Critical Sectors Job Quality Grantees Program Summary

The Critical Sectors Job Quality Grants Program grants will enable recipients to design and deploy programs aligned with the Good Jobs Principles developed by the Department of Labor and Commerce. These principles will guide employers, local workforce systems, and partner organizations to enhance job quality in their communities.

The U.S. Department of Labor awarded 12 DOL Critical Sectors Job Quality grants to the following types of entities:

• Labor Unions and Organizations, Labor‐Management Partnerships, and Worker Centers and Organizations (1)
• Workforce Intermediaries (2)
• State and Local Workforce Development Boards (3)
• Education/Training Provider(s) (2)
• National or Community‐based Nonprofit Organizations (4)

The Critical Sectors Job Quality Grant has two tiers:

• Tier 1: Developing New Partnerships and Programs (Planning Grants)

To support the formation of worker-centered sector partnerships in local or regional economic areas to design workforce strategies to enhance job quality within the care, climate resiliency, or hospitality sectors.

• Tier 2: Launching Effective Worker-Centered Sector Strategy Programs (Implementation Grants)

To invest in established partnerships that have a proven history of implementing sector strategies and are ready to implement specific worker-centered sector strategies that will improve job quality within the care, climate resiliency, or hospitality sectors.

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• Resource Publication Date: 2024
• Posted by: Zewditu (Zodie) Makonnen
• Posted in: Critical Sectors Job Quality Grant