Workforce Innovation Fund
Agency: Employment and Training Administration
Assistance Listings
- 17.283 -- Workforce Innovation Fund
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announces the availability of approximately $98.5 million in Workforce Innovation Fund grants authorized by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 112-10). These funds support innovative approaches to the design and delivery of employment and training services that generate long-term improvements in the performance of the public workforce system, both in terms of outcomes for job seeker and employer customers and cost-effectiveness.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Eligible institutions are: (i) State Workforce Agencies; (ii) Local Workforce Investment Boards; (iii) entities eligible to apply for WIA Section 166 grants; (iv) consortia of State Workforce Agencies; (v) consortia of Local Workforce Investment Boards; and (vi) consortia of entities eligible to apply for WIA Section 166 grants.
See Section III of the SGA for requirements for each of these applicant types.
Grantor contact information
Description
Ariam Ferro
Grants Management Specialist
Phone 202-693-3968
Email Grant Specialist
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| wif-amendment-one.pdf | Amendment One SGA-DFA-PY-11-05 | Jan 30, 2012 07:00 PM UTC |
| sga-dfa-py-11-05.pdf | Full Announcement SGA-DFA-PY-11-05 | Dec 22, 2011 03:49 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: April 21, 2012
Award
$98,500,000
Program Funding
25
Expected awards
$1,000,000
Award Minimum
$12,000,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
SGA-DFA-PY-11-05
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:
2
Posted date:
December 22, 2011
Archive date:
April 21, 2012
