Sponsor:
Economic Development Administration (EDA)
Summary:
EDA’s American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge aims to get Americans back to work by building and strengthening systems and partnerships that bring together employers who have hiring needs with other key entities to train workers with in-demand skills that lead to good-paying jobs.
Through the Good Jobs Challenge, EDA is allocating $500 million to collaborative skills training systems and programs. EDA 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) and Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and veterans and military spouses.
These systems and partnerships will create and implement industry-led training programs, designed to provide skills for and connect unemployed or underemployed workers to existing and emerging job opportunities. Ultimately, these systems are designed to train workers with the skills to secure a union job or a quality job that provides good pay, benefits, and growth opportunities.
EDA will fund proposals within the following three phases, as applicable to regional needs:
- System Development: Help establish and develop a regional workforce training system comprised of multiple sector partnerships
- Program Design: Develop the skills training curriculum and materials, and secure technical expertise needed to train workers
- Program Implementation: Implement non-construction projects needed to provide workforce training and connect workers with quality jobs, including wrap-around services
For more information, view the Good Jobs Challenge website and the full FY 2021 EDA American Rescue Plan Act Good Jobs Challenge Notice of Funding Opportunity.
Award:
Award funding is variable but is expected to be between $1,000,000 and $25,000,000.
Limited Submission Requirements and Timeline:
Up to two (2) proposals approved by the Division of Research and Economic Development will be submitted to this program. For such approval, Principal Investigators (PIs) must first submit a one-to-two page white paper to preaward@boisestate.edu by November 5, 2021.
Your white paper should include:
- A list of key team members, including collaborators.
- A description of the proposed project.
If selected to submit a full proposal, PIs must ensure that proposals meet all requirements stated in the RFP, in the announcement, and in the implementing laws and regulations related to this state grant program.
Key Submission Dates:
- November 5, 2021 – White paper due to preaward@boisestate.edu. We encourage you to cc your Dean for visibility as well
- November 15, 2021 – Anticipated date for notification to Internal Awardees
- January 19, 2022 – Full proposal due to OSP
- January 26, 2022 – Full proposal due to EDA
Did you find a limited submission opportunity? Email us at preaward@boisestate.edu!