Wednesday, July 13, 2011

HHS Funding Opportunity - Jobs Creation

Subject: FW: Federal Grants - for Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals
Importance: High


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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)
 

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.

Link to Full Announcement

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Synopsis Modification History

There are currently no modifications for this opportunity.

Friday, July 8, 2011

Florida Department of Education Receives Farmworker Funding

News Release

ETA News Release: [06/29/2011]
Contact Name: David Roberts or Joshua Lamont
Phone Number: (202) 693-5945 or x4661
Release Number: 11-0998-NAT

US Labor Department announces nearly $84 million for career training and housing assistance to migrant and seasonal farmworkers

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced $83,941,360 in grants through the National Farmworker Jobs Program to combat the chronic unemployment and underemployment experienced by migrant and seasonal farmworkers who depend primarily on agricultural labor jobs. A total of $78,253,180 will go to 52 organizations nationwide to provide training, employment and support services for farmworkers and their families. An additional $5,688,600 will go to 16 organizations to provide temporary or permanent housing assistance.
The National Farmworker Jobs Program helps eligible workers improve their agricultural job skills, and train for careers in emerging industries and occupations that offer higher wages and more stable employment. The program also offers services such as child care, health care and transportation assistance.
"Agricultural workers face significant barriers to stable employment, and all too often it is their families who pay the price," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "These grants address this reality by not only helping workers improve and expand their job skills, but also by providing housing and other crucial support services."
The housing assistance grants will provide permanent housing assistance, temporary and/or emergency housing assistance, or a combination of both. Permanent housing assistance services include pre-development and development services; project management; and resource development to secure acquisition, construction or renovation, and other operating funds for farmworker housing. Temporary housing assistance services include housing units for temporary occupancy, the management of such housing units, emergency housing payments and case management. Services typically are provided in more than one state or areas of a single state.
The National Farmworker Jobs Program is authorized by Congress in Section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and grants are allocated through a formula that estimates the number of eligible workers in each state or territory. Puerto Rico and 45 states each have one grantee. California has five grantees. There are no grantees in Alaska. Connecticut and Rhode Island are considered a combined service delivery area, as are Maryland and Delaware.
The grants cover a two-year period but are funded on an annual basis. The awards announced today are for July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. Second year allocations will be dependent on the funds available through the fiscal year 2012 appropriations process and on grantees' compliance with all current and future departmental guidance.
Editor's Note: A chart listing the grantees, their locations and award amounts follows this news release.

National Farmworker Jobs Program Grant Awards
Grantee State Amount
Telamon Corp. Ala.
$791,926
Arkansas Human Development Corp. Ark.
$1,144,854
Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. Ariz.
$2,132,576
County of Kern Calif.
$2,107,959
Central Valley Opportunity Center Inc. Calif.
$1,927,835
Center for Employment Training Calif.
$8,208,464
California Human Development Corp. Calif.
$3,790,340
Proteus Inc. Calif.
$3,950,219
Rocky Mountain SER/Jobs for Progress Inc. Colo.
$999,986
New England Farm Workers' Council Conn./R.I.
$391,109
Florida Department of Education Fla.
$4,146,020
Telamon Corp. Ga.
$1,532,229
Maui Economic Opportunity Inc. Hawaii
$330,485
Proteus Inc. Iowa
$1,176,640
Community Council of Idaho Inc. Idaho
$1,074,827
Illinois Migrant Council Ill.
$1,437,203
Telamon Corp. Ind.
$923,526
SER Corp. of Kansas Kan.
$1,074,936
Kentucky Farmworker Programs Inc. Ky.
$1,210,852
Motivation Education & Training Inc. La.
$910,782
New England Farm Workers' Council Mass.
$322,032
Telamon Corp. Md./Del.
$489,431
Eastern Maine Development Corp. Maine
$293,084
Telamon Corp. Mich.
$1,399,272
Motivation Education & Training Inc. Minn.
$1,234,045
United Migrant Opportunity Services/UMOS Inc. Mo.
$985,854
Mississippi Delta Council for Farm Workers Opportunities Miss.
$1,297,176
Rural Employment Opportunities Inc. Mont.
$597,263
Telamon Corp. N.C.
$2,690,959
Motivation Education & Training Inc. N.D.
$607,492
Proteus, Inc. Neb.
$1,088,204
New England Farm Workers' Council N.H.
$101,931
PathStone Corp. N.J.
$696,249
HELP - New Mexico Inc. N.M.
$946,732
Oregon Human Development Corp. Nev.
$179,751
PathStone Corp. N.Y.
$1,656,708
PathStone Corp. Ohio
$1,259,904
ORO Development Corp. Okla.
$1,272,692
Oregon Human Development Corp. Ore.
$1,971,923
PathStone Corp. Pa.
$1,544,889
PathStone Corp. Puerto Rico
$3,058,359
Telamon Corp. S.C.
$966,905
Black hills Special Services Cooperative S.D.
$620,254
Tennessee Opportunity Programs Inc. Tenn.
$857,418
Motivation Education & Training Inc. Texas
$6,673,042
PIC Inc. Utah
$289,213
Telamon Corp. Va.
$927,817
PathStone Corp. Vt.
$190,798
OIC of Washington Wash.
$3,090,088
United Migrant Opportunity Services/UMOS Inc. Wis.
$1,250,652
Telamon Corp. W.Va.
$196,339
Motivation Education & Training Inc. Wyo.
$233,936
Total
$78,253,180.00

