[Federal Register: March 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 58)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Investment Act--Grants for Workforce Investment Boards
Announcement Type: New: Notice of solicitation for grant
applications.
Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA PY 04-04.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 17.257.
Key Dates: Deadline for Application Receipt: May 4, 2005.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), announces the availability up to $5 million for
grants to eligible Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) that have
demonstrated successfully the ability to form working partnerships with
grassroots faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs). Grassroots
FBCOs may include faith-based and community organizations, minority-led
or immigrant-led non-profit or community development organizations and/
or other small non-profit organizations.
This grant will build upon successful ETA grants from program years
(PY) 2001 to 2004 that focused on the use of intermediaries and WIBs to
build partnerships between FBCOs and local One-Stop systems. The WIB
will develop and implement an 18-month project to encourage the
formation of long-term contractual and non-contractual partnerships
with FBCOs that meet an unmet community need related to hard-to-serve
populations (e.g., ex-offenders, limited-English, welfare-to work,
etc.).
This investment supports and complements the President's High-
Growth Job Training Initiative. The foundation of this initiative is
the creation of partnerships to work collaboratively in the development
of solutions to the human resource challenges facing our growth
industries, while developing maximum access for American workers to
gain the competencies they need to obtain good jobs. These partnerships
include the public workforce system, business and industry, education
and training providers and economic development principals. ETA is
investing in demonstration projects in twelve high growth/high demand
sectors that include advanced manufacturing, automotive services,
biotechnology, construction, energy, financial services, geospatial
technology, healthcare, hospitality, information technology (IT) & IT
business-related services, retail, and transportation. This
solicitation is designed to extend the partnership invitation to FBCOs
through the direct involvement of our nation's Workforce Investment
Boards.
This grant also complements ETA's ongoing sectoral employment
research and evaluations--i.e., identifying workforce needs and
opportunities within a local or regional industry or cross-industry
occupational group while retaining a focus on economic performance and
competitiveness. FBCOs can discharge a significant community role in
assisting Boards by bringing new entrants to the job market that can be
trained and equipped to meet emerging and evolving industry needs. Each
applicant Board will identify up to three businesses or industry
sectors to collaborate with the Board and FBCOs within the local One-
Stop system to provide jobs for qualified employees from the identified
geographic areas.
DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications under this
announcement is May 4, 2005. Applications must be received at the
address below no later than 5 p.m. (eastern time). Application and
submission information is explained in detail in section IV of this
SGA.
Authorities: These grants are made under the following authorities:
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA or the Act)
(Pub. L. 105-220, 29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.)
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The WIA Final Rule, 20 CFR parts 652, 660-671 (65 FR
49294) (August 11, 2000);
Executive Order 13198; ``Rallying the Armies of
Compassion''
Training and Employment Guidance Letter 17-01
(``Incorporating and Utilizing Grassroots, Community-Based
Organizations Including Faith-Based Organizations in Workforce
Investment Activities and Programs'')
Executive Order 13279; ``Equal Protection of the Laws for
Faith-Based and Community Organizations.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Funding Opportunity Description
1. Overview of ETA and CFBCI Initiatives
DOL CFBCI works to remove administrative and regulatory barriers
that would prevent FBCOs from competing equally for federal dollars. In
addition, CFBCI develops innovative programs to foster partnerships
between DOL-funded programs and FBCOs. CFBCI educates organizations
about local opportunities to collaborate with the workforce development
system and about opportunities to participate in national grant
programs. CFBCI also works with local government officials and
administrators to integrate FBCOs into the strategic planning and
service delivery processes of local Workforce Investment Boards.
