Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative - Third Generation

The summary for the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative - Third Generation grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Employment and Training Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative - Third Generation: In the 21st century global economy, talent development is a critical component in our nations economic competitiveness. To stay ahead of global competition, we must identify strategies to further integrate workforce development, economic development, and education at the regional level - where companies, workers, researchers, entrepreneurs and governments come together to create a competitive advantage. Launched in February 2006, the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative focuses on the role of talent development in driving regional economic competitiveness, job growth and new opportunities for American workers. The goal of WIRED is to expand employment and advancement opportunities for workers and catalyze the creation of high-skill and high-wage opportunities in regional economies. The WIRED Initiative is currently providing regions across the country with grant funding and ongoing technical assistance from ETA and a cadre of experts in order to help them achieve these goals. To further support regions that are seeking to transform their economies and enhance their global competitiveness through talent development, ETA is announcing a new round of grants for the third generation of regions under the WIRED Initiative. The third generation is designed to fully engage local workforce investment boards in collaborative partnerships and transformational leadership within regional economies nationwide. The Department of Labor is making $65 million available for this new round of grants. This round of the WIRED Initiative will take place over the course of three years and the Department anticipates that individual grant awards will total $5 million over this period. Only Governors may apply on behalf of regions within their states or across state lines. Each Governor may submit up to two applications.

Federal Grant Title:	Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative - Third Generation
Federal Agency Name:	Employment and Training Administration
Grant Categories:	Employment Labor and Training
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	SGA-DFA-PY-06-09
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	17.268
CFDA Descriptions:	H-1B High Growth Job Training Grants
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	Apr 13, 2007 The closing date for receipt of elec
Posted Date:	Feb 13, 2007
Creation Date:	Feb 13, 2007
Archive Date:	May 13, 2007
Total Program Funding:	$65,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$5,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:	13
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: State Governors (for the purpose of this application, the definition of State Governor includes the Governor of Puerto Rico and the Mayor of the District of Columbia) are the eligible applicants. The Governor must submit an application on behalf of a specific, defined multi-county region and a regional team of public and private partners. The application must clearly identify the state entity that will serve as the grant recipient, the state entity or local workforce investment board that will serve as the projects fiscal agent, and the sub-recipient that will have responsibility for administering the project on the Governors behalf. The grant application form should contain the information of the state agency that is serving as the grant recipient. Joint applications for regions that cross state lines will be accepted. All participating Governors of multi-state regions must jointly submit and sign the transmittal letter for the application. Applications for multi-state regions must identify the state entity that will be the grant recipient, the state agency or local workforce investment board that will serve as the projects fiscal agent, and the sub-recipient with responsibility for administering the project on the Governors behalf. Each Governor is permitted to submit up to two applications. Governors may not submit applications for any of the 26 first and second generation regions that have already received a WIRED grant, as specified in Attachment A. However, a small overlap between the existing WIRED regions and an applying region will be permitted.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Laura P. Watson
Grant Officer
Phone (202)693-3961 [email protected] Laura P. Watson
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