Grants for Digital Skills, Education, and Workforce Development in Tennessee
The digital skills and education program will invest in evidence-based initiatives that focus on improving introductory-level and advanced digital skills.
Donor Name: Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
State: Tennessee
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/06/2023
Size of the Grant: $1 million
Grant Duration: 30 months 1 day
Details:
The Digital Skills, Education, and Workforce Development (DSEW) grants program, funded by the American Rescue Plan (ARPA), will distribute $17 million across digital skills, education, and workforce development, including broadband infrastructure workforce development and higher education/adult educational entities.
The goal of this program is to support skilling programs and access to advanced digital tools so that individuals can develop the technical proficiency required to navigate complex digital environments, participate in the digital economy, and drive innovation.
The workforce development program will also invest in evidence-based initiatives that train broadband infrastructure professionals or digitally enabled professionals. The goal of the broadband infrastructures professionals is to develop a well-trained and diverse telecommunications workforce needed to deploy, manage, and maintain broadband infrastructure. The goal of the digitally-enabled professionals is to support digital upskilling across a wide variety of industries, including—but not limited to—technology, music and entertainment, finance, real estate, health care, education, and hospitality.
Funding Information
TNECD will make up to $17 million available for federal assistance under the DSEW Grant Program.
Award Amount
The maximum allowable grant is $1 million. At least $5 million of the $17 million.
Period of Performance
All contracts with grantees must be in effect by June 30, 2024, and funds must be expended by December 31, 2026.
Eligible Target Populations
Per ARPA SLFRF specifications, the population(s) served directly by the grantee in a county with an AMI above $65,880 must fall into one of the following 4 categories:
Households at or below 300% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for a default household size of 3 ($65,880)
Households that experienced unemployment or increased food or housing insecurity
Households that qualify for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, Childcare Subsidies through the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Program, or Medicaid
Qualified Census Tracts: Census Tracts, blocks, or zip codes that meet the designation of “impacted”/”disproportionately impacted” designation or are considered Qualified Census Tracts
Eligible Grant Applicants
A local educational agency (e.g., community college, such as a vocational school)
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