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State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula

ID: FOA-ETA-23-09 • Type: Posted

Description

Posted: March 17, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT
This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits applications for the Sate Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (SAEF) grant program. This FOA supports a coordinated, national investment strategy that aims to strengthen and modernize the Registered Appprenticeship Program (RAP) system. The SAEF grant program is intended to better support State capacity and State planning to create new RAPs while also driving system innovation and reform, the Department intends to provide, on an on-going basis, annual funding to all States that apply, as well as an opportunity for States to apply for additional competitive funding. Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Forecast may be emailed to SAEF_FOA-ETA-23-09@dol.gov; however, please note there is limited information that may be shared with the public, as this FOA is currently under development. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.
Posted: March 17, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT
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Background
The State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (SAEF) grant program aims to strengthen and modernize the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) system. The grant supports a coordinated, national investment strategy to better support State capacity and State planning to create new RAPs while also driving system innovation and reform.

Grant Details
The SAEF grant program is intended to provide annual funding to all States that apply, as well as an opportunity for States to apply for additional competitive funding. The Department expects to award a total of $85,000,000 to states and territories, with up to $40,000,000 through 54 formula-funded base grants and an additional $45,000,000 through competitive funds. The Base Formula Funding option will have a grant Period of Performance (POP) of 12 months, and the Competitive Funding option will have a grant POP of 36 months.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible entities are States, as defined in 29 CFR Section 29.2. This includes all 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and territories whose Active Apprentices exceeds 100 apprentices. Only territories with more than 100 registered apprentices are eligible to apply for Base and Competitive funds.

Period of Performance
The Base Formula Funding option will have a grant Period of Performance (POP) of 12 months, and the Competitive Funding option will have a grant POP of 36 months.

Grant Value
Approximately $85 million is available for up to 54 grants awarded with Base Formula Funding described in Appendix B and an additional 8-10 grants through the competitive portion of this announcement. States may apply for an amount up to the Base Funding amount specified in Appendix B or the base amount specified in Appendix B plus a ceiling amount of up to $6 million for the competitive portion.

Place of Performance
The geographic scope is statewide for awarded applicants.
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Overview

Agency
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) [DOL]
Category of Funding
Employment, Labor and Training
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
17.285 - Apprenticeship USA Grants
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 3/17/23 Employment and Training Administration posted grant opportunity FOA-ETA-23-09 for State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula with funding of $85.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 17.285 Apprenticeship USA Grants. It is expected that 53 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
March 17, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
May 1, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Last Updated
March 20, 2023, 10:57 a.m. EDT
Version
2

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
State governments
Additional Info
The Governor or another chief elected official must provide a commitment letter demonstrating the State’s commitment to this grant effort. The letter must:Designate the State agency to be the recipient of the award (e.g., State Workforce Agency eligible for funding under Title I of WIOA, State Educational Agency, or an SAA). For states with federally recognized SAAs and where the SAA is not the State agency that will be the grant recipient, the SAA must be included as a partner. For states that do not have a federally recognized SAA, the State must commit to work in partnership with the federal Office of Apprenticeship within the State.Describe specifically how the Governor or chief elected official plans to support the expansion of quality and innovative RAPs being developed or expanded.Applications that do not include this letter with their application will be considered incomplete and will not move forward through the merit review process. If more than one application is received from a State, the one including the designation from the Governor (or chief elected official) will be considered the eligible entity. If more than one application is received from a State and no Governor’s letter (or letter from the chief elected official) is included with each application, or more than one application is received from a State and a Governor’s letter is included with each application, ETA, in consultation with the Governor (or chief elected official), will make the determination of which agency will receive the award. If we receive multiple applications from the same State agency, we will only consider the most recently received application that meets the deadline. No more than one award per State will be executed.This letter from the Governor must be submitted as an attachment and clearly labeled as “Governor’s Letter.” If the applicant does not submit the letter, the application will be considered incomplete and non-responsive, and it will not move forward through the merit review process. This Letter is only required for states as defined in III.A. Please place under Required Attachments and add a heading called, “A letter from the governor or chief elected official.”Letters sent separate from the application will not be considered.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$6,000,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$85,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
53

Contacts

Contact
Employment and Training Administration
Contact Email
saef_foa-eta-23-09@dol.gov
Contact Phone
(202) 693-3346

Documents

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