Since 2001, CFBCI has worked with ETA to provide $29.6 million in
grants to assist states, intermediary organizations, workforce
investment boards, and grassroots groups in creating partnerships
between FBCOs and the One-Stop Career Center System. In addition to
grants, CFBCI has undertaken technical assistance activities that are
designed to help FBCOs access and partner with the $15 billion state
and local workforce development system. Begun in Memphis, Tennessee,
and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Touching Lives and Communities Pilot
Program provided in-depth technical assistance to local alliances of
FBCOs, elected officials and workforce development boards to remove
barriers and foster partnerships at the local level. The report on this
effort, Experiences from the Field: Fostering Workforce Development
Partnerships with Faith-Based and Community Organizations, serves as
the basis for a nation-wide effort to encourage partnerships between
FBCOs and Workforce Investment Boards called the Touching Lives and
Communities Technical Assistance Program (TLC-TAP). Additionally, CFBCI
produced Bridging the Gap: Meeting the Challenges of Universal Access
Through Faith-Based and Community Partnerships, which highlights
strategies by 2002 state and intermediary grantees to help job seekers
access services through grassroots FBCO's. CFBCI also has created
Empowering New Partnerships: Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in
the Workforce System, which provides an overview of basic strategies
for engaging grassroots organizations in the workforce system.
Through TLC-TAP, CFBCI and ETA are creating a peer-to-peer learning
network, publishing tool kits and other resource materials, and hosting
national conference calls on topics related to the initiative. For more
resources, please visit the CFBCI Web site, http://www.dol.gov/cfbci as well as the TLC-TAP Web site, http://www.dol-tlc.org.
2. Project Objectives
The grantee(s) will implement, in partnership with USDOL, a project
that will:
Serve a targeted area(s)/census tract(s) that has a high
poverty rate. The grantee may focus on a specific population within
that area (e.g. ex-offenders, youth, people with disabilities, people
who are victims of violent and domestic crime, people with limited
English proficiency, homeless veterans, etc.);
Serve targeted industries and employers by helping them
find employees in the targeted area(s) or increase wages and job
responsibilities for employees from the targeted area(s);
Build relationships among the One-Stop Career Center
staff, WIB, businesses, and grassroots FBCOs within the targeted area
and community at large in order to increase referrals and the
effectiveness of referrals among organizations;
Help targeted individuals prepare for, sustain or advance
in employment by funding grassroots FBCOs in the targeted area(s) and
increasing their collaboration with the One-Stop Career Center system;
Build the performance and administrative capabilities of
FBCOs to deliver programs, administer funding, collect performance
data, and identify potential One-Stop Career Center contracting
opportunities; and
Measurably increase the performance of One-Stop Career
Centers with the targeted population through developing sustainable
relationships with FBCOs.
In order to accomplish this, WIBs must obtain commitments from up
to three businesses/business associations, use statistical data to
identify a specific area(s)/census tract(s) to serve, demonstrate that
area's need, conduct outreach and create/maintain a resource directory
of grassroots FBCOs in targeted area (this may involve increasing
existing resource directory), and subaward 70 percent of the funding to
grassroots, non-profit FBCOs.
Through this grant investment of $5 million, the Department intends
to help approximately 2,000 people obtain or advance in employment.
II. Award Information
1. Funding Availability and Period of Performance
ETA has identified $5 million from the FY 2005 appropriation for
One Stop/America's Labor Market Information System. ETA expects to
award approximately 10 to 20 grants based on the rating of applications
and other factors, which may include urban/rural and geographical
balance. The grant amount for each WIB is expected to range between
$300,000 and $500,000. The period of performance will be 18 months from
the date of execution by the Department.
2. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
Announcement of this award is expected to occur by July 1, 2005.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
Workforce Investment Boards (WIB) from all geographic areas are
eligible to apply for these funds including:
The state Workforce Investment Board (in states that
contain only one WIB);
A local Workforce Investment Board; or
Consortia of local (including rural) Workforce Investment
Boards.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
This solicitation does not require grantees to share costs or
provide matching funds.
3. Other Eligibility Requirements
Veterans Priority: In addition, this program is subject to the
provisions of the ``Jobs for Veterans Act'', Pub. L. 107-288, which
provides priority of services to veterans and in some cases their
spouses in all Department of Labor funded job training programs. Please
note that, to obtain priority of service, a veteran or spouse must meet
the program's eligibility requirements. The directive providing policy
guidance on veterans' priority is available at http://www.doleta.gov/programs/VETs/
.
