TEGL 02-24.pdf

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

ADVISORY SYSTEM

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Washington, D.C. 20210

CLASSIFICATION

Community Project

Funding/Congressionally Directed

Spending

CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL

OGM/Funding

DATE

August 8, 2024

RESCISSIONS

None

EXPIRATION DATE

Continuing

ADVISORY: TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 02-24

TO: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FY 2024 COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING

RECIPENTS

FROM: JOSÉ JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ

Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT: Application Instructions and Program Guidance for Department of Labor for

FY 2024 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending

1. Purpose. To provide guidance to recipients of the Department of Labor’s (Department)

Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending, specified in Appendix I: Eligible Applicants.

2. Action Requested. To receive Congressionally Directed funds, eligible applicants 1 specified in Appendix I must submit applications responding to this Training and

Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL), including all required documents detailed in

Appendix IV, to Grants.gov no earlier than 12:00 am Eastern Time, September 1, 2024 and no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time, January 31, 2025.

3. Summary and Background.

1) Summary – This TEGL announces application procedures to solicit applications from eligible entities for the Department’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA)

FY 2024 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending grants.

2) Background – On March 23, 2024, President Biden signed the Further Consolidated

Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47). The legislation authorizes $107,834,000 for carrying out 128 demonstration and pilot projects overseen by ETA. The purpose and award amount of each recipient is specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division D

1 The use of the term “eligible applicants” or “applicants” in this TEGL refers to the Community Project recipients specified in the Explanatory Statement for the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Division D –

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, Community Project Funding / Congressionally Directed Spending Table, available at 170 Cong. Rec. H1898-H1910

(daily ed. March 22, 2024).

https://www.grants.gov/ https://www.congress.gov/118/crec/2024/03/22/170/51/CREC-2024-03-22-pt2-PgH1501.pdf

– Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related

Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, Community Project Funding/Congressionally

Directed Spending Table.

To officially receive grant funds, recipients must submit an application that describes the workforce development project. Community Project recipients must design their project to align with the descriptions approved by Congress and reprinted in Appendix I.

4. Program Authority. Funds for ETA’s Community Project Demonstration Grants are authorized by Division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. These projects are funded through Section 169(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

(WIOA).

5. Inquiries. Please direct questions regarding this funding opportunity to

Community.Projects.ETA@dol.gov. Applicants should include a contact name, organization name, phone number, and email with all questions to provide a means of response. This announcement is available on Grants.gov and on the Community Project Grants Community of Practice, WorkforceGPS - Community Projects FY24.

6. References.

• Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47)

• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 169(c) (Public Law 113-

128)

7. Appendices.

1. Appendix I: Eligible Applicants

2. Appendix II: Award Information

3. Appendix III: Funding Restrictions

4. Appendix IV: Application Submission

5. Appendix V: Application Review and Award

6. Appendix VI: Administrative and National Policy Requirements

7. Appendix VII: National Program Requirements

8. Appendix VIII: Reporting Requirements

9. Appendix IX: Agency Contacts

10. Appendix X: OMB Information Collection

8. Attachments.

• Attachment A: Budget Narrative Guidance

• Attachment B: Project Abstract and Suggested Template

• Attachment C: Project Narrative Guidance

• Attachment D: Suggested Work Plan Template mailto:Community.Projects.ETA@dol.gov https://www.grants.gov/ https://grantsapplicationandmanagement.workforcegps.org/resources/2024/05/08/12/54/Community-Projects-FY24 https://Grants.gov mailto:Community.Projects.ETA@dol.gov

• Attachment E: Suggested Organizational Chart Template

• Attachment F: Performance Measures and Target Goals and Suggested Template

• Attachment G: Letters of Commitment Guidance

• Attachment H: Financial System Risk Assessment

• Attachment I: Application Submission Checklist

• Attachment J: Resources

Appendix I

Appendix I: Eligible Community Project Recipients

Only the organizations named in this table, as specified in the Explanatory Statement for

Division D Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, are eligible for grant awards under this TEGL. Applications submitted from organizations not listed in this table will not be considered for review.

Recipient Name Project Description State Funding

Amount

A Precious Child, Inc. For workforce development programming CO $400,000

Advocate Christ Medical Center For a career pipeline program IL $500,000

African Alliance of Rhode Island For workforce training and apprenticeship programs

RI $200,000

Alaska Joint Electrical Apprenticeship and

Training Trust

For an apprenticeship program, including the purchase of equipment

AK $1,600,000

Alaska Joint Electrical Apprenticeship and

Training Trust

For an apprenticeship program, including the purchase of equipment and technology

AK $350,000

Alaska Legal Services Corporation For a workforce training program AK $500,000

Alaska Operating Engineers Employers

Training Trust Fund

For the purchase of equipment for an apprenticeship program

AK $1,999,000

Alaska Works Partnership, Inc.

