The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking applications for its Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants Program.
Donor Name: Employment and Training Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/02/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000,000
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to address two inter-related needs: 1) to increase the capacity and responsiveness of community colleges to address identified equity gaps (as described in Core Element 1: Advancing Equity), and 2) to meet the skill development needs of employers in in-demand industries and career pathways, as well as the skill development needs of marginalized and underrepresented workers.
This grant program builds on the learnings from the four rounds of Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grants, which focused on capacity building at community colleges and large-scale systems change within community college consortia. TAACCCT evaluations provided many relevant insights into the investments and partnerships necessary to drive systems change to address the skills development and retraining needs of adult workers and learners, and these provide a foundation for the Strengthening Community Colleges grant program. This second round of Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants builds on TAACCCT learnings and the first round of SCC investments, with a new focus on advancing equity by identifying and addressing equity gaps that directly or indirectly impact labor market outcomes for underrepresented and marginalized populations and communities. SCC2 aligns with the Biden-Harris Administration’s vision to build community college capacity for in-demand skills training through strategic partnerships between industry, education, and the workforce system.
This Opportunity is built around four core elements:
- Advancing Equity,
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Accelerated Career Pathways,
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Results-Driven Project Design, and
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Sustainable Systems Change.
Funding Information
They expect the availability of approximately $45,000,000 to fund SCC2 Program Grants, including up to $5 million that may be used for Additional SCC2 Evaluation Funding. Applicants may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $5,000,000 for SCC2 program grants.
Project Period
The period of performance is 48 months with an anticipated start date of 09/01/2022.
Eligibility Criteria
Department will award grants under this program to lead applicants that meet one of the following definitions:
- Single Institution
- Institution Consortium
- State-focused consortium
- Labor market-focused consortium
- Affinity-focused consortium
For more information, visit Grants.gov.