Opportunity Information: Apply for PY20 NA SEC166 FUNDING
The Program Year 2020 Funding Allotments and Instructions for the INA Section 166 Programs opportunity is a Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) grant announcement that distributes federally appropriated Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 166 funds to Indian and Native American (INA) grantees for employment, training, and related workforce services. The funding is driven by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-94), signed on December 20, 2019, and it lays out how much money is available for the two main INA Section 166 funding streams and how those amounts will be allotted to grantees under the formulas established in federal regulations.
For the core Native American Comprehensive Services Program (CSP) under WIOA Section 166, Congress appropriated 55,000,000. From that total, ETA sets aside 1 percent, or 550,000, specifically for technical assistance as required under 20 CFR 684.270(e). After that set-aside, the amount left for program operations is 54,450,000. Rather than being competed like many discretionary grants, these funds are allocated to eligible INA grantees using the existing regulatory formula in 20 CFR 684.270(b), meaning the announcement functions largely as an allotment notice and instructions for current or eligible grantees on how PY 2020 funding will be distributed and administered.
Separate from CSP funding, the opportunity also covers supplemental youth funding targeted to Native American youth. The Act provides 913,130,000 for WIOA youth activities grants to states. WIOA requires that 1.5 percent of that youth amount be used to provide workforce investment activities for Native American youth under Section 166(d)(2)(A)(ii). Based on that statutory requirement, ETA identifies 13,693,590 as available for Program Year 2020. These youth funds are intended to support supplemental services for low-income Native American youth who live on or near Indian reservations and in designated areas including Oklahoma, Alaska, and Hawaii. As with the CSP funds, ETA will allot the youth supplemental funding to INA grantees using the formula specified in the regulations at 20 CFR 684.440.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed as discretionary and uses the grant instrument type, with an employment, labor, and training activity focus (CFDA 17.265). The opportunity number is PY20 NA SEC166 FUNDING. The notice was created on May 19, 2020, and the application closing date was June 17, 2020, with applications due by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (the text displays an obvious formatting glitch as "40000 p.m."). The expected number of awards is 310, reflecting broad distribution across many INA grantees, and the award ceiling is listed as 4,066,245, indicating the maximum amount for any single award under the allotment structure. Eligibility is identified generally as "Others," with clarification expected in the full announcement under an additional eligibility information section, which typically corresponds to federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, Native Hawaiian organizations, and other INA entities authorized under WIOA Section 166 and the implementing regulations.
Overall, the announcement is best understood as the federal government formally releasing PY 2020 Section 166 funding levels and providing the instructions needed for INA grantees to receive and use two related pots of money: the main CSP allocation (54,450,000 after technical assistance is reserved) and the youth supplemental allocation (13,693,590). Both are distributed according to established WIOA formulas in the Code of Federal Regulations rather than through a traditional competitive scoring process, with the intent of supporting job training, employment services, and youth workforce supports in Native communities.Apply for PY20 NA SEC166 FUNDING
- The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Program Year 2020 Funding Allotments and Instructions for the INA Section 166 Programs" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.265.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 19, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 17, 2020 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is 06/17/2020. 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 $4,066,245.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 310 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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FAQs: Program Year 2020 Funding Allotments and Instructions for the INA Section 166 Programs (ETA)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announcement that releases Program Year (PY) 2020 funding allotments and instructions for the Indian and Native American (INA) Section 166 programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). It explains how federally appropriated WIOA Section 166 funds will be distributed to INA grantees for employment, training, and related workforce services.
2) Is this a competitive grant or an allotment?
Based on the information provided, this functions largely as an allotment notice rather than a traditional competitive grant. Funds are allocated to eligible INA grantees using existing regulatory formulas (rather than being awarded through a scored competition).
3) Which federal agency is issuing this opportunity?
The issuing agency is the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), specifically the Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
4) What law provides the money for these PY 2020 allotments?
The funding levels are driven by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-94), signed on December 20, 2019.