For a workforce training program, including the purchase of equipment

AK $1,000,000

arc Thrift Stores For workforce development activities, including the purchase of equipment

CO $51,000

Arizona Commerce Authority For the semiconductor workforce accelerator project, including the purchase of equipment

AZ $2,000,000

AS220 For a workforce training program RI $870,000

Automotive Training Center, Inc.

For equipment for a workforce development program

GA $250,000

Best Buddies International, Inc.

For workforce development activities for individuals with disabilities

WA $250,000

Beyond Literacy For an education and training program PA $395,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flint and

Genesee County For a youth workforce opportunity initiative MI $75,000

Blue Ridge Community & Technical

College Foundation Inc.

For advanced manufacturing training programs, including the purchase of equipment, technology, and curriculum design

WV $492,000

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee

Valley, Inc.

For college preparation, career training, and workforce development activities

GA $500,000

Capital Workforce Partners, Inc. (CWP) For workforce development activities CT $876,000

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Recipient Name Project Description State Funding

Amount

Center for Community Health Alignment, University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health

For a workforce development program SC $112,000

Children's Health Care For workforce development activities MN $875,000

City of Elkins For an apprenticeship program WV $60,000

CitySeed, Inc. For a culinary training program CT $150,000

Civic Works, Inc. For workforce development services MD $788,000

Clark College For the purchase and installation of equipment and development of curriculum for a clean energy technical education program

WA $1,000,000

Coalfield Development For workforce development activities WV $1,200,000

College of Staten Island of the City

University of New York

For a wind energy workforce education and training initiative

NY $1,720,000

Colorado State University - Pueblo For a transportation technology workforce development program

CO $949,000

Connecticut NAACP For workforce development activities CT $350,000

Cook Inlet Tribal Council Inc. For a workforce training program AK $1,000,000

County of Middlesex

For a healthcare workforce training project, including curriculum development and the purchase of equipment

NJ $1,400,000

Cowley Community College For welding education, including the purchase of equipment

KS $264,000

Dartmouth Health For a behavioral workforce training program NH $1,292,000

Delaware Bioscience Association For workforce development activities, including the purchase of equipment

DE $2,168,000

Delaware Department of Safety and

Homeland Security - State Fire School

For the purchase of workforce training equipment

DE $1,800,000

Detroit Health Department For training and certification programs MI $900,000

Doddridge County Day Report Center For the purchase of equipment WV $10,000

East River Development Alliance Inc For youth development and training services NY $912,000

Eastern Shore Foundation Inc

For a prototyping and training center for advanced manufacturing, including the purchase of equipment

VA $197,000

Employment Opportunity & Training Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania D/B/A

Outreach - Center for Community Resources

For workforce development services PA $250,000

Foundation Health LLC For a workforce training program AK $1,000,000

Fox Valley Workforce Development Board For workforce development activities WI $4,675,000

Fremont MultiDistrict Initiative For workforce development programs CO $450,000

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Funding

Amount

Game On Upstate For workforce development programs NY $1,500,000

George Mason University For health workforce programs VA $921,000

Hartford Promise For a student internship support program CT $116,000

Hawaii Pacific University For a physician assistant program, including the purchase of equipment

HI $1,843,000

Henry Ford College For workforce development activities MI $3,000,000

Hinds Community College For a STEM program, including the purchase of equipment

MS $2,847,000

Hinds Community College For a workforce training program, including the purchase of equipment

MS $1,200,000

Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley For workforce development activities PA $350,000

Homeboy Industries For workforce development activities CA $2,000,000

Housing Authority of the City of

Providence, Rhode Island (dba Providence

Housing Authority)

For workforce development services RI $150,000

Ibero-American Action League Inc.

For a community health workers apprenticeship program

NY $800,000

Illinois Central College For the purchase of workforce training equipment

IL $547,000

Itasca Economic Development Corporation For workforce training MN $339,000

IYRS School of Technology and Trades For robotics enabled workforce development programs

RI $550,000

Kawerak, Inc. For a workforce training program AK $568,000

La Colaborativa For a workforce development program MA $630,000

Leeward Community College For special education educator apprenticeship programs

HI $175,000

Living Classrooms Foundation For a maritime skills workforce development program

MD $883,000

Machinists Institute

For the purchase of equipment and program development for a manufacturing workforce development program

WA $4,500,000

Maine Development Foundation

For a workforce development program, including the purchase of equipment and curriculum development

