Description
The Reentry Employment in Skilled Trades, Advanced Manufacturing, Registered Apprenticeships, and Training (RESTART) Initiative is a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the U.S. Department of Labor. The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding to eligible entities to develop programs that train ex-offenders for high-need American jobs and assist them in being productive contributors to the U.S. economy. The funding will be awarded through a competitive process, and eligible applicants include national or regional intermediaries, such as nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, and state governments. The programs developed under this funding opportunity should focus on providing training and employment opportunities for ex-offenders in skilled trades, advanced manufacturing, registered apprenticeships, and other targeted industries.
• The funding opportunity is open to national or regional intermediaries, such as nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, and state governments.
• The programs developed under this funding opportunity should focus on providing training and employment opportunities for ex-offenders in skilled trades, advanced manufacturing, registered apprenticeships, and other targeted industries.
• The funding will be awarded through a competitive process, and eligible applicants must submit their applications electronically by the deadline.
• The ETA will not discriminate on the basis of an organization's religious character, affiliation, exercise, or lack thereof, or on the basis of conduct that would not be considered grounds to favor or disfavor a similarly situated secular organization.