FOA-ETA-20-05 - Amendment Two.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

Funding Opportunity Announcement

FOA-ETA-20-05

Amendment Two

Young Adult Reentry Partnerships

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor

ACTION: Amendment to FOA-ETA-20-05

SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration announced on March 16, 2020, the availability of funds and the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Young Adult Reentry

Partnership (YARP) grants to be awarded through a competitive process. This amendment to the FOA revises language in Section IV.B.3.d), Partnerships, Section IV.B.4.a) Required Attachments, and

Section IV.B.4.b) Requested Attachments.

The document is hereby amended as follows:

SECTION IV.B.3.d) Partnerships (14 points)

Amended Text (new language in bold)

(i) Primary Partnerships (10 points)

Applicants must ensure that their sub-grantees identify their primary partners and describe the specifics of their partnership by providing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Letter of Commitment signed by the authorizing agent of each primary partnership organization (an email or other form of written commitment is also acceptable). Applicants will be scored based on the Memorandum of

Understanding, Letter of Commitment, email or other form of written commitment from each partner that fully describes:

• Services provided to the organization or participants;

• Procedures for enrollment or recruitment, if applicable; and

• Plan for coordination of services between partners.

Applicants that do not provide a Memorandum of Understanding, Letter of Commitment, email or other form of written commitment between each sub-grantee and each member in the primary partnership will receive zero (0) points for the Primary Partnership section.

(ii) Additional Partnerships (4 points)

The Department strongly encourages recipients of funding under this FOA to participate as additional one-stop partners. Partnering with the workforce system provides mutual benefits, including the enhancement of services and outreach. For additional information about the roles and responsibilities of additional partners, please see TEGL 17-16.

Applicants must ensure that their sub-grantees leverage resources by partnering with:

• Local and State Workforce Development Boards; and

• Local organizations that provide housing, transportation, substance abuse and mental health services, and other supportive services as needed.

Applicants must ensure that their sub-grantees identify their partners and describe the specifics of their partnership in a Memorandum of Understanding or Letter of Commitment signed by the authorizing agent of the partner organization (an email or other form of written commitment is acceptable).

Applicants will be scored based on the Memorandum of Understanding, Letter of Commitment, email or other form of written commitment provided by the additional partner which fully describes:

• Services provided to the organization or participants

• Procedures for enrollment or recruitment, if applicable; and

• Plan for coordination of services between partners, including coordination between pre-release and post-release service providers, if applicable.

NOTE: Memoranda of Understanding and Letters of Commitment (an email or other form of written commitment is also acceptable) must be included as attachments and will not be counted against the page limit for the project narrative.

SECTION IV.B.4.a) Required Attachments

Amended Text (new language in bold)

(2) MOUs or Letters of Commitment with Sub-grantees

Submit signed and dated Memoranda of Understanding or Letters of Commitment (an email or other form of written commitment is also acceptable) between the applicant and their sub-grantees.

Omission of a Letter of Commitment, Memoranda of Understanding, email or other form of written commitment from all sub-grantees will result in the screening out of your application.

When submitting in grants.gov, these letters must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and specifically labeled “Sub-grantee Letters of Commitment.”

SECTION IV.B.4.b) Requested Attachments

(4) MOUs or Letters of Commitment

Submit signed and dated MOUs or Letters of Commitments (an email or other form of written commitment is also acceptable) between the applicant’s sub-grantees and their primary and additional partner organizations that propose to provide services to support the program model and lead to the identified outcomes (See Section IV.B.3.d).

When submitting in grants.gov, these letters must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and specifically labeled “Letters of Commitment.”

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Samantha Stowers, Grants Management

Specialist, Office of Grants Management, at FOA-ETA-20-05@dol.gov.

Signed March 31, 2020 in Washington, D.C. by:

Melissa Abdullah

Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration mailto:FOA-ETA-20-05@dol.gov