TEGL 19-22.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

May 19, 2023

RESCISSIONS

None

EXPIRATION DATE

June 30, 2024

ADVISORY: TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 19-22

TO: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING

RECIPENTS

FROM: BRENT PARTON

Acting Assistant Secretary

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

FY 2023 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending

1. Purpose. To provide guidance for the Department of Labor’s (Department) Fiscal Year (FY)

2023 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending recipients specified in

Appendix I.

2. Action Requested. In order 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 https://www.grants.gov no earlier than 12:00 am Eastern Time, August 1, 2023 and no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time, January 31, 2024.

3. Summary and Background.

a. Summary – This TEGL solicits applications from eligible entities for the Department’s

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Community Project demonstration grants and announces application procedures.

b. Background – The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 was signed into law on

December 29, 2022. The legislation authorizes $217,324,000 in congressionally directed funds to carry out 249 demonstration and pilot projects under section 169(c) of the

1 The use of the term “eligible applicants” or “applicants” in this TEGL is a direct reference to the Community

Project recipients specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division H – Departments of Labor, Health and Human

Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, Community Project Funding /

Congressionally Directed Spending Table.

https://www.grants.gov/

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), overseen by the Department’s

Employment and Training Administration. The purpose and award amount of each grant is specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division H – Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, Community Project Funding / Congressionally Directed Spending Table. Community

Project recipients must design their project to align with these descriptions approved by

Congress. They are reprinted in this TEGL in Appendix I: Eligible Applicants.

4. Program Authority. Funds for ETA Community Project demonstration grants are authorized by Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law No:

117-328).

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 the ETA website at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/grants, and at https://www.grants.gov, linked to from the dedicated Community Projects WorkforceGPS page at https://grantsapplicationandmanagement.workforcegps.org/resources/2023/01/30/16/21/Com munity-Projects-FY23.

6. References.

• Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Law No: 117-328); and

• WIOA (Public Law 113-128), Section 169(c).

7. Appendixes.

• Appendix I: Eligible Applicants

• Appendix II: Award Information

• Appendix III: Funding Restrictions

• Appendix IV: Application Submission

• Appendix V: Application Review and Award

• Appendix VI: Administrative and National Policy Requirements

• Appendix VII: National Program Requirements

• Appendix VIII: Reporting Requirements

• Appendix IX: Agency Contacts

• Appendix X: OMB Information Collection https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Division%20H%20-%20LHHS%20Statement%20FY23.pdf https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Division%20H%20-%20LHHS%20Statement%20FY23.pdf https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Division%20H%20-%20LHHS%20Statement%20FY23.pdf mailto:Community.Projects.ETA@dol.gov https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/grants https://www.grants.gov/ https://grantsapplicationandmanagement.workforcegps.org/resources/2023/01/30/16/21/Community-Projects-FY23 https://grantsapplicationandmanagement.workforcegps.org/resources/2023/01/30/16/21/Community-Projects-FY23

8. Attachments.

• Attachment A: Budget Narrative Guidance

• Attachment B: Project Narrative Guidance

• Attachment C: Suggested Work Plan Template

• Attachment D: Organizational Chart Guidance

• Attachment E: Suggested Abstract Template

• Attachment F: Workforce System Pillars

• Attachment G: Letters of Commitment Guidance

• Attachment H: Financial System Risk Assessment

• Attachment I: Application Submission Checklist

• Attachment J: Resources

Appendix I

I-1

Eligible Community Project Recipients

Only organizations named in this table, as specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 are eligible for grant awards under this Training and Employment Guidance Letter. Applications submitted from organizations not listed in this table will not be considered for review.

Community Project

Recipient Project Description Amount State

4–H Education Center at

Auerfarm, Inc.

