Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ETA 25 35
The Next Level Now Technical Assistance Collaborative (FOA ETA 25-35) is a U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration discretionary grant designed to fund a cooperative agreement with a single awardee to run a national Technical Assistance (TA) Collaborative. The purpose is to strengthen the public workforce system by delivering strategic, practical support that helps state and local workforce entities improve the quality of services and achieve better outcomes for both job seekers and employers. The effort is framed around helping the system perform better in real-world operations, with technical assistance that can respond to immediate needs while also supporting longer-term improvements.
The grant focuses primarily on entities funded under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I and the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service, along with the required partner programs operating through the one-stop delivery system. While these core programs are the main audience, the announcement also allows TA to extend to additional workforce partners when that support will strengthen WIOA Title I and Wagner-Peyser service delivery. In practice, this means the Collaborative is expected to work across the interconnected network of state and local workforce agencies and partners, helping them align practices, improve service strategies, and implement improvements that show results.
A central expectation is that the selected awardee will provide both short-term and long-term technical assistance. Short-term TA typically implies targeted, rapid support such as troubleshooting implementation challenges, advising on operational changes, or providing focused guidance on specific service delivery issues. Long-term TA suggests deeper engagement such as sustained coaching, structured improvement initiatives, and systems-building support that helps agencies institutionalize better processes over time. The overall emphasis is on measurable improvements in service quality and outcomes for customers of the public workforce system.
Eligibility is intentionally broad, but capacity requirements are high. Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations, educational institutions (including research institutions that provide technical assistance), labor organizations or trade unions, state governments, and for-profit technical assistance providers, private institutes, or independent policy research organizations. Beyond fitting into one of these categories, applicants must demonstrate they have the specialized expertise in workforce development, particularly within the publicly funded workforce system, and the operational resources to deliver comprehensive TA at a nationwide scale. That includes having sufficient staffing levels and subject matter experts to cover the scope of work and respond effectively across multiple states and local areas.
The Department of Labor signals that most organizations will not be able to deliver the full project alone, so partnerships are expected. The lead applicant is required to describe any partners involved and explain how those partners will add capacity or specialized expertise needed to carry out all required activities and deliverables. In other words, DOL is looking for a credible, national-level delivery model with clear roles, a strong bench of expertise, and the external relationships needed to operate across the workforce system in a coordinated way.
Key funding details include an anticipated single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $1,500,000. The original application closing date is February 4, 2025. The opportunity is listed under CFDA numbers 17.207 and 17.281 and falls within the Employment, Labor and Training activity category. The overall outcome DOL is buying through this award is a high-capacity, national TA operator that can help the public workforce system improve how it serves people seeking jobs and employers seeking talent, with support that ranges from rapid assistance to sustained system improvement.Apply for FOA ETA 25 35
- The Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Next Level Now Technical Assistance Collaborative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.207, 17.281.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-12-06.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-02-04. (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 $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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