ME $535,000

Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital For an early childhood workforce program NH $400,000

Maryland Reentry Resource Center Inc. For workforce development activities MD $200,000

Michigan Health & Hospital Association

Keystone Center For workforce training MI $756,000

Midlands Technical College For a workforce development program, including the purchase of equipment

SC $6,000,000

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans For an employment services program for veterans

MN $420,000

Moraine Park Tech College For the purchase of equipment for a fire training center

WI $150,000

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Funding

Amount

Multi-Service Center For workforce training WA $772,000

Neighborhood For the career and community development program

VA $275,000

New Castle County Vocational Technical

School District

For nursing, commercial driving, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing programs, including the purchase of equipment

DE $1,702,000

New Immigrant Community Empowerment For a workforce development program NY $500,000

Newport County Community Mental Health Center, Inc. d/b/a Newport Mental Health

For behavioral healthcare workforce development

RI $200,000

Oregon Native American Chamber

For a semiconductor industry workforce development program, including the purchase of equipment

OR $426,000

Pacific Mountain Workforce Development

Council

For workforce development services for veterans

WA $1,500,000

Pacific Northwest Ironworkers Training

Program d.b.a. Alaska Ironworkers Training

Program

For a workforce training program, including the purchase of equipment

AK $1,000,000

Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational

Safety & Health For workforce development activities PA $100,000

Pittsburgh Film Office For workforce development activities PA $765,000

Polaris MEP For a workforce training program, including the purchase of equipment

RI $271,000

Prince George's Community College For the commercial driver’s licensure program MD $874,000

Prince George's County For a summer youth employment program MD $1,500,000

Prince of Wales Vocational and Technical Education Center

For a workforce development program, including the purchase of equipment and technology

AK $500,000

Providence Public Library (PPL) For workforce development activities RI $200,000

Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. For a workforce initiative MA $627,000

Re-use Hawaii For workforce development training HI $500,000

Rhode Island Manufacturers Association For a workforce training program RI $250,000

Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary

Commissioner

For healthcare workforce development programming

RI $900,000

SC Emergency Medical Services

Association

For a workforce development program, including the purchase of equipment

SC $1,650,000

Seward County Community College For the purchase of equipment and technology KS $1,200,000

SMART 33 Wheeling District JATC For workforce development activities WV $400,000

So All May Eat, Inc.

For a culinary workforce training program, including the purchase of equipment

CO $157,000

Southwest Piping Institute For workforce development activities MN $1,350,000

SpringForward For workforce development services MD $307,000

Starr Commonwealth For a youth career development project MI $500,000

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Funding

Amount

State of New Mexico Office of Broadband

Access and Expansion

For workforce development including purchase of equipment

NM $1,993,000

Steamfitters Local Union No 449 Joint

Apprenticeship and Training Committee For workforce development activities PA $322,000

Sunflower Bakery For workforce development services MD $75,000

The Arc of Hilo For a school-to-work transition program for individuals with disabilities

HI $297,000

The Black Fire Brigade Org For an EMT and paramedic training program IL $500,000

The Challenge Program For workforce development activities, including the purchase of equipment

DE $465,000

The Klamath Tribes For a workforce training program, including the purchase of equipment

OR $1,000,000

The Mental Health Center of Greater

Manchester For mental health workforce training NH $408,000

The Peale Center for Baltimore History and

Architecture, Inc.

For historic preservation workforce development

MD $420,000

The Skills Foundation of Mississippi For a workforce training program, including curriculum development and equipment

MS $450,000

The West Virginia Chamber Foundation Corporation

For workforce development activities WV $300,000

Toledo Area Sheet Metal JATC For the purchase of equipment for a sheet metal apprenticeship program

OH $715,000

Trade Institute of Pittsburgh For workforce development activities PA $450,000

Turing School of Software & Design For a software development training program CO $575,000

United Community Ministries For a workforce development program and

English conversation classes

VA $326,000

United Mine Workers of America Career

Centers, Inc. (UMWA Career Centers, Inc.

UMWACC)

For workforce development activities PA $1,500,000

University of Alaska Anchorage For an apprenticeship program AK $1,000,000

University of Northern Colorado

For workforce development programs for survivors of sex exploitation and sex trafficking

CO $109,000

University of Rhode Island For biomedical workforce development training

RI $1,200,000

Urban Affairs Coalition For a youth employment program PA $500,000

Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio For the Building Futures pre-apprenticeship

Program

OH $670,000

Vermont Healthcare Information

Technology Education Center, Inc.

