Opportunity Information: Apply for SGA DFA PY 13 05
Apply for SGA DFA PY 13 05
- The Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Workforce Data Quality Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.261 WIA/WIOA Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research Projects.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 27, 2014 and posted on Jan 27, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 25, 2014 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is March 25, 2014. Applications must be received no later than 400 p.m. Eastern Time.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $6,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants for this solicitation are those SWAs that are members of WRIS2 and that currently do not have a WDQI grant as a result of solicitation SGA DFA PY 12 07 (Round III). SWAs that received an award under SGA DFA PY 12 07 (Round III) are not eligible to apply to this SGA, and their applications will not be reviewed. Accordingly, a given SWA may receive a cumulative total of no more than two grant awards through this SGA and the previous three rounds of the WDQI program. The Department anticipates funding at least four SWAs that are not currently WDQI grantees. The Department anticipates funding up to two SWAs that are current grantees (funded under SGA DFA PY 09 10) to aid in the further production and dissemination of workforce training provider performance information and outcomes in a standardized, easy to understand format (e.g., scorecards), consistent with all applicable Federal and State privacy laws.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) is a U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) discretionary grant opportunity designed to help State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) build out or strengthen statewide workforce longitudinal administrative data systems. Using approximately $6,000,000 made available through the FY 2013 DOL appropriation for Training and Employment Services, the program funds states to create or expand longitudinal databases that bring together key workforce program information, including training and employment services and unemployment insurance data, and then connect those workforce records with education data housed in Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS). The core idea is to support data infrastructure that follows individuals over time and across programs so states can better evaluate what works, improve service delivery, and provide clearer performance information to policymakers, employers, training providers, and jobseekers.
At a minimum, the data systems supported under this initiative are expected to: (1) include data from programs that provide training, employment services, and unemployment insurance; (2) connect with SLDS education data; (3) link records longitudinally at the individual level to enable stronger evaluation of federally and state-supported education and workforce programs; and (4) produce workforce training provider performance information and outcomes in standardized, easy-to-understand formats, such as scorecards, while complying with all applicable federal and state privacy laws. WDQI funds can be used both to design and develop systems where they do not yet exist or are still early-stage, and to improve or expand systems that a state already has in place.
The grant competition (Funding Opportunity Number SGA-DFA-PY-13-05; CFDA 17.261) anticipated making about six awards, with an award ceiling of $1,200,000 and no cost sharing or matching requirement. ETA also set aside up to 3 percent of the total round funding (up to $180,000) specifically for technical assistance to help grantees with WDQI development and implementation. In terms of who could apply, eligibility was limited to SWAs that are members of WRIS2 and that did not have a WDQI grant as a result of the Round III solicitation (SGA-DFA-PY-12-07). SWAs that received Round III awards were explicitly ineligible, and a state could receive no more than two total WDQI awards across this solicitation and the prior three rounds. ETA indicated it expected to fund at least four SWAs that were not current WDQI grantees, and up to two SWAs that were existing WDQI grantees funded under an earlier round (SGA-DFA-PY-09-10), with an emphasis for those states on further producing and disseminating standardized performance information such as scorecards.
The opportunity was posted January 27, 2014, and applications were due March 25, 2014, by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with the program later archived on April 24, 2014. The administering agency was ETA within the U.S. Department of Labor, and the listed grants management contact was Linda Forman (202-693-3416).
Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) Grant - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI)?
The Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA). It is designed to help State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) build, strengthen, expand, or improve statewide workforce longitudinal administrative data systems.
What is the main purpose of WDQI funding?
WDQI funding supports state data infrastructure that can follow individuals over time and across programs. The goal is to help states better evaluate what works, improve service delivery, and provide clearer performance information to policymakers, employers, training providers, and jobseekers.
How much total funding was available under this WDQI competition?
Approximately $6,000,000 was made available through the FY 2013 DOL appropriation for Training and Employment Services.
How many awards were anticipated?
ETA anticipated making about six awards under this competition.
What was the maximum award amount per state?
The award ceiling was $1,200,000 per award.
Was cost sharing or a match required?
No. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement indicated for this opportunity.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) that were members of WRIS2 and that did not have a WDQI grant as a result of the Round III solicitation (SGA-DFA-PY-12-07).
Who was not eligible to apply?
SWAs that received WDQI awards under the Round III solicitation (SGA-DFA-PY-12-07) were explicitly ineligible for this competition.
How many total WDQI awards could a state receive?
A state could receive no more than two total WDQI awards across this solicitation and the prior three rounds.
Could existing WDQI grantees apply?
Yes, in limited circumstances. ETA indicated it expected to fund up to two SWAs that were existing WDQI grantees funded under an earlier round (SGA-DFA-PY-09-10), with an emphasis on further producing and disseminating standardized performance information such as scorecards.
What types of systems or projects does WDQI support?
WDQI supports the creation, expansion, strengthening, or improvement of statewide longitudinal administrative data systems. Funds can be used to design and develop systems where they do not yet exist or are early-stage, and to improve or expand systems already in place.
What data sources are expected to be included at a minimum?
At a minimum, the supported data systems are expected to include data from programs that provide training, employment services, and unemployment insurance.
Is connection to education data required?
Yes. WDQI-supported systems are expected to connect workforce records with education data housed in Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS).
What does it mean to link records longitudinally at the individual level?
It means linking records over time for the same individual so that states can conduct stronger evaluations of federally and state-supported education and workforce programs and better understand outcomes across programs.
What kinds of outputs are expected from WDQI-funded systems?
WDQI-funded systems are expected to produce workforce training provider performance information and outcomes in standardized, easy-to-understand formats, such as scorecards.
Are there privacy requirements for WDQI-funded data systems?
Yes. The systems and outputs are expected to comply with all applicable federal and state privacy laws.
Was technical assistance funding included in this WDQI round?
Yes. ETA set aside up to 3 percent of the total round funding (up to $180,000) for technical assistance to help grantees with WDQI development and implementation.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this solicitation?
The Funding Opportunity Number was SGA-DFA-PY-13-05.
What CFDA number was associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed for this opportunity was 17.261.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on January 27, 2014.
When were applications due?
Applications were due March 25, 2014, by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Which agency administered the grant?
The administering agency was the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) within the U.S. Department of Labor.
Who was the listed grants management contact?
The listed grants management contact was Linda Forman, reachable at 202-693-3416.
What did ETA say it expected to fund in terms of new versus existing WDQI states?
ETA indicated it expected to fund at least four SWAs that were not current WDQI grantees, and up to two SWAs that were existing WDQI grantees from an earlier round (SGA-DFA-PY-09-10), emphasizing standardized performance information such as scorecards for those existing grantees.
When was this opportunity archived?
The program was later archived on April 24, 2014.
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