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New York State Grantmaking Activities Transition from the Grants Gateway to the Statewide Financial System (SFS)

This post is on behalf of the New York State (NYS) Grants Management team and is not specific to the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) unless otherwise noted.

The NYS Grants Management team is pleased to announce that on January 16, 2024, NYS will transition grantmaking activities from the Grants Gateway to the Statewide Financial System (SFS).  Following the transition, the Grants Gateway will be retired and SFS will become the State’s new enterprise grants management system.

This transition is based on successes to date and sets the stage for expanded grant making activities.  Many improvements are envisioned, including paperless registration and an enhanced prequalification interface.  The Grants Management team will continue to support all aspects of State grantmaking, including:

  • Ensuring a user friendly and intuitive SFS solution;

  • Preparing for a seamless conversion;

  • Promoting Agency and grantee business process transformation; and

  • Supporting day-to-day nonprofit activities.

A webpage has been established to keep current and future grantees advised of key project information and will be updated regularly. 

To support this transition, NYS is offering live virtual training opportunities for grantees and potential applicants/bidders. The sessions will be split up into four (4) different topics on dates in December. 

 

Please see the following schedule with the session topics below:

Session Topics

Date & Time

Entering & submitting prequalification applicationsDecember 5 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Searching for & responding to grant opportunities (bids)December 12 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Approving grant contracts & submitting progress reportsDecember 19 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Entering & submitting grant claimsDecember 21 from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

 

For your convenience, these sessions will be recorded and available for playback after these dates. 

Additional information about these training opportunities is available on the Grants Gateway transition webinar webpage.

For questions regarding these trainings please contact: Grants Gateway Help Desk at [email protected].

Regarding NYSDOL’s active solicitations, Apprenticeship Expansion Grant (AEG-4) Request for Applications (RFA) and 2024-2025 Occupational Safety And Health Training And Education (OSH T&E) Program Request for Proposals (RFP), applicants will continue to apply through the Grants Gateway system until further notice. For future solicitations released in 2024 and after, applicants will apply through the SFS system. Please submit any questions on NYSDOL funding opportunities to [email protected].

 

Grants Management in SFS Vendor Grantee Training Opportunities

Apprenticeship Expansion Grant (AEG-4) Request for Applications (RFA)

Date of Release: March 24, 2023

Business Eligible? Yes

Proposal Due Date: August 30, 2024


The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) is making up to $3M in State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (SAEF) funding available under the Apprenticeship Expansion Grant (AEG-4) Request for Applications (RFA). The purpose of this RFA is to expand New York State (NYS) Registered Apprenticeship (RA) training by increasing employment opportunities for approximately 130 apprentices, with a focus on underrepresented populations. These apprentices will enter trades in high-demand occupations, with a focus on the emerging fields of Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare, Hospitality, and Information Technology, as well as other in-demand occupations. Please note that this solicitation focuses on promoting the expansion of NYS RAs and as such, RAs in the field of Construction are not eligible for funding under this RFA unless the trade is to be used for the upkeep and maintenance of a facility owned by the business entity employing the apprentice, such as plant maintenance trades.

AEG Awardees

CFA WDI Awardees

TRP Awardees

Archived Funding Opportunities

New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) Teacher Residency Program (TRP) Request for Applications (RFA) 

Date of Release: April 7, 2023
Proposal Due Date: June 30, 2023

The purpose of this New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) Teacher Residency Program (TRP) Request for Applications (RFA) is to partially or fully fund master’s degrees for teacher residents who are enrolled in a residency program registered with the New York State Education Department (NYSED). These residents must be graduate-level PK-12 teacher candidates who will complete a residency within a public New York State (NYS) school district or Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) program. 

Note: Teacher residency programs do not include funding for master’s degrees for certified teachers who currently work in a public NYS school district or BOCES and hold an Initial, Professional, or Permanent certificate.

Funded programs would involve the State University of New York (SUNY), the City University of New York (CUNY), and/or NYS private colleges and universities, all with registered residency programs, partnering with public school districts/BOCES.

