Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ETA 16 08
Apply for FOA ETA 16 08
- The DOL-ETA in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Summer Jobs and Beyond: Career Pathways for Youth (CPY)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.280.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 04, 2016 and posted on Feb 04, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 25, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Summer Jobs and Beyond: Career Pathways for Youth (CPY) opportunity (FOA ETA 16 08) is a U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOL-ETA) discretionary grant designed as a pilot program to strengthen and expand work-based opportunities for young people who are just entering the workforce, especially youth with little or no prior work experience. The funding is authorized under section 169(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) for Dislocated Worker Demonstration Projects, along with authority provided through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016. In total, ETA made up to $20 million available for this initiative, anticipating about 10 awards, with an award ceiling of $2 million per grant.
The central goal of CPY is to help eligible youth gain real work experience and connect that experience to clear career pathways in in-demand industries. The program emphasizes providing structured employment-related services and paid work experiences that can act as an on-ramp to longer-term career development. It is built to serve both in-school youth (ISY) and out-of-school youth (OSY), recognizing that these groups often need different types of scheduling and support. For ISY, the grant supports summer jobs as well as year-round part-time work options that can fit around school. For OSY, the focus includes employment and work experience opportunities available throughout the year, reflecting the need for consistent attachment to the labor market and more continuous engagement.
A defining feature of the CPY pilot is its focus on coordination and systems-building rather than creating entirely new stand-alone summer job programs. Funded projects are intended to link and align existing summer employment efforts with a broader set of partners so services feel more seamless to participants and resources are used more efficiently. ETA specifically highlights connecting local summer employment programs administered by Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) as well as non-LWDB summer employment programs run by cities or counties (where those exist) with local education agencies (LEAs), reengagement centers (where present), employers, and other community organizations. The expectation is that these partnerships will streamline how youth are recruited, assessed, placed into jobs, and supported; reduce duplication across systems; and improve how youth move from short-term summer work into longer-term education and employment pathways.
Eligibility for this grant is tied to having a foundation in place: applicants must either administer an existing summer employment program or formally partner with an existing summer employment program that is not run by an LWDB. This requirement signals that CPY is meant to enhance capacity, quality, and coordination of established summer initiatives, not start from scratch. ETA also notes that most LWDB-administered summer employment programs are expected to be WIOA-funded, suggesting CPY funds are positioned as an added investment to better connect those WIOA youth efforts to education partners and employers and to strengthen the career pathway components.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was posted February 4, 2016, with an application deadline of March 25, 2016. The assistance listing associated with the announcement is CFDA 17.280, and the funding instrument is a grant. Overall, CPY is best understood as a workforce development pilot that uses summer and year-round work experiences as a practical entry point, while pushing communities to coordinate across workforce boards, schools, employer partners, and youth-serving organizations so young people can build early job skills and transition into in-demand career tracks.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Summer Jobs and Beyond: Career Pathways for Youth (CPY) (FOA ETA 16 08)
What is the Summer Jobs and Beyond: Career Pathways for Youth (CPY) opportunity?
CPY (FOA ETA 16 08) is a U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOL-ETA) discretionary grant pilot program designed to strengthen and expand work-based opportunities for young people who are just entering the workforce, especially youth with little or no prior work experience.
Who is the funding agency for CPY?
The funding agency is the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
What is the main goal of the CPY pilot program?
The central goal is to help eligible youth gain real work experience and connect that experience to clear career pathways in in-demand industries. The grant emphasizes structured employment-related services and paid work experiences that serve as an on-ramp to longer-term career development.
What types of youth does CPY aim to serve?
CPY is designed to serve both in-school youth (ISY) and out-of-school youth (OSY), recognizing that these groups often need different scheduling and support.
How does CPY support in-school youth (ISY)?
For in-school youth, CPY supports summer jobs and also year-round part-time work options that can fit around school schedules.
How does CPY support out-of-school youth (OSY)?
