ETA Announces $100M to Support Workforce Development in High-Need Tech Occupations, Industries

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announced approximately $100 million in grant funds for the TechHire partnership grant program. The ETA anticipates that it will make up to 35 grants to support pilot and scale public-private workforce development partnerships that can rapidly train workers for and connect them to well-paying, middle- and high-skilled, and high-growth jobs across a diversity of H-1B industries such as Information Technology (IT), healthcare, advanced manufacturing, financial services, and broadband. In addition to targeting H-1B industries, TechHire partnership grants may be used to support job creation in industries which are in-demand and/or high growth to the partnership’s service region.

Full Announcement: http://www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?oppId=280094&utm_source=Funding+Supplement&utm_campaign=647d3b5fbc-FS_11_17_1511_17_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8d6cbefc3d-647d3b5fbc-212708009&utm_source=SSTI+Weekly+Digest&utm_campaign=796f55ca3e-SSTI_Weekly_Digest_for_11_19_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ecf5992d4c-796f55ca3e-212414005