For apprenticeship programs VT $996,000

Veterans Life Center For a workforce training program for veterans NC $750,000

Virginia Wesleyan University For career development services VA $625,000

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Funding

Amount

WaterFire Providence For workforce development RI $250,000

Wesley Dayton For a workforce development program For

Montgomery County residents

OH $250,000

West Virginia Higher Education Policy

Commission For a paramedic training program WV $1,800,000

West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training

For workforce development activities WV $300,000

West Virginia Sheet Metal Workers Joint

Apprenticeship Training Fund

For sheet metal workers apprenticeship training, including the purchase of equipment

WV $751,000

Western Slope Schools Career Collaborative For the implementation of new industry development pathways

CO $600,000

Western States College of Construction For apprenticeship programs CO $1,018,000

Women's Resource Center For workforce development services MI $95,000

Woonasquatucket Valley Community Build

Inc. dba The Steel Yard For workforce training RI $300,000

Workforce Alliance For a health workforce training program CT $1,188,000

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Appendix II

Appendix II: Award Information

Applications will be accepted and awarded on a rolling basis from 12:00 am Eastern Daylight

Time, September 1, 2024, until 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time, January 31, 2025. Grant awards will be subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Grant Agreement. The Department will provide additional guidance to applicants through tip sheets, Frequently Asked Questions

(FAQs), training, or through special conditions.

The application must clearly articulate that the program design aligns with the project description authorized by Congress. Projects must utilize grant funding for direct employment and training services to individuals or for the development of workforce programs that serve a public benefit.

Recipients must propose a program or services to address the project goals, demonstrate linkages with the State or local workforce system, and include measurable outcomes, and a description of activities and costs that are allowable per WIOA and the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly called the "Uniform

Guidance") at 2 CFR Part 200.

A. Fiscal and Administrative Responsibility

Upon grant award, the grant recipient will have overall fiscal and administrative responsibility for the award, including performance of any sub-awardees. As part of their responsibility for the award, the grant recipient shall be:

• the point of contact with the Department to receive and respond to all inquiries or communications under this award and any sub-awards.

• the entity with authority to withdraw or draw down funds.

• the entity responsible for submitting to the Department all deliverables under the award, including all related technical, programmatic, and financial and performance reports, even when work was performed by a contractor or sub-recipient.

• the entity that may request modifications to the award or Statement of Work.

• the entity with overall responsibility for carrying out programmatic functions of the award, as well as the oversight of all expenditures under the award.

• the entity responsible for requesting Grant Officer prior approval for all equipment purchases, including on behalf of sub-awardees.

• the entity responsible for coordinating with the national evaluator, if any .

• the entity responsible for working with the Department to close out the award at the end of the period of performance.

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Appendix III

Appendix III: Funding Restrictions

All proposed project costs must be necessary and reasonable and in accordance with federal guidelines. Determinations of allowable costs will be made in accordance with the Cost

Principles found at 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance) and the Department of Labor specific requirements at 2 CFR Part 2900 U.S. Labor’s Adoption and Exceptions to the Uniform Guidance. Compensation, including salaries, must be handled consistently with the Uniform

Guidance, including 2 CFR Part 200.430. Disallowed costs are those charges to a grant that the grantor agency (in this case, the Department of Labor) or its representative determines not to be allowed in accordance with the Cost Principles or other conditions contained in the grant .

Applicants will not be entitled to reimbursement of pre-award costs. Once awarded, the Notice of Award will specify the start and end date of the award. No costs should be incurred before or after the period of performance. The following limitations apply to funds awarded under this

TEGL:

• Salary caps: None of the funds appropriated under the heading “Employment and Training” in the appropriation statute(s) may be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate more than Executive Level II. The Executive Level II salary may change yearly and is located on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management website at Executive

Senior Level (opm.gov). This limitation does not apply to contractors providing goods and services as defined in the Audit Requirements of the Uniform Guidance (see 2 CFR

Part 200 Subpart F).

• Construction Projects: Construction costs or the purchase of land or buildings are not allowable.

• Equipment: The grant award recipient(s) must receive prior approval from the Grant

Officer to purchase any equipment as defined in the Uniform Guidance at 2 CFR Part

200.1. Prior approval is required only when the per unit’s acquisition cost is $10,000 or more, regardless of the recipient’s capitalization threshold. Equipment purchases must adhere to the procurement requirements found in 2 CFR Part 200.313 or 2 CFR Part

200.439.

Being awarded this grant does not automatically mean that the equipment specified in the approved budget or Statement of Work (SOW) is approved by the Grant Officer. The recipient must submit an equipment approval request to the Federal Project Officer (FPO) for review, within 90 days of the Notice of Award date. Applicants that are approved by Congress to use grant funds to purchase equipment (as specified in the description of the project’s purpose as specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division D Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 and Appendix I) are alternatively invited to submit the prior approval request for an equipment purchase in their application. Whether submitted as part of the application package or as a post-award amendment application, this request must include:

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1. Item name.

