Opportunity Information: Apply for SGA DFA PY 08 19
Apply for SGA DFA PY 08 19
- The Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training recovery act sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Recovery Act Pathways Out of Poverty" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.275 Program of Competitive Grants for Worker Training and Placement in High Growth and Emerging Industry Sectors.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 14, 2009 and posted on Jun 24, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 29, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $150,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $8,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- To be eligible to apply for these grants, applicants must fall into one of two categories (1) national entities or (2) local entities. 1. National Entities For the purposes of this SGA, applicants qualify as national entities if they are private nonprofit organizations that have the following characteristics (a) they deliver services through networks of local affiliates, coalition members, or other established partners (such as a network of affiliated community or faith based organizations) and (b) their local affiliates, coalition members, or other established partners have the ability to provide services in 4 or more States. These entities, along with their partners, are expected to implement projects in multiple communities across the country. In order to apply as a national entity, an applicant must propose a project that serves communities (see Section III.C.2 for the definition of community) located in at least 2 States, with a minimum of 1 community located in each State, and a range of 3 7 total communities served. (For the purposes of this SGA, the term State means each of the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories as defined in Section VI.B.2.iv). By serving a range of 3 7 total communities, national applicants can ensure that each community has adequate funding to implement training and job placement programs. National entities will be required to fund sub grants or sub contracts in each designated community, through which the local affiliates, coalition members, or other established partners will implement each project in collaboration with the required partners detailed in Section III.A.3.i. 2. Local Entities For the purposes of this SGA, applicants qualify as local entities if they are public organizations (such as community colleges or workforce investment boards) or private nonprofit organizations (such as community or faith based organizations) whose service area is limited to a single sub State geographic area, such as a neighborhood, city, county, sub State region, or interstate region comprised of multiple sub State regions (such as Kansas City). In order to apply as a local entity, an applicant must propose a project that serves one single community (see Section III.C.2 for the definition of community). Local entities must implement the project in collaboration with the required partners detailed in Section III.A.3.i. A local entity that receives an award under this SGA may not receive sub grant or sub contract funding through a grant awarded to a national entity under this SGA.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Recovery Act Pathways Out of Poverty grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SGA DFA PY 08 19) was a U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) competitive funding announcement created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The program set aside an estimated total of about $150 million to support projects that combine occupational training with job placement services, with the central goal of helping people move out of poverty and into employment. Funded projects were expected to connect participants to jobs in high-growth and emerging industry sectors identified in the solicitation's supplementary materials, emphasizing training that leads to real hiring outcomes rather than stand-alone classroom instruction.
The solicitation was structured around two distinct applicant tracks: national nonprofit entities and local entities. National entities were defined as private nonprofit organizations that deliver services through networks of local affiliates, coalition members, or other established partners and that, through those networks, could provide services in four or more states. To qualify as a national applicant, an organization had to propose a multi-state project serving communities in at least two states, with at least one community in each state, and a total of three to seven communities overall. National grantees were also required to push resources down to the community level by issuing subgrants or subcontracts in each selected community so that local affiliates or partners could implement the training and placement work on the ground, in collaboration with required partners described in the announcement.
Local entities were defined more broadly as either public organizations (for example, community colleges or workforce investment boards) or private nonprofit organizations (including community- or faith-based organizations) whose service area was limited to a single sub-state geographic area such as a neighborhood, city, county, sub-state region, or an interstate region made up of multiple sub-state areas. Local applicants were required to propose a project serving one single community and to carry out the work in collaboration with the required partners specified in the solicitation. The announcement also included a key restriction intended to prevent double-dipping: a local entity that received an award directly under this solicitation could not also receive subgrant or subcontract funding through a grant awarded to a national entity under the same solicitation.
Award sizes were planned to be substantial and scaled to the applicant type. ETA indicated it expected to fund national grants ranging from roughly $3 million to $8 million, while local grants were expected to range from about $2 million to $4 million. The overall funding instrument type and opportunity category were listed as "Other," and the program fell under CFDA 17.275, the Program of Competitive Grants for Worker Training and Placement in High Growth and Emerging Industry Sectors. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving an award.
In terms of timing and administrative details, the opportunity was posted June 24, 2009, with an application closing date of September 29, 2009, and an archive date of October 29, 2009. The listed award floor was $2,000,000 and the award ceiling was $8,000,000, consistent with the anticipated grant ranges described for local and national projects. For applicant support, the contact listed in the announcement was Melissa Abdullah, Grants Management Specialist at the Department of Labor, reachable by phone at 202-693-3346.
