The Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Business Partnerships, is accepting informal public comments on its FY16 requests for grant applications (RGAs) for the CTE Plan Implementation Grant, STEP Grant, and Oil and Gas Training Fund Grant. Comments on the RGAs are being accepted through December 19th, 2014.
Business Partnerships is unable to reply to each comment submitted, and, while comments will be taken into consideration for inclusion in any final solicitations, submission of a comment does not guarantee inclusion in the final document. Any final solicitations may differ from the draft RGAs made available at this time.
Publication of these draft RGAs is informational only and does not constitute a solicitation for proposals. While an official solicitation is anticipated for mid-January 2015, solicitations for one or more programs may be delayed or may not be issued at all.
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Career and Technical Education Grant Program: The goal of the Career and Technical Education plan is to establish and expand career and technical education programs that address emerging demands and opportunities, adequately prepares Alaskans for success in their chosen careers, and provides access to training across the state's diverse regions and populations. The program focuses on developing or enhancing high quality career and technical education programs, including upgrades to equipment or facilities. The draft RGA is available at http://labor.alaska.gov/bp/forms/Draft_CTE_FY16_RGA.pdf.
Please submit comments by December 19 to carol.schumacher@alaska.gov
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Alaska Oil and Gas Training Fund: The purpose of the Alaska Oil and Gas Occupations Training Fund is to prepare Alaska workers for in-demand occupations in oil and gas exploration, development, construction, and distribution. Through the Alaska Oil and Gas Workforce Development Plan, the industry has identified engineering; the geosciences; remote sensing and inspection; health, safety, security, and environment; and maritime as priority occupational groups. The draft RGA is available at http://labor.alaska.gov/bp/forms/Draft_AOGTF_FY16_RGA.pdf.
Please submit comments by December 19 to: julie.frizzell@alaska.gov
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State Training and Employment Program: The State Training and Employment Program was instituted to provide grants to organizations that provide training and employment assistance services. Its purpose is to enhance the quality of in-state job training and employment assistance, and to make in-state job training and employment assistance more easily available to employers, employees, and future employees by supplementing or leveraging existing training and employment assistance programs. The draft RGA is available at http://labor.alaska.gov/bp/forms/Draft_STEP_FY16_RGA.pdf.
Please submit comments by December 19 to: julie.frizzell@alaska.gov
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Business Partnerships is unable to reply to each comment submitted, and, while comments will be taken into consideration for inclusion in any final solicitations, submission of a comment does not guarantee inclusion in the final document. Any final solicitations may differ from the draft RGAs made available at this time.
Publication of these draft RGAs is informational only and does not constitute a solicitation for proposals. While an official solicitation is anticipated for mid-January 2015, solicitations for one or more programs may be delayed or may not be issued at all.
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Career and Technical Education Grant Program: The goal of the Career and Technical Education plan is to establish and expand career and technical education programs that address emerging demands and opportunities, adequately prepares Alaskans for success in their chosen careers, and provides access to training across the state's diverse regions and populations. The program focuses on developing or enhancing high quality career and technical education programs, including upgrades to equipment or facilities. The draft RGA is available at http://labor.alaska.gov/bp/forms/Draft_CTE_FY16_RGA.pdf.
Please submit comments by December 19 to carol.schumacher@alaska.gov
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Alaska Oil and Gas Training Fund: The purpose of the Alaska Oil and Gas Occupations Training Fund is to prepare Alaska workers for in-demand occupations in oil and gas exploration, development, construction, and distribution. Through the Alaska Oil and Gas Workforce Development Plan, the industry has identified engineering; the geosciences; remote sensing and inspection; health, safety, security, and environment; and maritime as priority occupational groups. The draft RGA is available at http://labor.alaska.gov/bp/forms/Draft_AOGTF_FY16_RGA.pdf.
Please submit comments by December 19 to: julie.frizzell@alaska.gov
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State Training and Employment Program: The State Training and Employment Program was instituted to provide grants to organizations that provide training and employment assistance services. Its purpose is to enhance the quality of in-state job training and employment assistance, and to make in-state job training and employment assistance more easily available to employers, employees, and future employees by supplementing or leveraging existing training and employment assistance programs. The draft RGA is available at http://labor.alaska.gov/bp/forms/Draft_STEP_FY16_RGA.pdf.
Please submit comments by December 19 to: julie.frizzell@alaska.gov
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