
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Good Jobs Ch… is closed (last close February 10, 2022). The parent program page for CFDA 11.307 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Department of Commerce still indexes 898 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 10, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$500,000,000
Expected Awards
50
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Through this American Rescue Plan Act Good Jobs Challenge Notice of Funding Opportunity (ARPA Good Jobs Challenge NOFO), EDA aims to assist communities and regions impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has caused, and continues to cause, economic injury to U.S. communities and regions in devastating and unprecedented ways. This ARPA Good Jobs Challenge NOFO is designed to help get Americans back to work by developing and strengthening regional systems to develop and execute sectoral partnerships that will lead to well-paying jobs. The goal of regional workforce training systems is to create and implement effective employer-driven training programs that will connect the existing and emerging skills needs of employers with workers and will help workers find and keep quality jobs and advance along their chosen career path. Regional workforce training systems and sectoral partnerships funded under this NOFO should connect employers in an industry with key regional stakeholders, including state and local governmental entities, economic development organizations, workforce development boards, employer-facing organizations, education and training providers, community‑based organizations (CBOs), worker-serving organizations (WSOs), and/or labor unions. The system or partnership should be led by a System Lead Entity or Backbone Organization, respectively, serving as an intermediary that has convening power in the region and the capacity to coordinate all necessary stakeholders. EDA also encourages systems and partnerships to address populations with labor market barriers such as persons with disabilities, at-risk youth, individuals in recovery, individuals with past criminal records including justice‑impacted and reentry participants, and veterans.EDA anticipates making approximately 25 to 50 awards under this ARPA Jobs Training NOFO and scaling awards as appropriate to the proposed geographic, industry, and worker role coverage of a given regional system.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 9 doors
FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Good Jobs Ch… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (9 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +5 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Only 1 other Department of Commerce listing share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 899).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- 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
Economic Adjustment Assistance
U.S. Department of Commerce
Agency Contact
GoodJobsChallenge@eda.gov
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What to do next
FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Good Jobs Ch… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 11.307 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Economic Adjustment Assistance indexes 9 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Department of Commerce lists 898 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.
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