For workforce development for students with disabilities

$204,000 CT

Aberdeen High School For aviation and aerospace training programs, including equipment, curriculum, and supportive services

$1,000,000 MS

AeroStar Avion Institute For an apprenticeship program $350,000 IL

Agape Child & Family

Services

For job training, career placement, and supportive services

$1,000,000 TN

Akron Urban League For workforce development initiatives

$680,000 OH

Alaska Primary Care

Association

For community health worker training program, including supportive services

$2,750,000 AK

Americans for Equality For STEM education and training activities, including the purchase of equipment

$2,231,000 WA

Anchorage Neighborhood

Health Center

For an oral health training program, including supportive services

$500,000 AK

Androscoggin Home Health and Hospice

For a nurse practitioner fellowship program

$236,000 ME

Apprentice Training for the

Electrical Industry

For green job workforce development and equipment

$1,994,875 PA

Apprenticeship and

Nontraditional Employment for

Women

For expanding pre-apprenticeship construction programming and

CDL training

$675,000 WA

I-2

Artpreneurs, Inc. dba Arts on the Block

For a creative workforce apprenticeship program

$100,000 MD

ASHHO Cultural Community

& Job Training Center

For culinary and hospitality training programs

$750,000 WA

Association House of Chicago For workforce development training programs

$500,000 IL

Atlantic County Economic

Alliance

For an apprenticeship program for veterans

$150,000 NJ

Augusta University For workforce training and job placement in the healthcare industry

$2,000,000 GA

Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare

For healthcare workforce development

$827,905 MD

Banner Health Foundation For a career pathways program $717,000 CO

Baycare Health Systems, Inc. For a workforce development program focused on nurses and nursing support professionals

$963,620 FL

Benjamin Franklin Institute of

Technology

For an energy efficiency workforce training program

$799,000 MA

Bidwell Training Center For the development of a controlled environment agriculture workforce

$400,000 PA

Black Veterans for Social

Justice, Inc.

For stipends, supportive services, and job placement for formerly incarcerated veterans

$1,000,000 NY

Boots2Roots For the Transition to Work program $1,500,000 ME

Boys & Girls Club of Greater

Lowell, Inc.

For workforce development activities

$2,200,000 MA

I-3

Boys & Girls Club San

Fernando Valley

For a youth workforce development initiative and supportive services

$500,000 CA

Bright Star Community

Outreach

For workforce development activities

$175,000 IL

Bronx Community College of the City University of New

York

For health care job training $150,000 NY

Building and Construction

Trades Council of Alameda

County

For the Retention Apprenticeship

Mentoring Program

$1,000,000 CA

CAMBA, Inc. For career navigation, job placement services, and supportive serv ices for youth

$590,000 NY

CareerWise Colorado For a career pathways program, including the purchase of equipment

$1,500,000 CO

CASA For job skills training, job placement services, stipends, and supportive services

$573,045 MD

CCARC, Inc. For workforce development programs for individuals with disabilities

$54,000 CT

Center for Employment

Opportunities, Inc.

For a workforce and reentry program

$330,000 CO

Center for Southeast Asians For workforce training programs $250,000 RI

Center for the Women of New

York

For career skills and job counseling $1,000,000 NY

Center for Urban Families For job readiness programs and job placement

$750,000 MD

Chemeketa Community

College

For a commercial truck driving program and equipment

$340,000 OR

City of Charleston For a summer youth jobs initiative $180,000 WV

I-4

City of Dearborn For a training program for women who have been underrepresented in the workforce

$1,000,000 MI

City of East Orange For an employment and training reentry program

$30,000 NJ

City of Houston for job training in the home recovery and construction industries

$1,000,000 TX

City of Jersey City For an apprenticeship program $750,000 NJ

City of Los Angeles For workforce development activities through the South LA

Vision Lab

$1,000,000 CA

City of Los Angeles Youth

Development Department

For workforce development activities and stipends

$640,108 CA

City of Rochester For youth and young adult workforce development activities

$1,000,000 NY

City of Sacramento For an early childhood education apprenticeship and workforce training program

