Rynek pracy · 6.04.1995

Job Training Partnership Act: Dropout Prevention

All the information required to submit a proposal is contained in the announcement. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), announces the availability of funds for demonstration projects to replicate and formally evaluate a successful model by the Ford Foundation, known as the Quantum Opportunities Project (QOP). The U.S. Department of Education may also provide funds for this demonstration. The project is directed specifically toward at- risk youth entering the ninth grade. The objectives of the project are to enable participants to complete high school, and to improve their rate of entering and succeeding in post-secondary education. Initial grants of $200,000 will be made to five local areas. Pending availability of funds, these grants will be renewed at the same level for three additional years to cover the four years of high school of participating students. To receive these funds, local sites will need to agree to participate in an evaluation in which eligible youth will be randomly assigned to receive or not to receive QOP services. These grants will be limited to service delivery areas (SDAs) under the Job Training Partnership Act (