[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 39714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14286]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of Availability of Funds and Funding Opportunity 
Announcement for America's Promise Grants

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement.

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    Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-ETA-16-12.
SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. 
Department of Labor (DOL), announces the availability of approximately 
$100 million in grant funds authorized under the American 
Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACWIA), as 
amended (codified at 29 U.S.C. 3224a) for America's Promise Job-driven 
Grant Program.
    Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOL will award 
grants through a competitive process to organizations 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 to provide a pipeline of workers to fill existing job 
openings. DOL expects to fund approximately 20-40 grants, with 
individual grant amounts ranging from $1 million to $6 million. The 
grant period for performance for this FOA is 48 months, including all 
necessary implementation and start-up activities.
    The complete FOA and any subsequent FOA amendments in connection 
with this funding opportunity are described in further detail on ETA's 
Web site at https://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm or on http://www.grants.gov/. The Web sites provide application information, 
eligibility requirements, review and selection procedures, and other 
program requirements governing this funding opportunity.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications under this 
announcement is August 25, 2016. Applications must be received no later 
than 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ariam Ferro, 200 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Room N-4716, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-3968.

    Signed June 9, 2016, in Washington, DC, by
Eric D. Luetkenhaus,
Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-14286 Filed 6-16-16; 8:45 am]
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