$394,000 CA

City of Stockton For the Youth Workforce

Development Program

$1,000,000 CA

Clean the Bay, Inc. For a fresh start work force training program

$674,000 RI

Coffeyville Community

College

For workforce development programs, including curriculum and equipment

$673,000 KS

Colby Community College For training programs, including equipment

$533,000 KS

Colorado Building and

Construction Trades Council

For workforce training and supportive services

$500,000 CO

Community Learning

Partnership

For job skills training and stipends $351,000 CA

Community College of

Baltimore County

For expanding their CDL training program and equipment

$721,130 MD

I-5

Community College of

Philadelphia

For educational and training programming in the life sciences

$750,000 PA

ConnecTrain Corp For broadband technician training programs

$604,000 WV

Consortium for Early Learning

Services

For early care and education workforce development

$1,000,000 CA

Construction Trades

Workforce Initiative

For an apprenticeship program and curriculum

$1,000,000 CA

Construction Trades

Workforce Initiative

For construction trades apprenticeship programs and curriculum

$1,000,000 CA

Construction Trades

Workforce Initiative

For a construction apprenticeship program

$1,000,000 CA

Construction Trades

Workforce Initiative

For an apprenticeship readiness program focused on construction trades

$1,000,000 CA

Construction Trades

Workforce Initiative

For apprenticeship readiness programs

$1,000,000 CA

Corporation to Develop

Communities of Tampa, Inc.

For pre-apprenticeship program, apprenticeship program, and job training service

$1,862,625 FL

County of Delaware For a perinatal community health worker/doula program

$954,000 PA

County of Delaware, Media For prison to Community

Workforce Development Initiative

$1,988,635 PA

County of Los Angeles

Alternatives to Incarceration

Office (CEO)

For a youth job training program and supportive services

$2,000,000 CA

Covenant House Washington For workforce development activities

$329,750 DC

Current For a water education and workforce training program

$225,000 IL

I-6

Cuyahoga Community College

District

For smart manufacturing workforce training, equipment, and supportive services

$1,220,000 OH

Dallas College For a teaching residency apprenticeship program

$500,000 TX

Delta Veterans Group For job readiness activities supporting veterans

$100,000 CA

Des Moines Area Community

College

For a workforce development initiative and equipment

$339,000 IA

Dodge City Community

College

For an industrial maintenance training program, including equipment

$500,000 KS

DownCity Design For skills training for youth $150,000 RI

Downriver Community

Conference

For skills training, job placement, and supportive services

$703,700 MI

Easter Seals North Georgia, Inc.

For early childhood workforce development

$200,000 GA

Eastern Maine Community

College

For healthcare training programs, including equipment

$1,350,000 ME

Economic Development and

Industrial Corporation of

Boston

For workforce development programs and supportive services

$1,000,000 MA

Energy Coordinating Agency of Philadelphia, Inc.

For skill training in high demand occupations

$925,000 PA

EntreNous Youth

Empowerment Services

For vocational training and services $575,000 CA

Fairfax County Government For medical professional workforce development

$2,000,000 VA

Fairfax County Government For career readiness and job training for youth

$2,100,000 VA

Fort Scott Community College For a training program, including equipment

$385,000 KS

I-7

Franklin County Board of

Commissioners

For the Building Futures program $686,000 OH

Fresno County Economic

Opportunities Commission

For vocational training and equipment

$500,000 CA

Future Plans, Inc. For the Great Lakes Career

Corridor Project

$1,000,000 OH

Future Plans, Inc. For a career planning and community engagement initiative, including the purchase of equipment

$1,995,000 OH

Golden Triangle Resource

Conservation and Development

Council

For heavy equipment training, including equipment

$1,000,000 GA

Goodwill Industries of the

Chesapeake, Inc.

For a workforce development program

$1,400,000 MD

Goodwill of Delaware and

Delaware County

For skills training for unemployed and under employed workers, including the purchase of equipment

$1,128,000 DE

Green City Force For expanding their workforce development program and stipends

$750,000 NY

Guilford Child Development For a child development associate apprenticeship program

$300,000 NC

Hampton Roads Workforce

Council

For maritime workforce development activities

$850,000 VA

Hannaford Career Center For an advanced manufacturing workforce development initiative

$550,000 VT

Hartford Communities That

Care

For a job training program to address the need for violence prevention professionals

$1,322,539 CT

Hatzalah Chicago For workforce training activities and equipment

$525,000 IL

Home Care, Hospice and

Palliative Care Alliance of NH

For a homecare nursing education program

$155,000 NH

I-8

Homeboy Industries For culinary and hospitality careers job training and supportive services

$1,959,451 CA

Howard County Autism

Society

For the Autism Hiring Program $440,000 MD

Illinois Public Health

Association for community health worker training programs

$500,000 IL

Industries of the Blind, Inc. For a workforce development program, including equipment and supportive services

$908,000 NC

Jewish Community Centers of

South Broward, Inc.

