Program Year 2022 National Farmworker Jobs Program youth grants

CLASSIFICATION
   EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION                  WIOA-NFJP
               ADVISORY SYSTEM                             CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
          U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                         OWI
             Washington, D.C. 20210                         DATE
                                                            November 8, 2022

ADVISORY:       TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 05-22

TO:             NATIONAL FARMWORKER JOBS PROGRAM GRANTEES

FROM:           BRENT PARTON
                Acting Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT:        National Farmworker Jobs Program Youth Grants

1. Purpose. To announce the availability of up to $325,200 in additional funding for National
   Farmworker Jobs Program youth funding.

2. Action Requested. National Farmworker Jobs Program grant recipients who are interested in
   applying for this grant opportunity must submit a complete application by 11:59 PM EST on
   December 22, 2022, according to the instructions in section 4.d below.

3. Summary and Background.

   a. Summary - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) sets aside some funding for
      additional youth activities within the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) when
      appropriations reach a certain amount. For Program Year (PY) 2022, $325,200 is available for
      additional youth activities under NFJP. This guidance explains how current NFJP grantees can
      apply for such funds, and how those funds can be used.

   b. Background - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) section 127 requires that
      when the amount appropriated for WIOA Youth exceeds $925,000,000, the Secretary shall
      reserve four percent of the excess amount to provide youth workforce investment activities
      under the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP). The PY 2022 appropriation was $933
      million. Using the calculation for the set-aside designated in WIOA, $325,200 is available for
      youth activities under NFJP. ETA is using a streamlined application process for these funds,
      and limiting the competition to existing NFJP grantees.

       NFJP grantees can and may already serve eligible youth. These additional funds will enable
       successful applicants to deliver more of the youth workforce investment activities described in
       the NFJP regulations at 20 CFR 685.310 to eligible MSFW youth, which include the activities
       described for the WIOA Youth program in WIOA Section 129 and 20 CFR 681.460. This
       funding provides additional resources so that selected NFJP grant recipients can increase
       access to education and providing career services and training that result in high-quality, stable
       employment.

   RESCISSIONS                                              EXPIRATION DATE
   None                                                     Continuing

4. NFJP Youth Grant Funding Opportunity.

   a. Eligibility.

         i.   Applicant Eligibility.

              Under this grant opportunity, current NFJP grant recipients who are serving
              MSFW youth are eligible to apply for these additional funds.

        ii.   Participant Eligibility.

              The services funded through these additional funds are for eligible MSFW youth
              as defined at the NFJP regulations at 20 CFR 685.110. Eligible MSFW Youth
              means an eligible MSFW Youth aged 14-24 who is either individually eligible or
              is a dependent of an eligible MSFW. For information on NFJP program eligibility
              requirements, see Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 18-16,
              Change 1.

   b. Allowable Activities.

      Designing and Providing Comprehensive, Customer-Centered Workforce Services.

      Grant funds can be used to enhance a grant recipient’s ability to design and implement
      customer-centered services, practices, and policies that incorporate trauma-informed care
      or youth voice engagement, or that create welcoming, safe, non-judgmental, and
      accessible environments for MSFW youth, including those with disabilities. For instance,
      activities can include:

         i.   Career services (defined at 20 CFR 678.430).

        ii.   Training services (defined at 20 CFR 680.200) and described further for NFJP at
              20 CFR 685.350.

       iii.   Youth Workforce Services as described under 20 CFR 681.460
              1. Tutoring, study skills training, instruction and evidence-based dropout
                 prevention and recovery strategies that lead to completion of the requirements
                 for a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent (including a
                 recognized certificate of attendance or similar document for individuals with
                 disabilities) or for a recognized postsecondary credential;
              2. Alternative secondary school services, or dropout recovery services, as
                 appropriate;
              3. Paid and unpaid work experiences that have academic and occupational
                 education as a component of the work experience, which may include the
                 following types of work experiences:

