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FY 2023 community project grant application instructions
Summary ETA gave the named FY 2023 Community Project Funding recipients application instructions for their designated workforce grants. It listed eligible projects and amounts and required applications through Grants.gov between August 1, 2023 and January 31, 2024. The letter's printed expiration date was June 30, 2024.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 19-22
Date issued
May 19, 2023
Status
Unknown
ETA's listing marks this advisory active, but the letter prints an expiration date of June 30, 2024 and its application period has closed. Current effect is unclear.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION Community Project Funding/Congressionally
ADVISORY SYSTEM Directed Spending
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
Washington, D.C. 20210 OGM/Funding
DATE
May 19, 2023
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.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None June 30, 2024
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
[email protected]. 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
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
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
Project Description Amount State
Recipient
4–H Education Center at For workforce development for $204,000 CT
Auerfarm, Inc. students with disabilities
Aberdeen High School For aviation and aerospace training $1,000,000 MS
programs, including equipment,
curriculum, and supportive services
AeroStar Avion Institute For an apprenticeship program $350,000 IL
Agape Child & Family For job training, career placement, $1,000,000 TN
Services and supportive services
Akron Urban League For workforce development $680,000 OH
initiatives
Alaska Primary Care For community health worker $2,750,000 AK
Association training program, including
supportive services
Americans for Equality For STEM education and training $2,231,000 WA
activities, including the purchase of
equipment
Anchorage Neighborhood For an oral health training program, $500,000 AK
Health Center including supportive services
Androscoggin Home Health For a nurse practitioner fellowship $236,000 ME
and Hospice program
Apprentice Training for the For green job workforce $1,994,875 PA
Electrical Industry development and equipment
Apprenticeship and For expanding pre-apprenticeship $675,000 WA
Nontraditional Employment for construction programming and
Women CDL training
Appendix I
Artpreneurs, Inc. dba Arts on For a creative workforce $100,000 MD
the Block apprenticeship program
ASHHO Cultural Community For culinary and hospitality training $750,000 WA
& Job Training Center programs
Association House of Chicago For workforce development training $500,000 IL
programs
Atlantic County Economic For an apprenticeship program for $150,000 NJ
Alliance veterans
Augusta University For workforce training and job $2,000,000 GA
placement in the healthcare industry
Baltimore Alliance for Careers For healthcare workforce $827,905 MD
in Healthcare development
Banner Health Foundation For a career pathways program $717,000 CO
Baycare Health Systems, Inc. For a workforce development $963,620 FL
program focused on nurses and
nursing support professionals
Benjamin Franklin Institute of For an energy efficiency workforce $799,000 MA
Technology training program
Bidwell Training Center For the development of a controlled $400,000 PA
environment agriculture workforce
Black Veterans for Social For stipends, supportive services, $1,000,000 NY
Justice, Inc. and job placement for formerly
incarcerated veterans
Boots2Roots For the Transition to Work program $1,500,000 ME
Boys & Girls Club of Greater For workforce development $2,200,000 MA
Lowell, Inc. activities
Appendix I
Boys & Girls Club San For a youth workforce development $500,000 CA
Fernando Valley initiative and supportive services
Bright Star Community For workforce development $175,000 IL
Outreach activities
Bronx Community College of For health care job training $150,000 NY
the City University of New
York
Building and Construction For the Retention Apprenticeship $1,000,000 CA
Trades Council of Alameda Mentoring Program
County
CAMBA, Inc. For career navigation, job $590,000 NY
placement services, and supportive
serv ices for youth
CareerWise Colorado For a career pathways program, $1,500,000 CO
including the purchase of
equipment
CASA For job skills training, job $573,045 MD
placement services, stipends, and
supportive services
CCARC, Inc. For workforce development $54,000 CT
programs for individuals with
disabilities
Center for Employment For a workforce and reentry $330,000 CO
Opportunities, Inc. program
Center for Southeast Asians For workforce training programs $250,000 RI
Center for the Women of New For career skills and job counseling $1,000,000 NY
York
Center for Urban Families For job readiness programs and job $750,000 MD
placement
Chemeketa Community For a commercial truck driving $340,000 OR
College program and equipment
City of Charleston For a summer youth jobs initiative $180,000 WV
Appendix I
City of Dearborn For a training program for women $1,000,000 MI
who have been underrepresented in
the workforce
City of East Orange For an employment and training $30,000 NJ
reentry program
City of Houston for job training in the home $1,000,000 TX
recovery and construction industries
City of Jersey City For an apprenticeship program $750,000 NJ
City of Los Angeles For workforce development $1,000,000 CA
activities through the South LA
Vision Lab
City of Los Angeles Youth For workforce development $640,108 CA
Development Department activities and stipends
City of Rochester For youth and young adult $1,000,000 NY
workforce development activities
City of Sacramento For an early childhood education $394,000 CA
apprenticeship and workforce
training program
City of Stockton For the Youth Workforce $1,000,000 CA
Development Program
Clean the Bay, Inc. For a fresh start work force training $674,000 RI
program
Coffeyville Community For workforce development $673,000 KS
College programs, including curriculum and
equipment
Colby Community College For training programs, including $533,000 KS
equipment
Colorado Building and For workforce training and $500,000 CO
Construction Trades Council supportive services
Community Learning For job skills training and stipends $351,000 CA
Partnership
Community College of For expanding their CDL training $721,130 MD
