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FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Good Jobs Challenge

ID: EDA-HDQ-ARPGJ-2021-2006964 • Type: Posted
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Description

Through this American Rescue Plan Act Good Jobs Challenge Notice of Funding Opportunity (ARPA Good Jobs Challenge NOFO), EDA aims to assist communities and regions impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has caused, and continues to cause, economic injury to U.S. communities and regions in devastating and unprecedented ways.

This ARPA Good Jobs Challenge NOFO is designed to help get Americans back to work by developing and strengthening regional systems to develop and execute sectoral partnerships that will lead to well-paying jobs. The goal of regional workforce training systems is to create and implement effective employer-driven training programs that will connect the existing and emerging skills needs of employers with workers and will help workers find and keep quality jobs and advance along their chosen career path. Regional workforce training systems and sectoral partnerships funded under this NOFO should connect employers in an industry with key regional stakeholders, including state and local governmental entities, economic development organizations, workforce development boards, employer-facing organizations, education and training providers, community based organizations (CBOs), worker-serving organizations (WSOs), and/or labor unions. The system or partnership should be led by a System Lead Entity or Backbone Organization, respectively, serving as an intermediary that has convening power in the region and the capacity to coordinate all necessary stakeholders. EDA also encourages systems and partnerships to address populations with labor market barriers such as persons with disabilities, at-risk youth, individuals in recovery, individuals with past criminal records including justice impacted and reentry participants, and veterans.

EDA anticipates making approximately 25 to 50 awards under this ARPA Jobs Training NOFO and scaling awards as appropriate to the proposed geographic, industry, and worker role coverage of a given regional system.

Background
The American Rescue Plan Act Good Jobs Challenge Notice of Funding Opportunity (ARPA Good Jobs Challenge NOFO) aims to assist communities and regions impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The goal is to develop and strengthen regional systems to create and implement effective employer-driven training programs that will connect the existing and emerging skills needs of employers with workers, helping workers find and keep quality jobs and advance along their chosen career path.

Grant Details
The ARPA Good Jobs Challenge NOFO is designed to help get Americans back to work by investing in (1) developing and strengthening regional workforce training systems that support sectoral partnerships, (2) designing sectoral partnerships, and (3) implementing sectoral partnerships that will lead to high-quality jobs. The program is focused on creating effective training programs that connect the in-demand and emerging skills needs of employers with qualified workers, helping workers find and keep quality jobs and advance along their chosen career path. The program encourages efforts to reach historically underserved populations and areas, communities of color, women, and other groups facing labor market barriers such as persons with disabilities, disconnected youth, individuals in recovery, individuals with past criminal records including justice-impacted and reentry participants, serving trainees participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Women, Infants and Children (WIC), veterans, and military spouses.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include District Organizations of an EDA-designated Economic Development District (EDD), Indian Tribes or a consortium of Indian Tribes, State, county or city or other political subdivision of a State, institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education, or public or private non-profit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a general purpose political subdivision of a State. EDA is not authorized to provide grants or cooperative agreements to individuals or for-profit entities.

Period of Performance
The period for application submission is until 11:59 pm Eastern Time on January 26, 2022. The period of performance for the contract will be based on successful completion of specific applicant-proposed benchmarks related to System Development, Program Design, and/or Program Implementation.

Grant Value
EDA anticipates making approximately 25 to 50 awards under this ARPA Jobs Training NOFO. The total value of the grant will depend on the proposed geographic, industry, and occupation coverage of a given regional system.
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Overview

Agency
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Category of Funding
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
11.307 - Economic Adjustment Assistance
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
Grants.gov
On 7/22/21 the Department of Commerce posted grant opportunity EDA-HDQ-ARPGJ-2021-2006964 for FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Good Jobs Challenge with funding of $500.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance. It is expected that 50 total grants will be made worth between $1.0 million and $25.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
July 22, 2021, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Feb. 10, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Last Updated
Dec. 28, 2021, 9:34 a.m. EST
Version
4
Archive Date
Feb. 25, 2022

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
City or township governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Info
Pursuant to section 3(4) of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. § 3122(4)(a)) and 13 C.F.R. § 300.3 (Eligible Recipient), eligible applicants under this NOFO include a(n): (i) District Organization of an EDA-designated Economic Development District (EDD); (ii) Indian Tribe or a consortium of Indian Tribes; (iii) State, county, city, or other political subdivision of a State, including a special purpose unit of a State or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, or a consortium of political subdivisions; (iv) institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; or (v) public or private non-profit organization or association, including labor unions, acting in cooperation with officials of a general purpose political subdivision of a State.Under this NOFO, EDA is not authorized to provide grants or cooperative agreements to individuals or to for profit entities. Requests from such entities will not be considered for funding.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$25,000,000
Floor
$1,000,000
Estimated Program Funding
$500,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
50

Contacts

Contact
Bernadette Grafton Program Analyst
Contact Email
goodjobschallenge@eda.gov
Contact Phone
(202) 482-2917
Additional Information Site
www.eda.gov

Documents

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