Workforce Funding and Technical Assistance
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The Department provides the funding and technical assistance to Washington State community and technical colleges in the following program areas:
- Apprenticeship grants help maintain and expand apprenticeship programs.
- Basic Food, Employment and Training enables food stamp recipients to gain the skills necessary for higher wages, better jobs, and further advancement.
- Centers of Excellence funding helps colleges that are designated as Centers of Excellence serve as points of contact and resource hubs for industry trends.
- Customized Training for businesses expanding in or relocating to Washington State.
- Job Skills grants provide funding for customized training for business. This program also links funding for customized training with dollars from Worker Retraining, WorkFirst, and Employment Security Department incumbent worker training programs.
- Federal Perkins dollars help stimulate innovative instruction and link high schools and colleges together through the Tech Prep program.
- Worker Retraining serves unemployed workers seeking new skills.
- WorkFirst block grants serve low-income students.
Application for Funding
Washington State community and technical colleges can apply for funding from the programs listed above through the Online Grant Management System (OGMS).
2012-13 Application Dates
Job Skills Program (JSP) application review begins on May 2, 2012. Applications received by
April 27 will be reviewed on May 2. Job Skills Program applications will be accepted through
the last Wednesday of each month for review the following week. Any JSP applications
approved prior to July 1 are on a provision basis pending funding availability in FY12. Projects
may not begin until July 1, 2012.
Non-traditional, Perkins Leadership, and Special Projects applications received no by June 7, 2012, will secure funding July 1, 2012. Applications will be accepted after that date, but funds cannot be used for expenses incurred before application approval.
Applications will be released and are due on the following dates.
| Application - (Tentative) |
Release Date |
Due Date |
| Job Skills Program |
TBD |
TBD |
| Non-Traditional Training & Employment |
April 23, 2012 |
May 1, 2013 |
| Perkins |
February 27, 2012 |
April 5, 2012 |
| Perkins Leadership Block Grant |
April 23, 2012 |
May 1, 2013 |
| Perkins Leadership Special Projects |
April 23, 2012 |
May 1, 2013 |
| Private Career School Worker Retraining |
March 1, 2012 |
April 12, 2012 |
| Worker Retraining |
March 15, 2012 |
April 26, 2012 |
| WorkFirst Delivery Agreement |
February 24, 2012 |
April 5, 2012 |
| Final Day to submit invoices for FY 12 |
July 13, 2012 |
Final Report Forms
Final reports are due on the following dates. Please return your completed report form to workforce@sbctc.edu.
Time and Effort Reporting
Time and effort reporting is required of educational institutions that receive federally-funded
grants or SBCTC grants that require time and effort reporting. Download the Time
and Effort Reporting Guidelines
.
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