Job Corps Information Technology Academy/Hub
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- Opportunity number
- FOA-ETA-24-16
- Agency
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Employment and Training Administration
Department of Labor
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $20,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Employment, Labor and Training
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Small Businesses
- Other
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- For Profit Organizations
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This funding opportunity announcement from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration solicits applications for cooperative agreements to establish up to five Job Corps Information Technology Academies. Awardees will implement innovative IT training models within Job Corps guidelines at centers nationwide to identify scalable approaches to serve at least 1,428 students. Eligible applicants include educational institutions, nonprofits, workforce boards, tribal organizations, and for-profits. Successful applicants must provide expanded IT career training, work-based learning, credentials, job placement assistance and 12 months of post-placement support. Applications will be evaluated based on technical merit review criteria and risk assessments, with a deadline of April 9, 2024.
Funding of up to $20 million will be awarded nationally in cooperative agreements, with an additional $10 million available regionally or locally. Awardees will be expected to test their models at Job Corps centers across the country to deliver innovative IT training that identifies best practices for preparing students for high-growth careers through expanded work-based learning opportunities and industry-recognized credentials.
Synopsis
Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOL will award up to five cooperative agreements through a competitive process to awardee(s) as part of a Job Corps Information Technology Academy (JCITA) demonstration project. The purpose of this program is to provide expanded career technical training and career outcomes for Job Corps students, specifically in information technology. Awardee(s) are expected to implement and test innovative training models within the general guidelines required of Job Corps, to identify approaches that could be used at scale across the program. Questions regarding this FOA may be emailed to JC_FOA-ETA-24-16@dol.gov.
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