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  • NOAA’s Climate Ready Workforce

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    20 grants available at up to $10m for applicants in coastal states and territories. As part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), under the Department of Commerce, will assist communities in coastal and Great Lake states and territories to form partnerships that train workers, placing them into jobs that…

  • USAID Ukraine Private Sector Development RFI

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    The Request for Information, due January 11th, seeks information for potential future programming. Ukraine USAID-Kiev’s recent RFI on private sector development is open to both Ukrainian firms and US small businesses, and they clarify that responding will not provide an advantage in future procurement. But sharing expert insight has other benefits, at minimum ensuring funds…

  • New Erasmus+ Call For Proposals Due 6 February

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    “Network of networks” will strengthen partnerships at universities across Europe. Due 6 February with a total funding amount of over 189 million euros, the recent call from Erasmus+ aims to establish a community of practice for European university alliances that will foster collaboration and the sharing of best practices and results.  The call identifies two…

  • DOL Proposes Apprenticeship Rulemaking

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    National Apprenticeship System Enhancements NPRM will update 29 CFR part 29 to address apprenticeship labor standards.  Last week USDOL announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that will revise registered apprenticeship regulations and address apprenticeship governance. Years in the making, the NPRM is set to tackle three central concerns: “This proposed rule bolsters the capacity…

  • USDA Risk Management Grants Available

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    Due January 15th, more than $9 million is available for four regional risk management education centers. With a purpose of developing and delivering agricultural risk management education materials, USDA intends to education agricultural producers about the full range of risk management activities, including future, options, crop insurance debt reduction, and more. USDA will also fund…

  • Horizon Europe’s Call For Proposals

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    “Effective education and labour market transitions of young people” closes 7 February.  Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation in the EU, is offering €10 million in total to support the successful transition of young people from education into the labour market through addressing completion rates in secondary and tertiary education.  The call…

  • USAID/Vietnam Health Security RFI

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    The Mission to Vietnam is soliciting input from “capable and interested” organizations. Issued yesterday and due December 20th, USAID/Vietnam is now gathering information to design a potential five-year award, with funding up to $21.5 million. Thie aim is to, “strenghten Vietnam’s capacity at the subnational levels to effectively prevent, detect, and respond to epidemic-prone emerging…

  • YouthBuild Pre-Apprenticeship Grants Available

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    75 projects at up to $1.5 million each will be funded for pre-apprenticeship education, occupational skills training and employment services. A new round of YouthBuild grants is out now, with awards ranging from $700k to $1.5 million and due February 1st. Similar to previous rounds, this funding opportunity expands into additional in-demand industries with a…

  • USAID Development Innovation Ventures

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    Year-round grant competition accepting proposals for innovative international development solutions to improve the lives of those in poverty. Development Innovation Ventures funding intends to support new technologies, new ways of delivering or financing goods and services, new business models, policy innovations and other early-stage innovations with the aim to, “transition the best innovations with proven…

  • Clusters Meet Regions Due 22 December

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    The European Cluster Collaboration Platform is drawing up a list of 16 national/regional authorities. On behalf of the European Commission, the European Cluster Collaboration Platform will coordinate up to 16 ‘Clusters Meet Regions’ workshops in 2024-2025, with the call for expressions of interest due 22 December.  The objective of ‘Clusters meet Regions’ is to facilitate…

  • Evergreen Manufacturing Growth Grants

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    $2 million will fund the development of regional cluster acceleration strategies and manufacturing growth Due December 21st, Washington State’s Department of Commerce is set to award up to 10 grants total ranging from $200,000 to $400,000, designed to support the development of manufacturing jobs, research and development and regional cluster acceleration strategies, fostering an environment…

  • European Employment & Social Rights Forum

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    EU Commissioners, economists and policymakers consider AI and the world of work Last week in Brussels the European Commission hosted their second European Employment & Social Rights Forum. Speakers ranging from university professors to labor leaders to European Commission officials took on the question of how AI will affect the world of work. Their thinking…

  • FAA Contract Tower Grants Open

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    $20 million available to address the aging infrastructure of the nation’s airports. As part of the FY24 Airport Infrastructure Grant funds, the FAA has made available grants to airport sponsors approved in the FAA Contract Tower Program that will  improve airport traffic control towers.  The FAA will consider projects that: Grants will align with DOT’s…

  • State Workforce Plans Due March 4th

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    Governors must submit Unified or Combined State Plan for PYs 2024-2027 Last week USDOL’s Employment and Training Administration posted TEGL 04-23, describing the WIOA planning requirements, priorities, deadlines and procedures required for the six core programs in four-year State Plans.  WIOA State Plans communicate each state’s vision for their workforce development system, and at present…

  • Aflatoun Social & Financial Education Conference 2023

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    Partnerships and commentary on power imbalances dominate plenary sessions in Utrecht Last week Aspect Works Director Jason Petrait attended Aflatoun International’s 6th bi-annual Global Social and Financial Skills Conference in Utrecht, hearing from grant-makers, central bankers and on-the-ground practitioners from around the world as they examined the necessity of financial and entrepreneurship education. Thursday’s plenary…

  • Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program

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    Due December 7th, USDA offers up to $240,000 per grantee to colleges, non-profits and other organizations. With the goal of increasing knowledge of agriculture and improving the nutritional health of children, earlier this month the US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced funding of $1.92 million in FY24 grants.  “The…