[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10573-10574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3982]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA PY 11-01]


Notice of Funding Opportunity and Solicitation for Grant 
Applications (SGA) for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for Grant Applications.

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SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Department of Labor's Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA) announces the availability of 
approximately $12.1 million from funds made available through the 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 DOL appropriation for Training and Employment 
Services for grants to State Workforce Agencies (SWA) to develop the 
Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI). ETA expects to award 
approximately twelve grants of up to $1 million each for a 36 month 
period of performance. This performance period includes all necessary 
implementation and start-up activities. Eligible applicants for this 
solicitation are those SWAs within the 50 states, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that were not 
recipients of a round one WDQI grant (as a result of solicitation SGA/
DFA PY 09-10). Grants awarded will provide SWAs the opportunity to 
develop and use State workforce longitudinal administrative data 
systems. These State longitudinal data systems will, at a minimum, 
include information on programs that provide training, employment 
services, and unemployment insurance. These systems must also be linked 
longitudinally at the individual level to allow for analysis which will 
lead to

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enhanced opportunity for program evaluation and lead to better 
information for customers and stakeholders of the workforce system. In 
addition, these systems must connect with the U.S. Department of 
Education's (ED) Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) databases. 
Where such longitudinal systems do not exist or are incipient, WDQI 
grant assistance may be used to design and develop workforce data 
systems that are longitudinal and which are designed to link with 
relevant education data or longitudinal education data systems. WDQI 
grant assistance may also be used to improve upon and more effectively 
use existing State longitudinal systems.
    The complete SGA and any subsequent SGA amendments, in connection 
with this solicitation are described in further detail on ETA's Web 
site at http://www.doleta.gov/grants/ or on http://www.grants.gov. The 
Web sites provide application information, eligibility requirements, 
review and selection procedures and other program requirements 
governing this solicitation.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications is April 19, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: L. Gerald Tate, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Room N-4716, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-3703. 
The Grant Officer for this SGA is Latifa Jeter.

    Dated: Signed February 14, 2012 in Washington, DC.
Eric D. Luetkenhaus,
Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration.
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