             i. Summer employment opportunities and other employment opportunities
                available throughout the school year;
            ii. Pre-apprenticeship programs;
           iii. Internships and job shadowing; and
           iv. On-the-job training opportunities;
        4. Occupational skill training
        5. Education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce
            preparation activities and training for a specific occupation or occupational
            cluster;
        6. Leadership development opportunities, including community service and
            peer-centered activities encouraging responsibility and other positive social
            and civic behaviors;
        7. Supportive services, including the services listed in 20 CFR 681.570;
        8. Adult mentoring, that may occur both during and after program participation;
        9. Follow-up services after the completion of participation, as provided in 20
            CFR 681.580;
        10. Comprehensive guidance and counseling, which may include drug and alcohol
            abuse counseling, as well as referrals to counseling, as appropriate to the
            needs of the individual youth;
        11. Financial literacy education;
        12. Entrepreneurial skills training;
        13. Services that provide labor market and employment information about in-
            demand industry sectors or occupations available in the local area, such as
            career awareness, career counseling, and career exploration services; or
        14. Activities that help youth prepare for and transition to postsecondary
            education and training.

Outreach, Recruitment, and Strategic Partnerships

Additionally, grant funds can be used to enhance a grant recipient’s ability to create
focused outreach, recruitment, and strategic partnerships for MSFW youth. For instance,
activities can include:

   i.   Executing focused outreach and recruitment campaigns designed to reach
        potentially eligible participants to ensure they receive support to enroll in grant-
        funded activities and increase their awareness of other available worker
        protections and services.

 ii.    Assisting individuals who are determined not eligible for NFJP services with
        connecting to other services offered by community partners necessary to
        overcome any barriers to employment.

 iii.   Leveraging existing partnerships with the local workforce development board,
        state monitor advocate, and state workforce agency and enhance strategic
        partnerships with community organizations or other entities to identify and enroll
        eligible participants.

    iv.   Other activities that expand access to NFJP services for MSFW youth.

c. Application Components.

   ETA will only fund applications that are responsive to the requirements of this TEGL.
   To be considered for this additional funding, applicants must submit a complete, high-
   quality application package. The required components of the application package are as
   follows:

     i.   Project Narrative.
          The applicant must submit a Project Narrative for an application to be considered
          responsive. The project narrative should be succinct, self-explanatory, and well
          organized so that reviewers can understand the proposed project. The Project
          Narrative is limited to five pages and must include information about the project
          design.

          Applicants must describe the activities the grant funding will support. Allowable
          activities are described above in section 4b. Additionally, please describe current
          staff capacity and, if appropriate, explain any changes for staffing that would
          result from receiving the funding requested. Applicants must explain any changes
          in enrollment levels or service quality that would result from receiving funding
          requested.

          Applicants who are awarded additional funding will use the same WIOA
          performance targets for youth that were established for program year 2022.
          Performance accountability requirements for all NFJP grant recipients are
          available at Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 14-18. For the
          purpose of assessing NFJP performance overall, ETA will consider performance
          outcomes achieved via activities fully or partially funded through these MSFW
          Youth funds as additive to Youth outcomes achieved in the grantee’s main NFJP
          grant in the relevant Program Year, applying the same definitions, calculations,
          and timing rules.

          Additionally, all applicants must commit to submitting performance data through
          the Workforce Integrated Performance System (WIPS) as a condition of award
          and must affirm this commitment in the submission of the Project Narrative.

    ii.   Budget and Budget Narrative.

          The Budget and Budget Narrative documents do not count against the page limit
          requirements for the Project Narrative. Applicants must submit the following
          budget documents:

          •   SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance. An electronically submitted SF-
              424 through Grants.gov constitutes an official signed document. The SF-424

              must identify the legal name of the grantee organization, along with the
              organization's address, its Unique Entity Identification number (UEI) and its
              Employer Identification Number (EIN), all of which must match the same
              information listed in the organization’s current registration with the System
              for Award Management (SAM), found at https://www.sam.gov. Please
              review the SF-424 instructions document included on Grants.gov to ensure the
              correct completion of the SF-424. The state service area must be noted under
              the Areas Affected by Project section (item #14).