For employment training for individuals with IDD

$1,504,329 FL

Jewish Family Service of

Atlantic County, Inc.

For job skills program $550,000 NJ

Jobs for America’s Graduates of Pennsylvania, Inc.

For career readiness programs and skill training

$350,000 PA

Johnson County Community

College

For training programs, including equipment

$1,095,000 KS

Johnstown Area Regional

Industries (JARI)

For employment and training services

$250,000 PA

Kansas City Kansas

Community College

For commercial construction technology training program, including equipment

$2,142,000 KS

Kaskaskia College For a mobile training lab for workforce development and career training initiatives

$413,000 IL

Kean University For workforce development activities and supportive services

$1,000,000 NJ

LaGuardia Community College For expanding vocational training for the underemployed

$404,774 NY

Latin American Association, Inc.

For employment training, support services, and a workforce development initiative

$300,000 GA

Latina Coalition of Silicon

Valley

For workforce development programs and supportive services

$376,000 CA

I-9

Latino Academy of Workforce

Development

For commercial driver’s license workforce training

$2,000,000 WI

Laurel Highlands Workforce and Opportunity Center

For a workforce support program, including supplies and wrap around services

$445,000 PA

Living Classrooms Foundation For a workforce development reentry program

$750,000 MD

Local Initiatives Support

Corporation

For workforce development activities

$800,000 OH

Los Angeles Brotherhood

Crusade - Black United Fund, Inc.

For youth workforce development and job placement

$1,000,000 CA

Los Angeles Community

College District

For workforce development activities at a climate change education center

$1,323,000 CA

Los Angeles Conservation

Corps

For job training and stipends $272,000 CA

Los Angeles World Airports For an aviation workforce development program

$1,000,000 CA

Mahoning County Career and

Technical Center

For an energy and technology workforce training center project, including the purchase of equipment

$285,000 OH

Marymount University For a workforce development program

$766,000 VA

McAllen Independent School

District

For private pilot and remote drone license training

$200,000 TX

Melwood For workforce development for people with disabilities

$500,000 MD

Melwood For workforce initiative for individuals with disabilities

$307,000 VA

Mercy Hospital dba Northern

Light Mercy Hospital

For workforce training and supportive services

$1,000,000 ME

I-10

Michigan Early Childhood

Investment Corporation

For development of a childcare workforce

$2,000,000 MI

Middlesex College For workforce development programs, including curriculum development and the purchase of equipment

$850,000 NJ

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans

For employment and training services

$450,000 MN

Mississippi State University For an automated guided vehicle training program, including equipment

$780,000 MS

Missouri Chamber Foundation For a healthcare apprenticeship program, including curriculum and supportive services

$1,350,000 MO

Missouri University of Science and Technology

For advanced manufacturing training program, including equipment

$3,000,000 MO

MLK Labor For an online hiring platform $2,000,000 WA

Morgan Community College For the purchase of simulation equipment for the nursing program

$274,000 CO

MorseLife Health System For job training of underserved populations and supportive services

$500,000 FL

Multicraft Apprenticeship

Preparation Program

For an apprenticeship preparation program

$600,000 NY

Muslim Association of Puget

Sound

For STEM career and technical education

$850,000 WA

Nashua Community College For the purchase of equipment for a soldering and component testing training program

$192,000 NH

New Brunswick Free Public

Library

For employment and training activities

$38,000 NJ

New Castle County For a community health worker certification program

$65,000 DE

I-11

New Immigrant Community

Empowerment

For expanding a construction industry workforce development program

$500,000 NY

New Jersey Institute of

Technology

For a pre-apprenticeship skills training program in advanced manufacturing and mechatronics

