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National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grants for Career Services and Training

ID: FOA-ETA-24-15 • Type: Posted

Description

Posted: March 5, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST

Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to NFJP.OGM@dol.gov.

Posted: March 5, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Posted: March 5, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Posted: March 5, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Posted: March 5, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Posted: March 5, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Posted: March 5, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Posted: Jan. 30, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Posted: Jan. 30, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Background
The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, has announced the availability of funds under Funding Opportunity Announcement FOA-ETA-24-15 for the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grants for Career Services and Training. The program aims to help agricultural employers in the U.S. recruit, hire, and train agricultural workers available in the local area for good jobs, leveraging the Agricultural Recruitment System.

Grant Details
The grant seeks applications to make new NFJP awards for program year 2024. The program is authorized by Section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 and funded through the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. Eligible applicants must submit a distinct application for each proposed state.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include organizations with past performance data related to participant enrollment, career services, and training-related WIOA performance indicators. Category A applicants do not need to submit past performance data as ETA will use relevant program year 2022 outcome data to score their past performance. Category B applicants must provide past performance data from a completed project similar in size and relevance to the proposed project within the last five years of the closing date of this FOA.

Grant Value
The total funding level requested for program year 2024 is not specified.
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Overview

Agency
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) [DOL]
Category of Funding
Employment, Labor and Training
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
17.264 - National Farmworker Jobs Program
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 3/5/24 Employment and Training Administration posted grant opportunity FOA-ETA-24-15 for National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grants for Career Services and Training with funding of $90.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 17.264 National Farmworker Jobs Program. It is expected that 75 total grants will be made worth between $70,000 and $8.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
March 5, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
May 3, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Last Updated
May 2, 2024, 9:51 a.m. EDT
Version
7

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
The following organizations are eligible to apply:Per section 167(b) of WIOA and 20 CFR 685.200, to be eligible to receive an NFJP grant, an entity must have: 1) an understanding of the problems of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers, including their dependents; 2) a familiarity with the agricultural industries and the labor market needs of the proposed service area; and 3) the ability to demonstrate a capacity to administer and deliver effectively a diversified program of workforce investment activities, including youth workforce investment activities, and related assistance for eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers. The Department encourages education and training providers, advocacy organizations, labor or worker organizations, industry representatives, and organizations that provide services to farmworkers and other populations facing multiple barriers to employment to consider applying for this Announcement when posted.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$8,000,000
Floor
$70,000
Estimated Program Funding
$90,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
75

Contacts

Contact
Employment and Training Administration
Contact Email
nfjp.ogm@dol.gov   Profile
Contact Phone
(202) 693-3346

Documents

Posted documents for FOA-ETA-24-15

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