          •   SF-424A, Budget Information – Non-Construction Programs Form. Please
              review the SF-424A instructions document included on Grants.gov to ensure
              the correct completion of the SF-424A. The total funding amount entered
              must match the funding requested in item #18 of the SF-424.

          •   Budget Narrative. The Budget Narrative must follow the detailed instructions
              provided in Attachment I. Each line item/category amount on the Budget
              Narrative must also exactly match the line item/category amount totals listed
              on the SF-424A.

          •   Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA). Grantees including
              indirect charges on line 6.j of the SF-424A that are supported by a NICRA or
              Cost Allocation Plan (CAP) must submit a current or recent copy of the
              NICRA or CAP as part of this application. If a new NICRA has been
              requested but not finalized, the grantee must include a copy of the request.
              Please include the letter showing the date it was submitted. Grantees may
              elect to use a de minimis rate if the organization meets the requirements as
              described in 2 CFR 200.414(f). If a grantee elects not to charge indirect costs,
              there is no need to include a NICRA or CAP.

d. Grants.gov Submission Process.
   Applicants must submit the application package through Grants.gov. Applicants who
   need to register with Grants.gov may do so at the following hyperlink:
   https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/organization-registration.html.
   Registration is a one-time process; applicants with a Grants.gov account do not need to
   register again.
   To submit the required application package, applicants must:
   •   Select the SEARCH GRANTS tab on the Grants.gov homepage.
   •   Under the section, BASIC SEARCH CRITERIA, enter the Funding
       Opportunity Number: ETA-TEGL-05-22.
   •   Select the link to the applicable Opportunity Number provided in the search
       results.

   •   Select the PACKAGE tab.
   •   Under the ACTIONS column, select APPLY.
   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 to
   allow time to resolve unanticipated technical problems.
   Applicants are required to supply a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) on the SF-424. If your
   entity is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) SAM.gov, your UEI
   has already been assigned and is viewable under your entity record. Organizations not
   registered with SAM.gov can obtain more information about a UEI at www.sam.gov.
   Before submitting, applicants must also ensure their registration with SAM.gov.
   Applicants may find instructions for registering with SAM at https://www.sam.gov. An
   awardee 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, entities must review
   and update the registration at least every 12 months from the date of initial registration.
   Failure to register with SAM and maintain an active account will result in Grants.gov
   rejecting the application submission.
   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 protected]. The Contact Center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a
   week, but closes on federal holidays.
   An electronically submitted SF-424 through Grants.gov constitutes the official signed
   document and must reflect the total amount requested in item #18, Estimated Funding.
   Item #11 must include the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number, 17.264.
   ETA encourages application submission as soon as possible; however, applications must
   be received by 11:59 PM EST on December 22, 2022. ETA plans to award MSFW
   Youth grant awards in January of 2023.

e. Application Review and Award.

   Applicants may apply for grants of up to $162,600 each. To receive this additional
   funding, applicants must meet all requirements described in this TEGL, and submit a
   responsive application that addresses the grant application components outlined in this
   document.

   If an applicant omits any of the documents described in sections 4.c, or substantially
   fails to address the requirements of one or more of such documents, their application will
   be deemed non-responsive and not funded. ETA encourages applicants to submit quality
   final applications before the deadline. While applicants may submit subsequent versions
   of their application if they realize that edits are needed, doing so will delay the
   submission and may cause an application not to be funded. ETA will consider the latest
   submitted application to be the official submission.

   ETA will award funds to responsive applications on a first come, first serve basis. If there
   are more responsive applications than available funds, ETA will fund applications based
   on the order of receipt until it depletes available funds. For these reasons, ETA
   encourages applicants to submit their applications via Grants.gov as soon as possible.
   The deadline for all application packages is 11:59 PM EST on December 22, 2022.
   ETA may stop accepting applications earlier than this date if available funds are depleted
   before the official closing date.