$650,000 NJ

New Mexico Community

Capital

For apprenticeship programs $250,000 NM

New Mexico Highlands

University

For the development of professional social workers

$750,000 NM

New River/Mount Rogers

Workforce Development Board

For sector partnerships in skilled industrial, construction, and service trades

$1,000,000 VA

New York State Energy

Research and Development

Authority

For clean energy workforce development and supportive services

$3,000,000 NY

North Carolina Biotechnology

Center

For a workforce development program, including equipment, curriculum, and supportive services

$825,000 NC

North Central Kansas

Technical College

For training programs, including equipment

$737,000 KS

Northeast Community College For a commercial driver’s license program, including the purchase of equipment and stipends

$1,000,000 NE

Northeast Missouri Health

Council, Inc.

For a dental and medical training program, including equipment and curriculum

$660,000 MO

Northwest Arkansas

Community College a commercial driver’s license program, including the purchase of equipment

$355,000 AR

Northwest New Mexico

Council of Governments

For transition and reskill workers into the industrial industry

$750,000 NM

OCHIN, Inc. For health information technology training and professional development

$2,001,642 OR

I-12

Old Dominion University For maritime skilled trades program $643,000 VA

Operation Military Family For transition assistance to veterans $1,500,000 WA

Opportunity Junction For a job training program and supportive services

$470,000 CA

Pasadena Independent School

District

For job skill training and equipment $2,200,000 TX

Pearl River Community

College

For training programs, including equipment

$2,000,000 MS

Pee Dee Healthy Start, Inc. For workforce training and supportive services

$1,000,000 SC

Philabundance For workforce development programs

$300,000 PA

Plattsburgh North County

Chamber of Commerce

For a job training and assistance program, including support services and stipends

$500,000 NY

Port Resources healthcare training program, including curriculum

$30,000 ME

Portland Community College For semiconductor and advanced manufacturing workforce development initiative

$910,000 OR

Primary Care Coalition of

Montgomery County, Inc.

For healthcare professionals’ workforce development and equipment

$1,300,000 MD

Prince George’s County For Youth@Work program $3,000,000 MD

Prince George’s County

Memorial Library System

For a mobile job readiness unit $2,200,000 MD

Promise Neighborhoods of

Lehigh Valley

For expanding their workforce development skills program

$1,549,360 PA

Providence Alaska For a psychiatry residency program, including curriculum and supportive services

$290,000 AK

Reading and Beyond For employment and training services and supportive services

$484,047 CA

I-13

Region 4 Planning and

Development Council

For a training program, including equipment, curriculum, and supportive services

$750,000 WV

Revolution Workshop For a pre-apprenticeship construction job training program

$500,000 IL

Rhode Island AFL–CIO For climate jobs workforce training initiative

$200,000 RI

Rhode Island Manufacturers

Association

For a manufacturing workforce training initiative

$150,000 RI

RI Marine Trades Association For workforce development training in marine trades

$300,000 RI

RI Office of the Postsecondary

Commissioner

For a job training initiative $1,000,000 RI

RI Office of the Postsecondary

Commissioner

For healthcare worker training programs, including equipment

$790,000 RI

Richard Bland College of

William & Mary

For education and workforce development services

$694,000 VA

Rockdale County Georgia For a workforce development initiative

$300,000 GA

Rose State College For a training program, including equipment, curriculum, and supportive services

$253,000 OK

Rung Foundation For a workforce development program, including supportive services

$490,000 MO

Rural Alaska Community

Action Program

For a training program, including curriculum, equipment, and supportive services

$500,000 AK

San Bernadino Valley College

Foundation

For clean energy workforce development and equipment

$1,500,000 CA

San Diego Community College

District

For the Gateway to College and

Career program

$1,000,000 CA

San Diego Workforce

Partnership

For the TechHire Program $800,000 CA

I-14

San Gabriel Valley Council of

Governments

For workforce development programs for individuals with disabilities

$2,000,000 CA

Santa Clara County For workforce development, stipends, and supportive services

$3,000,000 CA

Seattle Children’s For a pediatric residency program in Alaska, including curriculum and supportive services

