foa-eta-15-03 amendment one.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment & Training Administration

Funding Opportunity Announcement

FOA-ETA-15-03

Amendment One

Linking to Employment Activities Pre‐release Specialized American Job Centers (AJCs)

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor

ACTION: Amendment to FOA-ETA-15-03

SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration announced on February 3, 2015, the availability of funds and Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Linking to Employment Activities Pre‐release Specialized American Job Centers (AJCs) grants to be awarded through a competitive process. This amendment to the FOA clarifies the pool of eligible correctional facilities; and corrects section references for Requested Attachments.

The document is hereby amended as follows:

Section III.A – Eligible Applicants [p.5] (new language in bold)

Old Text:

Eligible applicants are Local Workforce Investment Boards (LWIBs).

LWIBs must apply in partnership with their county or municipal governments and their county, municipal, or regional correctional facilities (this excludes any state or Federal correctional facilities that may be located in the local commuting area) and provide evidence of this partnership in their application. In states where the State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) carries out the functions of the LWIB pursuant to a DOL-approved waiver, or in states designated as a single-state local area, as established under Section 116 (b) of WIA, the SWIB is an eligible applicant.

New Text:

Eligible applicants are Local Workforce Investment Boards (LWIBs).

LWIBs must apply in partnership with their county or municipal governments and their county, municipal, or regional correctional facilities (this excludes any state or Federal correctional facilities that may be located in the local commuting area) and provide evidence of this partnership in their application. In states where the State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) carries out the functions of the LWIB pursuant to a DOL-approved waiver, or in states designated as a single-state local area, as established under Section 116 (b) of WIA, the SWIB is an eligible applicant. In states that operate unified correctional systems where there are no county, municipal, or regional correctional facilities but instead all correctional institutions fall under the jurisdiction of the State, LWIBs may partner with the state-run correctional facility in the local commuting area.

Section IV.B.4 - Requested Attachments d-g [p18] (new language in bold)

Old Text:

d) Timeline of Start-up (as identified in Section IV.B.3.a.(2)(i))

This attachment impacts scoring of the application.

e) Sample Month of Activities (as identified in Section IV.B.3.a.(2)(ii))

This attachment impacts scoring of the application.

f) MOUs and/or Letters of Commitment from all required and any additional partners (as identified in Section IV.B.3.a.(2)(iii)) This attachment impacts scoring of the application.

g) Chart of Past Performance (as identified in Section IV.B.3.a.(4)) This attachment impacts scoring of the application.

New Text:

d) Timeline of Start-up (as identified in Section IV.B.3.b(1)) This attachment impacts scoring of the application.

e) Sample Month of Activities (as identified in Section IV.B.3.b(2)) This attachment impacts scoring of the application.

f) MOUs and/or Letters of Commitment from all required and any additional partners (as identified in Section IV.B.3.b(3)) This attachment impacts scoring of the application.

g) Chart of Past Performance (as identified in Section IV.B.3.d) This attachment impacts scoring of the application.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Andrea Hill, Grants Management Specialist, Office of Grants Management, at (202) 693-3542 or hill.andrea@dol.gov.

Signed March 10, 2015 in Washington, D.C. by:

Melissa Abdullah Grant Officer, Employment & Training Administration mailto:hill.andrea@dol.gov