   Final award amounts will be determined subject to available funds. If the total requests
   are less than the available funding, or if additional funds become available, grant awards
   may be increased proportionately. If ETA does not receive responsive applications, it
   may request applicants, whose applications were deemed non-responsive, to resubmit a
   revised application for reconsideration, depending on the availability of funding. ETA
   will negotiate the final funding amount. ETA may require grant recipients to revise
   budget documents prior to award execution to account for discrepancies between funding
   requests and actual award amounts.

   The period of performance for these additional NFJP Youth funds will be one year from
   the date of the Notice of Award. However, ETA reserves the right to provide period of
   performance extensions beyond this date, as it deems appropriate and necessary, to
   achieve the purposes of these awards.

f. Use of Funds.

      i.   Administrative costs under this award follow the definition at 20 CFR 683.215.

    ii.    NFJP grant recipients are subject to the Uniform Guidance: Uniform
           Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for
           Federal Awards at 2 CFR Part 200 and OMB’s approved exceptions for the
           Department at 2 CFR Part 2900.

    iii.   Given that this additional funding is separate from the Career Services and
           Training base funds, proposed expenditures for this grant are not required to meet
           the 70 percent minimum threshold for employment and training services as
           described in funding opportunity announcement, NFJP-FOA-ETA-20-08 section
           IV.E.6.

    iv.    See 20 CFR 685.440 for additional information about costs classification and 20
           CFR 685.450 for the administrative cost limit for NFJP.

g. Other Award Considerations.

   NOTE: The Department will determine if the applicant had any restriction on spending
   for any ETA grant due to adverse monitoring findings within the past three years.

   Depending on the severity of the findings, the Grant Officer may elect to not provide the
   applicant a grant award or to impose conditions on the award.

   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 OMB-designated repository of government-wide eligibility
   qualification or federal integrity information, such as the Federal Awardee Performance
   and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), 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 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:

      •   Financial stability;
      •   Quality of management systems and ability to meet the management standards
          prescribed in the Uniform Grant Guidance;
      •   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;
      •   Reports and findings from audits performed under Sub-part F – Audit
          Requirements of the Uniform Grant Guidance (2 CFR 200.500 –2 CFR 200.520)
          or the reports and findings of any other available audits and monitoring reports
          containing finds, issues of non-compliance, or questioned costs; and
      •   The applicant’s ability to effectively implement statutory, regulatory, or other
          requirements imposed on recipients.

   Selection of an organization as a recipient does not constitute approval of the grant
   application as submitted. Before the actual grant is awarded, the Department may
   negotiate with an applicant regarding such items as program components, staffing and
   funding levels, and administrative systems in place to support grant implementation. If
   the negotiations do not result in a mutually acceptable submission, the Grant Officer
   reserves the right to terminate the negotiations and decline to fund the application. The
   Department reserves the right to not fund any application related to this TEGL.

h. Grantee Performance Reporting Requirements.

   Financial Reporting: Grant recipients must file a Federal Financial Report, ETA Form
   9130, each quarter for PY 2022 funds until those funds are fully expended or the end of
   the grant’s period of performance is reached. ETA guidance and instructions are available
   on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) website under Financial Reporting.

   Performance Reporting: Grant recipients must submit performance data through
   Workforce Integrated Performance System (WIPS) using the DOL-Only Participant
   Individual Record Layout (PIRL), Form ETA 9172 and the Joint Quarterly Narrative
   Performance Report (QNR), Form ETA 9179. In general, grantees use the indicators of
   performance that are described at 20 CFR 685.400 depending on their type of grant
   award. Per 20 CFR 685.400(e) grantees may develop additional performance indicators
   and include them in the program plan or in periodic performance reports. Additional
   information on performance indicators is available in TEGL 14-18, Appendix III-Table
   C, and Attachment 7: National Farmworker Jobs Program.

i. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Statement.

   The Department notes that a Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
   information, nor is the public required to respond to a collection of information, unless
   the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), under the PRA, approves it, and it
   displays a currently valid OMB Control Number (44 U.S.C. 3507). Also, notwithstanding
   any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to penalty for failing to comply
   with a collection of information if the collection of information does not display a
   currently valid OMB Control Number (44 U.S.C. 3512). The currently valid OMB
   Control Numbers for this collection are:
     • OMB 4040-0004, SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance, which expires
         December 31, 2022; and
     • OMB 4040-0006, SF-424A Budget Information for Non-Construction, which
         expires February 28, 2025.

