Department of Labor Funding Notification: Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration

Thanks to Pam Haxby-Cote, Butte Regional Director for Senator Jon Tester for passing this information along.

Today, the Department of Labor is announcing the availability of approximately $40 million in competitive funding for Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration grants to increase the workforce participation of low-income and hard-to-employ populations. These funds will enable non-profit community or faith-based organizations and a number of local Workforce Investment Boards to implement transitional job programs targeted at low-income, non-custodial parents and ex-offenders. Through this competition, the Department will award approximately $40 million to six to twelve grantees between with awards ranging from $3 million and $6 million.

The full SGA, including the deadline for applications and other details, can be found at: http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm. Please do not hesitate to contact our office at (202) 693-4600 if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Department of Labor Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Pam

Pamela Haxby-Cote

Butte Regional Director

US Senator Jon Tester

125 West Granite

Butte, Montana 59701

406-723-3277

406-782-4717 (Fax)