FEDERAL

U.S. Department of Labor; Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
America’s Promise Job Driven Grant Program

Description: This grant program is designed to create or expand regional partnerships between employers, economic development, workforce development, community colleges, training programs, K-12 education systems, and community-based organizations that make a commitment – or a “promise” – to provide a pipeline of workers to fill existing job openings, meet existing employer needs for expansion, fuel the talent needs of entrepreneurs, and attract more jobs from overseas. These funds will be used to cover tuition and the costs of training-related activities on a first-dollar basis ensuring that training and education are free to individuals.

Funding Available: $100,000,000

Expected Number of Awards: 20-40 with individual grant amounts ranging from $1 million to $6 million

Eligibility: Grants will be awarded to a regional workforce partnership of public and private sector entities that includes the following partners:

• Employer and industry representatives that align with the partnership’s regional sector

   strategies;

• Workforce investment system representing the regional service area;

• Economic development agencies representing the regional service area; and

• Education and training providers representing the regional service area, including community and technical colleges or systems; joint labor-management training partnerships; and nonprofit and community-based organizations that offer job training.

Deadline: August 25, 2016

Contact Information: For the announcement

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