Workforce Investment Act

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration funds workforce development activities under CFDA 17.255, with the most recent grant award dated September 30, 2005—over 20 years ago.

This program is no longer actively disbursing awards. The last grant was awarded in 2005, and no grant opportunities are currently posted. The program historically funded workforce training and employment services including trade adjustment assistance for displaced workers, youth opportunity initiatives, professional development activities, and emergency employment programs. Award descriptions reference initiatives such as WIA Dislocated Workers programs, Trade Health Assistance, youth opportunity (YO) activities, and professional development and reemployment (PD_RE) services.

The portfolio reflects 398 total awards distributed predominantly as Project Grants (75 percent, or 300 awards) with a smaller share of Formula Grants (25 percent, or 98 awards). All funding came from a single source: the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, which obligated $356.3 million in combined federal dollars across the portfolio. Recent award magnitudes ranged from under $20 thousand to $5 million, with several awards in the $1 million to $2.5 million range in 2005. Award cadence was irregular in the final years: 44 awards in 2001, declining to 7 in 2002, then rising to 43 in 2005. The portfolio history extends back to July 1994.

Representative final awards included Project Grant AF14732OW0 funding youth opportunity activity ($5 million, May 2005); Project Grant YF14824OW0 funding youth opportunity services ($2.079 million, June 2005); and Project Grant EM14325LL0 funding WIA Dislocated Workers emergency trade health assistance ($1 million, September 2005).

This program should be marked inactive. No recent opportunities exist, no awards have been issued since 2005, and pursuit is not warranted.