Baltimore County program and equipment
Appendix I
Community College of For educational and training $750,000 PA
Philadelphia programming in the life sciences
ConnecTrain Corp For broadband technician training $604,000 WV
programs
Consortium for Early Learning For early care and education $1,000,000 CA
Services workforce development
Construction Trades For an apprenticeship program and $1,000,000 CA
Workforce Initiative curriculum
Construction Trades For construction trades $1,000,000 CA
Workforce Initiative apprenticeship programs and
curriculum
Construction Trades For a construction apprenticeship $1,000,000 CA
Workforce Initiative program
Construction Trades For an apprenticeship readiness $1,000,000 CA
Workforce Initiative program focused on construction
trades
Construction Trades For apprenticeship readiness $1,000,000 CA
Workforce Initiative programs
Corporation to Develop For pre-apprenticeship program, $1,862,625 FL
Communities of Tampa, Inc. apprenticeship program, and job
training service
County of Delaware For a perinatal community health $954,000 PA
worker/doula program
County of Delaware, Media For prison to Community $1,988,635 PA
Workforce Development Initiative
County of Los Angeles For a youth job training program $2,000,000 CA
Alternatives to Incarceration and supportive services
Office (CEO)
Covenant House Washington For workforce development $329,750 DC
activities
Current For a water education and $225,000 IL
workforce training program
Appendix I
Cuyahoga Community College For smart manufacturing workforce $1,220,000 OH
District training, equipment, and supportive
services
Dallas College For a teaching residency $500,000 TX
apprenticeship program
Delta Veterans Group For job readiness activities $100,000 CA
supporting veterans
Des Moines Area Community For a workforce development $339,000 IA
College initiative and equipment
Dodge City Community For an industrial maintenance $500,000 KS
College training program, including
equipment
DownCity Design For skills training for youth $150,000 RI
Downriver Community For skills training, job placement, $703,700 MI
Conference and supportive services
Easter Seals North Georgia, For early childhood workforce $200,000 GA
Inc. development
Eastern Maine Community For healthcare training programs, $1,350,000 ME
College including equipment
Economic Development and For workforce development $1,000,000 MA
Industrial Corporation of programs and supportive services
Boston
Energy Coordinating Agency For skill training in high demand $925,000 PA
of Philadelphia, Inc. occupations
EntreNous Youth For vocational training and services $575,000 CA
Empowerment Services
Fairfax County Government For medical professional workforce $2,000,000 VA
development
Fairfax County Government For career readiness and job $2,100,000 VA
training for youth
Fort Scott Community College For a training program, including $385,000 KS
equipment
Appendix I
Franklin County Board of For the Building Futures program $686,000 OH
Commissioners
Fresno County Economic For vocational training and $500,000 CA
Opportunities Commission equipment
Future Plans, Inc. For the Great Lakes Career $1,000,000 OH
Corridor Project
Future Plans, Inc. For a career planning and $1,995,000 OH
community engagement initiative,
including the purchase of
equipment
Golden Triangle Resource For heavy equipment training, $1,000,000 GA
Conservation and Development including equipment
Council
Goodwill Industries of the For a workforce development $1,400,000 MD
Chesapeake, Inc. program
Goodwill of Delaware and For skills training for unemployed $1,128,000 DE
Delaware County and under employed workers,
including the purchase of
equipment
Green City Force For expanding their workforce $750,000 NY
development program and stipends
Guilford Child Development For a child development associate $300,000 NC
apprenticeship program
Hampton Roads Workforce For maritime workforce $850,000 VA
Council development activities
Hannaford Career Center For an advanced manufacturing $550,000 VT
workforce development initiative
Hartford Communities That For a job training program to $1,322,539 CT
Care address the need for violence
prevention professionals
Hatzalah Chicago For workforce training activities $525,000 IL
and equipment
Home Care, Hospice and For a homecare nursing education $155,000 NH
Palliative Care Alliance of NH program
Appendix I
Homeboy Industries For culinary and hospitality careers $1,959,451 CA
job training and supportive services
Howard County Autism For the Autism Hiring Program $440,000 MD
Society
Illinois Public Health for community health worker $500,000 IL
Association training programs
Industries of the Blind, Inc. For a workforce development $908,000 NC
program, including equipment and
supportive services
Jewish Community Centers of For employment training for $1,504,329 FL
South Broward, Inc. individuals with IDD
Jewish Family Service of For job skills program $550,000 NJ
Atlantic County, Inc.
Jobs for America’s Graduates For career readiness programs and $350,000 PA
of Pennsylvania, Inc. skill training
Johnson County Community For training programs, including $1,095,000 KS
College equipment
Johnstown Area Regional For employment and training $250,000 PA
Industries (JARI) services
Kansas City Kansas For commercial construction $2,142,000 KS
Community College technology training program,
including equipment
Kaskaskia College For a mobile training lab for $413,000 IL
workforce development and career
training initiatives
Kean University For workforce development $1,000,000 NJ
activities and supportive services
LaGuardia Community College For expanding vocational training $404,774 NY
for the underemployed
Latin American Association, For employment training, support $300,000 GA
Inc. services, and a workforce
development initiative
Latina Coalition of Silicon For workforce development $376,000 CA
Valley programs and supportive services
Appendix I
Latino Academy of Workforce For commercial driver’s license $2,000,000 WI
Development workforce training
Laurel Highlands Workforce For a workforce support program, $445,000 PA
and Opportunity Center including supplies and wrap around
services
Living Classrooms Foundation For a workforce development $750,000 MD
reentry program
Local Initiatives Support For workforce development $800,000 OH
Corporation activities
Los Angeles Brotherhood For youth workforce development $1,000,000 CA
Crusade - Black United Fund, and job placement
Inc.
