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The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOL ETA) are working to
convene a robust Infrastructure Learning Community (ILC) in partnership with our technical
assistance contractor, Jobs for the Future.
The goal of the ILC is to foster a collaborative environment for grantees from across the
federal government that are leading, supporting, scaling, or developing initiatives funded
by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction
Act, supporting Investing in America (IIA), as well as the wider field of IIA stakeholders.
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Establish an online, centralized hub accessible to the greater field, including the
broader workforce system and its stakeholders; recipients of other federal grants; local
and state governments; and others leading, supporting, scaling, or developing
infrastructure projects.

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Align and leverage the ILC through the co-creation and implementation of a shared
communications strategy designed to deepen the impact of federal investments
across DOL, DOC, DOT, DOE, and other agencies by enabling infrastructure
stakeholders to benefit from a strong network, subject matter experts, and the latest
real-time findings and resources from the Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs (BP)
grant program.

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Facilitate engagement and collaboration across infrastructure stakeholders, including
funders, partners, grantees, policymakers, employers and industry, and subject matter
experts that are focused on partnerships, sustainability, and increasing collective
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Gain access to peers in the field, subject matter experts, a curated and evolving collection of
relevant and actionable resources, the latest findings and best practices from federal funding
recipients and related grant programs, and a platform for interactive collaboration and
engagement opportunities.
Resources
• ILC Charter: This founding organizational document outlines the vision, goals, value
proposition, offerings, and proposed partner organizations.
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This page lists foundational resources to understand the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL),
Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, and the
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), collectively known as Investing in America (IIA). There are also
links to resources on the federal agencies working to implement IIA.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law)
Full public law text for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at Congress.gov.
Build.gov
This White House resource details the major highlights and provisions of the BIL, and their
projected long-term impact.
CHIPS and Science Act
Full public law text for CHIPS and Science Act at Congress.gov
Inflation Reduction Act
Full public law text for Inflation Reduction Act at Congress.gov
Training and Employment Notice (TEN) No. 08-22: Building Pathways to Infrastructure
Careers: Framework for Preparing an Infrastructure Workforce
This DOL guidance aims to promote a framework for all workforce stakeholders, including
infrastructure project leads, to engage the public workforce system in implementing the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with strong workforce commitments and proven strategies that
produce high-quality education, training, and employment opportunities for all workers.
Agency-Specific IIA Webpages
Below is a list of federal agency webpages explaining what programs and opportunities are
available related to IIA.
• Environmental Protection Agency: BIL
• Environmental Protection Agency: IRA
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Energy
• Department of the Interior
• Department of Transportation: BIL
• National Institute of Standards and Technology: CHIPS and Science
• National Science Foundation: CHIPS and Science
• Small Business Administration
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This page curates information on upcoming Investing in America (IIA) funding opportunities
across the federal government and already awarded funding to help stakeholders identify
existing IIA opportunities in their local area. Whether you are well-situated to apply as a lead
entity on a funding opportunity or partner with existing initiatives funded in your community, it is
not too late to take advantage of IIA investments!
Current and Upcoming Funding Opportunities
See this page for links to current and upcoming federal funding opportunities available through
IIA.
Key Resource! Grants.gov
This is a common website for federal agencies to post discretionary funding opportunities and
for grantees to find and apply to them. TIP: You can sort by Category “Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (IIJA)” to pull open funding opportunities funded through the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law.
IIA Implementation Opportunities
See this page for resources on existing federally funded projects in your community and other
guides on implementing IIA.
Key Resource! Invest.gov
This website provides an interactive map that illustrates the impact of IIA-related public and
private investment across states and territories.

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Grants.gov
This is a common website for federal agencies to post discretionary funding opportunities and
for grantees to find and apply to them. TIP: You can sort by Category “Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (IIJA)” to pull open funding opportunities funded through the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law.

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Open Funding Opportunities
This website posts a summary document that highlights BIL funding opportunities that
communities can apply for today, along with a calendar for funding opportunities across 2024.
The list includes information on the program, the deadline for applying, and a link to the
application, where applicable.
Inflation Reduction Act: Open Funding Opportunities
This website posts a summary document that highlights Inflation Reduction Act funding
opportunities that are open for application for state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments;
nonprofit organizations; agricultural producers; manufacturers; and more. The list includes
information on the Inflation Reduction Act program, the deadline for applying, and a link to the
application, where applicable.
Agency-Specific IIA Funding Opportunity Webpages
These are agency-specific webpages listing current and upcoming IIA funding opportunities.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Department of Transportation (DOT)
o Key Notices of Funding Opportunity provides a calendar of anticipated
opening and closing dates for Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for key
programs within the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation
Reduction Act (IRA).
o The DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard provides a searchable database of
federal grant opportunities at USDOT and other agencies that can aid
communities in meeting their transportation infrastructure needs.
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Invest.gov
This website provides an interactive map that illustrates the impact of IIA-related public and
private investment across states and territories.
Check out the Invest.gov State Fact Sheets, state-by-state profiles which provide more detailed
information about announced funding and projects in each state.
IIA Guides and Technical Assistance
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Building a Better America: A Guidebook to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for
State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments, and Other Partners: This
guidebook is a roadmap to the funding available under the law, as well as an
explanatory document that shows, in as much detail as currently available, programby-program information.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Rural Playbook: This playbook is intended to help rural
communities understand the available funding for infrastructure provided by the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and other sources – offering information on the “what,
where, and how” to apply for federal infrastructure dollars.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Tribal Playbook: To help Tribal applicants navigate the
full range of funds both available to Tribal Nations and set aside for their communities,
this playbook provides an overview of the “what, when, where, and how” to apply for
funds.

