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ETA-TEGL-02-22-DWG: Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy, and Training (QUEST) Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs)

Closed Closed August 15, 2022 Opportunity ETA-TEGL-02-22-DWG ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information (ETA-TEGL-09-24-CH1). Status: Closes December 31, 2028 (785 days left). It is in our archive of Employment and Training Administration notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$15.0 million
• Total funding$140 million
• Expected awards20
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

State Workforce Agency Outlying Area Workforce Agency Indian tribal governments as defined by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(6))

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants awards averaged $2.8 million; this notice allows up to $15.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (59% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The QUEST DWG initiative will support employment equity and individual, community, and industry resilience as the nation prioritizes economic and employment recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Successful applicants will propose projects that include partnership development, community outreach, business engagement, and comprehensive career and training services, and that also may include disaster relief employment. QUEST DWGs focus on serving individuals whose employment has been negatively impacted by the pandemic, including individuals from historically marginalized and underserved populations who have been disproportionately impacted.

Category: Employment, Labor and Training.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, ETA-TEGL-09-24-CH1, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.