Job Training Partnership Act: Innovative Employment and Training Opportunities for People With Disabilities

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All information required to submit a grant application by eligible applicants in contained in this announcement. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), announces the availability of funds for locally administered demonstration projects with innovative employment and training opportunities for people with disabilities that suffered long-term unemployment or who have been dislocated from recent employment. The program will be jointly funded by Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Title IV, Research and Demonstration, and Title III, National Reserve Funds. This notice describes the process that eligible entities must use to apply for demonstration funds, how grantees are to be selected, and the responsibilities of grantees. The Department anticipates awarding three (3) to five (5) grants, not to exceed $500,000 per grant, or a total of $1.5 million. Applications that exceed $500,000 will not be considered. Awards will be made on a competitive basis. The duration of grants will be for eighteen (18) months.