Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ETA 18 06
The State Occupational Licensing Review and Reform opportunity (FOA ETA 18 06) is a discretionary grant program from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, funded at roughly $4.5 million under the FY 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act, with further direction coming from House Report 114-699 and Senate Report 114-274. The program is built around a straightforward policy goal: help states take a hard, evidence-based look at their occupational licensing rules and modernize them where appropriate, while also making it easier for people to carry licenses across state lines. That portability focus is especially important for workers who relocate frequently or unexpectedly, including dislocated workers and military families.
Funding is structured to support both individual states and multi-state collaborations. A single state can apply for a three-year award in the range of $100,000 to $450,000. Associations of states can apply for up to $1,000,000 over three years, recognizing that license portability and harmonization often require regional or multi-state coordination. DOL anticipated funding about 10 to 20 state projects and potentially one or two association-led efforts, with an overall award ceiling of $1,000,000 and an estimated 20 total awards.
The work supported by these grants centers on reviewing state-selected occupations and then assessing whether existing licensing requirements are appropriately tailored to protect public health and safety or whether they have become unnecessarily broad, expensive, or time-consuming. States are expected to analyze licensing criteria and identify where requirements may create barriers to employment. A key emphasis is on understanding how licensing rules affect specific populations that can face disproportionate hurdles, including individuals with criminal records or past convictions. The grant encourages states to look for reforms that reduce needless barriers without undermining legitimate safety and consumer protection goals, and it explicitly leaves room for considering alternatives to traditional licensing when those alternatives can protect the public just as well (for example, approaches like certification, registration, targeted training standards, or other oversight mechanisms depending on the occupation).
Administratively, the opportunity falls under CFDA 17.207 (Employment, Labor and Training). The funding instrument is a grant, the opportunity category is discretionary, and eligibility is listed as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," which signals that the official announcement contains the precise eligibility rules and any conditions on who may apply on behalf of a state or association. The solicitation was created on April 12, 2018, with an application deadline of May 14, 2018, and applications had to be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date.
Overall, the program is designed to give states the resources and structure to do careful policy and labor-market work: identify problematic licensing barriers, evaluate the real need for certain requirements, improve interstate license portability, and adopt targeted reforms that expand access to work while maintaining appropriate protections for the public.Apply for FOA ETA 18 06
- The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "State Occupational Licensing Review and Reform" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.207.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 12, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 14, 2018 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is May 14, 2018. Applications must be received no later than 40000 p.m. 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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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