Employment and Training Administration July 22, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department) announces the availability of approximately $220 million in grant funds authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act) for projects that provide training and placement services to help workers pursue careers within the industries described in the Background section, Part B of this SGA. The purpose of the high growth and emerging industries grants funded through this SGA is to teach workers the necessary skills for, and help them pursue careers in, health care and other high growth and emerging industry sectors. Eligible applicants include public entities and private nonprofit organizations. Additional specific eligibility guidance is included in Section III.A, ``Eligible Applicants and Required Partnerships.'' ETA intends to fund 45-65 grants ranging from approximately $2 to $5 million.

The Employment and Training Administration published a document in the Federal Register on June 24, 2009, announcing the availability of funds and solicitation for grant applications (SGA) for State Labor Market Information Improvement Grants to be awarded through a competitive process. This amendment to the SGA clarifies items related to: (1) Strategies and Approaches (Section I.B.3.ii); (2) Evaluation Criteria, Deliverables (Section V.A.4.iii); (3) the number of applications from a Single State (Section III.A); and (4) Section B on Green Industries and Occupations (Supplementary Information). The changes in items 1 and 2 below were made in order to make the terminology for certificates or degrees match existing ETA definitions. The changes in items 3 and 4 below are to provide further clarification on number of applications per Single State and targeted industries. The document is hereby amended.