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IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address To Request Application Package
This SGA contains all of the information and forms needed to apply
for grant funding.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
Applicants must submit an original signed application and three
hard copies. The proposal consists of two (2) separate and distinct
parts, Part I and II. Both parts must be included in a complete
application. Applications that fail to adhere to the instructions in
this section will be considered non-responsive and will not be
considered.
Part I of the proposal is the Financial Proposal and must include
the following two items:
The Standard Form (SF) 424, ``Application for Federal
Assistance'' (Appendix A) (available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/sf424.pdf.
) Upon confirmation of an award, the individual
signing the SF-424 on behalf of the applicant shall represent the
responsible entity. All applications for Federal grant and funding
opportunities are required to have a Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) number.
See OMB Notice of Final Policy Issuance, 68 FR 38402 (June 27, 2003).
Applicants must supply their DUNS number in item 5 of the SF-
424 (Rev. 9-2003). The DUNS number is easy to obtain and there is no
charge. To obtain a DUNS number, access http://www.dunandbradstreet.com
or call 1-866-705-5711.
The Budget Information Form SF 424A (Appendix B)
(available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/sf424a.pdf.) In
addition to preparing the Budget Information form, the applicant must
provide a concise narrative explanation to support the request.
Part II of the application is the Technical Proposal, which
demonstrates the applicant's capabilities to plan and implement a
demonstration project in accordance with the provisions of this
solicitation. The Technical Proposal is limited to ten (10) double-
spaced single-sided, 8.5 inch x 11 inch pages with 12 point text font
and one-inch margins.
The only attachments permitted will be the following.
Commitments from the identified businesses or business
associations.
A letter of endorsement from the state workforce agency
and from an elected official who has appointment authority for the WIB.
A timeline for the tasks and activities beginning July 1,
2005.
The attachments will not count against the allowable maximum page
totals. No cost data or reference to prices should be included in the
Technical Proposal.
3. Submission Dates and Times
The closing date for receipt of applications under this
announcement is May 4, 2005. Applications must be received at the
address below no later than 5 p.m. (eastern time). Applications sent by
e-mail, telegram, or facsimile (fax) will not be accepted. Applications
that do not meet the conditions set forth in this notice will not be
honored. No exceptions to the mailing and delivery requirements set
forth in this notice will be granted.
Mailed applications must be addressed to the U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Division of Federal
Assistance, Attention: Eric Luetkenhaus, Reference SGA/DFA PY04-04, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-4438, Washington, DC 20210. Applicants
are advised that mail delivery in the Washington area may be delayed
due to mail decontamination procedures. Hand delivered proposals will
be received at the above address. All overnight mail will be considered
to be hand-delivered and must be received at the designated place by
the specified closing date.
Applicants may apply online at http://www.grants.gov. Any
application received after the deadline will not be accepted. For
applicants submitting electronic applications via Grants.gov, it is
strongly recommended that you immediately initiate and complete the
``Get Started'' steps to register with Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov/GetStarted.
These steps will probably take multiple days
to complete which should be factored into your plans for electronic
application submission in order to avoid facing unexpected delays that
could result in the rejection of your application.
Late Applications: Any application received after the exact date
and time specified for receipt at the office designated in this notice
will not be considered, unless it is received before awards are made
and it (a) was sent by U.S. Postal Service registered or certified mail
not later than the fifth calendar day before the date specified for
receipt of applications (e.g., an application required to be received
by the 20th of the month must be post marked by the 15th of that month)
or (b) was sent by U.S. Postal Service Express Mail or Online to
addressee not later than 5 p.m. at the place of mailing or electronic
submission one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of
applications. It is highly recommended that online submissions be
completed one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of
applications to ensure that the applicant still has the option to
submit by U.S. Postal Service Express Mail in the event of any
electronic submission problems. ``Post marked'' means a printed,
stamped or otherwise placed impression (exclusive of a postage meter
machine impression) that is readily identifiable, without further
action, as having been supplied or affixed on the date of mailing by an
employee of the U.S. Postal Service. Therefore, applicants should
request the postal clerk to place a legible hand cancellation ``bull's
eye'' postmark on both the receipt and the package. Failure to adhere
to the above instructions will be a basis for a determination of
nonresponsiveness.