2. Item description and basic specifications.

3. Estimated useful life of the equipment.

4. Item cost (actual or estimated) including the cost to put the asset(s) in place and make it usable for the purpose it was acquired.

5. Purpose of acquisition: a description of how the equipment will be used to support the grant and a reference to the approved activ ities in the Statement of

Work (and page numbers, if known). This description and justification are critical, as the information will provide the documentation that the costs to be incurred are for approved grant-related activities and in the best interests of the government.

6. Contact name with email address and telephone number.

The Grant Officer has the authority to approve or disapprove the request. All Grant Officer approvals will be in writing in the Notice of Award of the grant or in the form of an amendment to the grant agreement. The recipients are strongly encouraged to submit requests for equipment purchase as early as possible in the grant’s period of performance with as many planned pieces of equipment as possible.

Except for awards with a period of performance of 12 months, recipients may not purchase equipment during the last year of the period of performance. If any approved acquisition has not occurred prior to the last funded year of performance, approval for that item is rescinded.

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Appendix IV

Appendix IV: Application Submission

Applicants must submit an application, which includes a funding request for the amount specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division D Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, as listed in Appendix I. If your organization is receiving funding for more than one

Community Project, please submit a separate application package for each project for which funding is requested. Please do not include materials that are not requested or required, such as resumés or general letters of support (such as those from elected officials).

A. Required Documents

To achieve greater efficiency and streamline the grant award process, ETA requires applicants to submit the following items through Grants.gov. Please note that ETA will not accept an application package submitted via other electronic mediums (such as e-mail or fax) or via paper copy.

The application must include each of the following required documents:

1) SF-424, “Application for Federal Assistance”

The SF-424 (available at SF-424 Family | Grants.gov) must clearly identify the applicant entity and must be submitted by an individual with authority to enter into a grant agreement. The applicant entity must be the organization specified in the Explanatory

Statement for Division D Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Community

Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending Table.

The individual signing the SF-424 must include their email address that has the same domain as the contact listed in the organization’s Sam.gov record. Upon the issuance of the award, the individual “signing” the SF-424 on behalf of the applicant is considered the Authorized Representative of the applicant. As stated in block 21 of the SF-424, the signature of the Authorized Representative on the SF-424 certifies that the organization is in compliance with the Assurances and Certifications form SF-424B (available at the above link). The Department communicates exclusively with the individuals named as the Authorized Representative and Point of Contact on the SF-424. We recommend that those roles be filled by two different individuals to facilitate backup.

Item 18 should only reflect federal Community Project grant funds. For Item 19, select

“c: Program is not covered by E.O. 12372.” Applicants do not need to submit the SF-

424B with the application.

2) Project Budget

• The SF-424A “Budget Information Form” (available at SF-424 Family | Grants.gov);

and

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• Budget Narrative: The Budget Narrative must provide a concise description of costs associated with each line item on the SF-424A. See Attachment A for the structure and content requirements of the Budget Narrative.

Note that the SF-424, SF-424A, and Budget Narrative must include the entire federal grant amount specified in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. The SF-

424a should reflect the grant amount throughout the entire period of performance (in a multi-year project). Do not include any match or leveraged resources on the SF-424 and

SF-424A. There is no Match Requirement. Leveraged resources, if any, may only be described separately from federal grant funds in the Budget Narrative.

Applicants should list the same federal grant amount on the SF-424, SF-424A, and

Budget Narrative. This amount must not differ from the amount listed for the applicant organization in the table found in Appendix I.

When submitting in Grants.gov, the Budget Narrative must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “Budget Narrative.”

3) Project Abstract

This attachment must summarize the proposed project, including, but not limited to, the scope of the project and proposed outcomes. The Abstract is limited to two double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 x 11-inch pages using Section 508 compliant typeface, such as

Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, Calibri, Franklin Gothic Book, 12-point text font and 1-inch margins. This is included as an attachment and does not count against the page limitation of the project narrative. See Attachment B for a list of the required contents of the

Abstract and a suggested abstract template.

When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “Abstract.”

4) Project Narrative

The Project Narrative is a comprehensive framework of the grant’s workforce training program. It provides a comprehensive framework and description of all aspects of the proposed project. Applicants must integrate the project description in the Explanatory

Statement for Division D Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 , and provided as Appendix I. Recipients must also demonstrate the organization’s ability to implement the project TEGL.

