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FOA-ETA-21-09: Workforce System Technical Assistance Collaborative

Closed Closed November 8, 2021 Opportunity FOA-ETA-21-09

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Employment and Training Administration notices from 2021.

Employment and Training Administration offered grants of up to $3.5 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $3.5 million in total. Applications closed on November 8, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed August 23, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedAugust 23, 2021
DeadlineNovember 8, 2021
Archived by Grants.govDecember 8, 2021

Who can apply

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

Eligible applicants must be organizations that possess the internal capacity, external relationships, and expertise in workforce development that will enable them to deliver TA services on a national, system-wide scale to the public workforce system. The following entities are eligible to apply: • non-profit organizations and for-profit businesses; • educational institutions, including community colleges, universities, and research institutions; • labor organizations or trade unions; or • state governments and state workforce development boards, or private institutes or independent policy research organizations. See Section III.A for complete eligibility requirements.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

This Announcement solicits applications to establish and operate a Workforce System Technical Assistance (TA) Collaborative over a 3-year (36-month) period of performance from an anticipated start date of February 2022. The Workforce System TA Collaborative is an entity or consortium of partners that, in close coordination with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), will plan, develop and deliver TA to the public workforce system, considered here as primarily Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service grantees and required partners of the one stop delivery system, where TA to a broader range of partners improves WIOA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act service delivery. The Collaborative will respond to the needs identified by the WIOA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act grantees and plan and deliver a comprehensive approach to TA, in consultation with DOL, aimed at improving the quality of employment and training services provided to the nation’s job seekers and employers. To further the goal of improving public workforce services, the Collaborative will assist grantees in complying with federal requirements and in achieving equity in service delivery and outcomes for people of color and historically marginalized populations, including individuals with disabilities. Note that the term “Collaborative” does not refer to a physical location or center.

Category: Employment, Labor and Training.

Who has won Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities (17.207) awarded $3.6 billion across 474 grant awards, an average of $7.6 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
State of California Employment Development DepartmentCalifornia8$414 million
Texas Workforce CommissionTexas8$293 million
Department of Labor New YorkNew York8$203 million
Florida Department of CommerceFlorida8$199 million
Illinois Department of Employment SecurityIllinois8$137 million

Top states: California ($414 million), Texas ($293 million), New York ($203 million), Florida ($199 million), Illinois ($137 million).

Who has won WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training (17.281) awarded $52.8 million across 31 grant awards, an average of $1.7 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
North Carolina Department of CommerceNorth Carolina3$17.4 million
The Center for Employment Security Education & Research IncDistrict of Columbia6$16.8 million
The State of Minnesota of Employment & Economic DevelopmentMinnesota2$4.9 million
State of Maryland Department of Labor Licensing & RegulationMaryland4$4.7 million
Safal Partners LLCTexas1$3.3 million

Top states: North Carolina ($17.4 million), District of Columbia ($17.2 million), Minnesota ($4.9 million), Maryland ($4.7 million), Texas ($3.3 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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

Questions people ask

Is FOA-ETA-21-09 still open?

No. It closed on November 8, 2021.

Who can apply for Workforce System Technical Assistance Collaborative?

Employment and Training Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Workforce System Technical Assistance Collaborative?

Closed November 8, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $3.5 million each. About $3.5 million in total for one award.

Who has won Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were State of California Employment Development Department, Texas Workforce Commission, Department of Labor New York. The program made 474 awards worth $3.6 billion in that time.

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