Closed · FOA-ETA-23-13 · CFDA 17.280 · Discretionary
Critical Sector Job Quality Grants
Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $3M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 15, 2024
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
Critical Sector Job Quality Grants is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered Up to $3,000,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $3M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 17.280
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Critical Sector Job Quality Grants - is cataloged under number FOA-ETA-23-13 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 May 17, 2023 and last updated on June 5, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $3,000,000. The agency has projected $12.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 10 awards. If the agency funds the expected 10 awards from the $12.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.2 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 15, 2024. 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
Up to $3,000,000
Close Date
July 15, 2024
Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Posted
May 17, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$12,000,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Grant
Description
The U.S. Department of Labor has posted Amendment Two to the Critical Sectors Job Quality funding opportunity. This announcement amends the second closing date, amount available, and clarifies several definitions and terms.The purpose of this demonstration program is to support transformative efforts to improve job quality and availability of good jobs, particularly for the benefit of historically marginalized populations and communities that have experienced barriers to employment in good jobs. The primary focus of these demonstration grants is expanding job quality in the care, climate resiliency and clean energy transition, and hospitality sectors. These demonstration grants will support industry-led, worker-centered sector strategies built through labor-management partnerships aimed at improving job quality in key sectors. These partnerships will address equity, job quality, and worker voice as they design training models and train workers for family-supporting jobs. High-quality jobs, for the purposes of this grant program, include those that offer family-sustaining wages and benefits, have predictable hours and schedules, are filled through transparent and nondiscriminatory hiring and promotion practices, offer clear paths for advancement, always prioritize worker health and safety, and include workers’ voices in the workplace. Projects under this announcement will fund both short-term capacity-building planning grants and longer-term implementation grants. This funding is authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) sec. 169(c) and appropriated under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328, Div. H) for carrying out Demonstration and Pilot projects related to the employment and training needs of dislocated workers, other adults, or youth.Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to DOL-ETA-DWG@dol.gov with ‘Critical Sectors’ in the subject line. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.
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
Anu Mathew DOL-ETA-DWG@dol.gov
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