The Project Narrative is limited to 10 double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 x 11-inch pages using Section 508 compliant typeface, such as Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, Calibri, Franklin Gothic Book, 12-point text font and 1-inch margins. You must number the

Project Narrative beginning with page number 1. See Attachment C for details on the structure and content requirements for the Project Narrative.

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When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “Project Narrative.”

5) Work Plan

The Work Plan describes the project’s goals, key milestones, and deliverables throughout the proposed period of performance. This is included as an attachment and does not count against the page limitation of the project narrative. See Attachment D for a suggested template and more information.

When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “Work Plan.”

6) Project Organizational Chart

The Project Organizational Chart is a visualization of the key staff and partners that have a direct role in managing and implementing the project. This is included as an attachment and does not count against the page limitation of the project narrative . See

Attachment E for an example organizational chart and more information.

When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “Organizational Chart.”

7) Performance Measures and Target Outcome Goals if applicable

Applicants are strongly encouraged to propose performance measures and target outcome goals. See Attachment F and for more information on WIOA Performance Reporting

Guidelines, including a sample template that may be used to describe the proposed performance measures and target outcome goals. This is included as an attachment and does not count against the page limitation of the project narrative.

When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “Performance Goals.”

8) Letters of Commitment, if applicable

Submit signed and dated Letters of Commitment or Memoranda of Understanding between the applicant and partner organizations and/or sub-recipients that propose to provide services to support the program model and lead to the identified outcomes. See

Attachment G for details. These are included as attachments and do not count against the page limitation of the project narrative.

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

9) Financial System Risk Assessment

All applicants are requested to submit Funding Opportunity Announcement Financial

System Risk Assessment Information. See Attachment H for a sample template and additional instructions.

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When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “FSRA.”

10)Request for equipment prior approval, if applicable

Only applicants approved by Congress to use grant funds to purchase equipment (as specified in the description of the project’s purpose as specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division D Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 and Appendix

I: Eligible Applicants) are invited to submit the requisite prior approval request for equipment as part of their application package. See Appendix III.

When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “EPAR” as applicable.

11)Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) or Cost Allocation Plan (CAP), if applicable

Applicants that have a federally approved NICRA or CAP and are charging indirect costs must submit the approved current agreement as part of the application.

When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “NICRA” or “CAP” as applicable.

Save all files with descriptive file names as specified of 50 characters or less and only use standard characters in file names: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and underscore (_). File names may not include special characters (e.g. &, –, *, %, /, #), periods (.), blank spaces, or accent marks, and must be unique (e.g. no other Attachment may have the same file name). You may use an underscore

(example: My_Attached_File.pdf) to separate a file name.

B. Grants.gov Submission Process

Applicants must submit the application package through Grants.gov. Submission via other electronic mediums will not be accepted, nor will hard copy submissions. This submission process may at times be complicated and time-consuming. As such, the Department strongly encourages applicants to initiate the process as soon as possible, well before the final day, to allow time to resolve unanticipated technical problems. Applicants needing to register with

Grants.gov may do so at Register | Grants.gov. Registration is a one-time process, and applicants that already have a Grants.gov account do not need to register again . Grants.gov applicants can apply online using Workspace. Workspace is a shared, online environment where members of a grant team may simultaneously access and edit different web forms within an application . For a complete Workspace overview, refer to Workspace-Overview | Grants.gov.

For technical issues encountered during application submission, applicants may call 800 -518-

4726, or 606-545-5035 to speak to a Customer Support Representative, or email support@grants.gov. The Contact Center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, but closes on federal holidays.

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C. Requirement for Unique Entity Identified (UEI) Number

All applicants for federal grant funding must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) on the SF-

424. If your entity is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), your UEI has already been assigned and is viewable under your entity record . Organizations that are not registered with SAM can obtain more information about obtaining a UEI at SAM.gov. Grant recipients authorized to make sub-awards must meet these requirements related to UEI numbers:

• Grant recipients must notify potential sub-awardees that no entity may receive a sub-award from the recipient unless the entity has provided its UEI number to the lead applicant; and

• Grant recipients may not make a sub-award to an entity unless the entity has provided its

UEI number to the applicant. (See, Appendix A to 2 CFR Part 25.)

D. Requirement for Registration with SAM

Recipients must register with SAM before submitting an application. Find instructions for registering with SAM at SAM.gov.

A recipient must always maintain an active SAM registration with current information during which it has an active federal award or an application under consideration. To remain registered in the SAM database after the initial registration, the recipient is required to review and update the registration at least every 12 months from the date of initial registration or subsequently update its information in the SAM database to ensure it is current, accurate, and complete . For purposes of this paragraph, the recipient is the entity that meets the eligibility criteria and has the legal authority to apply and to receive the award. If an applicant has not fully complied with these requirements by the time the Grant Officer is ready to make a federal award, the Grant

Officer may determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive a federal award.

