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Currently the U.S. Department of Labor has the following grant opportunities open:

Veterans' Employment & Training Service

VETS announces competition for Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program

Background: Urban or Non-Urban HVRP grants are intended to address two objectives: (1) to provide services to assist in reintegrating homless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force, and (2) to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless veterans as well as addressing the universal and the local or regional problems that have had a negative impact on homeless veterans reentering the workforce.

Description: The U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment Training Service annouces a grant competition, which provides that "the Secretary of Labor shall conduct, directly or through grant or contract, such programs as the Secretary determines appropriate to provide job training, counseling, and placement services(including job readiness and literacy and skill training) to expedite the reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force.

Eligibility: Applications for funds will be accepted from State and Local Workforce Investment Boards, local public agencies, for profit/commerical entities, and non-profit organizations, including faith-based and community organizations. For more information regarding grant eligibility, please go to www.grants.gov

Catalogue of Federal Domestica Assistsance (CFDA) No: 17.805 — Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project

Grant Amount: $3,500,000

Number of Awards: $75,000

Deadline: May 14, 2008

Employment & Training Administration Grants

New Grant Opportunity to Assist in the Placement and Retention of Women in Apprenticeships in the Non-Traditional Occupations

Background: The Women Apprenticeship in Non Traditional Occupations(WANTO) Act of 1992 authorizes DOL to disburse technical assistance grants to promote the recruitment, training, and retention of women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations. The WB and OA co-administer the WANTO program, and have the responsibility for implementing this grant process.

Description: The WANTO Act's purpose is to provide technical assistance to employers and labor unions to encourage employment of women in apprenticeships and non traditional occupations. One of the means of providing technical assistance is through competitive grants which focus on conducting innovative projects to improve the recruitment, selection, training, employment, and retention of women in apprenticeships in the construction industry.

Eligibility: Only CBO/RAP consortium, which must consist of a construction industry RAP sponsor; and a CBO ( which may be a faith-based organization (FBO) with demonstrated experience in providing training services, placement, and support services to women for construction industry jobs.

Grant Amount: $1,000,000

Number of Awards: 300,000

Deadline: June 6, 2008

Solicitation Is Available on www.grants.gov and http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-8651.pdf