Los Angeles Community For workforce development $1,323,000 CA
College District activities at a climate change
education center
Los Angeles Conservation For job training and stipends $272,000 CA
Corps
Los Angeles World Airports For an aviation workforce $1,000,000 CA
development program
Mahoning County Career and For an energy and technology $285,000 OH
Technical Center workforce training center project,
including the purchase of
equipment
Marymount University For a workforce development $766,000 VA
program
McAllen Independent School For private pilot and remote drone $200,000 TX
District license training
Melwood For workforce development for $500,000 MD
people with disabilities
Melwood For workforce initiative for $307,000 VA
individuals with disabilities
Mercy Hospital dba Northern For workforce training and $1,000,000 ME
Light Mercy Hospital supportive services
Appendix I
Michigan Early Childhood For development of a childcare $2,000,000 MI
Investment Corporation workforce
Middlesex College For workforce development $850,000 NJ
programs, including curriculum
development and the purchase of
equipment
Minnesota Assistance Council For employment and training $450,000 MN
for Veterans services
Mississippi State University For an automated guided vehicle $780,000 MS
training program, including
equipment
Missouri Chamber Foundation For a healthcare apprenticeship $1,350,000 MO
program, including curriculum and
supportive services
Missouri University of Science For advanced manufacturing $3,000,000 MO
and Technology training program, including
equipment
MLK Labor For an online hiring platform $2,000,000 WA
Morgan Community College For the purchase of simulation $274,000 CO
equipment for the nursing program
MorseLife Health System For job training of underserved $500,000 FL
populations and supportive services
Multicraft Apprenticeship For an apprenticeship preparation $600,000 NY
Preparation Program program
Muslim Association of Puget For STEM career and technical $850,000 WA
Sound education
Nashua Community College For the purchase of equipment for a $192,000 NH
soldering and component testing
training program
New Brunswick Free Public For employment and training $38,000 NJ
Library activities
New Castle County For a community health worker $65,000 DE
certification program
Appendix I
New Immigrant Community For expanding a construction $500,000 NY
Empowerment industry workforce development
program
New Jersey Institute of For a pre-apprenticeship skills $650,000 NJ
Technology training program in advanced
manufacturing and mechatronics
New Mexico Community For apprenticeship programs $250,000 NM
Capital
New Mexico Highlands For the development of professional $750,000 NM
University social workers
New River/Mount Rogers For sector partnerships in skilled $1,000,000 VA
Workforce Development Board industrial, construction, and service
trades
New York State Energy For clean energy workforce $3,000,000 NY
Research and Development development and supportive
Authority services
North Carolina Biotechnology For a workforce development $825,000 NC
Center program, including equipment,
curriculum, and supportive services
North Central Kansas For training programs, including $737,000 KS
Technical College equipment
Northeast Community College For a commercial driver’s license $1,000,000 NE
program, including the purchase of
equipment and stipends
Northeast Missouri Health For a dental and medical training $660,000 MO
Council, Inc. program, including equipment and
curriculum
Northwest Arkansas a commercial driver’s license $355,000 AR
Community College program, including the purchase of
equipment
Northwest New Mexico For transition and reskill workers $750,000 NM
Council of Governments into the industrial industry
OCHIN, Inc. For health information technology $2,001,642 OR
training and professional
development
Appendix I
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 $470,000 CA
supportive services
Pasadena Independent School For job skill training and equipment $2,200,000 TX
District
Pearl River Community For training programs, including $2,000,000 MS
College equipment
Pee Dee Healthy Start, Inc. For workforce training and $1,000,000 SC
supportive services
Philabundance For workforce development $300,000 PA
programs
Plattsburgh North County For a job training and assistance $500,000 NY
Chamber of Commerce program, including support services
and stipends
Port Resources healthcare training program, $30,000 ME
including curriculum
Portland Community College For semiconductor and advanced $910,000 OR
manufacturing workforce
development initiative
Primary Care Coalition of For healthcare professionals’ $1,300,000 MD
Montgomery County, Inc. workforce development and
equipment
Prince George’s County For Youth@Work program $3,000,000 MD
Prince George’s County For a mobile job readiness unit $2,200,000 MD
Memorial Library System
Promise Neighborhoods of For expanding their workforce $1,549,360 PA
Lehigh Valley development skills program
Providence Alaska For a psychiatry residency program, $290,000 AK
including curriculum and
supportive services
Reading and Beyond For employment and training $484,047 CA
services and supportive services
Appendix I
Region 4 Planning and For a training program, including $750,000 WV
Development Council equipment, curriculum, and
supportive services
Revolution Workshop For a pre-apprenticeship $500,000 IL
construction job training program
Rhode Island AFL–CIO For climate jobs workforce training $200,000 RI
initiative
Rhode Island Manufacturers For a manufacturing workforce $150,000 RI
Association training initiative
RI Marine Trades Association For workforce development training $300,000 RI
in marine trades
RI Office of the Postsecondary For a job training initiative $1,000,000 RI
Commissioner
RI Office of the Postsecondary For healthcare worker training $790,000 RI
Commissioner programs, including equipment
Richard Bland College of For education and workforce $694,000 VA
William & Mary development services
Rockdale County Georgia For a workforce development $300,000 GA
initiative
Rose State College For a training program, including $253,000 OK
equipment, curriculum, and
supportive services
Rung Foundation For a workforce development $490,000 MO
program, including supportive
services
Rural Alaska Community For a training program, including $500,000 AK
Action Program curriculum, equipment, and
supportive services
San Bernadino Valley College For clean energy workforce $1,500,000 CA
Foundation development and equipment
San Diego Community College For the Gateway to College and $1,000,000 CA
District Career program
San Diego Workforce For the TechHire Program $800,000 CA
Partnership
Appendix I
San Gabriel Valley Council of For workforce development $2,000,000 CA
Governments programs for individuals with
disabilities
Santa Clara County For workforce development, $3,000,000 CA
stipends, and supportive services
Seattle Children’s For a pediatric residency program $350,000 WA
in Alaska, including curriculum and
supportive services
Seattle Jobs Initiative For green stormwater infrastructure $1,000,000 WA
workforce development, stipends,
and supportive services
Service! Relief Effort for For job skills training and $475,000 OH
Hospitality Workers supportive services
Sheridan School District For a truck driving/ diesel $500,000 OR
mechanics employment training
program, including the purchase of
equipment
Shippensburg University of For career development and $275,000 PA
Pennsylvania workforce readiness activities
Sinai Health System For a health career pathway $1,250,000 IL
program
SING—Shifting into New Gear For a reentry program $250,000 IL
Society for the Advancement For a pipeline from community $212,000 CA
of Chicanos/Hispanics and colleges into the STEM workforce
Native Americans in Science
South Bay Workforce For occupation training and $500,000 CA
Investment Board, Inc. supportive services
South Texas College For healthcare workforce $1,000,000 TX
development
Southcentral Foundation For workforce development $2,000,000 AK
program, including supportive
services
Southwest Piping Institute For the purchase of workforce $1,200,000 NM
training equipment
Appendix I
Southwest Virginia Workforce For the Recovery Opportunities and $750,000 VA
Development Board Pathways to Employment Success
program
St. Clair County For an advanced manufacturing $950,000 IL
Intergovernmental Grants program, including support services
Department
St. Johnsbury Academy Adult For nursing career pathway $473,000 VT
School program
