In 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) launched round one of WDQI to fund the development, or enhancement, of state workforce longitudinal administrative databases. These state longitudinal databases will, at a minimum, include information on programs that provide training and employment services and will be linked longitudinally at the individual level to allow for analysis leading to enhanced opportunity for program evaluation and better information for customers and stakeholders of the workforce system.
WDQI funding is made available through competitive grants administered by DOL in support of a parallel and much larger effort, the Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) grants administered by the U.S. Department of Education. These two programs encourage the development of state education and workforce longitudinal administrative databases. Ultimately, databases developed through WDQI should be linked to education data at the individual level. Collecting these and other data sources longitudinally will provide a comprehensive picture of workers' earnings throughout their careers. Through analysis, these data will demonstrate the relationship between education and training programs, as well as the additional contribution of the provision of other employment services.
WHAT OUTCOME OR OUTPUTS ARE EXPECTED OF THE GRANTEES?
Each WDQI grantee is expected to fully develop (or expand in the case where states have a database underway) their workforce longitudinal database in addition to using that database to conduct analysis of state workforce and education systems. Additionally, WQDI grantees are expected to use this data analysis to create materials (i.e., scorecards) on state workforce performance to share with workforce system stakeholders and the public.
National Office Liaison: Toquir Ahmed, Ahmed.Toquir@dol.gov, 202-693-3901
ANNOUNCING WDQI ROUND VIII FOA
The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Round VIII of the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) has been published on Grants.gov. Please visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=332280 for detailed information and application instructions.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- The closing date for applications is April 26, 2021, no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- There will not be a press release from DOL announcing this FOA
Additional Info:
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, the Department, or we) announces the availability of approximately $11,600,000 in grant funds to eligible State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) to support the development or expansion of State workforce longitudinal administrative databases. ETA plans to award approximately four - seven grant awards up to $2,900,000. These grants will have a 36 months Period-of–Performance.
Eligibility:
Eligible State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) are those located in the 50 States (with exceptions), the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) that identify as having partially developed workforce longitudinal administrative database will be prioritized
- SWAs that have received three or more prior WDQI grants will not be eligible to apply. Therefore, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas and Rhode Island are not eligible to apply.
Please refer to Section III.A ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS for additional eligibility information.
CURRENT WDQI GRANTEES
Round 7 (July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2022)
FOA - https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=314045
Grant Recipients News Release - https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20190722
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Region |
Grantee |
FPO |
FPO |
FPO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Region 6 |
California |
Carol Padovan |
415-625-7937 |
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Region 4 |
Colorado |
David Lipnicky |
972-850-4665 |
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Region 6 |
Idaho |
Patricia O'Sullivan |
408-426-5054 |
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Region 5 |
Illinois |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
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Region 1 |
Maine |
Minnie Holleran |
617-788-0169 |
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Region 5 |
Michigan |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
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Region 1 |
New Jersey |
Tobby Willis |
215-861-5524 |
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Region 3 |
North Carolina |
Channah Yisrael |
404-302-5368 |
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Region 4 |
Texas |
David Lipnicky |
972-850-4665 |
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Region 5 |
Wisconsin |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
Round 7 Grantees
| State | Grantee | Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|
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California |
California Department of Employment Development |
$1,000,000 |
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Colorado |
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment |
$1,000,000 |
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Idaho |
Idaho Department of Labor, Executive Office of the State of Idaho |
$1,000,000 |
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Illinois |
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
$1,000,000 |
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Maine |
Maine Department of Labor, Center for Workforce Research |
$998,737 |
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Michigan |
Michigan Talent Investment Agency dba Michigan Workforce Dev |
$998,028 |
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New Jersey |
New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development |
$1,000,000 |
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North Carolina |
North Carolina Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Solutions |
$1,000,000 |
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Texas |
Texas Workforce Commission |
$2,181,321 |
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Wisconsin |
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development |
$1,000,000 |
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Total: |
$11,178,086 |
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Round 6 (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2020)
Funding Opportunity Press Release - https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20170404
FOA - https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=292966
Grant Recipients News Release - https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20170616
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Region |
Grantee |
FPO |
FPO |
FPO |
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Region 3 |
Alabama |
Melissa Keels |
404-302-5367 |
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Region 5 |
Indiana |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
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Region 5 |
Iowa |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
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Region 3 |
Kentucky |
Melissa Keels |
404-302-5367 |
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Region 1 |
Massachusetts |
Kate Banimenia |
617-788-0126 |
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Region 3 |
Mississippi |
Jessica Otieno |
404-302-5379 |
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Region 5 |
Missouri |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
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Region 1 |
Rhode Island |
Amanda Poirier |
617-788-0124 |
Round 6 Grantees
| State | Grantee | Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|
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Alabama |
Alabama Department of Labor |
$1,000,000 |
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Indiana |
Indiana Department of Workforce Development |
$1,000,000 |
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Iowa |
Iowa Workforce Development |
$997,890 |
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Kentucky |
Kentucky Education and Work Force Development Cabinet |
$1,000,000 |
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Massachusetts |
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development |
$1,000,000 |
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Mississippi |
Mississippi Department of Employment Security |
$2,700,000 |
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Missouri |
Missouri Division Workforce Development |
$1,000,000 |
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Rhode Island |
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training |
$2,700,000 |
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Total: |
$11,397,890 |
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