Recovery Act Pathways Out of Poverty (SGA DFA PY 08 19) - FAQs
1) What is the Recovery Act Pathways Out of Poverty grant opportunity?
The Recovery Act Pathways Out of Poverty grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SGA DFA PY 08 19) was a U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) competitive funding announcement created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It was designed to fund projects that combine occupational training with job placement services, with the central goal of helping people move out of poverty and into employment.
2) What was the main purpose of the funding?
The main purpose was to support initiatives that pair occupational training with job placement services and that connect participants to employment. The solicitation emphasized training linked to real hiring outcomes rather than stand-alone classroom instruction.
3) How much total funding was set aside for this program?
The announcement estimated a total set-aside of about $150 million for the program.
4) What types of activities or approaches were funded?
Funded projects were expected to combine occupational training and job placement services, and to connect participants to jobs in high-growth and emerging industry sectors identified in the solicitation's supplementary materials.
5) Did the solicitation prioritize particular industries?
Yes. Projects were expected to connect participants to jobs in high-growth and emerging industry sectors identified in the solicitation's supplementary materials.
6) Was this a competitive grant opportunity?
Yes. It was described as a competitive funding announcement administered by the U.S. Department of Labor ETA.
7) Who was eligible to apply?
The solicitation described two applicant tracks: (1) national nonprofit entities and (2) local entities (which could include certain public organizations and private nonprofit organizations, including community- or faith-based organizations, within a defined single sub-state geographic service area).
8) What were the two applicant tracks?
The two tracks were national nonprofit entities and local entities. Each track had its own definition and project design expectations (multi-state/community requirements for national applicants; single-community focus for local applicants).
9) What qualified as a "national nonprofit entity" under this solicitation?
National entities were defined as private nonprofit organizations that deliver services through networks of local affiliates, coalition members, or other established partners and that, through those networks, could provide services in four or more states.
10) What was the geographic/project scope required for national applicants?
To qualify as a national applicant, an organization had to propose a multi-state project serving communities in at least two states, with at least one community in each state, and a total of three to seven communities overall.
11) Did national grantees have to work through local partners?
Yes. National grantees were required to push resources down to the community level by issuing subgrants or subcontracts in each selected community so that local affiliates or partners could implement the training and placement work on the ground, in collaboration with the required partners described in the announcement.
12) What qualified as a "local entity" under this solicitation?
Local entities were defined broadly as either public organizations (for example, community colleges or workforce investment boards) or private nonprofit organizations (including community- or faith-based organizations) whose service area was limited to a single sub-state geographic area such as a neighborhood, city, county, sub-state region, or an interstate region made up of multiple sub-state areas.
13) What was the project scope required for local applicants?
Local applicants were required to propose a project serving one single community and to carry out the work in collaboration with the required partners specified in the solicitation.
14) Could a local entity participate both as a direct awardee and as a subgrantee/subcontractor under a national grant?
No. The solicitation included a restriction intended to prevent double-dipping: a local entity that received an award directly under this solicitation could not also receive subgrant or subcontract funding through a grant awarded to a national entity under the same solicitation.
15) What were the expected award sizes for national grants?
ETA indicated it expected to fund national grants ranging from roughly $3 million to $8 million.
16) What were the expected award sizes for local grants?
ETA indicated it expected to fund local grants ranging from about $2 million to $4 million.
17) What were the official award floor and award ceiling listed for this opportunity?
The listed award floor was $2,000,000 and the award ceiling was $8,000,000.
18) Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving an award.
19) What was the CFDA number for this program?
The program fell under CFDA 17.275, the Program of Competitive Grants for Worker Training and Placement in High Growth and Emerging Industry Sectors.
20) What were the funding instrument type and opportunity category?
The overall funding instrument type and opportunity category were listed as "Other."
21) When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on June 24, 2009.
22) What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was September 29, 2009.
23) When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was October 29, 2009.
24) What federal agency administered this solicitation?
The solicitation was administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
25) Who was the contact person listed for applicant support?
The contact listed was Melissa Abdullah, Grants Management Specialist at the Department of Labor.
26) What phone number was provided for the listed contact?
The phone number provided was 202-693-3346.
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