FOA-ETA-17-03 Amendment One.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment & Training Administration

Funding Opportunity Announcement

FOA-ETA-17-03

Amendment One

YouthBuild

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor

ACTION: Amendment to FOA-ETA-17-03

SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration announced on March 9, 2017, the availability of funds and Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for YouthBuild grants to be awarded through a competitive process. This amendment to the FOA revises language in Section V.

The document is hereby amended as follows:

Section V.A(B)(1) Skills Training Requirements (new language in bold)

Skills Training Requirements, specifically the “Additional Category A Criteria”, is amended to correct the stated maximum point total as follows:

Old Text:

Note: Panelists will not award additional points for applicants that also offer additional occupational fields (Construction Plus); all applicants can receive a maximum of 7 points for the “Construction Skills and Other Occupational Skills Training Focus.”

New Text:

Note: Panelists will not award additional points for applicants that also offer additional occupational fields (Construction Plus); all applicants can receive a maximum of 6 points for the “Construction Skills and Other Occupational Skills Training Focus.”

Section V.A(F) Past Performance – Programmatic Capability for Category B Applicants (new language in bold)

Past Performance – Programmatic Capability for Category B is amended to clarify which subsections must be provided to score points, as follows:

Old Text:

Past Performance – Programmatic Capability for Category B

All Category B applicants must provide grantor contact information on the performance chart attachment. Applicants that do not provide this information will receive 0 points for subsections a-c below.

New Text:

Past Performance – Programmatic Capability for Category B

All Category B applicants must provide grantor contact information on the performance chart attachment. Applicants that do not provide this information will receive 0 points for subsections a-d below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michael Lessmeier, Grants Management Specialist, Office of Grants Management, at lessmeier.michael.j@dol.gov.

Signed April 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C. by:

Brinda Ruggles Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration mailto:lessmeier.michael.j@dol.gov