10.465: Farmworker Training Grant Program

10.465

Inactive

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Sept. 5, 2013

Aug. 1, 2012

To improve the supply of skilled agricultural workers and bring greater stability to the workforce in this sector through provision of services specifically designed to assist farmworkers in securing, retaining, upgrading or returning from an agricultural job. The intended outcomes are that, as a result of the services to be provided, growers will have access to a more skilled pool of workers and farmworkers will have enhanced employment opportunities, such as additional hours of work, better paying positions on the farm, and expanded promotional opportunities.

Z - Salaries and Expenses

Non-profit organizations or a consortium which includes a non-profit organization(s) and one or more of the following: agribusinesses, State and local governments, agricultural labor organizations, farmer or rancher cooperatives, and community-based organizations with the capacity to train farm workers. Additional information about eligible entities may be included in the RFP, including the criteria by which an entity's capacity to train farm workers will be evaluated, but at a minimum, the entity shall be required to demonstrate that it has: 1) an understanding of the issues facing hired farmworkers and conditions under which they work; 2) familiarity with the agricultural industry in the geographic area to be served, including agricultural labor needs and existing services for farmworkers; 3) the capacity to effectively administer a program of services and benefits authorized by the grants program; and 4) that it is responsible.

Farmworkers who are citizens of the United States or are otherwise legally present in the United States and who meet the definition of United States workers established by the U.S. Department of Labor in its regulations at 20 CFR 655.4. Additional eligibility requirements may be included in the Request for Proposals (RFP).