SFY 2015 Workforce Investment Act, Statewide Projects

Request for Grant Applications

The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (Department), Division of Business Partnerships (Division), is requesting grant applications for participant training projects. Under Title IB of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the state is authorized to retain 8.75 percent of the federal funds allocated to Alaska. This 8.75 percent may be used for training and employment projects. The goal is to build a trained and prepared workforce for employment in Alaska’s high wage, high growth industries and occupations.



The application is available in EGrAMS, the division’s grants management system. EGrAMS can be accessed through the web at:  http://labor.state.ak.us/bp/egrams/home.htm. Please review the EGrAMS tutorial, also found on above link, which provides instructions for submitting a grant application.

The Division will host a pre-application teleconference on April 9, 2015 at 10:00 am to answer questions related to this RGA and the EGrAMS process. Participation in this teleconference is not a requirement for submitting an application.

The teleconference number is 1-800-315-6338    Pass Code: 18820#

Date of Issue: April 1, 2015

Project Timeline: May 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016

Submission Deadline: 5 p.m. AST on April 17, 2015.

The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of BusinessPartnerships is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aides and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. To make arrangements for auxiliary aides or services, please contact the Division of Business Partnerships at(907) 269-4651 no later than ten working days prior to the application deadline. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development is an Equal Opportunity Employer /Program. All grant recipients or sub-contractors must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.