Workforce Funding and Technical Assistance
The Department provides the technical assistance and funding to Washington State community and technical colleges in the following program areas:
- Apprenticeship grants to help maintain and expand apprenticeship programs.
- Centers of Excellence funding to help 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 re-locating to Washington State.
- The Homeland Security Institute is chartered under the Washington State Homeland Security Strategy to provide cross-discipline training and training support systems to emergency responders.
- Job Skills grants that 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 to help stimulate innovative instruction and to link high schools and colleges together through the Tech Prep program.
- Worker Retraining to serve unemployed workers seeking new skills.
- WorkFirst block grants to serve low-income students.
- Workforce Development / High Demand funds are available in several categories: base allocations, workforce development projects, and high demand grants.
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).
2008-09 Application Dates
Applications will be released and are due on the following dates.
Application |
Release Date |
Due Date |
Apprenticeship |
March 13 , 2008 |
April 24 , 2008 |
Centers of Excellence |
May 15, 2008 |
June 26, 2008 |
Job Skills Program* |
March 6, 2008 |
April 23, 2008 |
Non-Traditional Training & Employment** |
May 1, 2008 |
June 12, 2008 |
Perkins |
April 3, 2008 |
May 15, 2008 |
Perkins Leadership Block Grant** |
May 1, 2008 |
June 12, 2008 |
Private Career School Worker Retraining |
April 3, 2008 |
May 1, 2008 |
Tech Prep |
April 3, 2008 |
May 15, 2008 |
Worker Retraining |
April 3 , 2008 |
May 8, 2008 |
WorkFirst |
March 27 , 2008 |
May 8, 2008 |
Final Day to submit invoices for FY 08 |
July 14, 2008 |
*Job Skills Program application reviews begin on April 30, 2008. Applications received by April 23, 2008 will be reviewed on April 30, 2008. From there-forward, applications will be accepted through the last Wednesday of each month for review the following week. Any Job Skills Program applications approved prior to July 1 are on a provisional basis pending funding availability in FY09. Projects may not begin until July 1, 2008.
**Non-traditional and Perkins Leadership applications received no later than June 12, 2008 will secure funding July 1, 2008. Applications will be accepted after that date, but funds cannot be used for expenses incurred before application approval.
2007-08 Final reports
Final reports are due on the following dates. Please return your completed report form to workforce@sbctc.edu.
Application |
report form |
Due Date |
Job Skills Program |
|
July 14, 2008 |
Non-Traditional Training & Employment |
|
July 14, 2008 |
Perkins |
|
July 31, 2008 |
Perkins Leadership |
|
July 14, 2008 |
Tech Prep |
|
July 31, 2008 |
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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.
For information about OGMS, the application process, or final reports, contact Teri Echterling at techterling@sbctc.edu.