20A - LABOR TECHNICAL SIKLLS TRAINNING GRANT

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications for H -1 B Technical Skills Training Grants Announcement Type: 'Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA PY -10 -13 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 17:268 Key Dates: Applications for grant awards will be accepted immediately upon publication .of this notice in the Federal Register with two closing dates of June 2, 2011 and November 17, 2011. Applications must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing dates: Applicants may only submit one application for each closing date, but successful applicants will only receive funding for one grant. Applicants that submit more than one application to a round of funding will be considered non- responsive, and none of their applications will be considered for funding. A pre- recorded webfnar will be on -line (http• / /www.workforce3one.om) and -. - - -- accessible - for - iewing -no- later- than - May -6; 2011-Fand-will -be- available- for - viewinganytime- after- - - - ---- that date. In addition, ETA will be hosting alive webinar at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 While a review of either of these webinars Is encouraged it is not mandatory that applicants view these recordings. Addresses: Mailed applications must he addressed to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training, Administration, Division of Federal Assistance, Attention: Thomas Martin, Grant Officer, Reference SGA/DFA PY 10 -13, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N4716, Washington, DC 20210. For complete application and submission information, including online application Instructions, please refer to Section IV. Summary: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S: Department of Labor (DOL or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $240 million in funds for an H -1 B Technical Skills Training Grants program. This grant program is designed to provide education, training, and job placement assistance in the occupations and industries for which employers are using ' H-113 visas to hire foreign workers, and the. related activities necessary to supportt such training. H -1 B technical skills training grants are financed by a user fee paid by employers to bring foreign workers into the United States under the H -1 B nonimmigrant visa program. This technical skills training program was authorized under Section 414 (c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACWIA), as amended (29 USC 2916a). Grant awards will be made only to the extent that funds are available. The Department will make awards to two'types of training grants: those that-provide On- the -Job Training (OJT) to all participants and those that use other training strategies. Of the awards granted through this Solicitation, at least-$150 million will be awarded to grantees that provide OJT to all participants., Between the two types of grants awarded (OJT and other training strategies), DOL intends to fund at least $45 million.to applicants proposing to provide training for occupations in the health care industry and at least $60 million'to applicants that serve long -term unemployed individuals. While this Solicitation is open, DOL anticipates that additional funding will. accrue for this grant program. Such additional funding may be made available for awards during the second round of funding, depending on the quality of applications received. Grants may be awarded to partnerships of private and public sector entities, which may include: business - related nonprofit organizations, such as trade associations; education and training providers, including community colleges and community -based organizations; and 41y