CHIPS and Science
• CHIPS Implementation Strategies: Throughout the development of CHIPS for
America programs, the CHIPS Program Office has issued, and will continue to issue,
documents that help our stakeholders and the broader public understand our program
goals.
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Building a Clean Energy Economy: A Guidebook to the Inflation Reduction Act’s
Investments in Clean Energy and Climate Action: This guidebook provides a
program-by-program overview of the Inflation Reduction Act, including who is eligible
to apply for funding and for what purposes.

IIA Workforce Development Resources
Training and Employment Notice (TEN) No. 08-22: Building Pathways to Infrastructure
Careers: Framework for Preparing an Infrastructure Workforce

This DOL guidance aims to promote a framework for all workforce stakeholders, including
infrastructure project leads, to engage the public workforce system in implementing the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with strong workforce commitments and proven strategies that
produce high-quality education, training, and employment opportunities for all workers.
Equitable Workforce Development for Infrastructure Jobs: A Guide to Federal Resource
This guide provides an overview of federal funding resources to support equitable workforce
development including funding included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and key federal
funding sources outside of law to support workforce development.
Investing in America: Best Practices to Expand Access to Jobs and Economic Opportunity
Through Transportation Infrastructure Investments
This report includes detailed recommendations on how state and local transportation agencies
can expand access to jobs and opportunity for several underrepresented groups including
women, young people, justice-involved, and people of color. This report also explains how DOT
has been successful in getting more transportation agencies to include workforce plans for
their projects and to make use of tools such as local and economic hiring preferences.
National Institute of Standards and Technology Workforce Development Webpage
This webpage compiles key resources related to semiconductor workforce development.
Department of Commerce Department Administrative Order (DAO) 216-24
This DAO establishes a Department of Commerce workforce policy agenda focused on
preparing workers with the education and skills necessary to accelerate the development and
deployment of critical and emerging technologies, which are essential to U.S. economic
competitiveness and national security. The DAO frames a Commerce approach to workforce
investments that is employer-led, worker-centric, and focused on equity.
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This page will highlight case studies and promising practices on executing Investing in America
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ILC Blog Highlights
Good Jobs, Great Cities (GJGC) Blog Spotlights
A partnership between DOL and the National League of Cities, the GJGC Academy includes 16
cities working throughout 2023 and 2024 to develop innovative and scalable city-supported
solutions that upskill and reskill workers into quality, high-demand jobs in infrastructure, clean
energy, and advanced manufacturing jobs made possible by new federal investments, with a
focus on supporting residents from historically underserved and underrepresented
communities in order to address key shortcomings in their education and workforce
ecosystem.
• The Importance of Investing in and Celebrating the Public Works Workforce
Investing in America: Best Practices to Expand Access to Jobs and Economic Opportunity
Through Transportation Infrastructure Investments
This report includes detailed recommendations on how state and local transportation agencies
can expand access to jobs and opportunity for several underrepresented groups including
women, young people, justice-involved, and people of color. This report also explains how DOT
has been successful in getting more transportation agencies to include workforce plans for
their projects and to make use of tools such as local and economic hiring preferences.
Equitable Solar Communities of Practice
In November 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technology Office (SETO)
launched the Equitable Solar Communities of Practice program to support the expansion of
equitable benefits in solar adoption. Five communities of practice will work to identify resource
gaps, support the development and dissemination of best practices and resources, and identify
and propose new resources, tools, technical assistance offerings needed to scale equitable
solar.
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Meeting the moment of the Investing in America (IIA) investments will require collaboration and
innovation across silos in the public and private sector. The Department of Labor encourages
the public workforce system to engage in workforce development planning and training
activities to attract, retain, and empower a diverse qualified infrastructure workforce. DOL’s
framework reflects three primary activities: partnership development, planning, and designing
and delivering proven workforce strategies and programs.
Partnership Development
Engage, convene, and link key demand side and supply side workforce partners positioned to
support a comprehensive workforce plan across various project and sector needs.
Planning
Leverage local workforce partners’ capacity to support planning activities and formulate
strategies that meet project needs and advance equity in communities and for
underrepresented workers.
Proven Strategies and Programs
Design, deliver, and scale proven workforce strategies, programs, and practices with a track
record for delivering and opening access to high quality training for diverse communities that
include underrepresented workers.

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This page aims to help individuals and organizations make connections based on similar
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Check out the Invest.gov State Fact Sheets, state-by-state profiles which provide more detailed
information about announced funding and projects in each state.
ILC Directory (Updated as of 6/27/24)
This resource provides a current directory of ILC members, which is sortable by state,
organization type, and industry sector.
Help Wanted Section
Have an issue you are trying to trouble shoot? Want to find someone in your area to collaborate
on an infrastructure project? Email ILC@dol.gov, and we will post your request here for your
peers to connect.
• Joe Smith (Joe.Smith@mcc.edu): I work at Merrifield Community College in
Michigan, and I am looking for peer community colleges who have succeeded in
serving veterans.
• Jane Doe (Jane@goliath.com): I work for a mid-sized manufacturing company in the
Southeast and I am looking for strategies to engage my local workforce board.

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