Job Corps Scholars Program

Agency: Employment and Training Administration

Assistance Listings

17.287 -- Job Corps Experimental Projects and Technical Assistance

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Important dates

Archived: February 7, 2020
Closed: January 8, 2020
The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is January 8, 2020. Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Award details

Expected project funding: $23,738,000
Expected awards: 20

Award min.

Award max.

$1,186,900

Funding opportunity number:FOA-ETA-20-03
Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
Funding instrument type:
- Grant
Opportunity Category:Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
Category of Funding Activity:
- Employment labor and training
Category Explanation:Not specified

History

Posted date: October 23, 2019
Archive date: February 7, 2020
Version: 3

View version history on Grants.gov

Summary

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Approximately 20 successful applicants will receive awards of $1,186,900. Through this announcement, the Job Corps Scholars Program will serve Job Corps eligible youth enrolled at selected community colleges, HBCUs and TCCUs. For students designated by the grantees as “Job Corps Scholars,” these educational institutions will provide free tuition for their first year in the Job Corps Scholars program, career technical training, and intensive personal and career counseling services to support and facilitate completion of the program. In addition, employment counseling services will be provided, including follow-up employment services. These projects will serve low income young adults between the ages of 16 to 24 who have at least one characteristic that is a barrier to education and employment listed in the FOA.

Eligibility

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information on eligibility

Accredited, two-year, public community colleges; accredited, public, two- and four-year historically Black colleges and universities or HBCUs, and accredited, two- and four-year tribal colleges and universities or TCCUs with at least one certification training program that can be completed in 12 months or less.

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FOA-ETA-20-03.pdf	FOA-ETA-20-03	Oct 23, 2019 05:37 PM UTC
FOA-financial_system_assessment_4-12-18.pdf	FOA financial system assessment	Oct 17, 2019 07:12 PM UTC

Agency contact information

Email: dehart.elizabeth@dol.gov

dehart.elizabeth@dol.gov

Elizabeth DeHart Grants Management Specialist

Link to additional information

No additional information is available