Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant- Deadline April 12, 2011

For more information:
Abdullah.Melissa@dol.gov  Phone 202-693-3346
Melissa Abdullah, Grants Management Specialist

Link to full announcement: http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm

Reprinted from OVAE Connection Newsletter, January 27, 2011 edition:
On Jan. 20, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a solicitation for grant applications under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program. DOL plans to award approximately $500 million this year through the program and a total of $2 billion over the next four years. Grants will support the development and improvement of postsecondary programs of two years or less that use evidence-based or innovative strategies to prepare students for successful careers in growing or emerging industries. The program will be administered by the Labor Department in coordination with the U.S. Department of Education. The application deadline is April 21, 2011, at 4 pm Eastern Time.


The grant program will expand opportunities for workers by: accelerating progress and reducing time to completion; improving retention and achievement rates; building instructional programs that meet industry needs; and strengthening online and technology-enabled learning. Applicants must be attending institutions of higher education as defined in Section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) which offer programs that can be completed in not more than 2 years. Grants will enable eligible institutions to expand their capacity to create new education or training programs—or improve existing ones—to meet the needs of local or regional businesses. Every state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico will receive at least $2.5 million each year in grant awards, with $20 million being the highest award.

“Everyone, especially the trade-impacted workers who are the focus of this program, deserves access to the level of education necessary to obtain employment that can support a family,” said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. “These grants will help colleges create programs that make it possible for workers to come back to school and acquire skills and industry-recognized credentials needed to compete for good jobs in growing industries.”

“These grants will help educators and industry work together to ensure that more students are graduating with the skills that employers need,” said Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “This program is not about tinkering — it’s about transformation. This is not about getting more students to enroll — it’s about getting more students to graduation day and into good jobs.”

Prospective applicants may view the online tutorial Grant Applications 101: A Plain English Guide to ETA Competitive Grants at http://www.workforce3one.org/page/grants_toolkit. The solicitation is available on http://www.grants.gov or http://www.doleta.gov/grants