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Appendix V

Appendix V: Application Review and Award

ETA intends to fund awards for any recipient: (i) who adequately demonstrates their ability to achieve grant goals through a clear, detailed, and reasonable project narrative, and (ii) whose budget and budget narrative are sufficient to support the activities in the program narrative . This includes adequate staffing levels to support grant goals and grant management. Community

Project recipients must design their project to align with the description approved by Congress as specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division D Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending Table and provided in this

TEGL as Appendix I.

A. Application Submission and Review Process

On September 1, 2024, ETA will start accepting applications. Applicants must meet all the requirements detailed in this TEGL when submitting the application . Community Project recipients must submit their applications in Grants.gov. ETA will not accept applications sent by hard-copy (including overnight delivery), hand-delivered, e-mail, or any other electronic medium. All required elements outlined in Appendix IV of this TEGL must be submitted.

Application packages will first be screened to determine if the applicant meets the eligibility requirements specified in Appendix I. To determine whether submitted applications meet requirements, applications will be reviewed by ETA National Office and Regional Office staff .

ETA is responsible for the review and approval of Community Project applications to ensure they meet all required program, financial, operational, and policy requirements. Provided is an overview of the application review process:

1) An initial review of the application for eligibility and whether all required documents have been submitted.

2) Reviews of the application components as specified in Appendix IV; and

3) If necessary, a representative from the regional office will work with the recipient to resolve concerns with the application, as determined during the review process, that will delay the grant award.

4) Before the grant is awarded, the Department may enter negotiations about such items as program components, staffing and funding levels, and administrative systems in place to support grant implementation.

B. Application Risk Review

All applications deemed to be complete and responsive by the Grant Officer will go through a risk review process. Before making an award, ETA will review information available through any Office of Management and Budget (OMB)-designated repository of government-wide eligibility qualification or federal integrity information, such as the Federal Awardee

Performance and Integrity System (FAPIIS), SAM.gov, and “Do Not Pay.” Additionally, ETA will comply with the requirements of 2 CFR Part 180 (Government-wide Debarment and

Suspension (Non-Procurement)). This risk evaluation may incorporate results of the evaluation of the applicant’s eligibility (application screening), or the quality of its application (technical

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Appendix V review). If ETA determines that an entity is responsible and an award will be made, special conditions that correspond to the degree of risk assessed may be applied to the award . Risk-related criteria evaluated include:

1) Financial stability.

2) Quality of management systems and ability to meet the management standards prescribed in the Uniform Guidance.

3) History of performance. The applicant’s record in managing awards, cooperative agreements, or procurement awards, if it is a prior recipient of such federal awards, including timeliness of compliance with applicable reporting requirements, and if available, the extent to which any previously awarded amounts will be expended prior to future awards.

4) Reports and findings from audits performed under Sub-part F – Audit Requirements of the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Parts 200.500 – 200.520) or the reports and findings of any other available audits and monitoring reports containing findings, issues of non -compliance, or questioned costs; and

5) The applicant’s ability to effectively implement statutory, regulatory, or other requirements applicable to recipients.

C. Grant Award

If the grant application meets the TEGL requirements, ETA may elect to award a grant with or without discussions with the recipient. Should a grant be awarded without discussions, the recipient’s signature on the SF-424 is incorporated to the award by reference, constituting a binding acceptance of the grant award by the applicant.

Applications recommended for award will be funded via Notices of Award attached to a Grant

Agreement issued by the Grant Officer. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis as the above steps are completed. Grantees will receive a notification from the ETA grants management system GrantSolutions when the award is issued. This notification will include instructions on how to create user accounts and access the grant file.

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Appendix VI

Appendix VI: Administrative and National Policy Requirements

A. Administrative Program Requirements

All grant recipients will be subject to all applicable federal laws and regulations, including the

Uniform Guidance, the 2024 revisions to the Uniform Guidance, and the terms and conditions of the award. The grant(s) awarded under this TEGL will be subject to the following administrative standards and provisions:

i. Non-Profit Organizations, Educational Institutions, For-profit entities, and State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments – 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Administrative

Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards) and 2 CFR

Part 2900 (the Department’s Supplement to 2 CFR Part 200). This includes all revisions to the Uniform Guidance effective for awards issued after October 1, 2024.

ii. All recipients must comply with the applicable provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Public Law No. 113-328, 128 Stat. 1425 (codified as amended at 29 U.S.C. 3101 et. seq.) and the applicable provisions of the regulations at

