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The Department of Labor has announced (7/22/09) the availability of approximately $220 million in ARRA grant funds for projects that provide training and placement services to help workers pursue careers within health care and other high growth and emerging industries. Approximately $125 million will be used for health care projects and the balance of funds will be available for other high growth areas such as IT, wireless and broadband deployment, transportation and warehousing, and biotechnology.

Check the announcement in the Federal Register for more information.

The attached memo briefly describes the kinds of proposals they are looking for, the funding breakdown, eligibility information/partnership requirements and important dates.

Please note that any questions you may have regarding the memo or announcement should be directed to your ORPA Research Administrator (not the consulting firm that issued the memo).