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The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 06/03/2011 . If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis.
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Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2011-ACF-OCS-EO-0163 |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Posted Date: | Jun 03, 2011 |
Creation Date: | Jun 03, 2011 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 03, 2011 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 03, 2011 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
Archive Date: | Mar 14, 2014 |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
Category Explanation: | |
Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,160,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $290,000 |
Award Floor: | $0 |
CFDA Number(s): | 93.593 -- Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
Eligible Applicants
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) or a 501(c)(4) status with the IRS, organizations, other than institutions of higher education. Faith-based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Agency Name
Administration for Children and Families
Description
The Office of Community Services' (OCS) will award up to $1.16 million through the Job Opportunity for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) program to support business development and expansion opportunities, including micro-enterprise and self-employment opportunities, in an effort to help Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other low-income individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency. JOLI grantees create jobs through provision of technical and financial assistance to private employers in the community in order to create sustainable employment and business opportunities. Financial assistance to low-income individuals may be provided through the use of revolving loan funds or the provision of direct cash assistance to a micro-enterprise or self-employed business owner. Funded projects should focus on one of the following three program strategies: (1) new business ventures, (2) business expansion, and (3) self-employment/micro- enterprise projects. Grantees must ensure that TANF or RCA recipients and other low-income individuals are recruited to participate in business development and expansion activities and to fill positions created under the program. The program must help TANF recipients and other low-income individuals overcome personal or community barriers, and ensure that the businesses and jobs remain viable for at least one year after the end of the grant. OCS will strongly encourage applicants to propose projects that support child care and early childhood education as such projects create jobs for low-income participants and support other working families. In addition, OCS would encourage projects that coordinate support services for participants with a program that provides Individual Development Accounts.
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