20 CFR Part 675 et. seq.

iii. All entities must comply with 29 CFR Part 93 (New Restrictions on Lobbying), 29 CFR

Part 94 (Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Financial

Assistance)), 2 CFR Part 180 (Office of Management and Budget Guidance to Agencies on Government-wide Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement)), and, where applicable, 2 CFR Part 200 (Audit Requirements).

iv. 29 CFR Part 2, subpart D—Equal Treatment in Department of Labor Programs for

Religious Organizations; Protection of Religious Liberty of Department of Labor Social

Service Providers and Beneficiaries.

v. 29 CFR Part 31—Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Labor—Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

vi. 29 CFR Part 32—Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities

Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.

vii. 29 CFR Part 35—Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs or Activities

Receiving Federal Financial Assistance from the Department of Labor.

viii. 29 CFR Part 36—Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or

Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.

ix. 29 CFR Part 38 – Implementation of the Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity

Provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

x. 29 CFR Parts 29 and 30—Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship

Programs, and Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship and Training, as applicable.

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xi. The Department will follow the procedures outlined in its Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA) regulations (29 CFR Part 70). If a FOIA request is received for your application, the procedures in Department’s FOIA regulations for responding to requests for commercial/business information submitted to the government will be followed, as well as all FOIA exemptions and procedures. See generally 5 U.S.C. § 552; 29 CFR Part 70.

xii. Standard Grant Terms and Conditions of Award—see the following link: Resources |

U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov).

B. Other Legal Requirements

1) Religious Activities

The Department notes that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. §

2000bb, applies to all federal law and its implementation. If an applicant organization is a faith-based organization that makes hiring decisions on the basis of religious belief, it may be entitled to receive federal financial assistance under this grant solicitation and maintain that hiring practice. As stated in 29 CFR Part 2.32(a), religious organizations are eligible on the same basis as any other organization, to seek the Department’s support or participate in the Department’s programs for which they are otherwise eligible . The

Department’s guidance is found at The Effect of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act on Recipients of DOL Financial Assistance | U.S. Department of Labor.

2) Lobbying or Fundraising

In accordance with Section 18 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Public Law 104 -

65) (2 U.S.C. § 1611), non-profit entities incorporated under Internal Revenue Service

Code section 501I (4) that engage in lobbying activities are not eligible to receive federal funds and grants. No activity, including awareness-raising and advocacy activities, may include fundraising for, or lobbying of, U.S. federal, state, or local governments (see 2

CFR Part 200.450 for more information).

3) Transparency Act Requirements

You must ensure that you have the necessary processes and systems in place to comply with the reporting requirements of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency

Act of 2006 (Pub. Law 109-282, as amended by the Government Funding Transparency

Act of 2008, Pub. Law 110-252, Title VI, Chap. 2, Sec. 6202), as follows:

• Except for those excepted from the Transparency Act under sub-paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 below, you must ensure that you have the necessary processes and systems in place to comply with the subaward and executive total compensation reporting requirements of the Transparency Act, should you receive funding.

a. Upon award, you will receive detailed information on the reporting requirements of the Transparency Act, as described in 2 CFR Part 170, Appendix A, which can be found at 2010-22705.pdf (govinfo.gov).

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The following types of awards are not subject to the Federal Funding Accountability and

Transparency Act:

1. Federal awards to individuals who apply for or receive federal awards as natural persons (e.g., unrelated to any business or non-profit organization they may own or operate in their name).

2. Federal awards to entities that had a gross income, from all sources, of less than

$300,000 in the entities' previous tax year; and,

3. Federal awards if the required reporting would disclose classified information .

4) Safeguarding Data Including Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

Applicants submitting applications in response to this TEGL must recognize that confidentiality of PII and other sensitive data is of paramount importance to the

Department and must be observed except where disclosure is allowed by the prior written approval of the Grant Officer or by court order. By submitting an application, you are assuring that all data exchanges conducted through or during the course of performance of this grant will be conducted in a manner consistent with applicable federal law and

TEGL No. 39-11 (issued June 28, 2012). All such activity conducted by the ETA and/or recipient(s) will be performed in a manner consistent with applicable state and federal laws.

By submitting a grant application, you agree to take all necessary steps to protect such confidentiality by complying with the following provisions that are applicable in governing the handling of confidential information: You must ensure that PII and sensitive data developed, obtained, or otherwise associated with federally funded grants is securely transmitted.

i. To ensure that such PII is not transmitted to unauthorized users, all PII and other sensitive data transmitted via email or stored on Compact Discs, Digital Video

Discs, thumb drives, etc., must be encrypted using a Federal Information

Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 compliant and…