4. Funding Restrictions
The WIB must award at least 70 percent of the funding through
subawards to eligible grassroots FBCOs. For purposes of this
announcement, eligible grassroots FBCOs must be non-profits, which:
Have social services as a major part of their mission;
Are headquartered in the local community to which they
provide these services;
(a) have a social services budget of $350,000 or less, or
(b) have six or fewer full-time equivalent employees.
With its remaining 30 percent of grant funds, the WIB may choose
also to contract with a non-profit intermediary organization or hire
staff members from the targeted community who will be able to help the
WIB conduct outreach to grassroots organizations and provide technical
assistance to the subawardees.
Neutral, non-religious criteria that neither favor nor disfavor
religion will be employed in the selection of grant recipients and must
be employed by grantees in the selection of sub-recipients.
Additionally, the government is prohibited from providing direct
financial assistance for inherently religious activity*. Therefore, as
a general rule, subawards may not be used for religious instruction,
worship, prayer, proselytizing or other inherently religious activities
and participation in such activities must be voluntary. (If, however,
an organization receives financial assistance as a result of the choice
of a beneficiary, such as through a voucher, the organization may
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integrate religion throughout its program.)
*In this context, the term financial assistance that is provided
directly by a government entity or an intermediate organization, as
opposed to financial assistance that an organization receives as the
result of the genuine and independent private choice of a
beneficiary. In other contexts, the term `direct' financial
assistance may be used to refer to financial assistance that an
organization receives directly from the Federal government (also
known as ``discretionary'' assistance), as opposed to assistance
that it receives from a State or Local government (also known as
``indirect'' or ``block'' grant assistance). The term ``direct'' has
the former meaning throughout this SGA.
Administrative Costs. The primary use of the grant funds should be
used to support the actual project. Therefore, applicants receiving
grant funds under this solicitation may not use more than 10 percent of
the amount of the grant for administrative costs associated with the
project. Administrative costs are defined at 20 CFR 667.220.
5. Other Submission Requirements
Withdrawal of Applications. Applications may be withdrawn by
written notice or telegram (including mailgram) received at any time
before an award is made. Applications may be withdrawn in person by the
applicant or by an authorized representative thereof, if the
representative's identify is made known and the representative signs a
receipt for the proposal.
V. Application Review Information
1. Rating Criteria
This section identifies what should be included in the technical
proposal narrative and describes the criteria that will be used to
evaluate the proposals.
A. Technical Approach (Description of the Proposed Plan and Activities
of WIB and Its Subawardees)--50 Points
This section of the narrative provides the applicant's strategy for
creating new sustainable, financial and non-financial relationships
with grassroots FBCOs and other partners that help individuals in
targeted area(s) transition to industries/careers that are in demand
locally and can offer strong career opportunities. This section of the
narrative must describe the specific needs of the population in the
targeted area(s) that the WIB and grassroots FBCO partnerships will
address. This population may include: low-income working individuals,
individuals transitioning from public assistance, individuals with
disabilities, victims of crime, ex-offenders, individuals with Limited
English Proficiency, homeless veterans and other hard-to-serve
populations.
The WIB must award at least 70 percent of total funds through
subawards to grassroots FBCOs that can help the WIB meet the unmet
community need. The WIB may work with non-profit intermediary
organizations and/or hire staff that has strong relationships with
grassroots FBCOs from the remaining 30 percent of its grant funds. The
proposal's narrative must demonstrate the following.
Define target area(s) (census tract(s)) and explain why
this area needs the services provided through the grant.
Describe strategy for conducting outreach to FBCOs and
documenting existing FBCO programs, key organizations, and services in
the identified area(s) that help hard-to-serve individuals prepare for
and sustain employment. Include plans for creating a resource directory
and/or maintaining non-financial partnerships non-subawardee FBCOs. If
applicable, include how your WIB will work with intermediary
organizations that have existing networks of grassroots FBCOs and/or
how the WIB will hire staff familiar with that neighborhood.
