Better Jobs through Evidence and Innovation Act

This bill would create a Workforce Development Innovation Fund under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The Secretary of Labor could award competitive grants to groups such as state and local workforce boards, tribal organizations, colleges, state workforce agencies, and community or labor organizations to start, expand, and test job training programs. Grants would come in three types (early-phase, mid-phase, and expansion) based on how much evidence supports a program, and most grantees would have to pay for an outside evaluation of results. Grantees would spend at least 60 percent of each award on running the program, and up to 10 percent of the fund could go to technical assistance and research. The bill authorizes such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

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Sponsors

• Michael F. Bennet Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors