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Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grants Program
The U. S. Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) announces the availability of up to $500 million in grant funds to be awarded under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grants program (TAACCCT).
These funds are available to eligible institutions of higher education to serve workers who are eligible for training under the TAA for workers program in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
The TAACCCT provides community colleges and other eligible institutions of higher education with funds to expand and improve their ability to deliver education and career training programs that can be completed in two years or less, are suited for workers who are eligible for training under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program, and prepare program participants for employment in high-wage, high-skill occupations.
The Department intends to fund grants ranging from $ 2. 5 million to $5 million for individual applicants and from $ 2. 5 million to $20 million for consortium applicants.
These funds are available to eligible institutions of higher education to serve workers who are eligible for training under the TAA for workers program in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
The TAACCCT provides community colleges and other eligible institutions of higher education with funds to expand and improve their ability to deliver education and career training programs that can be completed in two years or less, are suited for workers who are eligible for training under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program, and prepare program participants for employment in high-wage, high-skill occupations.
The Department intends to fund grants ranging from $ 2. 5 million to $5 million for individual applicants and from $ 2. 5 million to $20 million for consortium applicants.
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Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grants
Department of Labor
Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Employment and Training Administration
Estimated Funding: Not Available
Office: Employment and Training Administration
Estimated Funding: Not Available
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Full Announcement SGA-DFA-PY-10-03
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible institutions are institutions of higher education as defined in Section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1002) which offer programs that can be completed in not more than 2 years.
These "institutions of higher education" include public, proprietary, or other nonprofit educational institutions.
Applicants must identify their institution type in Section 9 of the SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance.
Eligible institutions must be accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association that has been recognized by the U. S. Department of Education.
A database of institutions that are accredited by bodies recognized by the U. S. Department of Education can be found at http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to check this Web site, as the Department will reference this database in determining an applicant�s accreditation to ensure eligibility.
Generally, institutions of higher education include 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Hispanic Serving Institutions, among others.
See SGA Section III for more information on eligibility.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm
Contact:
Melissa AbdullahGrants Management SpecialistPhone 202-693-3346
Agency Email Description:
Grant Specialist Email
Agency Email:
Abdullah.Melissa@dol.gov
Date Posted:
2011-01-20
Application Due Date:
2011-04-21
Archive Date:
2011-05-21
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