   OMB Information Collection No 1225-0086, Expires July 31, 2025.

   According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond
   to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control
   number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average
   20 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data
   sources, gathering, and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
   collection of information.

   Send comments about the burden estimated or any other aspect of this collection of
   information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department of
   Labor, to the attention of the Departmental Clearance Officer, 200 Constitution Avenue,
   NW, Room N-1301, Washington, D.C. 20210. Comments may also be emailed to:
   [email protected].

   Please do not return your grant application to this address. Send only comments about the
   burden caused by the collection of information to this address. Send your grant
   application to the sponsoring agency as specified earlier in this announcement.

   The information being collected through this Training and Employment Guidance Letter
   is for the purpose of awarding a grant. This information is required to be considered for
   this grant.

5. Inquiries.
   Questions regarding this guidance should be directed to Grant Specialist, Sharon Porter,
   at [email protected].

6. References.
   • Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related
      Agencies, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Public Law 117-103, enacted
      March 15, 2022;
   • Section 167 of WIOA (Pub. L. 113-128), Title I, enacted July 22, 2014;
   • 20 CFR, Part 685, WIOA Final Rule, effective October 18, 2016;
   • 20 CFR, Part 681, WIOA Final Rule, effective October 18, 2016;
   • TEGL NO. 14-18, Aligning Performance Accountability Reporting, Definition, and
      Policies Across Workforce Employment and Training Programs Administered by the
      U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), March 25. 2019;
   • TEGL NO. 10-21, Program Year 2022 Planning Guidance for National Farmworker
      Jobs Program Career Services and Training Grantees and Housing Grantees; and
   • TEGL 18-16, Change 1, Change 1 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter 18-
      16. Program Eligibility and Enrollment Guidance for the National Farmworker Jobs
      Program.

7. Attachment(s).
   • Attachment I: Instructions for Completing Budget Narrative

                                                                                      Attachment I

                      Instructions for Completing the Budget Narrative

Grantees must use the following guidance below when writing the budget narrative.

1.    Project Budget
You must complete the SF-424A Budget Information Form (available at
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/forms/sf-424-family.html#sortby=1). In preparing the
Budget Information Form, you must provide a concise narrative explanation to support the
budget request, explained in detail below.

   a) Budget Narrative
 The Budget Narrative must provide a description of costs associated with each line item on the
 SF-424A. The Budget Narrative should also include a section describing any leveraged
 resources provided (as applicable) to support grant activities. Leveraged resources are all
 resources, both cash and in-kind, in excess of this award. Valuation of leveraged resources
 follows the same requirements as match. Grantees are encouraged to leverage resources to
 increase stakeholder investment in the project and broaden the impact of the project itself.

 Each category should include the total cost for the period of performance. Use the following
 guidance for preparing the Budget Narrative.

 Personnel: List all staff positions by title (both current and proposed) including the roles and
 responsibilities. For each position give the annual salary, the percentage of time devoted to the
 project, and the amount of each position’s salary funded by the grant.

 Fringe Benefits: Provide a breakdown of the amounts and percentages that comprise fringe
 benefit costs such as health insurance, FICA, retirement, etc.

 Travel: For grant staff only, specify the purpose, number of staff traveling, mileage, per diem,
 estimated number of in-state and out-of-state trips, and other costs for each type of travel.

 Equipment: Identify each item of equipment you expect to purchase that has an estimated
 acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit (or if your capitalization level is less than $5,000,
 use your capitalization level) and a useful lifetime of more than one year (see 2 CFR 200.1 for
 the definition of Equipment). List the item, quantity, and the unit cost per item.

 Items with a unit cost of less than $5,000 are supplies, not “equipment.” In general, we do not
 permit the purchase of equipment during the last funded year of the grant.

