Presented by: The Office of Workforce Investment U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Robin Fernkas – Division Chief, Division of Strategic Investments, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration Megan Baird– Program Manager, Division of Strategic Investments, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration Steve Rietzke– Grant Officer, Office of Grants Management, Employment and Training Administration Elizabeth Dehart– Grant Management Specialist, Office of Grants Management, Employment and Training Administration 3 # Presenters

Funding Opportunity Description

 address education and training barriers for low- to middle-skilled parents by prioritizing the needs of this targeted population;  addressing child care needs for parents seeking education and training;  increasing access to child care resources; and  bridging the gap between the workforce development and child care systems

 Train low- to middle-skilled individuals with child care needs by providing training and employment opportunities to advance in careers in high-growth and/or in- demand H-1B occupations and industries, including but not limited to Information Technology (IT), healthcare, and advanced manufacturing.  Review Attachment F of the FOA for a list of industries that are using H–1B visas to hire foreign workers.

SWFI Program Design Elements SWFI grants will simultaneously address both job training needs and child care barriers of low- to middle- skilled parents through individual services and by developing or improving systems navigation services that will result in sustainable systemic change, based on two critical design elements: (1)Program Level Activities  Must address individual training needs, provide customized supportive services, and lead to job placement in middle to high-skilled jobs. (2)System Level Activities  Must simplify and increase access to services and resources that enable low- to middle-skilled individuals with child care needs to participate in and complete training

 Outreach and Recruitment  Assessments  Supportive and Referral Services  Program Model Strategies  Career Pathways  Employment and Retention Strategies (1)Program Level Activities

Refresh or upgrade skills Accelerated training May not result in credential Short-term Intensive Training Long or short-term training Results in a credential Credential- focused Intensive Training Leads to career advancement for parents who are frontline incumbent workers Upskilling Frontline Incumbent Workers Career Pathways as a Program Model/Strategy

 Improve coordination and collaboration amongst workforce development training programs and child care and other education services;  Build effective community partnerships that leverage resources;  Coordinate with existing child care consumer education and referral systems;  Ensure families already receiving services do not loose existing benefits;  Encourage training providers, workforce system, and employers to work together to assist parents with training barriers;  Provide a coordinated set of child care and workforce resources and services;  Provide linkages through data systems; and  Leverage Federal place-based partnerships (2) System Level Activities

 Up to 25% of the grantee’s total budget may be used to provide quality, affordable child care and other support services to individuals participating in education and training activities Participant Support Services

Award information

 Approximately $25 million is available to funds projects  Grants will be awarded to the lead applicant of a public-private partnership  Rural and smaller communities who may have a need for only moderate amounts of funds are encouraged to apply  Up to $4 million grant awards  There is no minimum award amount, however, the Department generally expects award amounts $250,000 or more  Projects must secure in leveraged resources an amount equal to at least 25% of the total requested funds to support the project’s overall goals and milestones SWFI Grant Award Information

Eligibility Information

Workforce Entities Education and Training Providers Business Entities Child Care Service Providers, Programs, or Local Human Service Providers* Required Partners – The Primary Partnership *A Child care or other early childhood education service agency is a required partner include in the primary partnership, but cannot be the lead applicant.

Workforce Entities Education and Training Providers Business Entities Eligible Lead Applicants – The Primary Partnership

Additional Required Employer Partners  In addition to the primary partnership applicants are required to include at least three employers or an industry association representing at least three employers. These employers or the industry association may also serve as the business entity in the required partnership, as appropriate.  For additional information on this requirement, see section IV.B.4.a, Requested Attachments to the Project Narrative.

Targeted Populations  100% of participants served must be parents with child care responsibilities  Defined as: custodial parents, legal guardians, foster parents, or other persons standing in loco parentis and that has at least one dependent that is 13 years of age or younger, or a dependent with a disability or developmental delay.  No more than twenty five percent (25%) of the participants enrolled may be incumbent workers that meet the eligibility criteria

Targeted Populations (cont.)  The Department is particularly interested in projects that serve parents within the following categories:  Unemployed or underemployed low-skilled, low income parents with training and child care needs;  Parents enrolled in or pre-qualified for one or more of the following programs:  WIOA Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker (including displaced homemakers);  WIOA Title I Youth;  TANF;  Child Care Development Fund;  Head Start and Early Head Start;  SNAP;  Community Service Block Grant;  Community Development Block Grant; or  Child Care Access Means Parents in School program;  Military spouses with dependents in need of training and employment assistance;  Low-skilled frontline incumbent workers who are parents with child care responsibilities* *Frontline incumbent workers are typically considered workers who are employed in lower-skilled and/or entry level positions and where attaining new skills and competencies could help advance them into middle- and high-skilled jobs.

Application and Submission Process

SWFI Proposal Submission Section IV.B.4.C Proposals must be received by 4:00:00 p.m. (ET) on March 16,  Methods of submission  Online at  Regular mail  Overnight mail  Hand delivery  Reference FOA/ETA PY 16-05

Grants.gov We strongly recommend that before you begin to write the application, you should immediately initiate and complete the “Get Registered” registration steps Create a username and password with Grants.gov to become an Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) All applicants for Federal grant and funding opportunities are required to have a DUNS number Applicants must register with the System for Award Management (SAM) before submitting an application. Instructions for registering with SAM can be found at

SWFI Evaluation Criteria Section V.A 1.Statement of Need: 13 points 2.Expected Outcomes and outputs: 13 points 3.Project Design: 56 4.Organizational, Administrative, and Fiscal Capacity : 10 points 5.Past Performance: 3 points 6.Project Budget: 5 points Total Possible Points = 100

 Technical Review Panels will meet after the closing date to review applications.  Scoring is based on the quality of the responses to the required information described in Section IV.B.3  Panels prepare a report for each application.  Panel results are advisory in nature. Review and Selection process

 Link to upcoming FAQs:  The Department will review questions submitted regarding the FOA and provide a timely response.  For additional resources on applying to competitive ETA grants including two training modules in our Grant Applications 101 series, see this link: /grants_resources.aspx?pparams= /grants_resources.aspx?pparams  Questions should be directed to Elizabeth Dehart at and reference FOA/ETA PY in the subject Frequently Asked Questions

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