5) What are the two main funding streams covered by this announcement?
The announcement covers two related WIOA Section 166 funding streams for PY 2020:
- The Native American Comprehensive Services Program (CSP) funding under WIOA Section 166
- Supplemental youth funding targeted to Native American youth (tied to WIOA youth activities funding)
6) How much was appropriated for the INA Comprehensive Services Program (CSP) before set-asides?
Congress appropriated 55,000,000 for the WIOA Section 166 Native American Comprehensive Services Program (CSP) before set-asides.
7) Is any CSP funding reserved for technical assistance?
Yes. ETA sets aside 1 percent of the CSP appropriation for technical assistance, which is 550,000, as required under 20 CFR 684.270(e).
8) How much CSP funding remains for program operations after the technical assistance set-aside?
After reserving 550,000 for technical assistance, the remaining amount for CSP program operations is 54,450,000.
9) How are CSP funds distributed to grantees?
CSP funds are allotted to eligible INA grantees using the formula established in federal regulations at 20 CFR 684.270(b).
10) How much funding is available for the Native American youth supplemental component?
The amount identified as available for Program Year 2020 Native American youth supplemental funding is 13,693,590.
11) Where does the youth supplemental amount come from?
The Act provides 913,130,000 for WIOA youth activities grants to states, and WIOA requires that 1.5 percent of that amount be used to provide workforce investment activities for Native American youth under Section 166(d)(2)(A)(ii). Applying that 1.5 percent requirement results in 13,693,590 for PY 2020.
12) Who are the youth funds intended to serve?
The youth supplemental funds are intended to support supplemental services for low-income Native American youth who live on or near Indian reservations and in designated areas including Oklahoma, Alaska, and Hawaii.
13) How are youth supplemental funds distributed to grantees?
Youth supplemental funds are allotted to INA grantees using the formula specified in the regulations at 20 CFR 684.440.
14) What types of activities does this funding support?
Based on the description provided, the funds support employment, training, and related workforce services for Native communities, including job training, employment services, and youth workforce supports.
15) What is the opportunity number for this announcement?
The opportunity number is PY20 NA SEC166 FUNDING.
16) What is the CFDA number and program area listed?
The activity focus is employment, labor, and training, and the CFDA number listed is 17.265.
17) What is the instrument type and how is it categorized administratively?
The opportunity uses the grant instrument type. Administratively, it is listed as discretionary, even though the distribution described is formula-based under existing regulations.
18) When was the notice created?
The notice was created on May 19, 2020.
19) What was the application closing date and time?
The application closing date was June 17, 2020, with applications due by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The text includes an obvious formatting error displayed as "40000 p.m.," but the intended time is presented as 4:00 p.m. ET.
20) How many awards were expected under this allotment?
The expected number of awards is 310, indicating that funding was intended to be distributed across many INA grantees.
21) What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling) shown?
The award ceiling is listed as 4,066,245, meaning that is the maximum amount indicated for any single award under this allotment structure.
22) Who is eligible to receive these funds?
Eligibility is identified generally as "Others" in the listing, with more detail expected in an "additional eligibility information" section in the full announcement. Based on the description provided, this typically corresponds to eligible INA entities authorized under WIOA Section 166 and implementing regulations (commonly including federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, Native Hawaiian organizations, and other INA entities as permitted under WIOA Section 166).
23) What regulations govern the funding formulas mentioned in the announcement?
The CSP allotment formula is referenced at 20 CFR 684.270(b), the technical assistance set-aside requirement is referenced at 20 CFR 684.270(e), and the youth supplemental allotment formula is referenced at 20 CFR 684.440.
24) What is the practical purpose of this announcement for grantees?
The practical purpose is to formally release PY 2020 Section 166 funding levels and provide instructions needed for INA grantees to receive and administer two pots of money: the main CSP allocation (54,450,000 after technical assistance is reserved) and the youth supplemental allocation (13,693,590), both distributed by regulation-based formulas.
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