Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration (ETJD)
Agency: Employment and Training Administration
Assistance Listings
- 17.261 -- WIA Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research Projects
- 17.270 -- Reintegration of Ex-Offenders
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The Department of Labors Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the availability of approximately $40 million in grant funds authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 to support successful applicants in providing enhanced transitional jobs (ETJ) programs, as well as other activities and services, to increase the workforce participation of low-income, hard-to-employ populations, specifically non-custodial parents and/or ex-offenders reentering their communities. ETA intends to fund grantees proposing to implement ETJ program models that go beyond transitional jobs...
(TJ) programs currently operating or tested previously. ETA seeks applications from either Local Workforce Investment Boards or non-profit community or faith-based organizations with 503(c)(3) IRS status with experience with providing TJ programs, or that represents a partnership that includes an organization with experience providing TJ programs. Applicants must demonstrate that a relationship exists with the required partners or that such a relationship could be established quickly because of existing connections and agreements to work together. Applicants may also include other partners that can provide needed services for program participants and/or refer participants to the applicant as described in the SGA. Upon selection, all grantees will be required to participate in a random assignment evaluation.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
In order to be eligible for consideration under this solicitation, an applicant must be a Local Workforce Investment Board or non-profit community or faith-based organization with 501(c)(3) IRS status. Applicants forming a consortium (or banding together to apply as a consortium) and National or regional organizations will also be considered, however the lead applicant submitting the application must be one of the eligible applicants listed above. The geographic area to be served by an individual project must be contiguous. Only one application will be funded for an applicant.
Grantor contact information
Description
Mamie Williams
Grants Management Specialist
Phone 202-693-3341
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| sga-10-11-amendment-two.pdf | Amendment Two SGA-DFA-PY-10-11 | Mar 21, 2011 02:25 PM UTC |
| sga-dfa-10-11-amendment1.pdf | Amendment One SGA-DFA-PY-10-11 | Mar 9, 2011 07:57 PM UTC |
| sga-dfa-py-10-11.pdf | Full Announcement SGA-DFA-PY-10-11 | Mar 2, 2011 04:18 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: May 15, 2011
Award
$40,000,000
Program Funding
9
Expected awards
$3,000,000
Award Minimum
$6,000,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
SGA-DFA-PY-10-11
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
--
Category of Funding Activity:
Employment labor and training
Category Explanation:
History
Version:
3
Posted date:
March 2, 2011
Archive date:
May 15, 2011
