Community Based Job Training Grants

 

Workers must have the skills needed to secure good jobs and pursue careers in high-growth, high-demand industries. Community colleges are important training providers for workers needing to develop, retool, refine, and broaden their skills in high-growth, high-demand occupations because of their close connection to local labor markets. In the FY10 budget, the Career Pathway Innovation Fund was announced, replacing the Community Based Job Training Grant program. This competitive grant program builds on the Community Based Job Training Grants, strengthening the role of community colleges in promoting the U.S. workforce's full potential, and focuses on career pathway programs at community colleges to help individuals of varying skill levels enter and pursue rewarding careers in high-demand and emerging industries. Career Pathways Innovation Fund Grants are awarded through a competitive process to support workforce training for workers to prepare them for careers in high-growth industries through the national system of community and technical colleges.

Deleted 01/15/2013 (Archived.) 17.269 Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Employment Training Administration PROJECT GRANTS Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: See Department of Labor budget at www.dol.gov/dol/aboutdol/main.htm#budget. Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Section 171(d), Public Law 105-220. Eligible applicants could include community and technical colleges, consortia of community colleges, and two-year colleges that have been designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions or Historically Black Colleges. Please refer to the Solicitation for Grant Application for specific eligibility. Generally, the scope of potential trainees is very broad. Specific requirements are published in each Solicitation for Grant Application. WIA Section 171(d) authorizes demonstration programs to serve dislocated workers, incumbent workers, and new entrants to the workforce. This authorization supports a broad range of training for a variety of populations, including: incumbent workers who need new skills for jobs in demand up the career ladder or because the skill needs for their current job have changed; untapped labor pools such as immigrant workers, individuals with disabilities, veterans, older workers, youth, etc; or entry level workers who need basic skills and/or specific occupational skill training. Grantees must demonstrate an adequate organization capacity, including a project management structure. Additionally, grantees must provide evidence of the use of data systems to track outcomes in a timely and accurate manner. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Grants for projects are awarded on a competitive basis, announced in Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGAs) in the Federal Register and also on ETA's Web site at http://www.doleta.gov. To compete for a grant, organizations develop a proposal and budget that demonstrate how the organization will provide services to a targeted population. The SGA provides all of the necessary information for applying for Federal assistance. Procedures for each project are specified in the applicable Solicitation for Grant Applications. Generally, the procedure is as follows: A technical review panel composed of staff from ETA program offices as well as peer reviewers evaluates eligible submitted applications. The panel prepares a report for the ETA Grant Officer identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the application and the cumulative rating. Once selections are made by the Grant Officer, an Award Notification is sent through the appropriate congressional channels. After awardees are notified, the list of awardees is posted on the ETA Web site at www.doleta.gov. If an application is rejected, a letter is sent to the applicant as notification that they were not selected as a recipient of the grant. Not Applicable. From 90 to 120 days. Consult the Solicitation for Grant Application for deadlines. Procedures for each project are specified in the applicable Solicitation for Grant Applications. Renewals with funds are not available. However, with significant justification ETA may elect to exercise its option to award no-cost extensions to these grants for an additional period at its own discretion, based on the success of the program and other relevant factors. Criteria for each proposal are specified in the applicable Solicitation for Grant Application. The funds must be used to train new and experienced workers for careers in identified high-growth, high-demand industries. Specific rules and requirements are published in each Solicitation for Grant Application. Approximarely one hundred percent of available funds are used for discretionary activities. Grant opportunities are published in the Federal Register. No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. Quarterly progress reports are required within 45 days following the end of the quarter. Quarterly financial reports are required within 45 days following the end of the quarter. Final progress reports are required no later than 90 days after all grant funds have been expended, or the period of grant funds availability has expired. Regional Federal Project Officers conduct monitoring using risk assessments, desk monitoring, and on-site reviews. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Recipients are required to maintain books, records, documents, and other evidence of accounting procedures and practices sufficient to reflect properly all direct and indirect costs of whatever nature claimed to have been incurred for the performance of the grant. Records are to be retained for three years from the date of final payment unless the grant officer authorizes earlier disposal. This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements. Most projects last two to three years. Payments to grantees are usually made by Letter of Credit draw-down procedures. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: by letter of credit. See Regional Agency Offices. Contact the nearest Employment and Training Administration regional office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Thomas Hooper 200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room N-4643, Washington, District of Columbia 20210 Email: hooper.thomas@dol.gov Phone: 202-693-3865 Fax: 202-693-3890 http://www.doleta.gov. 16-0174-0-1-504. (Project Grants) FY 09 $125,000,000; FY 10 $120,000,000; FY 11 $56,000,000 Grants typically range from $500,000 to $2 million dollars per award. Provided in the applicable Solicitation for Grant Applications. Not Applicable.