May 10, 2023 Teacher Residency Program (TRP) Applicant Workshop

NYSDOL Consolidated Funding Application Workforce Development Initiatives (CFA WDI) Round 3 

Date of Release: May 4, 2022

Business Eligible? Yes

Proposal Due Date: Ongoing, no later than June 30, 2023

Reimagine Workforce Preparation (RWP) Request for Applications (RFA)

Date of Release – June 15, 2022

Business Eligible? – Yes

Proposal Due Date – December 30, 2022

The purpose of this Reimagine Workforce Preparation (RWP) Request for Application (RFA) is to secure the services of eligible organizations that can assist the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) in creating or expanding short-term education and training opportunities that help participants return to work, become entrepreneurs, or expand their small businesses. 

For the purposes of this RFA, short-term educational program means a program that provides not less than 150, and not more than 600, clock hours of instructional time per participant over a period of not less than 8 weeks and not more than 15 weeks.

  • If a program intends to train for the maximum of 600 hours, the program must be 40 hours per week and can be no longer than 15 calendar weeks. 
  • Short-term programs lead to certificates, badges, micro-credentials, licenses, and other workplace-relevant credentials; respond to the needs of businesses; and create opportunities for individuals to more rapidly prepare for, and over time adapt to, changing workplace needs.

These activities will assist businesses in addressing an insufficient supply of qualified workers in the wake of a pandemic, the likes of which our country has never seen, and will prepare workers with the occupational skills and credentials that businesses so desperately need.  This cross-collaboration between businesses, workforce development entities, and job seekers will create a local talent pool with relevant occupational skills for in-demand occupations and provide a reliable talent pipeline to businesses during these unprecedented times.

Apprenticeship Expansion Grant (AEG-3) Request for Applications (RFA)

Date of Release – July 20, 2022

Business Eligible? – Yes

Proposal Due Date – December 30, 2022

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) is making up to $2.55M in funding available under the Apprenticeship Expansion Grant (AEG-3) Request for Applications (RFA). The purpose of this RFA is to expand New York State (NYS) Registered Apprenticeship (RA) training by increasing employment opportunities for approximately 170 apprentices, with a focus on underrepresented populations. These apprentices will enter trades in high-demand occupations, with a focus on the emerging fields of Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare, Hospitality, and Information Technology, as well as other in-demand occupations. Please note that this solicitation focuses on promoting the expansion of NYS RAs and as such, RAs in the field of Construction are not eligible for funding under this RFA unless the trade is to be used for the upkeep and maintenance of a facility owned by the business entity employing the apprentice, such as plant maintenance trades.

Apprenticeship Expansion Grant

Date of Release: June 18, 2019

Business Eligible? Yes

Proposal Due Date: July 1, 2022

 

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) is making up to $2,000,000 in funding available under the Apprenticeship Expansion Grant (AEG-2) Request for Applications (RFA). The purpose of this RFA is to expand Registered Apprenticeship (RA) training by increasing employment opportunities for approximately 800 apprentices with a focus on underrepresented populations. These apprentices will enter into trades in high-demand occupations, with a focus on the emerging fields of Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Information Technology, as well as other in-demand occupations. This funding will cover costs associated with the provision of training apprentices through RA, such as Related Instruction (RI), On-the-Job Training (OJT), books, and tools.

Please note – attachments listed within Section IX of the RFA can be found under Upload Properties when completing your application in Grants Gateway. 

