Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ETA 22 02
The Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants opportunity (often referred to as SCC2) is a U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration discretionary grant program designed to help community colleges modernize and expand their workforce training capacity. This is the second round of the initiative and it is structured in two related components: the main SCC2 Program Grants and a separate stream called Additional SCC2 Evaluation Funding, which supports added evaluation activities beyond the standard program grant work. Together, the two parts are meant to drive both implementation and rigorous learning about what works.
At its core, SCC2 is aimed at solving two connected problems. First, it focuses on increasing the capacity and responsiveness of community colleges to close identified equity gaps, meaning the program expects colleges to pay direct attention to barriers and unequal outcomes experienced by underserved and underrepresented students and workers. Second, it is intended to ensure training aligns with real employer demand in in-demand industries and career pathways, so that people can gain relevant skills that translate into jobs. The overall emphasis is on helping people reskill or return to work more quickly and move into quality jobs, while ensuring that the benefits of these pathways are accessible to populations that have historically been left out of strong labor market opportunities.
The program emphasizes sector and pathway-based strategies rather than generic training. Grantees are expected to focus on specific industries and career pathways where there is clear demand and where industry-recognized credentials, work-based learning, and employer engagement can translate training into employment and advancement. A key theme is building sustainable, systems-level change, not just running short-term training cohorts. The FOA highlights collaboration between community colleges, employers, and the public workforce development system, with the idea that better alignment across education and training, work experiences, and credential attainment can produce lasting improvements in how regions prepare people for jobs and help employers fill critical roles.
Administratively, this opportunity is listed as Funding Opportunity Announcement FOA-ETA-22-02 under CFDA 17.261, within the Employment, Labor and Training activity category. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, with additional eligibility details referenced in the FOA text. The award ceiling is $5,000,000, and the agency anticipated making about 15 awards. The announcement was created on March 2, 2022, with an original application deadline of June 2, 2022, requiring electronic submission by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.Apply for FOA ETA 22 02
- The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.261.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 02, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 02, 2022 Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 1159 pm Eastern Time.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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