National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Grant Awards
Grantee State Areas Served
Permanent
Temporary
Total
PPEP Microbusiness & Housing Development Corp. Ariz. Yuma County, Ariz.
$176,232
$178,669
$354,901
People's Self-Help Housing Calif. California's central coast
$75,551
$75,551
Rural Community Assistance Corp. Calif. Oahu, Hawaii
$112,996
$2,791
$115,787
SELF Help Enterprises Calif. California's San Joaquin Valley, including Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings and Kern counties
$188,877
$188,877
South County Housing Corp. Calif. Unincorporated areas of Monterey County, Calif; city of Soledad, Calif.
283,316
283,316
Community Resources and Housing Development Corp. Colo. Alamosa, Crowley, Delta, Gunnison, Las Animas, Mesa, Montrose, Otero, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties in Colorado;
Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Mohave, La Paz, and Yuma counties in Arizona; Canyon, Bannock, Bonner, Bingham, Cassia, Clark, Gooding, Jerome, Minidoka, Power, Twin Falls and Owyhee counties in Idaho; and Dona Ana, Chaves and Luna counties in New Mexico
$76,118
$311,116
$387,234
Farmworker Coordinating Council of Palm Beach County Inc. Fla. Belle Glade, Pahokee, Canal Point and South Bay, Fla.
$297,105
$297,105
Florida Non-Profit Housing Inc. Fla. Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi and Virginia
$519,247
$188,514
$707,761
Proteus Inc. Iowa Des Moines, Fort Dodge and Iowa City, Iowa
$65,295
$65,295
Telamon Corp. Mich. Michigan
$55,686
$55,686
Telamon Corp. N.C. Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, Georgia, West Virginia, Virginia
$671,878
$165,907
$837,785
Pathstone N.Y. New York, Vermont, Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Puerto Rico
$748,346
$146,718
$895,064
ORO Development Corp. Okla. Altus, Miami, Muskogee, Clinton and Oklahoma City, Okla.
$42,588
$42,588
Tennessee Opportunity Program Inc. Tenn. Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb and Warren counties in Tennessee
$41,557
$41,557
MET Texas Louisiana, Texas
$463,382
$145,244
$608,626
Office of Rural Farmworker Housing Wash. Benton, Grant, Okanogan, Skagit and Yakima counties in Washington; Clatsop, Jefferson, Marion, Morrow, Tillamook and Washington counties in Oregon
$283,316
$283,316
United Migrant Opportunity Services/UMOS Inc. Wis. Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota
$341,204
$106,947
$448,151
Total
$3,982,020
$1,706,580
$5,688,600