St. Joseph Center job skills training and supportive $898,053 CA
services to those experiencing
homelessness
St. Louis Community College For a drone pilot and geospatial $1,000,000 MO
technology training program,
including equipment and
curriculum
Stanislaus Business Alliance For a logistics industry focused $410,000 CA
dba Opportunity Stanislaus training program
State of Maine, Governor’s For job training, job placement $2,750,000 ME
Energy Office services, stipends, equipment, and
curriculum
Suburban Emergency Medical For healthcare workforce $247,949 PA
Services development
Suffolk County Community For a cybersecurity program, $1,435,000 NY
College including the purchase of
equipment and related information
technology
Taller San Jose Hope Builders For skills training and employment $500,000 CA
placement services for low-income
young adults facing significant
barriers
Texas Trees Foundation For supportive services and job $400,000 TX
placement of at-risk young adults
into the green jobs industry
The Skills Foundation For an IT training program, $500,000 MS
including curriculum and
supportive services
Appendix I
The Denney House, Inc. For workforce development $200,000 MD
programs
The Indianapolis Private For youth job training and a work- $1,000,000 IN
Industry Council, Inc. based learning program
The Sanneh Foundation For a youth workforce development $1,000,000 MN
program
The Torres Martinez Desert For a workforce development $250,000 CA
Cahuilla Indian Tribe program and equipment
The TransLatin@ Coalition For workforce development $750,000 CA
programs and supportive services
The WorkPlace, Inc. For skills training, workforce $1,000,000 CT
readiness, and supportive services
UAW Labor Employment and For job-training in the automotive $1,000,000 MO
Training Corporation services industry
United We Heal Training Trust For pre-apprenticeship education $892,000 OR
dba Oregon AFSCME Training and training
Trust
United Way of Greater For job counseling, career training, $1,000,000 NC
Greensboro, Inc. and supportive services
United We Heal For pre-apprenticeship and $892,000 OR
apprenticeship programs
University of Alaska Southeast For a commercial driver’s license $750,000 AK
training program, including
curriculum, equipment, and
supportive services
University of California, San For job skills development and $1,600,000 CA
Diego supportive services for a child-care
worker and providers pipeline
University of Georgia For Archway Partnership $3,000,000 GA
University of Maine System For a cybersecurity training $500,000 ME
program, including supportive
services
University of Southern For cyber workforce development $1,512,000 MS
Mississippi program, including equipment and
supportive services
Appendix I
University of Southern For a training program, including $750,000 MS
Mississippi equipment and supportive services
University of Vermont & State For the Vermont EMS Academy $750,000 VT
Agricultural College
Unloop For job training in the tech industry $486,781 WA
and supportive services for those
with conviction histories
Urban League of Long Island, For workforce development $1,145,820 NY
Inc. activities
Urban League of Louisiana For the Career Pathways Program $1,200,000 LA
URI Research Foundation For a skills training program $300,000 RI
DBA Polaris MEP
US HART CARES A NJ For cyber job-training program, $1,000,000 NJ
NONPROFIT including the purchase of
CORPORATION equipment
Valley of the Sun Young For expanding the current youth $1,000,000 AZ
Men’s Christian Association workforce development program
Variety Boys and Girls Club of For job readiness and supportive $250,000 NY
Queens, Inc. services for teens
Vermont Department of Public For a firefighting workforce $150,000 VT
Safety development program for youth
Vermont State Colleges For a maintenance technician $850,000 VT
apprentice program workforce
initiative
Virginia Commonwealth For healthcare workforce $1,000,000 VA
University Health System development
Authority
Watts Labor Community For job training, workforce $783,067 CA
Action Committee development activities, and job
placement services
Wayne Community College For expanding its apprenticeship $651,000 NC
training programs
Wayne County Community For a sector-based training initiative $1,129,000 MI
College District
Appendix I
West Virginia Higher For a behavioral health workforce $700,000 WV
Education Policy Commission program, including curriculum and
supportive services
Wheeling Ironworkers Local For an apprenticeship program, $500,000 WV
549 including the purchase of
equipment
WI Department of Workforce For early childhood educator $5,000,000 WI
Development workforce development
Wilderness Health, Inc. For workforce training and $108,000 MN
education programs
Workforce Connections For workforce development $800,000 NV
programs
Workforce, Inc. dba For expanding job training and job $1,000,203 IN
Recycleforce placement programs
Workforce Southwest For the Future Leaders Project $350,000 WA
Washington
Young Men’s and Young For vocational training, work force $1,000,000 NY
Women’s Hebrew Association development, and supportive
of Washington Heights and services
Inwood
Young Women’s Christian For a workforce development $690,449 NY
Association of Yonkers, Inc. initiative and support services
Youth Business Initiative, Inc. For workforce development $76,000 CT
programs
$217,323,857
Appendix II
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.
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 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
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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.
Appendix IV
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
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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
When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the
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.
When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the
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.
When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the
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.
When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the
application package and labeled “NICRA” or “CAP” as applicable.
Appendix IV
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
[email protected]. 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.)
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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.
Appendix V
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 [email protected]. 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. Full applications must
be submitted via https://www.grants.gov as specified below.
Application Submission and Review Process
On August 1, 2023, ETA will start accepting applications. Community Project recipients must
submit their applications via https://www.grants.gov. We 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, Application Submission of this
announcement must be submitted.
Applicants must meet all the requirements detailed in this TEGL when submitting the
application. Application packages will first be screened to determine if the applicant meets the
eligibility requirements enumerated in Appendix I, Eligible Applicants. 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.
1) An initial review of the application for eligibility and whether required documents have
been submitted;
2) Reviews of the application components as specified in Appendix IV; and
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3) If necessary, a representative from the appropriate regional office will work with the
recipient to resolve impediments to award as determined by the review process.
Before the actual grant is awarded, DOL may enter negotiations about such items as program
components, staffing and funding levels, and administrative systems in place to support grant
implementation. Except as specifically provided in this Training and Employment Guidance
Letter, acceptance of an application and an award of federal funds to sponsor any programs(s)
does not provide a waiver of any grant requirements and/or procedures. For example, the
Uniform Guidance requires that an entity’s procurement procedures ensure that all procurement
transactions are conducted, as much as practical, to provide full and open competition. If an
application identifies a specific entity to provide goods or services, the award does not provide
the justification or basis to solely source the procurement, i.e., avoid competition.