$350,000 WA

Seattle Jobs Initiative For green stormwater infrastructure workforce development, stipends, and supportive services

$1,000,000 WA

Service! Relief Effort for

Hospitality Workers

For job skills training and supportive services

$475,000 OH

Sheridan School District For a truck driving/ diesel mechanics employment training program, including the purchase of equipment

$500,000 OR

Shippensburg University of

Pennsylvania

For career development and workforce readiness activities

$275,000 PA

Sinai Health System For a health career pathway program

$1,250,000 IL

SING—Shifting into New Gear For a reentry program $250,000 IL

Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and

Native Americans in Science

For a pipeline from community colleges into the STEM workforce

$212,000 CA

South Bay Workforce

Investment Board, Inc.

For occupation training and supportive services

$500,000 CA

South Texas College For healthcare workforce development

$1,000,000 TX

Southcentral Foundation For workforce development program, including supportive services

$2,000,000 AK

Southwest Piping Institute For the purchase of workforce training equipment

$1,200,000 NM

I-15

Southwest Virginia Workforce

Development Board

For the Recovery Opportunities and

Pathways to Employment Success program

$750,000 VA

St. Clair County

Intergovernmental Grants

Department

For an advanced manufacturing program, including support services

$950,000 IL

St. Johnsbury Academy Adult

School

For nursing career pathway program

$473,000 VT

St. Joseph Center job skills training and supportive services to those experiencing homelessness

$898,053 CA

St. Louis Community College For a drone pilot and geospatial technology training program, including equipment and curriculum

$1,000,000 MO

Stanislaus Business Alliance dba Opportunity Stanislaus

For a logistics industry focused training program

$410,000 CA

State of Maine, Governor’s

Energy Office

For job training, job placement services, stipends, equipment, and curriculum

$2,750,000 ME

Suburban Emergency Medical

Services

For healthcare workforce development

$247,949 PA

Suffolk County Community

College

For a cybersecurity program, including the purchase of equipment and related information technology

$1,435,000 NY

Taller San Jose Hope Builders For skills training and employment placement services for low-income young adults facing significant barriers

$500,000 CA

Texas Trees Foundation For supportive services and job placement of at-risk young adults into the green jobs industry

$400,000 TX

The Skills Foundation For an IT training program, including curriculum and

$500,000 MS

I-16

The Denney House, Inc. For workforce development programs

$200,000 MD

The Indianapolis Private

Industry Council, Inc.

For youth job training and a work-based learning program

$1,000,000 IN

The Sanneh Foundation For a youth workforce development program

$1,000,000 MN

The Torres Martinez Desert

Cahuilla Indian Tribe

For a workforce development program and equipment

$250,000 CA

The TransLatin@ Coalition For workforce development programs and supportive services

$750,000 CA

The WorkPlace, Inc. For skills training, workforce readiness, and supportive services

$1,000,000 CT

UAW Labor Employment and

Training Corporation

For job-training in the automotive services industry

$1,000,000 MO

United We Heal Training Trust dba Oregon AFSCME Training

Trust

For pre-apprenticeship education and training

$892,000 OR

United Way of Greater

Greensboro, Inc.

For job counseling, career training, and supportive services

$1,000,000 NC

United We Heal For pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs

$892,000 OR

University of Alaska Southeast For a commercial driver’s license training program, including curriculum, equipment, and supportive services

$750,000 AK

University of California, San

Diego

For job skills development and supportive services for a child-care worker and providers pipeline

$1,600,000 CA

University of Georgia For Archway Partnership $3,000,000 GA

University of Maine System For a cybersecurity training program, including supportive services

$500,000 ME

University of Southern

Mississippi

For cyber workforce development program, including equipment and

$1,512,000 MS

I-17

University of Southern

Mississippi

For a training program, including equipment and supportive services

$750,000 MS

University of Vermont & State

Agricultural College

For the Vermont EMS Academy $750,000 VT

Unloop For job training in the tech industry and supportive services for those with conviction histories

$486,781 WA

Urban League of Long Island, Inc.

