OpportunityTitle: National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Housing Assistance Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applicants need not be a current or prior housing assistance grantee to be eligible for a grant award under this solicitation.  Entities eligible to apply for a grant award are state agencies, state workforce investment boards (SWIBs), local government agencies, local workforce investment boards (LWIBs), faith-based and community organizations, and other non-profit organizations.
Description: The U.S. Department of Labor (the Department or DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Workforce Investment (OWI), Division of Adult Services (DAS), announces a grant competition for operating the Housing Assistance portion of the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP), under section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), 29 U.S.C. 2912. Section 167(a) of WIA requires the Secretary to conduct a grants competition every two years for the purpose of carrying out the activities authorized under section 167. Although housing assistance is identified in WIA as one of the allowable activities under NFJP, Congressional appropriations language directs the Department to make available a specific amount of the funds appropriated for the NFJP for migrant and seasonal farmworkers housing assistance grants, and requires that no less than 70 percent of the specified amount must be used for permanent housing activities. We are conducting this competition before the passage of the Department of Labor&#146;s Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 appropriation in anticipation of the appropriation of funds for Program Year (PY) 2011 NFJP housing assistance grants, but we will not obligate any funds for PY 2011 grants unless and until they are appropriated. The FY 2011 appropriation request for the housing assistance program is $5,700,000. All interested applicants should read the full announcement in its entirety.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Email
GrantorContactText: Eileen Banks &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-693-3403
CloseDateExplanation: The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is May 3, 2011.  Applications must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.