Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Indian and Native American Programs - Employment and Training Grants

Background
This Announcement solicits applications for the Indian and Native American Employment and Training Program authorized under Section 166 of WIOA. The purpose of this program is to support employment and training activities for Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals in order to develop more fully the academic, occupational, and literacy skills of such individuals; make such individuals more competitive in the workforce and equip them with the entrepreneurial skills necessary for successful self-employment; and promote the economic and social development of Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities in accordance with the goals and values of such communities.

Grant Details
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announces the availability of approximately $71,000,000 in grant funds for the Indian and Native American Program (INAP) Employment and Training Grants. The Department has been providing employment and training grants to serve Indian and Native Americans for over 40 years under various laws.

The INAP program currently funds 167 grants with funding amounts ranging from $16,626 to $6,205,922 for the CSP (adults) and $1,068 to $3,062,220 for the SYSP (youth). The period of performance includes all necessary implementation and start-up activities.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include Federally recognized Indian tribes; Tribal organizations; Alaska Native-controlled organizations; Native Hawaiian-controlled organizations; a consortium of eligible entities which meets the legal requirements for a consortium as described at 20 CFR 684.200(e); State-recognized tribal organizations that meet the definition of an Indian-controlled organization as defined at 20 CFR 684.130; incumbent State-recognized tribes that meet the requirements at 20 CFR 684.130; Tribal Colleges and Universities.

Period of Performance
A competition for the INAP Employment and Training Grants is held every four years. Recipients receiving an award as a result of this competition in PY 2022 will also receive one grant award annually for three subsequent program years, based on annual Departmental application requirements, the availability of Federal funds, and satisfactory progress towards achieving the goals and objectives of the program.

Grant Value
$71,000,000 in grant funds is available to fund approximately 167 grants. Awards made under this Announcement are subject to the availability of federal funds.

Approximately $57,000,000 will be for Comprehensive Services Program (CSP) activities serving adult participants while $14,000,000 will be for Supplemental Youth Services Program (SYSP) activities.

Place of Performance
The specific geographic service areas are determined by each applicant's proposed geographic service area using a nationwide formula provided in the WIOA implementing regulations at 20 CFR 684.270 and 684.440.