OpportunityTitle: Registered Apprenticeship for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Initiative Cooperative Agreement
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants  Under this announcement only consortia may apply for and receive a cooperative  agreement. Each consortium must, at a minimum, have representation from each of the  following four organization types: (1) A RAP sponsor in a high-growth industry sector;  (2) A CBO with demonstrated experience in securing job training services from  established training institutions such as community colleges, and providing placement  and support services to apprentices in high growth industries; (3) A public/private nonprofit  or for-profit organization which may be faith-based with demonstrated experience  in providing employment and training services and employment related support services  to people with disabilities; and (4) An educational institution. This requirement does not  in any way prevent the participation of other entities, which are integral to the  implementation of the project. All applications must clearly identify the lead grant  recipient and fiscal agent, as well as all other members of the consortium applying for  the cooperative agreement. In addition, the application must identify the relationship  between all of the members of the consortium, and their respective roles in carrying out  the project.  According to section 18 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, an organization, as  described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that engages in  lobbying activities will not be eligible for the receipt of Federal funds constituting an  23  award, grant, or loan. See 2 U.S.C. 1611; 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(4). Funding restrictions  apply. See Section IV(5).
Description: The U.S. Department of Labor (&#147;DOL&#148; or &#147;Department&#148;), Office ofDisability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the DOL&#146;s Employment and TrainingAdministration&#146;s (ETA) Office of Apprenticeship (OA) announce the availability ofapproximately $400,000 to fund cooperative agreements to conduct two pilot projects to develop models to improve systems capacity to provide inclusive Registered Apprenticeship training and pre-apprenticeship training to youth and young adults withdisabilities with a 24-month period of performance, and the possibility of up to 3additional option years of funding at the discretion of the Department depending on theavailability of funds and satisfactory performance. Under this initiative, funding will beawarded through a competitive process to two consortia to research, test, and evaluateinnovative systems models for providing inclusive integrated apprentice training in ahigh-growth industry to youth and young adults with disabilities, including those with themost significant disabilities, between the ages of 16 and 27. To be considered for anaward, consortium applying for the grant must have representation from each of thefollowing four organization types:1. A Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) sponsor in a high-growth industrysector;2. A community-based organization (CBO) with demonstrated experience securingjob training services from established training institutions such as community colleges,and providing placement and support services to apprentices in high-growth industries;3. A public/private non-profit or for-profit organization, which may be faith-based, withdemonstrated experience providing employment and training services and employmentrelated support services to people with disabilities; and4. An educational institution.This solicitation provides background information, describes the application submission requirements, outlines the process that eligible entities must use to apply for funds3covered by this solicitation, and outlines the evaluation criteria used as a basis forselecting the grantees.Application and submission information is explained in detail in Part IV of this SGA.There will be a Prospective Applicant Webinar held for this grant competition. The date and access information for this Prospective Applicant Webinar will be posted on ODEPs Web site at http://www.dol.gov/odep.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: mitchell.cassandra@dol.gov
GrantorContactText: Cassandra Mitchell &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-693-4570