Veterans Accelerated Learning for Licensed Occupations Project
Agency: Employment and Training Administration
Assistance Listings
- 17.207 -- Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The project aims to accomplish increasing and expediting attainment of state occupational licenses by veterans and TSMs by identifying gaps between military education and training in specific military occupations as compared to the education required for related licensed civilian occupations. For example, credit recommendations sometimes identify military education as equivalent to 1 or 2 credits of a 3-credit course—leaving gaps that are portions of courses. Where these identified gaps represent portions of multiple required courses the project will develop a bridge curriculum, as open educational resources, to address those gaps such that veterans can enter and complete a program of study required to obtain a state license needed to achieve their career objectives. Furthermore, the project seeks to identify instances in which civilian education programs can waive required courses by awarding credit for military training or giving veterans and TSM advanced standing within an existing training program.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Eligible lead applicants must be a public or non-profit organization representing the postsecondary education partner as defined below. There are two required partners (including the lead applicant), one representing postsecondary education interests, and one representing occupational licensing interests. 1. Lead Applicant: a postsecondary education partner, which may be: a) A single public or non-profit postsecondary educational institution, as defined in Section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1001); or b) An existing legal entity representing multiple public and/or non-profit postsecondary educational institutions, such as an association, board, compact, commission, or system. 2. Required Partner: an occupational licensing partner, which may be: a) A state regulatory board that oversees multiple licensing entities in the state or states where the educational institutions are located; b) An association of multiple state occupational licensing boards or agencies; or c) An interstate occupational licensing compact.
Grantor contact information
Description
Michael Lessmeier
Grants Management Specialist
Lessmeier.Michael.J@dol.gov
Lessmeier.Michael.J@dol.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FOA-ETA-19-06.pdf | FOA-ETA-19-06 | Apr 10, 2019 05:49 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Archived: June 28, 2019
Award
$2,500,000
Program Funding
3
Expected awards
$750,000
Award Minimum
$2,500,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
FOA-ETA-19-06
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Employment labor and training
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
7
Posted date:
April 10, 2019
Archive date:
June 28, 2019
