Employment Labor and Training Grants

This funding opportunity supports neighborhood associations and residents in Palo Alto to organize events that foster community connections, enhance safety, and promote collaboration among diverse groups.

Burgum Foundation Grant Program for Nonprofit Organizations in North Dakota is offering funding for programs that focus on improving educational opportunities and quality of instruction for students in rural communities and disadvantaged backgrounds. The foundation also supports the provision of behavioral health services in rural schools by partnering with school districts and service providers to bring mental health professionals on-site, eliminating transportation barriers. Additionally, the program provides teacher leadership opportunities through collaborations between local districts and North Dakota Universities to offer a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership for teachers, benefiting numerous school districts across the state.

Cultural Collaborations Excursion Grants Program in Alaska offers awards of up to $600 (or $1,000 for eligible Title I schools) to support transportation and admission costs for public or nonprofit schools attending arts and cultural events or visiting recognized venues in Alaska. Administered by the Alaska State Council on the Arts with support from Rasmuson Foundation, schools can apply for multiple activities within one grant application but are limited to one grant per school year.

The United States Agency for International Developments Mission to Vietnam (USAID/Vietnam) is in the process of gathering information to support the anticipated Innovative Workforce Activity. This potential five-year award will aim to enhance the capacity of Vietnams digital workforce and local innovation to meet the demands of a growing digital economy and support the realization of Vietnams National Strategy on the Industrial Revolution - 4.0.The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to conduct market research and to obtain input from interested parties. USAID welcomes any information and any relevant general feedback and comments that partners may wish to share. Attachment 1 below includes a draft activity description. Attachment 2 contains specific questions and response submission guidelines.

Summary – In accordance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the new four-year NFJP grant cycle went into effect on July 1, 2020. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is issuing this TEGL to notify NFJP grantees of PY 2023 grant allotments and to provide instructions for submitting required documents. Grantees must submit required documents, including program plans and budget documents. NFJP grantees approved to serve youth in PY 2022 and who met their youth enrollment goals may also apply for additional youth funding via this TEGL. Please see the summary provided in section 3(c). ETA is using a streamlined application process for these funds and limiting the competition to existing NFJP grantees who were both approved to serve youth in PY 2022 and met 100 percent of their youth enrollment goals. To confirm if a grantee met their youth enrollment targets, ETA will use the rolling four quarters performance report for the cohort period 1/1/2022 – 12/31/2022. These additional funds will enable successful applicants to enhance the delivery of youth workforce investment activities described in the NFJP regulations at 20 CFR 685.310 to eligible MSFW youth, which include the activities described for the WIOA Youth program in WIOA section 129 and 20 CFR 681.460. This funding provides additional resources so that selected NFJP grantees can increase access to education and provide career services and training that result in good quality jobs for MSFW youth, which advances the Department’s youth strategy called Youth Employment Works. Additional information about the Department’s Good Jobs 3 Principles are available at https://www.dol.gov/general/good-jobs/principles, and information about Youth Employment Works is available at https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/youthemployment-works-call-to-action. The Youth Employment Works strategy focuses on efforts that offer a “no wrong door” approach to youth, investing in high-quality career pathways for youth, and offering paid work experience wherever feasible.

This program provides funding to organizations that host events offering essential services to veterans facing or at risk of homelessness, helping them reintegrate into the workforce.

This grant provides funding to states and organizations to support workers who have been displaced due to significant economic events or disasters, helping them access job training and essential services for reemployment.

An undiversified economy and inequitable participation in the labor force are two economic challenges facing the Dakhla and Laayoune regions. Largely dependent on agriculture, fisheries, renewable energy, tourism, and phosphate mining for income, the region is susceptible to a disconnect between citizens and the government when the primary source of revenue is from a natural resource rather than the citizens themselves. Overreliance on those industries also limits private sector growth and contributes to a low rate of womens participation in the labor market. Competitive proposals will support activities targeting underserved communities, to include women, youth, and People with Disabilities (PWD). The beneficiaries should receive some combination of soft- and job-skills along with entrepreneurship training. Proposals which have an innovative approach and/or have concrete outcomes such as jobs obtained, or businesses created will be looked on favorably. Proposals can reference relevant prior experience. This project will support civil society in the Dakhla and Laayoune regions by developing the professional skills of the participants. Incremental progress in these areas is made possible through an informed and empowered population. The project will also help create the economic conditions that, in turn, allow associations and businesses to organize and approach local officials on questions and issues important to them, whether resource allocation or gender equity.