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
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.
Appendix V
Grant Award
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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Administrative and National Policy Requirements
Administrative Program Requirements
All grant recipients will be subject to all applicable federal laws and regulations, including the
Uniform Guidance, and the terms and conditions of the award. The grant(s) awarded under this
Training and Employment Guidance Letter (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 (DOL’s Supplement to 2 CFR Part 200).
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.
xi. The Department of Labor (Department) will follow the procedures outlined in its
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations (29 CFR Part 70). If a FOIA request is
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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:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/grants/resources.
Other Legal Requirements
a. 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 https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/grants/religious-
freedom-restoration-act/guidance.
b. 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).
c. 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
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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 https://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-22705.pdf.
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.
d. 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
Department’s Employment and Training Administration (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 National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST) validated cryptographic module. You must not email
unencrypted sensitive PII to any entity, including ETA or contractors.
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ii. You must take the steps necessary to ensure the privacy of all PII obtained from
participants and/or other individuals and to protect such information from
unauthorized disclosure. You must maintain such PII in accordance with the ETA
standards for information security described in TEGL No. 39-11 and any updates
to such standards we provide to you. Grant recipients who wish to obtain more
information on data security should contact their Federal Project Officer.
iii. You must ensure that any PII used during the performance of your grant has been
obtained in conformity with applicable federal and state laws governing the
confidentiality of information.
iv. You further acknowledge that all PII data obtained through your ETA grant must
be stored in an area that is physically safe from access by unauthorized persons at
all times and the data will be processed using recipient-issued equipment,
managed information technology (IT) services, and designated locations approved
by ETA. Accessing, processing, and storing of ETA grant PII data on personally
owned equipment, at off-site locations, (e.g., employee’s home), and non-
recipient managed IT services (e.g., Yahoo mail), is strictly prohibited unless
approved by ETA.
v. Your employees and other personnel who will have access to
sensitive/confidential/proprietary/private data must be advised of the confidential
nature of the information, the safeguards required to protect the information, and
that there are civil and criminal sanctions for noncompliance with such safeguards
that are contained in federal and state laws.
vi. You must have policies and procedures in place under which your employees and
other personnel, before being granted access to PII, acknowledge their
understanding of the confidential nature of the data and the safeguards with which
they must comply in their handling of such data, as well as the fact that they may
be liable to civil and criminal sanctions for improper disclosure.
vii. You must not extract information from data supplied by ETA for any purpose not
stated in the grant agreement.
viii. Access to any PII created by the ETA grant must be restricted to only those
employees of the grant recipient who need it in their official capacity to perform
duties in connection with the scope of work in the grant agreement.
ix. All PII data must be processed in a manner that will protect the confidentiality of
the records/documents and is designed to prevent unauthorized persons from
retrieving such records by computer, remote terminal, or any other means. Data
may be downloaded to, or maintained on, mobile or portable devices only if the
data are encrypted using NIST validated software products based on FIPS 140-2
encryption. In addition, wage data may be accessed only from secure locations.
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x. PII data obtained by the recipient through a request from ETA must not be
disclosed to anyone but the individual requestor, except as permitted by the Grant
Officer or by court order.
xi. You must permit ETA to make onsite inspections during regular business hours
for the purpose of conducting audits and/or conducting other investigations to
assure that you are complying with the confidentiality requirements described
above. In accordance with this responsibility, you must make records applicable
to this Agreement available to authorized persons for the purpose of inspection,
review, and/or audit.
xii. You must retain data received from ETA only for the period of time required to
use it for assessment and other purposes, or to satisfy applicable federal records
retention requirements, if any. Thereafter, you agree that all data will be
destroyed, including the degaussing of magnetic tape files and deletion of
electronic data.
e. Record Retention
You must follow federal guidelines on record retention, which require that you maintain
all records pertaining to grant activities for a period of at least three years from the date
of submission of the final expenditure report. See 2 CFR Part 200.333-200.337 for more
specific information, including information about the start of the record retention period
for awards that are renewed quarterly or annually, and when the records must be retained
for more than three years.
f. Use of Contracts and Subawards
You must abide by the following definitions of contract, contractor, subaward, and
subrecipient.
Contract: Contract means a legal instrument by which a non-federal entity (defined as a
state or local government, Indian tribe, institution of higher education (IHE), non-profit
organization, for-profit entity, foreign public entity, or a foreign organization that carries
out a federal award as a recipient or subrecipient) purchases property or services needed
to carry out the project or program under a federal award. The term as used in this TEGL
does not include a legal instrument, even if the non-federal entity considers it a contract
when the substance of the transaction meets the definition of a federal award or subaward
(see definition of Subaward below).
Contractor: Contractor means an entity that receives a contract as defined above in
Contract.
Appendix VI
Subaward: Subaward means an award provided by a pass-through entity (defined as a
non-federal entity that provides a subaward to a subrecipient to carry out part of a federal
program) 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. A subaward may be
provided through any form of legal agreement, including an agreement that the pass-
through entity considers a contract.
Subrecipient: Subrecipient means a non-federal entity that receives a subaward from a
pass-through entity to carry out part of a federal program but does not include an
individual that is a beneficiary of such program. A subrecipient may also be a recipient
of other federal awards directly from a federal awarding agency.
You must follow the provisions at 2 CFR Part 200.330-200.332 regarding subrecipient
monitoring and management. Also see 2 CFR Part 200.308(c)(6) regarding prior
approval requirements for subawards. When awarding subawards, you are required to
comply with provisions on government-wide suspension and debarment found at 2 CFR
Part 180 and codified at 2 CFR Part 2998.
g. Closeout of Grant Award
Any entity that receives an award under this Announcement must close its grant with
ETA at the end of the final year of the grant. Information about this process may be
found in ETA’s Grant Closeout FAQ located at
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/grants/pdfs/GCFAQ.pdf.
Other Administrative Standards and Provisions
Except as specifically provided in this TEGL, our acceptance of an application and an award of
federal funds to sponsor any programs(s) does not provide a waiver of any grant requirements
and/or procedures. For example, the Uniform Guidance requires that an entity’s procurement
procedures ensure that all procurement transactions are conducted, as much as practical, to
provide full and open competition. If an application identifies a specific entity to provide goods
or services, the award does not provide the justification or basis to sole-source the procurement
(i.e., avoid competition).
