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Workforce Data Quality Initiative – WDQI Round 9

Employment and Training Administration · Department of Labor

At a glance

Workforce Data Quality Initiative – WDQI Round 9 is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Employment and Training Administration (Department of Labor). The application deadline was May 10, 2023. Individual awards are listed as up to $2.9M, with about 7 awards expected and $11.6M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 17.261 (Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI)).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. Apr 10, 2023Posted
  2. May 10, 2023Application deadline
Posted
Apr 10, 2023
Close date
May 10, 2023
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$2,900,000
Est. total funding
$11,600,000
Expected awards
7
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) - SWAs in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Palau, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.Among the eligible applicants listed above, ETA plans to prioritize the selection of applicants that identify their current capacity with regard to longitudinal administrative databases as Launch Point 2 (see section 1.A for LP definitions) and after those, prioritize applicants that have never received a WDQI grant (any LP). Applicants that previously received three or more WDQI grants are ineligible to apply. The following States’ SWAs have received three or more WDQI grants and are ineligible for this reason: Arkansas, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Texas and Rhode Island.Applicants that have an active WDQI grant are ineligible to apply. The following States’ SWAs have active WDQI grants and are therefore ineligible to apply: Arkansas, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, and New Mexico.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to WDQI_FOA-ETA-23-05@dol.gov.  We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 17.261

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$5.86M
FY25$12M
FY26$6M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 17.261. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Employment and Training Administration
WDQI_FOA-ETA-23-05@dol.gov
202-693-3346

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Workforce Data Quality Initiative – WDQI Round 9”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Workforce Data Quality Initiative – WDQI Round 9”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $2.9m, total estimated program funding is $11,600,000 and the agency expects to make about 7 awards.

How do I apply for “Workforce Data Quality Initiative – WDQI Round 9”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FOA-ETA-23-05), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.