Apprenticeship State Expansion (ASE) – Registered Apprenticeship Group Programs

Date of Release: July 27, 2021

Business Eligible? Yes

Proposal Due Date: June 30, 2022, 4:00 PM ET

 

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) is making up to $2.75 million in funding available under the Apprenticeship State Expansion (ASE-1) – Registered Apprenticeship Group Programs Request for Applications (RFA).  The purpose of the RFA is to: (1) support and encourage Registered Apprenticeship (RA) Group Programs to increase the number of registered apprentices by 550 in apprenticeable occupations throughout New York State (NYS); (2) engage and develop additional RA Group Programs; and (3) expand and diversify RA Program models through the creation of new Group Programs in high growth and nontraditional trades designed to meet the 21st Century needs of businesses.  NYSDOL is particularly interested in expanding RA Group Programs in priority industries including, but not limited to, Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare, Information Technology, Hospitality, Film, Transportation and Logistics, sewing/textiles, and others.  Apprentices in the field of construction are not eligible for funding under this RFA unless the trade is to be used for the upkeep and maintenance of a facility owned by the business entity employing the apprentice, such as plant maintenance trades.

Please note – attachments listed within Section VII of the RFA can be found under Upload Properties when completing your application in Grants Gateway.

NYSDOL Consolidated Funding Application Workforce Development Initiatives (CFA WDI) Round 2

Date of Release: July 28, 2021

Business Eligible? Yes

Proposal Due Date: 4:00 p.m. ET on April 15, 2022 

Please note: The CFA Portal will close for Round 2 applications on April 15, 2022. If you have an application in process and have not submitted by this date, your current application will not be saved and you will need to start a brand new application when the CFA Portal reopens on May 4, 2022 for CFA WDI Round 3. 

Excluded Worker Fund Outreach and Assistance Grant

Date of Release: May 27, 2021

Business Eligible? Yes

Proposal Due Date: June 25, 2021

 

In April 2021, former Governor Cuomo signed the State Fiscal Year 2021-2022 New York State (NYS) budget.  Included in the budget is $2.1 billion in state funding for a new initiative entitled The Excluded Worker Fund (EWF).  This fund will offer relief to workers who have suffered income loss due to COVID but who are ineligible for Unemployment Insurance or related federal benefits.  The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) will be responsible for administering the program and distributing EWF benefits.

NYS is seeking qualified Not-For-Profit (NFP) organizations to serve as trusted messengers and helpers within communities with high concentrations of excluded workers.  The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) is making up to $10,000,000 in funding available under Excluded Worker Fund Outreach and Assistance Grant (EWF-OAG) Request for Qualifications (RFQ).  In addition to outreach and direct assistance, NFPs may also provide additional services to community members who are not eligible to receive Excluded Worker funds, or ancillary services (e.g., financial literacy counseling) necessary to assist participants who receive funds.

NYSDOL CFA Workforce Development Initiatives

Date of Release: May 8, 2019

Business Eligible? Yes

Proposal Due Date: 

  1. Phase One – April 30, 2020
  2. Phase Two – May 29, 2020

NYSDOL CFA Workforce Development Initiatives includes the Request for Applications (RFAs) provided above. Particularly, note the Grants Gateway System requirements, and submissions through the CFA portal written in the RFAs to ensure timely submission of the proposals.

Under the CFA WDI, the application process will take place in two (2) phases. During Phase One, interested Applicants will submit a general project plan to the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) in their region, which will be reviewed by the REDC Workforce Development Committee. The REDC Workforce Development committee will make recommendations to the REDC’s Executive Committee, who will decide which applications advance to Phase Two. Additional information about the WDI process and the Phase One application is available at Workforce Development Initiative.

Note, during WDI Phase One, only the project plan questions will be available in the CFA portal. This does not include the Minimum Threshold Requirement, Program Design, and Budget questions specific to the New York State Department of Labor’s (NYSDOL) Requests for Application (RFA).

Applicants that advance to Phase Two will be notified by the Office of Workforce Development and granted access to the appropriate WDI program questions to complete and submit. These Phase Two questions address the specific requirements of all RFAs for which the applicant is eligible to apply, including NYSDOL’s EET, NHT and UWT programs.

For further information regarding Phases One and Two of the Workforce Development Initiative Process, refer to Workforce Development Initiative Process.

 

For information about more past funding opportunities, please email us at [email protected] with your request.