Identify up to three businesses or business sectors to
collaborate with the WIB, One-Stop Career Center System, FBCOs, and
other partners; provide jobs with long-term career opportunities; and
hire qualified employees from the identified disadvantaged area(s). The
proposal must include letters of commitment from those businesses as
attachments. Businesses may include corporations or small-medium sized
businesses, which are independently owned and operated and not dominant
in their field of operation.
Describe the methodology to be used for competitively
selecting grassroots FBCO subawardees within the first two quarters of
the grant period. Include plans for how the WIB will train those
eligible organizations to apply for a subaward and ensure that those
organizations understand the Establishment clause and other guidelines
for using federal dollars and implementing programs.
Describe the resources and services the WIB will solicit
from the subawardees to help individuals prepare for, enter, and
advance in employment. Resources and services can include satellite
One-Stop locations in the FBCO facility, life skills, mentoring, adult
literacy, employability skill training, on-the-job training, incumbent
worker training, and customized training. Description may include if
applicable how the FBCO will be used for training individuals for the
specified businesses/occupations.
Describe how responsibilities for grant program will be
structured including responsibilities of WIB staff, One-Stop Career
Center staff and new hires from the intermediary organization or
representatives from the targeted community. Include a description of
who will be responsible for providing technical assistance to the
subawardees and who will be responsible for maintaining relationships
with the subawardees.
Submit a timeline for the tasks and activities beginning
July 1, 2005.
Scoring of this criterion will be based on the following.
The applicant has clearly defined an area(s) and
demonstrated the need of targeted populations/ in targeted area. (5
Points)
The businesses engaged through this grant will provide
career ladders for individuals to be served and the letters of
commitment are attached. (5 Points)
The applicant has demonstrated that the WIB/One-Stop
Career Center will create effective partnerships with FBCOs in targeted
areas. The applicant has demonstrated that it will effectively conduct
outreach, build relationships, collect performance data, and provide
technical assistance to both funded and non-funded grassroots
organizations, including faith-based organizations, congregations,
minority or immigrant-led community development organizations, and
other non-profits. To receive any of the points for this part of the
criterion, an applicant must demonstrate that 70 percent of its grant
award will be used for subawards to grassroots FBCOs. (25 Points)
The methodology for subawards is achievable within the
first two quarters of the grant. (5 Points)
The timeline and narrative demonstrate that the service
delivery strategy (services being subawarded) and relationships between
the FBCOs and the Workforce system is an appropriate and achievable way
to transition people from the targeted area(s) into employment. (10
Points)
B. Past Performance--10 Points
This section of the narrative must describe how the WIB has
demonstrated successfully in the past and the ability to form working
partnerships with FBCOs and other partners. The narrative must include
the following.
Describe any current relationships, formal (through MOUs)
and informal, with FBCOs. Describe interactions with FBCOs both in
terms of financial (training and placement) and non-financial (shared
spaces and referrals).
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Describe relevant history of the WIB in working with small
organizations. Include past experience in developing technical
assistance and developing other organizations' capabilities for social
service delivery, competing for grants, managing grants, and conducting
information campaigns.
Identify any current barriers that exist that have
prevented financial partnerships and non-financial partnership between
grassroots FBCOs in targeted area and the One-Stop system or the
Workforce Investment Board. Please describe what actions will be taken
to address or remove those barriers in order to allow for sustainable
partnerships. In the program plan, describe the strategy for including
FBCOs in leadership and strategic planning roles in the WIB during and
after the life of the grant.
Describe the recent history of the WIB in working with
specific businesses or business sectors to provide employment
opportunities for qualified individuals.
Scoring of this criterion will be based on the following.
The Department will evaluate the narrative based upon the
WIB's ability to identify and plan to address barriers to partnership
as well as the record of achievement/commitment in bridging any gaps
with non-traditional grassroots partners independent of grant money.
(10 Points)
C. Sustainability--10 Points
The narrative must describe how the WIB will address issues of
sustainability past the life of the DOL grant.
