FOA-VETS-22-01 Amendment One.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Veterans’ Employment and Training Service

Amendment to Funding Opportunity Announcement FOA-VETS-22-01 Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program

AMENDMENT ONE

AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, U.S. Department of Labor

ACTION: Amendment to FOA-VETS-22-01, Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program

SUMMARY: On January 12, 2022, the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service announced available funding under the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), with grant awards made through a competitive process. This amendment to the FOA revises Key Dates and Sections III, IV and V.

The document is hereby amended as follows:

1.) KEY DATES

Key Dates is revised as follows to change the FOA closing date:

“KEY DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications under this Announcement is 03/02/2022. We must receive applications no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.”

2.) SECTION III - ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

Section III.C.2, Population Categories and Number of Applications Applicants May Submit - The following language has been DELETED:

“VETS will not award a new grant in an area that is currently served by an active grant.

Applicants should reference Attachment A for current HVRP grants and their service delivery areas.”

3.) SECTION IV - APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Section IV.B.3.a.1.i, Statement of Need, is revised as follows:

“Clearly state at the beginning of this section, the selected Population Category (as described in Section III.C.2), the specific service delivery area the applicant proposes to serve, and whether the service delivery area is urban or non-urban (see Attachment D for a list of urban areas; those areas not listed are considered non-urban). DOL defines a service delivery area as a county, parish, independent city, or Native American tribal area. In cases where at least one other HVRP grantee is already serving homeless veterans in a proposed service delivery area (see Attachment A), applicants must submit justification that an additional award is needed to serve the homeless veteran population. The justification must include the service delivery area, the remaining participants available to be served, and the reasons why another award will enhance HVRP services being provided within the identified service delivery area. The justification must also include the name of the current grantee(s) and the number of veterans by category (HVRP, HFVVWC, IVTP) that each grantee serves (see Attachment A).”

Section IV.B.3.e, Past Performance – Programmatic Capability, second paragraph, is revised as follows, per highlights:

“Past performance is an important indicator of how successful an applicant will be when providing HVRP services. Past performance evaluation will be based on an applicant’s past grant experience, relative to where the entity falls in the following categories: 1.)

applicants that have completed an HVRP, HFVVWC, or IVTP grant in last three program years (ending June 30, 2019, June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021); or 2.) applicants that have never operated an HVRP, HFVVWC, or IVTP grant or have not recently completed (in the last three program years) one of these grants.”

Section IV.B.4.a.1, Abstract, tenth bullet, is revised as follows, per highlights:

“For previously funded applicants, one grant number for a completed HVRP, HVFFWC, or IVTP grant operated in the last three program years (ending June 30, 2019, June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021).”

Section IV.C, SUBMISSION DATE, TIME, PROCESS AND ADDRESS, is revised as follows:

“We must receive your application by 03/02/2022. You must submit your application electronically on https://www.grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date.”

4.) SECTION V - APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION

Section V.A.5, Past Performance–Programmatic Capability, first paragraph, is revised as follows, per highlights:

“Applicants that have previously completed a HVRP, HFVVWC, or IVTP grant in the last three program years (ending June 30, 2019, June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021) will receive points based on past performance demonstrated by the Technical Performance Report. VETS will award points for this criterion based upon the requirements in Section IV.B.3.e and the performance indicators below...”

Section V.B.1, Merit Review and Selection Process – The following language has been DELETED from the last paragraph:

“VETS will not award a new grant in an area that is currently served by an active grant.

Applicants should reference Attachment A for current HVRP grants and their service delivery areas.”

https://www.grants.gov/

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Ne’kia Davis, Grants Management Specialist, Office of Grants Management, at davis.nekia.j@dol.gov.

Signed February 3, 2022 in Washington, D.C. by:

Kia Mason Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration mailto:davis.nekia.j@dol.gov