H-1B One Workforce Grant Program | FOA ETA 20 13

Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ETA 20 13

The H-1B One Workforce Grant Program is a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) discretionary grant opportunity designed to help states and regional economies address critical skill shortages in occupations commonly associated with H-1B level work. Funded under the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACWIA), as amended (29 USC 3224a), the program makes up to $150 million available to support workforce strategies that prepare workers and jobseekers for middle- to high-skilled roles where employer demand is outpacing the available talent supply.

Funding is structured as relatively large awards intended to support ambitious, regionally coordinated efforts. ETA anticipated funding roughly 15 to 30 grants, with individual awards ranging from $500,000 up to a $10,000,000 ceiling. The opportunity is categorized under employment, labor, and training, and is listed under CFDA 17.268. While the eligibility field is summarized as "Others" in the listing, eligibility is clarified in the full announcement text (not included here), indicating the competition is not limited to a single type of institution and is meant to support broad regional partnerships rather than standalone projects.

At the center of the program is the expectation that applicants will build or strengthen what the announcement calls H-1B One Workforce Partnerships. These partnerships are meant to bring together employers and industry leaders, education and training providers, the public workforce system, state and local government, and other relevant organizations. The idea is to align resources around real employer demand and then deliver training and education solutions that are tightly connected to hiring needs and measurable outcomes. The program emphasizes collaboration and shared planning across a state or economic region, rather than fragmented efforts by individual organizations working independently.

The grant focus is on developing dynamic workforce strategies for key sectors facing rapid technological change and labor shortages. The announcement highlights fields like Information Technology, advanced manufacturing, and transportation, particularly where automation and new technologies are reshaping job requirements. It also explicitly points to "industries of the future" such as artificial intelligence, quantum information sciences, 5G and advanced communications, and biotechnology. In practice, this means the program is oriented toward training models that build technical skills aligned with evolving industry standards and that can move participants into higher-skill roles that employers are struggling to fill.

A major goal is to produce proof-of-concept training models that demonstrate strong results and can be replicated across the broader workforce system. Applicants are expected to propose innovative approaches, but also to show that their projects complement and leverage existing programs rather than duplicate them. That requirement signals ETA is looking for applicants to map the current training and workforce landscape in their region, identify gaps, and use grant funds to add value through coordination, new program design, expanded access, improved alignment with employers, or other strategies that strengthen outcomes without reinventing what already exists.

Administratively, the funding opportunity is identified as FOA-ETA-20-13, with an original posting date of September 24, 2020. The application deadline listed was November 12, 2020, with submissions due by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The overall framing of the program is that it uses H-1B-related fee-funded authority to expand and modernize domestic talent pipelines, helping regions build sustainable systems that train and place workers into in-demand, higher-skill occupations through employer-driven, publicly supported partnerships.

• The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training, opportunity zone benefits sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "H-1B One Workforce Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.268.
• This funding opportunity was created on Sep 24, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 12, 2020 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is November 12, 2020. Applications must be received no later than 40000 p.m. Eastern Time.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $10,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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