[Federal Register: February 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 30)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Advancing Registered Apprenticeship into the 21st Century:
Collaborating for Success; Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA)
SGA-DFA-PY-08-11; Amendment Number 1
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department
of Labor.
ACTION: Notice: Amendments, Extension of period to submit applications,
and announcement of Prospective Applicant Conference Webinar.
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SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration published a
document in the Federal Register of January 15, 2009, announcing the
availability of funds and solicitation for grant applications for the
Advancing Registered Apprenticeship into the 21st Century:
Collaborating for Success initiative. This amendment will make changes
to the January 15 document by clarifying and correcting this
Solicitation.
Key Dates: The deadline for submission of applications under this
announcement has been extended to March 31, 2009. A Webinar for
prospective applicants will be held for this grant application on March
4, 2009. Access information for the Webinar will be posted on the U.S.
Department of Labor's (DOL), Employment and Training Administration
(ETA) Web site at: http://www.workforce3one.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mamie Williams, Grants Management
Specialist, Telephone (202) 693-3341.
Amendment
In the Federal Register of January 15, 2009, in FR Volume 74, No.
10, the solicitation is amended with the following:
1. This amendment is to announce a Prospective Applicant Webinar.
On Page 2621, Key Dates, delete the following text: The closing date
for receipt of applications under this announcement is 60 days from the
date of publication in the Federal Register. Add the following text:
The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is
March 31, 2008. A Webinar for prospective applicants will be held for
this grant application on March 4, 2009. Access information for the
Webinar will be posted on the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL),
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Web site at: http://
www.workforce3one.org.
2. This amendment is to correct language related to the number of
Parts this Solicitation for Grant Applications contains. On Page 2621,
under the Supplementary Information section, in the last sentence of
the third full paragraph, delete the following text: This announcement
consists of seven parts. Add the following text: This announcement
consists of eight parts.
3. This amendment is to add additional language to the first of
seven components (different than the Parts mentioned above), for which
a grant application must address at least four that must be
incorporated into a grant application to be considered for an award. On
Page 2621, under the Summary information, in the first of the seven
components, delete the following text: Continued expansion into fast
growing and/or new and emerging industries (including construction).
Add the following text: Continued expansion into fast growing and/or
new and emerging industries (including construction, and industries
related to green technologies and skills).
4. This amendment is to add additional language to the sixth of the
seven components, for which a grant application must address at least
four, that must be incorporated into a grant application to be
considered for an award. On Page 2621, under the Summary information,
in the sixth of the seven components, delete the following text:
Innovative strategies to serve under-represented populations,
particularly youth and women, to meet the talent development needs of
regional economies through Registered Apprenticeship. Add the following
text: Innovative strategies; including but not limited to pre-
apprenticeship activities, to serve under-represented populations,
particularly youth and women, to meet the talent development needs of
regional economies through Registered Apprenticeship.
5. On Page 2621, in the first sentence of the last full paragraph
under Summary information, delete the following text: ETA recognizes
that the use of these approaches will offer apprentices greater
opportunities to increase their knowledge and attain the skills that
emerging and high growth industries demand. Add the following text: ETA
recognizes that the use of these approaches will offer apprentices
greater opportunities to increase their knowledge and attain the skills
that emerging and high-growth industries demand, including construction
and industries related to green technologies and skills.
6. On Page 2622, Part I, the Funding Opportunity Description,
Background section, first paragraph, sentence five, delete the
following text: While this model is successful and preferred in certain
industries, increasingly, new and high-growth industries are
establishing competency-based and hybrid (competency and time-based)
apprenticeship strategies that focus on the mastery of key skills and
allow motivated workers to progress at their own pace. Add the
following text: While this model is successful and preferred in certain
industries, increasingly, new and high-growth industries, including
construction and industries related to green technologies and skills,
are establishing competency-based and hybrid (competency and time-
based) apprenticeship strategies that focus on the mastery of key
skills and allow motivated workers to progress at their own pace.
7. On Page 2622, Part I, the Funding Opportunity Description,
Background section, in sentence three of the second full paragraph,
delete the following text: Many Apprenticeship programs--particularly
in high-growth industries such as health care, advanced manufacturing,
and transportation--now also offer interim credentials and training
certificates based on a competency model that leads to a Certificate of
Completion. Add the following text: Many apprenticeship programs--
particularly in high-growth industries such as energy, health care,
advanced manufacturing, and transportation--are developing and
implementing training strategies that offer interim credentials and
training certificates based on a competency model that leads to a
Certificate of Completion.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of February 2009.
Chari A. Magruder,
Grant Officer, Employment & Training Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-3346 Filed 2-13-09; 8:45 am]
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