Appendix VII
National Program Office Requirements
Application Development Technical Assistance
The National Program Office will provide technical assistance to Community Project recipients
to support the successful and timely submission of quality applications. Application
development technical assistance will be delivered in the form of webinars, conference calls,
emails, and other materials and resources. Recipients may also request technical assistance on
how to describe their project design in the TEGL’s required project narrative section, and other
sections of the TEGL. Further guidance will be provided upon publication of this TEGL.
Grant Recipient Training
After grant award, grant recipients are required to participate in all Employment and Training
Administration training activities related to grant recipient orientation, financial management and
reporting, performance reporting, product dissemination, and other technical assistance training
as appropriate during the grant period. These sessions may occur via conference calls, and
virtual events such as webinars and in-person meetings.
ETA Evaluation
As a condition of grant award, grant recipients are required to participate in an evaluation, if
undertaken by the Department. The evaluation may include an implementation assessment
across grant recipients, an impact and/or outcomes analysis of all or selected sites within or
across grant recipients, and a benefit/cost analysis or assessment of return on investment.
Conducting an impact analysis could involve random assignment (which involves random
assignment of eligible participants into a treatment group that would receive program services or
enhanced program services, or into control group(s) that would receive no program services or
program services that are not enhanced). We may require applicants to collect data elements to
aid the evaluation. As a part of the evaluation, as a condition of award, grant recipients must
agree to: (1) make records available to the evaluation contractor on participants, employers, and
funding, (2) provide access to program operating personnel, participants, and operational and
financial records, and any other relevant documents to calculate program costs and benefits, (3)
in the case of an impact analysis, facilitate the assignment by lottery of participants to program
services, including the possible increased recruitment of potential participants, and (4) follow
evaluation procedures as specified by the evaluation contractor under the direction of the
Department.
Appendix VIII
Reporting Requirements
Community Project recipients must meet DOL’s reporting requirements, specifically, by
submitting the reports and documents provided below.
Quarterly Financial Reports
A Quarterly Financial Status Report (ETA 9130) is required until such time as all funds have
been expended or the grant period has expired. Quarterly reports are due 45 days after the end of
each calendar year quarter. On the final Financial Status Report, you must include any subaward
amounts so we can calculate final indirect costs, if applicable. You must use the Department’s
Payment Information System. Instructions will be provided to grant recipients. For other
guidance on Employment Training Administration (ETA) financial reporting, reference
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/grants/management/reporting.
Quarterly Performance Progress Report
Community Project recipients are required to submit performance progress report to comply with
the reporting, record-keeping and monitoring requirements of the grant through the end of the
grant period of performance. Performance progress reports are due 45 days after the end of each
quarter of the calendar year. The last quarterly progress report will serve as the final
performance report. The progress report contains updates on the development, implementation
and progress of the grantee’s proposed project as specified in their SOW. It is usually comprised
of the Quarterly Performance Report (QPR) and the Quarterly Narrative Report (QNR).
Quarterly Performance Report (ETA-9173)
Community Projects that plan to provide training and employment services to their target
populations may be required to submit a Quarterly Performance Report to report on specific
performance measures and outcomes for participants that receive grant-funded services.
Guidance on data collection and submission requirements will be provided upon grant award.
Quarterly Narrative Performance Report (ETA-9179)
All Community Project recipients must submit the Quarterly Narrative Performance Report that
include information on the project’s accomplishments to date, including program and participant
success stories, upcoming grant activities, and promising approaches and processes, as well as
progress toward performance outcomes, including updates on product, curricula, and training
development.
Proposed Performance Measures and Target Outcome Goals
To provide a robust account of the project’s success, applicants are strongly encouraged to
propose qualitative and/or quantitative performance measures and target outcome goals.
Appendix VIII
These target goals should be attainable and achievable based on the funding amount, the
proposed program design and delivery of activities that the grant will support within the period
of performance.
Qualitative performance measures illustrate the project’s success in addressing the statement of
need in the proposed target service area, and target populations that are directly or indirectly
impacted by the project. Quantitative performance measures are raw numbers for the number of
participants that receive grant-funded services. This may include one or more, but not limited to:
• the total number of participants that receive grant-funded services;
• total number of participants that begin training and total number of participants that
complete training;
• total number of participants that earn credentials; and
• total number of participants that enter employment.
Quantitative performance measures and target outcomes are reported in QPR (ETA-9173).
Qualitative performance measures, including quantitative measures that cannot be reported using
the QPR, are reported in QNR (ETA-9179). DOL will use these reports as a benchmark for
monitoring, compliance assistance and programmatic technical assistance through the grant
period of performance. It will also be used as the baseline to assess the project’s success at the
end of the grant.
Appendix IX
Agency Contacts
Please direct questions regarding this funding opportunity to Aiyana Pucci, Grant Officer, Office
of Grants Management at [email protected], copying the Office of Regional
Management at [email protected]. Recipients 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 Employment and Training Administration’s website at
www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/grants and at https://www.grants.gov.
Appendix X
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Information Collection
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.
Attachment A
Budget Narrative Guidance
Each category must include the total cost for the entire 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 annual and total amounts 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, Federal Insurance Contributions Act payroll tax,
retirement, etc.
Travel: For grant recipient 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: Equipment purchases may be included within community project funding only as
an incidental part of the entire project, unless Congress specifically included the purchase of
equipment in the description of the project’s purpose included in the Explanatory Statement for
Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
Identify each item of equipment intended to be purchased 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 Part 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, except for
grants with a 12-month period of performance, the purchase of equipment is not permitted during
the last funded year of the grant.
Supplies: Identify categories of supplies (e.g., office supplies) in the detailed budget and list the
item, quantity, and the unit cost per item. Supplies include all tangible personal property other
than “equipment” (see 2 CFR Part 200.1 for the definition of Supplies).
Contractual: Under the Contractual line item, delineate contracts and subawards separately.