For workforce development activities

$1,145,820 NY

Urban League of Louisiana For the Career Pathways Program $1,200,000 LA

URI Research Foundation

DBA Polaris MEP

For a skills training program $300,000 RI

US HART CARES A NJ

NONPROFIT

CORPORATION

For cyber job-training program, including the purchase of equipment

$1,000,000 NJ

Valley of the Sun Young

Men’s Christian Association

For expanding the current youth workforce development program

$1,000,000 AZ

Variety Boys and Girls Club of

Queens, Inc.

For job readiness and supportive services for teens

$250,000 NY

Vermont Department of Public

Safety

For a firefighting workforce development program for youth

$150,000 VT

Vermont State Colleges For a maintenance technician apprentice program workforce initiative

$850,000 VT

Virginia Commonwealth

University Health System

Authority

For healthcare workforce development

$1,000,000 VA

Watts Labor Community

Action Committee

For job training, workforce development activities, and job placement services

$783,067 CA

Wayne Community College For expanding its apprenticeship training programs

$651,000 NC

Wayne County Community

College District

For a sector-based training initiative $1,129,000 MI

I-18

West Virginia Higher

Education Policy Commission

For a behavioral health workforce program, including curriculum and supportive services

$700,000 WV

Wheeling Ironworkers Local

For an apprenticeship program, including the purchase of equipment

$500,000 WV

WI Department of Workforce

Development

For early childhood educator workforce development

$5,000,000 WI

Wilderness Health, Inc. For workforce training and education programs

$108,000 MN

Workforce Connections For workforce development programs

$800,000 NV

Workforce, Inc. dba

Recycleforce

For expanding job training and job placement programs

$1,000,203 IN

Workforce Southwest

Washington

For the Future Leaders Project $350,000 WA

Young Men’s and Young

Women’s Hebrew Association of Washington Heights and

Inwood

For vocational training, work force development, and supportive services

$1,000,000 NY

Young Women’s Christian

Association of Yonkers, Inc.

For a workforce development initiative and support services

$690,449 NY

Youth Business Initiative, Inc. For workforce development programs

$76,000 CT

$217,323,857

Appendix II

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Award Information

Applications will be accepted and awarded on a rolling basis from August 1, 2023 until 11:59 pm Eastern Time, January 31, 2024. This funding will be treated by the Department of Labor’s

(DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) as a demonstration and research grant under Section 169(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Awards will be subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Grant Agreement. DOL will provide additional guidance to applicants through tip sheets, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), training, or through special conditions.

Please note that DOL recommends that the application clearly articulate a project purpose, utilize a significant amount of the funding for direct employment and training services to individuals, propose a program or services to address the project goals, have measurable outcomes, demonstrate evidence of a linkage with the State or local workforce system, and include activities/costs that are allowable per WIOA and the Federal Uniform Guidance.

Fiscal and Administrative Responsibility:

Upon grant award, the grant recipient will have overall fiscal and administrative responsibility for the award, including any performance of 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 and financial reports, even when work was performed by a contractor or sub-awardee;

• 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 coordinating with the national evaluator, if any; and

• 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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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 2 CFR Part 2900 (Uniform

Guidance – Department of Labor Specific). 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 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. The following limitations apply to funds awarded under this Training and Employment Guidance Letter:

• 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 in excess of Executive Level II. The Executive Level II salary may change yearly and is located on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2023/executive-senior-level. This limitation does not apply to contractors providing goods and services as defined in the Audit Requirements of the Office of Management and Budget 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 $5,000 or more, regardless of the non-Federal entity’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 is approved by the Grant Officer. The recipient must submit an equipment approval request to the Federal Project Officer (FPO) for review, preferably 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 H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 and Appendix I: Eligible

Applicants) are alternatively invited to submit the prior approval request for an https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2023/executive-senior-level https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2023/executive-senior-level

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equipment purchase in their application. Whether submitted as part of the application package or within 90 days of the Notice of Award date, this request must include:

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 activities 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; and

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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Application Submission

Applicants must submit an application, which includes a funding request for the amount specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, 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. Applicants should 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, the Employment and

Training Administration (ETA) requires applicants to submit the following items through

Grants.gov at https://www.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 https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/forms/sf-424-family.html) 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 H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending Table.

Upon confirmation of an 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). DOL 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 https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/forms/sf-424-family.html); and https://www.grants.gov/ https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/forms/sf-424-family.html https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/forms/sf-424-family.html

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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 approved (not just one year). 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.

3) Project Narrative

The Project Narrative must demonstrate your capability to implement the grant project in accordance with the provisions of this TEGL. It provides a comprehensive framework and description of all aspects of the proposed project. The project design must align with the description included in the table in Appendix I: Eligible Applicants, as provided by the

Explanatory Statement for Division H of the FY 23 appropriations act.

The Project Narrative is limited to 10 double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 x 11inch pages with

Times New Roman 12-point text font and 1-inch margins. You must number the Project

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

The Project Narrative must be uploaded as part of the application package and labeled

“Project Narrative.”

4) Work Plan

The work plan must be included as an attachment to the project narrative and does not count against the narrative’s page limitation. See Attachment C for a suggested template and more information.

The Work Plan must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled

“Work Plan.”

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5) Project Organizational Chart

The chart must be included as an attachment to the project narrative and does not count against the page limitation. See Attachment D 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.

6) 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 with Times New Roman 12-point text font and 1-inch margins and submitted as an Excel Spreadsheet. See Appendix E for additional details and a suggested abstract template.

The Abstract must specify all the following:

o Name of Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending Recipient o Approved Funding Level: The funding amount specified in the Appropriation.

o Approved Project Description: The project description specified in the Appropriation.

o Congressional Sponsor: Congressmember(s) and/or Senator(s) who is the sponsor as specified in the Appropriation.

o Project Title o Project Purpose and Goals o Project Design (Select One) o Direct Training and Employment Project o Single- or Limited-action Project o Project Activities o Workforce System Guiding Pillars o Proposed Period of Performance Duration o Project Location o Target Population and/or Intended Public Beneficiaries o Workforce System Partner (s), if applicable o Other Partners, if applicable, including roles and responsibilities o Performance Outcome Goals, if applicable application package and labeled “Abstract.”

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7) Letters of Commitment

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 F for details.

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

8) Financial System Risk Assessment

All applicants are requested to submit Funding Opportunity Announcement Financial System

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

application package and labeled “FSRA.”

9) Equipment Prior Approval Request, if applicable

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 H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 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: Funding Restrictions, Equipment for prior approval request requirements.

application package and labeled “Equipment Prior Approval Request” as applicable.

10) 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.

application package and labeled “NICRA” or “CAP” as applicable.

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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 of Labor strongly encourages applicants to initiate the process as soon as possible, well before the final day, in order to allow time to resolve unanticipated technical problems. Applicants needing to register with Grants.gov may do so at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html.

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 https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/workspace-overview.html.

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.

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 SAM.gov, your UEI has already been assigned and is viewable under your entity record. Organizations that are not registered with SAM.gov can obtain more information about obtaining a UEI at https://www.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 section 25.)

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/workspace-overview.html mailto:support@grants.gov https://www.sam.gov/

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Requirement for Registration with SAM

Recipients must register with the System for Award Management (SAM) before submitting an application. Find instructions for registering with SAM at https://www.sam.gov.

A recipient must maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times 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.

https://www.sam.gov/

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Application Review and Award

The Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (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 H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending Table and provided in this

TEGL as Appendix I: Eligible Applicants.

Application Development Technical Assistance

To assist Community Project recipients during the application development process, all applicants are required to complete and submit their application’s Project Abstract (see

Attachment E) for ETA’s review no later than July 31, 2023. The Abstract must be submitted by email to CPGrants.ProgramOffice@dol.gov. Based on the information provided in the

Project Abstracts, ETA will initiate technical assistance to those recipients that may require or request support on developing their application materials as it aligns with this TEGL. This technical acceptance step is only for the submission of Project Abstracts.