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FOA-ETA-21-06: Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Centers of Excellence

Closed Closed April 29, 2021 Opportunity FOA-ETA-21-06 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$13.0 million
• Total funding$31.0 million
• Expected awards4
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

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)

Public and private, non-profit organizations including institutions of higher education (as defined in Section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act) are eligible to apply, where applicable per RA TA Center of Excellence.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Registered Apprenticeship awards averaged $3.4 million; this notice allows up to $13.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (49% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The purpose of this program is to establish Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Centers of Excellence that, in close coordination with the Department’s Office of Apprenticeship (OA), will support the expansion and modernization of TA available in the registered apprenticeship system and build on existing apprenticeship efforts already in place. TA Centers of Excellence (“Centers”) are designated entities that provide technical expertise and services on a national scale to key RAP stakeholders and customers to accelerate and support RAP expansion. These Centers will support four key areas and provide technical assistance on a national scale to registered apprenticeship stakeholders and customers, ultimately increasing the effectiveness of the use of federal funding appropriated for the expansion of RAPs across the nation. Through a cooperative agreement with the Department, the RA TA Centers of Excellence program will cover the four key areas identified below to support RAP expansion: Diversity and Inclusion Center will focus on supporting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) efforts (29 C.F.R. Part 30), providing technical assistance on effective strategies to support demonstrated increases in registered apprenticeship opportunities for underrepresented populations, and facilitating the development of other strategic partnerships and networks that support increasing diversity and inclusion in registered apprenticeship. Strategic Partnerships and System Alignment Center will focus on establishing, building, and sustaining partnerships that support system alignment of the national workforce and education systems to accelerate RAP adoption and expansion. This RA TA Center of Excellence will provide technical assistance on a national scope to RAP sponsors implementing RAPs, and will also support state and local workforce development boards, American Job Center programs and operators, governors and other essential stakeholders that drive and inform economic and workforce development policies and programs. The RA TA Center of Excellence will engage key stakeholders, including federal agencies (e.g., Department of Education), economic development organizations, business, organized labor, and industry groups.

Category: Employment, Labor and Training.

Applying now

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