Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ETA 18 02
The Reentry Projects (RP) funding opportunity (FOA-ETA-18-02) is a U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration discretionary grant program that makes about $82.5 million available to support employment-focused reentry efforts. Authorized under Section 169 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the program is framed around improving workforce program effectiveness through approaches that are grounded in evidence and that can be strengthened through learning, research, and evaluation. The core aim is to improve reentry strategies for both adults and young adults by working with organizations in the field to address reentry challenges that may be persistent in some communities or newly emerging.
The FOA is designed to let applicants build customized reentry projects, but it places clear expectations on what those projects should include. Proposed interventions must be evidence-based or evidence-informed, or they may be new interventions that theory and prior research suggest are promising; applicants can also propose a blend of established and newer approaches. Regardless of the mix, the Department is looking for interventions that translate into stronger employment outcomes for the people served. A particularly emphasized element is apprenticeship. The Department expresses special interest in program models that connect participants to apprenticeship opportunities, including Registered Apprenticeships, industry-recognized apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeships, signaling a preference for structured pathways that lead to credentials, paid work-based learning, and longer-term attachment to the labor market.
Beyond employment placement, the initiative is meant to help communities plan and implement comprehensive reentry programs that address the broader barriers people face when returning from incarceration or justice involvement. The FOA highlights public safety and successful reintegration as the larger purpose, with the expectation that participants are supported to become productive and law-abiding community members, engage in pro-social activities such as employment and education, maintain long-term employment, sustain stable housing, and address substance use and mental health needs when relevant. The emphasis on partnerships is important here: applicants are expected to connect participants to local programs and services so that employment support is paired with the kinds of stabilizing resources that often determine whether someone can keep a job over time.
Funding is targeted to two distinct populations, and applicants must keep them separate at the program level. One track serves young adults ages 18 to 24 who have been involved in the juvenile or adult justice system, including young people who have dropped out of high school. The other track serves adults age 25 or older who were formerly incarcerated in the adult criminal justice system and who were released from prison or jail within 180 days of enrollment. A single application can only propose to serve one of these groups, and programs cannot combine young adults and adults in the same project. However, an organization may submit up to two applications total under this FOA: at most one application for an adult program and at most one application for a young adult program. If both applications are strong, an applicant can potentially receive up to two awards.
The FOA also distinguishes between two types of applicants based on organizational footprint. Applicants must apply either as an intermediary organization (IO) or as a non-intermediary organization (NIO). Intermediary organizations are defined here as organizations with an affiliate network or offices in at least three communities across at least two states, reflecting a multi-site, multi-state structure. Non-intermediary organizations are those operating as single-site entities or with multiple sites within one state. This distinction signals that ETA expects to fund both broader networks that can operate across multiple communities and more localized organizations that deliver services within a single state context, but each applicant must choose the category that matches its structure.
Projects funded under this FOA must be rooted in high-crime, high-poverty communities, making place-based need a required targeting feature rather than an optional preference. In terms of award scale, the grant ceiling is $4.5 million, with an estimated 35 awards anticipated. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 17.270 (Employment, Labor and Training). The FOA was created on April 4, 2018, and the original application deadline was May 4, 2018, with submissions due by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.Apply for FOA ETA 18 02
- The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Reentry Projects (RP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.270.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 04, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 04, 2018 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is May 4, 2018. 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 $4,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 35 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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