FY 19 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Training and Other Activities (TaOA) Grant Management Guidance | ETA TEGL NO 13 18

Opportunity Information: Apply for ETA TEGL NO 13 18

The FY 19 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Training and Other Activities (TaOA) Grant Management Guidance (Funding Opportunity Number: ETA TEGL NO 13-18) is a mandatory federal grant opportunity issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. It is designed specifically to help States access Fiscal Year 2019 TaOA funds under the Trade Adjustment Assistance program by walking eligible state agencies through the basic application step required to draw down these funds, namely completing and submitting the Standard Form (SF) 424, Application for Federal Assistance. In practical terms, the opportunity is less about proposing a new competitive project and more about ensuring the correct state entities submit the required federal form so they can receive and manage their FY 2019 TaOA allocations.

Eligible applicants are State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) or other agencies formally designated by a Governor as a "Cooperating State Agency" (CSA). These entities may be referenced throughout the guidance using several interchangeable labels such as States, Recipients, Grantees, Applicants, or "You," but the intent is the same: the funding is reserved for state-level agencies responsible for administering TAA benefits and services. The program falls under the Employment, Labor and Training activity category and is tied to CFDA number 17.245, which corresponds to the Trade Adjustment Assistance program.

The opportunity was created on February 28, 2019, with an original application deadline of March 28, 2019. Applications had to be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date. The funding instrument is a grant, and because the opportunity is categorized as mandatory, it signals that funds are provided according to statutory or formula-driven parameters rather than a traditional discretionary, merit-based competition. The announcement anticipates 47 awards, which aligns with the expectation that awards would generally go out across states and territories participating in TAA administration.

Financially, the listed award ceiling is $49,908,141, representing the top-end amount associated with the funding made available under this guidance for FY 2019 TaOA. These TaOA dollars typically support training and related reemployment services for workers eligible under TAA, though the specific text provided emphasizes the administrative purpose of the announcement: enabling access to the funds through proper submission of SF-424. Put simply, the grant management guidance functions as the mechanism by which state administering agencies formally apply for and unlock their FY 2019 TAA Training and Other Activities funding.

• The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 19 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Training and Other Activities (TaOA) Grant Management Guidance" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.245.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 28, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 28, 2019 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is March 28, 2019. Applications must be received no later than 40000 p.m. Eastern Time.. (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 $49,908,141.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 47 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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