OpportunityTitle: Workforce Innovation Fund
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible institutions are:  (i) State Workforce Agencies; (ii) Local Workforce Investment Boards; (iii) entities eligible to apply for WIA Section 166 grants; (iv) consortia of State Workforce Agencies; (v) consortia of Local Workforce Investment Boards; and (vi) consortia of entities eligible to apply for WIA Section 166 grants.  See Section III of the SGA for requirements for each of these applicant types.
Description: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announces the availability of approximately $98.5 million in Workforce Innovation Fund grants authorized by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 112-10). These funds support innovative approaches to the design and delivery of employment and training services that generate long-term improvements in the performance of the public workforce system, both in terms of outcomes for job seeker and employer customers and cost-effectiveness.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Email Grant Specialist
GrantorContactText: Ariam Ferro &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-693-3968
CloseDateExplanation: The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is March 22, 2012.  Applications must be received no later than 4 p.m. Eastern Time.