Next Level Now Technical Assistance Collaborative
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- FOA-ETA-25-35
- Agency
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Employment and Training Administration
Department of Labor
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Employment, Labor and Training
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration is seeking to award one or more cooperative agreements for the Next Level Now Technical Assistance Collaborative. This funding opportunity aims to modernize the public workforce system by improving employment and training services provided through WIOA Title I and Wagner-Peyser, as well as increasing system efficacy through compliance support. Key technical assistance topics include workforce system innovations, WIOA governance, fiscal management, sector partnerships, employer engagement, and performance management with an equity focus. Applications must be submitted electronically through grants.gov by February 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
The initial funding for this opportunity is $1.5 million for the first year, with anticipated annual increments of $1 million for three subsequent years, totaling approximately $4.5 million over a 48-month performance period. Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations, educational institutions, labor organizations, state governments, and for-profit technical assistance providers. The funding will be provided through both WIOA Dislocated Worker Technical Assistance and Wagner-Peyser Employment Service Technical Assistance programs, requiring close coordination with the Department of Labor's Next Level Now Steering Committee to deliver nationwide technical assistance.
Synopsis
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Update #6 · Latest ·
The amendment extends the closing date to February 25, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, as well as amends language in the identified sections throughout the funding opportunity announcement. -
*NOTE: The U.S. Department of Labor is reviewing all Funding Opportunity Announcements for consistency with the Executive Orders titled, "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing," issued on January 20, 2025, and "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity," issued on January 21, 2025. The Department will take necessary action with the Funding Opportunity Announcement and issue additional guidance including adjusting the close date if appropriate.
This funding will support a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Labor and the selected awardee(s), who will operate a Technical Assistance Collaborative to provide strategic, short- and long-term technical assistance (TA) to help public workforce system entities at the state and local levels improve service quality and outcomes for job seekers and employers who use the public workforce system. For the purposes of this announcement, the public workforce system is considered 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. TA may be provided to a broader range of workforce system partners to improve WIOA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act service delivery.
Update #5 ·
The closing date for this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is extended to February 11, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Applicants wishing to resubmit a revised application during the extended period may do so; however, in accordance with Section III.C.2 of this FOA, "We will consider only one application from each organization. If we receive multiple applications from the same organization, we will consider only the most recently received application that met the deadline. If the most recent application is disqualified for any reason, we will not replace it with an earlier application." -
*NOTE: The U.S. Department of Labor is reviewing all Funding Opportunity Announcements for consistency with the Executive Orders titled, "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing," issued on January 20, 2025, and "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity," issued on January 21, 2025. The Department will take necessary action with the Funding Opportunity Announcement and issue additional guidance including adjusting the close date if appropriate.
This funding will support a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Labor and the selected awardee(s), who will operate a Technical Assistance Collaborative to provide strategic, short- and long-term technical assistance (TA) to help public workforce system entities at the state and local levels improve service quality and outcomes for job seekers and employers who use the public workforce system. For the purposes of this announcement, the public workforce system is considered 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. TA may be provided to a broader range of workforce system partners to improve WIOA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act service delivery.
Update #4 ·
to add language re: review per E.O.s of Jan 20/21 2925 -
*NOTE: The U.S. Department of Labor is reviewing all Funding Opportunity Announcements for consistency with the Executive Orders titled, "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing," issued on January 20, 2025, and "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity," issued on January 21, 2025. The Department will take necessary action with the Funding Opportunity Announcement and issue additional guidance including adjusting the close date if appropriate.
This funding will support a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Labor and the selected awardee(s), who will operate a Technical Assistance Collaborative to provide strategic, short- and long-term technical assistance (TA) to help public workforce system entities at the state and local levels improve service quality and outcomes for job seekers and employers who use the public workforce system. For the purposes of this announcement, the public workforce system is considered 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. TA may be provided to a broader range of workforce system partners to improve WIOA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act service delivery.
Update #3 ·
The change better aligns the eligibility options available in the Grants.gov system with the eligibility requirements of the FOA. -
This funding will support a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Labor and the selected awardee(s), who will operate a Technical Assistance Collaborative to provide strategic, short- and long-term technical assistance (TA) to help public workforce system entities at the state and local levels improve service quality and outcomes for job seekers and employers who use the public workforce system. For the purposes of this announcement, the public workforce system is considered 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. TA may be provided to a broader range of workforce system partners to improve WIOA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act service delivery.
Update #2 ·
Update to Description section. -
This funding will support a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Labor and the selected awardee(s), who will operate a Technical Assistance Collaborative to provide strategic, short- and long-term technical assistance (TA) to help public workforce system entities at the state and local levels improve service quality and outcomes for job seekers and employers who use the public workforce system. For the purposes of this announcement, the public workforce system is considered 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. TA may be provided to a broader range of workforce system partners to improve WIOA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act service delivery.
Update #1 ·
Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Forecast must be emailed to dfandp_awards@dol.gov.
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