Assistance Listing 17.203

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration operated CFDA 17.203, which funded alien labor certification processing and H-1B non-immigrant petitioner support, with the most recent grant award on June 30, 2006.

This program is no longer active. Grant awards ceased in 2006, and no grant opportunities are currently posted. The portfolio shows a sharp decline in award volume after 2005, dropping from 76 awards in 2005 to just 5 in 2006 before activity ended entirely.

The program funded two core activities: Employment Service National Act alien labor certification processing, and H-1B non-immigrant petitioner support. Recent awards show small to mid-sized grants for alien labor certification work ranging from roughly $11 thousand to $409 thousand, alongside formula grants for H-1B support ranging from $38 thousand to $4.9 million, with some negative obligated amounts reflecting adjustments or recoveries.

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration was the sole funder across 442 total awards spanning 2000 to 2006, obligating $73 million in combined federal dollars. The assistance-type portfolio was predominantly Formula Grants (64 percent, 285 awards) with a smaller share of Project Grants (36 percent, 157 awards).

Representative recent awards include a Formula Grant for H-1B non-immigrant petitioner support obligating $4.9 million (March 31, 2006), and Project Grants for alien labor certification ranging from $12 thousand to $409 thousand (July and December 2005).

Do not pursue this program. The funding line closed twenty years ago and shows no signs of reopening.