Describe how the project will be integrated with other WIB
initiatives and how the WIB will demonstrate plans for sustainability
after the DOL funding ends. Description can include commitments of
other resources either within the WIB (e.g., through training dollars,
WIB staff committed to the project, in-kind support, outreach plans,
surplus computer hardware and software, etc.) or through an outside
source (e.g., private partners, foundation, etc).
Describe efforts, if any, to encourage the leveraging of
state funds to support the project.
Describe, if any, WIB plans to supplement this grant
funding with funds from other grant allocations.
Scoring of this criterion will be based on the following.
Based on the level of current commitments to FBCOs or
FBCO-related projects. (4 Points)
The ability for the applicant to demonstrate that the
project has the potential to have a long-term impact on the targeted
community and seems to be grounded in a long-term commitment by the WIB
to build relationships with FBCOs. (6 Points)
D. Evaluation and Technical Assistance--30 Points
The narrative must define specifically how the WIB will determine
the grant's success based on USDOL guidelines. The narrative must
include how the WIB plans to contribute proportionately to the broad
goals of the grant investment of helping 2,000 individuals obtain or
advance employment (approximately 200 individuals per WIB). The
narrative must include the following.
Define the measurable outcomes and other goals for both
the WIB and its subawardees in executing the proposed tasks and
activities. In addition to any goals the WIB defines, the WIB must
include goals for how many individuals will be served; how many will
enter employment; be retained over a six month period; and have an
increase in wages through this grant investment. WIB is free to develop
additional goals as appropriate to the project.
Describe the methodology for how the WIB will train the
subawardees to track and report outputs, outcomes and demographics for
those assisted under the subawards and what responsibilities for
tracking will be shared by the One-Stop Career Centers.
Define how the WIB will provide technical assistance and
demonstrate how it will determine its overall success in improving the
posture of the subawardees in increasing their performance and
administrative capabilities to remain active in local workforce
development and compete for future funding opportunities.
Scoring of this criterion will be based on the following.
The number of individuals the WIB plans to serve is
appropriate and achievable within the grant period and represents an
effective use of this financial investment. The narrative describes how
the WIB's efforts will contribute to the overall goal of helping 2,000
individuals obtain or advance in employment through this investment.
The number the WIB is transitioning/helping advance into employment
should be proportional to the amount of money requested. (10 Points)
The WIB's ability to demonstrate that its technical
assistance will ensure that the subawardees have an increased
performance, administrative capacity and ability to compete for
additional funding opportunities. (8 Points).
The methodology for working with the subawardees to ensure
program success, and effectively track and report outputs, outcomes and
demographics is achievable and measurable. (12 Points)
2. Review and Selection Process
A technical review panel will make a careful evaluation of
applications against the rating criteria. The review panel
recommendations are advisory. The ETA Grant Officer will fully consider
the panel recommendations and take into account geographic balance to
ensure the most advantageous award of these funds to accomplish the
system-building purposes outlined in this SGA. The grant officer may
consider any information that comes to his or her attention. The grant
officer reserves the right to award without negotiations. Should a
grant be awarded without negotiations, the award will be based on the
applicant's signature which constitutes a binding offer.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices
All award notifications will be posted on the USDOL-ETA homepage at
http://www.doleta.gov
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
All grantees, including faith-based organizations will be subject
to all applicable Federal laws (including provisions in appropriations
law), regulations, and the applicable Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Circulars. The applicants selected under the SGA will be subject
to the following administrative standards and provisions, if
applicable.
a. Workforce Investment Boards--20 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Part 667.220 (Administrative Costs).
b. Non-Profit Organizations--Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Circulars A-122 (Cost Principles) and 29 CFR Part 95 (Administrative
Requirements).
c. Educational Institutions--OMB Circulars A-21 (Cost Principles)
and 29 CFR Part 95 (Administrative Requirements).
d. State and Local Governments--OMB Circulars A-87 (Cost
Principles) and 29 CFR Part 97 (Administrative Requirements).
e. Profit Making Commercial Firms--Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR)--48 CFR Part 31 (Cost Principles), and 29 CFR Part 95
(Administrative Requirements).
f. All entities must comply with 29 CFR Parts 93 and 98, and, where
applicable, 29 CFR Parts 96 and 99.
g. In accordance with Section 18 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of
1995,
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Pub. L. 104-65 (2 U.S.C. 1611) non-profit entities incorporated under
Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(4) that engage in lobbying
activities will not be eligible for the receipt of Federal funds and
grants.