Contracts are defined according to 2 CFR Part 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 Part 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
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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 a determination
can be made whether the costs are necessary, reasonable, and allocable. List items, such as
stipends or incentives, not covered elsewhere. When applicable, list the per participant and total
cost for items.
b) 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) 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
b) 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 Part 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 Part 200, Appendix VII(D)(1)(b).
Applicants choosing to claim indirect costs using the de minimis rate must use Modified Total
Direct Costs (defined by DOL below) 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.
Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC) Definition: To avoid a serious inequity in the
distribution of indirect costs, DOL defines MTDC as all direct salaries and wages,
applicable fringe benefits, materials and supplies, services, and travel up to the first
$25,000 of each subaward or subcontract (regardless of the period of performance of the
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subawards and subcontracts 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 or subcontract in
excess of $25,000.
• You will also note that participant support costs are not included in modified total
direct costs. Participant support costs are defined below.
• 2 CFR Part 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.
Additionally, the following link contains information regarding the negotiation of Indirect
Cost Rates at DOL: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/centers-offices/office-of-the-senior-procurement-executive/cost-price-determination-division.
Indirect-type costs (such as top management salaries, financial oversight, human resources,
payroll, personnel, auditing costs, accounting and legal, etc. used for the general oversight
and administration of the organization) must not be classified as direct costs; these types of
costs are recovered as part of charging the de minimis or NICRA rate. Note that the SF-
424, SF-424A, and Budget Narrative must include the entire federal grant amount
requested (not just one year).
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Attachment B
Project Narrative Guidance
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.
The Project Narrative is a comprehensive framework and description of the proposed project. It
should provide a detailed description of the community issue or problem that the project will
address. The Project Narrative must demonstrate the organization’s capacity to implement the
grant project in accordance with the provisions of this Training and Employment Guidance
Letter (TEGL). Community Project recipients must design their project to align with the
description included in the FY 23 appropriation act’s Explanatory Statement for Division H and
provided in this TEGL as Appendix I: Eligible Applicants.
At a maximum, the Project Narrative is limited to 10 double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 x 11-inch
pages with Times New Roman 12-point text font and 1-inch margins. Applicants must number
the Project Narrative beginning with page number “1”. The Project Narrative should be a clear,
concise, and detailed response to the required sections of the Project Narrative. Applicants
should use the same section headers identified below for each section of their response:
A. Community Project Workforce Program (1-2 pages)
(1) Statement of Need and Project Purpose for Public Benefit
a. Provide a statement of need for the workforce challenges and opportunities in the
community where your project will be implemented. Applicants may use
measurable data and labor market information to support the statement of need.
b. Describe the project’s vision and mission, an overview of the project design and
how the public will benefit when the project achieves its goals and objectives.
(2) Target Geographic Service Area
a. Specify the geographic area where the Community Project will be implemented,
and where services will be provided.
(3) Target Population(s) or Intended Public Beneficiary
a. Specify and provide a description of the target population or intended beneficiary
of the Community Project.
• Target Population: Provide a description of the target population(s) that will
receive direct grant-funded training and employment services.
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• Intended Public Beneficiary: If the project does not intend to serve or enroll
participants in training, describe the target population that will benefit
indirectly from the project.
B. Project Design (4 - 6 pages)
(1) Description of Activities(s)
a. Specify if the Community Project program design is a direct workforce training
program or single- or limited-action activity.
b. Describe the activities and services that will address the project’s workforce
challenges and how the project will achieve the intended public benefit based on
the program design options provided below:
• Direct workforce training program: If the project is a workforce training
program, provide a summary of grant-funded training activities, employment,
and supportive services that will be provided directly to the target population.
• Single- or limited-action activity: If the project is a single- or limited-action
activity, such as, but not limited to, developing sector strategies, designing a
new training and employment program and curriculum, or a capacity-building
project, provide a description of project activities.
(2) Proposed Period of Performance Duration
a. Specify the proposed duration for the project as it aligns with proposed program
design.
• Direct training and employment service program: Projects that plan to
serve participants may propose a one-, two-, or three-year period of
performance, as appropriate to the amount of grant funds awarded and the
number of individuals that will receive grant-funded services.
• Single- or limited-action activity: The shortest allowable timeframe for a
Community Project grant is one year (12 months). This timeframe is
available to recipients that propose to perform a single or limited-action
activity.
• Do not specify start and end dates for the period of performance (PoP).
These will be specified in the Notice of Award when the grant is awarded.
(3) Community Project Linkages to the Workforce System and Other Partnerships
a. Applicants are strongly encouraged to develop linkages with the public workforce
system to support the program design and delivery of the Community Project.
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• Describe the project’s partnership with State and local workforce development
boards, workforce intermediaries, or American Job Centers and their role in
the implementation and delivery of services for the project.
b. Applicants may also partner with other organizations, such as workforce
intermediaries and community-based organizations to support the project.
• Describe the project’s partnership with other organizations such as, but not
limited to, training and service providers, and workforce, industry, and
employer partner, and their role in the implementation and delivery of services
for the project.
c. Applicants must describe how they plan to manage the project with all partners
and staff, including, but not limited to, how to ensure effective communications
and accountability between all partners, and the quality and timely delivery of
services and/or products (as applicable).
d. Applicants must include a Letter of Commitment or Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) from each partner. Letters and MOUs must be specific in
committing to roles and deliverables. General letters of support that do not
commit to specifics are not acceptable. Each letter and MOU must be on
organizational letterhead, signed by an individual at the partner organization who
has the authority to commit the organization, and be dated no earlier than six
months prior to the publication of this TEGL.
C. Performance Measures and Target Outcome Goals (1 page)
Community Project recipients are encouraged to propose performance measures and
target outcome goals to support the effective account of the project’s success in the
quarterly performance progress reports. (See Appendix VIII Reporting Requirements for
additional information.)
a. Describe the proposed performance measures and target outcome goals as it
aligns with the applicant’s funding amount and proposed program design:
• Direct workforce training program: If the project is providing employment
and training services to participants, applicants may identify both qualitative
and quantitative performance measures and target goals.
• Single- or limited-action activity: For projects that are not providing direct
services to individuals, applicants may identify specific qualitative
performance measures and target goals.