For out-of-school youth, CPY focuses on employment and work experience opportunities available throughout the year, reflecting a need for consistent labor market attachment and more continuous engagement.
Does CPY fund paid work experiences?
Yes. The program emphasizes paid work experiences as part of the structured employment-related services it supports.
Is CPY intended to create brand-new summer job programs?
No. A defining feature of CPY is its focus on coordination and systems-building rather than creating entirely new stand-alone summer job programs. Projects are intended to enhance and align existing summer employment efforts.
What does "coordination and systems-building" mean in CPY?
It means connecting existing summer employment programs with a broader set of partners so that services feel more seamless to participants and resources are used more efficiently. CPY expects partnerships to streamline how youth are recruited, assessed, placed into jobs, and supported; reduce duplication across systems; and improve transitions from short-term summer work to longer-term education and employment pathways.
What kinds of partners does ETA expect CPY projects to align?
ETA specifically highlights connecting local summer employment programs administered by Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs), as well as non-LWDB summer employment programs run by cities or counties (where those exist), with local education agencies (LEAs), reengagement centers (where present), employers, and other community organizations.
What role do Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) play in CPY?
LWDB-administered summer employment programs are specifically referenced as key programs to link and align with other partners. ETA notes that most LWDB-administered summer employment programs are expected to be WIOA-funded, with CPY positioned as an additional investment to strengthen coordination and career pathway connections.
Are city or county summer employment programs relevant to CPY?
Yes. ETA identifies non-LWDB summer employment programs operated by cities or counties (where they exist) as programs that should be connected and aligned with workforce, education, employer, and community partners.
Are local education agencies (LEAs) part of the intended partnership network?
Yes. CPY explicitly calls out connecting summer employment efforts with local education agencies as part of the broader coordination approach.
Do reengagement centers have a role in CPY?
Yes, where reengagement centers are present, ETA highlights them as partners to connect with summer employment efforts and other local systems.
Why does CPY emphasize reducing duplication across systems?
CPY aims to improve efficiency and participant experience by aligning partners and processes, reducing overlap among programs, and making it easier for youth to move through recruitment, assessment, placement, and support without unnecessary repetition.
How is CPY expected to help youth move beyond a short-term summer job?
By linking work experiences to clear career pathways in in-demand industries and strengthening coordination among workforce boards, schools, employers, and youth-serving organizations, CPY is intended to help youth transition from short-term work experiences into longer-term education and employment pathways.
What is the eligibility requirement related to summer employment programs?
Applicants must either administer an existing summer employment program or formally partner with an existing summer employment program that is not run by an LWDB. This signals CPY is meant to enhance established summer initiatives rather than start new programs from scratch.
Is CPY connected to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)?
Yes. The funding is authorized under section 169(c) of WIOA for Dislocated Worker Demonstration Projects, along with authority provided through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016.
What is the total amount of funding ETA made available for CPY?
ETA made up to $20 million available for the CPY initiative.
How many awards were anticipated under CPY?
ETA anticipated about 10 awards.
What was the maximum award amount per grant?
The award ceiling was $2 million per grant.
What type of funding instrument is used for CPY?
The funding instrument is a grant.
What is the assistance listing (CFDA) number for this opportunity?
The assistance listing associated with the announcement is CFDA 17.280.
When was the CPY opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on February 4, 2016.
What was the application deadline for CPY?
The application deadline was March 25, 2016.
What makes CPY a "pilot program"?
CPY is described as a pilot because it is designed to test and strengthen approaches that use summer and year-round work experiences as an entry point while building stronger coordination across local workforce, education, employer, and community systems.
Is CPY focused only on summer employment?
No. While summer jobs are a key entry point (especially for in-school youth), CPY also emphasizes year-round work experience opportunities, particularly for out-of-school youth, and encourages ongoing connections to education and career pathways.
What is CPY ultimately trying to improve at the community level?
CPY is ultimately trying to improve how communities coordinate youth recruitment, assessment, job placement, and supportive services across systems, and how effectively youth move from early work experiences into in-demand career tracks.
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