[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 233 (Friday, December 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75880-75881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30594]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Notice of Availability of Funds and Funding Opportunity
Announcement for H-1B TechHire Partnership Grants
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
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Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-ETA-16-01.
SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S.
Department of Labor, announces the availability of approximately
$100,000,000 in grant funds for the TechHire partnership grant program.
ETA expects to fund approximately 30-40 grants, with individual grant
amounts ranging from $2 million to $5 million. This grant program is
designed to equip individuals with the skills they need through
innovative approaches that can rapidly train workers for and connect
them to well-paying, middle- and high-skilled, and high-growth jobs
across a diversity of H-1B industries such as IT, healthcare, advanced
manufacturing, financial services, and broadband. At least $50 million
will be
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awarded for projects serving youth or young adults with barriers to
training and employment opportunities and no more than $50 million will
be awarded to projects serving special populations.
The complete FOA and any subsequent FOA amendments in connection
with this solicitation are described in further detail on ETA's Web
site at http://www.doleta.gov/grants/ or on http://www.grants.gov. The
Web sites provide application information, eligibility requirements,
review and selection procedures, and other program requirements
governing this solicitation.
DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications under this
announcement is March 11, 2016. Applications must be received no later
than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aiyana Pucci, Grants Management
Specialist, Office of Grants Management, at (202) 693-3403. Applicants
should email all technical questions to [email protected] and
reference the Funding Opportunity Number listed in this notice.
The Grant Officer for this FOA is Melissa Abdullah.
Signed November 30, 2015 in Washington, DC.
Eric D. Luetkenhaus,
Grant Officer/Division Chief, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-30594 Filed 12-3-15; 8:45 am]
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