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D. Recipient Capacity (1 page)
Award recipients must demonstrate their capacity to apply effective grants management
principles and program design to manage each component of their project.
a. Describe the organization’s experience managing and administering grant
programs. These can be programs that are funded by federal, state or local
agencies, philanthropic organizations, or other sources of grant funding.
b. Provide an overview of the organization’s plan to manage the project, including,
but not limited to, a description of the organization’s process and procedures for
staffing; procuring and delivering workforce services; recruiting and enrolling
target participants (as applicable); and supporting the quarterly performance
reporting requirements of the grant.
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Attachment C
Suggested Work Plan Template
Applicants must provide a workplan to describe how their project will be implemented within the
grant period of performance. The work plan must clearly describe program goals and related
activities, responsible organization, key milestones, a description of the final deliverables, the
timeframe for conducting the activities and expected completion date, which are defined below:
• Project Goals: The overarching goals that the project will achieve.
• Related Goal Activities: The major activities to achieve the project goals.
• Responsible Project Staff or Partner: The grantee’s project team, or partnering
organizations, that will lead the implementation of key activities and completion of the
specific deliverables.
• Milestones: The key markers of grant progress. These are typically expressed in the form of
an action or event marking a significant change or stage in development.
• Final / Mid-Grant Deliverables and Outcomes: All outcomes and deliverables of the
project. If this is a direct service project, then it should include the number of participants
served.
• Timeframe: Expressed in quarters, aligned with the calendar year
o Quarter 1: January 31 – March 31
o Quarter 2: April 1 – June 30
o Quarter 3: July 1 – September 30
o Quarter 4: October 1 – December 31
• Expected Completion Date: This is the completion target date.
Applicants may use the suggested work plan template below, or a document of similar structure
reflecting all sections of the workplan and should be replicated for each project goal. The
contents in this workplan are provided as an example for planning purposes.
Goal 1 Goal Activities Responsible Milestones Final (or Mid) Timeframe Expected
Project Staff or Deliverables and Completion
Partner Outcomes Date
Activity 1 Milestone 1
Activity 2 Milestone 2
Activity 3 Milestone 3
Goal 2 Goal Activities Responsible Milestones Final (or Mid-Grant) Timeframe Expected
Project Staff or Deliverables and Completion
Partner Outcomes Date
Activity 1 Milestone 1
Activity 2 Milestone 2
Activity 3 Milestone 3
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Attachment D
Community Project Organizational Chart
Suggested Template
Applicants must submit a Community Project Team organizational chart that identifies the
grantee and project partners staff that is spearheading the project. The team organizational chart
should provide a clear understanding of the project’s staffing plan to illustrate that the grantee
and its partners have the capacity to fulfill their project commitments.
The organizational chart should include job positions/titles that will allow ETA staff to
understand how your project will be managed. It should also include an overview of the
grantee’s relationships with external partners, including the partners’ specific role to the project.
Please do not submit an organizational chart that reflects the grantee’s internal structure of
departments and staff. Specific persons’ names do not have to be included in the organizational
chart.
CP Grantee
Leadership
Project
Describe Role
Director
Describe Role
Project Project
Manager Coordinator
Describe role Describe role
Staff Staff Staff
Outreach Case Management Data Analyst
Partners
Partner Partner Partner Partner
Name Name Name Name
Describe Describe Describe Describe
role role role role
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Attachment E
Suggested Project Abstract Template
Below is a suggested template for the Abstract. Applicants must submit the Abstract separately
as an Excel spreadsheet.
ETA Community Projects – Project Abstract
Recipient Name:
Insert the funding amount specified in the
Funding Request:
Appropriation.
Insert the project description specified in the
Project Description:
Appropriation.
Insert the name of the Congressmember(s) and/or
Congressional Sponsor:
Senator(s) who is sponsoring the project.
Project Title:
Applicants may select one or more, or Not Applicable.
Open Opportunities for Vulnerable Workers and
Community Project Alignment
Communities
with the Guiding Pillars of the
Building a Better Care Economy
Workforce System:
New Industry Partnerships that Lead to Real,
(See Attachment F for a description
Good Jobs
of each workforce pillar.)
Action Today for the Future of Work
Not Applicable
Project Purpose and Goals:
Direct Training and Employment Project
Project Design: (Select One)
Single- or Limited-action Project
Provide specific details on key project activities that
Project Activities: will support the project design and serve a public
purpose.
Proposed Period of Performance: 12, 24 or 36 months
Project Location:
Target Populations or Intended
Beneficiaries:
Linkages to the Workforce System
Partners (if applicable):
Other partners (if applicable):
Performance Outcome Goals (if Qualitative Goals:
applicable): Quantitative Goals:
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Attachment F
Workforce System Guiding Pillars
The Workforce System Guiding Pillars provide a foundation to achieve DOL’s vision to advance
and improve the workforce system to meet the needs the country’s workers. If the proposed
project aligns with the description of the workforce pillar provided below, applicants are
encouraged to select one or more of the guiding pillars to demonstrate how their projects
advances the Department’s workforce vision. No further explanation to demonstrate alignment
is required.
Open Opportunities for Vulnerable Workers and Communities
Ensure our programs focus on workers and communities who have been left behind—from
reentry, to rural, to opportunity youth.
Building a Better Care Economy
Support good jobs and protections for care workers—from nursing, early care, mental health,
and more—with a focus on low-wage, BIPOC, young adult, and women workers.
New Industry Partnerships that Lead to Real, Good Jobs
Broker and build partnerships with business and training providers and workers—including
new entrants and youth, to ensure all training leads to good jobs across sectors (e.g.,
education, infrastructure, supply chain, manufacturing).
Action Today for the Future of Work
Engage federal, state, and local leaders and the private sector now to prepare, support, and
invest in workers and communities to prepare for jobs of the future and emerging industries.
Not Applicable
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Attachment G
Letters of Commitment Guidance
Project partners are organizations that will be responsible for a key aspect of the program,
including all sub-awards. Whenever such a partnership is developed, a letter of commitment
from or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with each partnering organization must be
included to affirm their commitment. Letters of commitment and/or MOUs are not general
letters of support. They must be explicit and detailed. Letters and/or MOUs must be specific in
committing to roles and deliverables. Specifically, they should:
• Be on the partner’s organizational letterhead.
• