OpportunityTitle: National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grants for Housing Services
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The following organizations are eligible to apply:Per section 167(b) of WIOA and 20 CFR 685.200, to be eligible to receive an NFJP grant, an entity must have:  1) an understanding of the problems of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers, including their dependents; 2) a familiarity with the agricultural industries and the labor market needs of the proposed service area; and 3) the ability to demonstrate a capacity to administer and deliver effectively a diversified program of workforce investment activities, including youth workforce investment activities, and related assistance for eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers.  The Project Narrative section of this FOA is designed to elicit information from the applicants to demonstrate these three qualities. Further, the department will only award NFJP Housing Funds to provide housing services in service areas located in one or more of the 12 states specified in Section III.B.
Description: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $6,500,000 in grant funds authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 167 for the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP), Housing Services. The period of performance is 51 months and starts July 1, 2024, and ends September 30, 2028. The NFJP model aims to connect eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents to permanent housing that is owner-occupied, or occupied on a permanent, year-round basis (notwithstanding ownership). The permanent housing must be the person&#8217;s primary residence to which they return to at the end of the work or training day. Additionally, the NFJP model aims to provide temporary housing that is not owner-occupied to eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers whose employment requires occasional travel outside their normal commuting area. The Department will award at least 70 percent of the funds for permanent housing.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: NFJP.OGM@dol.gov
GrantorContactText: NFJP.OGM@dol.gov &lt;br/&gt;NFJP.OGM@dol.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.