Workforce Data Quality Initiative – WDQI Round VII

Agency: Employment and Training Administration

17.261 -- WIOA Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research Projects

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, the Department, or we) announces the availability of approximately $11,500,000 in grant funds to eligible State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) to support the development or expansion of State workforce longitudinal administrative databases. ETA plans to award approximately five grant awards up to $1,000,000 and three grant awards up to $2,181,333. These grants will have a 36 month Period-of–Performance.

0.0001pt;">Eligible State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) are those located in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) - SWAs in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Grantor contact information

Description

Michael Lessmeier Grants Management Specialist lessmeier.michael.j@dol.gov

Email

lessmeier.michael.j@dol.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FOA-ETA-19-02.pdf	FOA-ETA-19-02	Mar 25, 2019 03:17 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Closed: April 24, 2019

Application process

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Award

$11,500,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$2,181,333

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FOA-ETA-19-02

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Employment labor and training

Category Explanation:

History

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Posted date:

March 25, 2019

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