DOL Launches New Initiative Called Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development

On November 18, Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao sent a letter to the nation’s Governors announcing a new initiative called Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development.

The WIRED initiative will fund eight-to-ten sites where universities, companies, government, and workforce and economic development organizations partner to transform and rebuild their regional economy. Applications are due by January 5, 2006.

* Letter to the Governors http://www.doleta.gov/pdf/WIRED%20Governors%20Letter.pdf

* WIRED Submission Guidelines http://www.doleta.gov/pdf/WIRED%20Submission%20Guidelines.pdf , Appendix A http://www.doleta.gov/pdf/Appendix%20A.pdf , Appendix B http://www.doleta.gov/pdf/Appendix%20B.pdf and Appendix C http://www.doleta.gov/pdf/Appendix%20C.pdf

* A Prospective Applicant Conference will be held via Webinar on December 7, 2005 at 1:00 pm EST.

* It will be available at http://www.workforce3one.org

Thanks to Diane Walton in San Francisco for this announcement It’s currently posted on the Employment and Training Administration’s webpage (http://www.doleta.gov)