 Supplies: Identify in the detailed budget the projected cost of supplies, per category (e.g.,
 general office supplies, desks/chairs, laptops/printers, other specialty items). Except for general
 office supplies, list the item, quantity, and the unit cost per item. Supplies include all tangible
 personal property other than “equipment.” (See 2 CFR 200.1 for the definition of Supplies.)

                                                                                     Attachment I

Contractual: Under the Contractual line item, delineate contracts and subawards separately.
Contracts are defined according to 2 CFR 200.1 as a legal instrument by which a non-federal
entity purchases property or services needed to carry out the project or program under a federal
award. A subaward, defined by 2 CFR 200.1 means an award provided by a pass-through
entity to a subrecipient for the subrecipient to carry out part of a federal award received by the
pass-through entity. It does not include payments to a contractor or payments to an individual
that is a beneficiary of a federal program.

For each proposed contract and subaward, specify the purpose and activities to be provided,
and the estimated cost.

Construction: Construction costs are not allowed, and this line must be left as zero. Minor
alterations to adjust an existing space for grant activities (such as a classroom alteration) may
be allowable. We do not consider this as construction, and you must show the costs on other
appropriate lines such as Contractual.

Other: Provide clear and specific detail, including costs, for each item so that we are able to
determine whether the costs are necessary, reasonable, and allocable. List items, such as
stipends or incentives, not covered elsewhere.

Indirect Costs: If you include an amount for indirect costs (through a Negotiated Indirect Cost
Rate Agreement or De Minimis) on the SF-424A budget form, then include one of the
following:
         i. If you have a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA), provide an
            explanation of how the indirect costs are calculated. This explanation should
            include which portion of each line item, along with the associated costs, are
            included in your cost allocation base. Also, provide a current version of the
            NICRA.

         or

         ii. If you intend to claim indirect costs using the 10 percent de minimis rate, please
             confirm that your organization meets the requirements as described in 2 CFR
             200.414(f). Clearly state that your organization does not have a current negotiated
             (including provisional) rate, and is not one described in 2 CFR 200, Appendix
             VII.D.1.b.

   Grantees choosing to claim indirect costs using the de minimis rate must use Modified
   Total Direct Costs (see 2 CFR 200.1 below for definition) as their cost allocation base.
   Provide an explanation of which portion of each line item, along with the associated costs,
   are included in your cost allocation base. Note that there are various items not included in
   the calculation of Modified Total Direct Costs. See the definitions below to assist you in
   your calculation.

         •    2 CFR 200.1 Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC) means all direct salaries and
              wages, applicable fringe benefits, materials and supplies, services, travel, and up

                                                                                     Attachment I

             to the first $25,000 of each subaward (regardless of the period of performance of
             the subawards under the award). MTDC excludes equipment, capital
             expenditures, charges for patient care, rental costs, tuition remission, scholarships
             and fellowships, participant support costs and the portion of each subaward in
             excess of $25,000. Other items may be excluded only when necessary to avoid a
             serious inequity in the distribution of indirect costs, and with the approval of the
             cognizant agency for indirect costs.

             The definition of MTDC in 2 CFR 200.1 no longer allows any sub-contracts to be
             included in the calculation. You will also note that participant support costs are
             not included in modified total direct cost. Participant support costs are defined
             below.

         •   2 CFR 200.1 Participant Support Cost means direct costs for items such as
             stipends or subsistence allowances, travel allowances, and registration fees paid to
             or on behalf of participants or trainees (but not employees) in connection with
             conferences or training projects.

The following link contains information regarding the negotiation of Indirect Cost Rates at
DOL: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/centers-offices/business-operations-center/cost-determination.

Note that the SF-424, SF-424A, and Budget Narrative must include the federal grant amount
requested.

Do not show leveraged resources on the SF-424 and SF-424A. You should describe leveraged
resources in the Budget Narrative.

Grantees should list the same requested federal grant amount on the SF-424, SF-424A, and
Budget Narrative. If minor inconsistencies are found between the budget amounts specified on
the SF-424, SF-424A, and the Budget Narrative, ETA will consider the SF-424 the official
funding amount requested.