Note: Except as specifically provided in this Notice, USDOL-
ETA's acceptance of a proposal and an award of Federal funds to
sponsor any program(s) does not provide a waiver of any grant
requirements and/or procedures. For example, the OMB Circulars
require that an entity's procurement procedures must ensure that all
procurement transactions are conducted, as much as practical, to
provide open and free competition. If a proposal identifies a
specific entity to provide services, the USDOL-ETA's award does not
provide the justification or basis to sole-source the procurement,
i.e., avoid competition, unless the activity is regarded as the
primary work of an official partner to the application.
3. Reporting Requirements
The grantee is required to provide the reports and documents listed
below:
Quarterly Financial Reports. A Quarterly Financial Status Report
(SF-269) is required until such time as all funds have been expended or
the period of availability has expired. Quarterly reports are due 30
days after the end of each calendar year quarter. Grantee must use
ETA's On-line Electronic Reporting System.
Progress Reports. The grantee must submit a quarterly financial and
narrative progress report to the Federal Project Officer within 30 days
following each quarter. Copies are to be submitted electronically
providing a detailed account of activities undertaken during that
quarter. Reports must include the following information for the WIB and
their subawardees.
The number of participants served per quarter (new and
active), noting the specific services the grantee is providing in this
project.
The number of One-Stop Career Center clients referred to
the subawardee.
Number of subawardee participants referred to the One-
Stop.
The total number of volunteer hours committed to the grant
program.
Number of participants placed in post-secondary education
or advanced training.
Number of participants placed in a job.
Average hourly wages at the time of job placement.
Of the participants placed in a job since the beginning of
the grant, how many were continuously employed for 6 months.
Of the participants placed in a job since the beginning of
the grant, how many were re-employed in the last 6 months.
List other goals submitted with the grant application or
additional goals developed for the program.
List demographic Information.
VII. Agency Contacts
Any questions regarding this SGA should be faxed to Eric
Luetkenhaus, Grant Officer, Division of Federal Assistance, fax number
(202) 693-2705. (This is not a toll-free number.) You must specifically
address your fax to the attention of Eric Luetkenhaus and should
include SGA/DFA PY-04-04, a contact name, fax and phone number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Luetkenhaus, Grant Officer,
Division of Federal Assistance, on (202) 693-3109. (This is not a toll-
free number.) This announcement is also being made available on the
USDOL-ETA Web site at http://www.doleta.gov/sga/sga.cfm and http://www.grants.gov.VIII.
Other Information
The Department of Labor maintains a number of Web-based resources
that may be of assistance to applicants. The Web page for the
Department's Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives (http://www.dol.gov/cfbci
) is a valuable source of background on this
initiative. Training and Employment Notice (T.E.N.) 15-03
(wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEN15-03.html) includes information
about promising practices for engaging faith-based and community
organizations in the workforce system based on successful grantees from
PY 2002. America's Service Locator (http://www.servicelocator.org)
provides a directory of our nation's One-Stop Career Centers. The DOL
Employment and Training Administration has a Web page (http://www.doleta.gov/regions
), which contains contact information for the
State and local Workforce Investment boards. Applicants are encouraged
to review ``Understanding the Department of Labor Solicitation for
Grant Applications and How to Write an Effective Proposal'' (www/
dol.gov/cfbci/sgabrochure.htm). For a basic understanding of the grants
process and basic responsibilities of receiving Federal grant support,
please see ``Guidance for Faith-Based and Community Organizations on
Partnering with the Federal Government'' (http://www.fbci.gov).
Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of March, 2005.
Eric D. Luetkenhaus,
Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration.
Appendix A: SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance
Appendix B: SF-424A Budget Information Form
Appendix C: OMB Survey N. 1890-0014: Survey on Ensuring Equal
Opportunity for Applicants
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