[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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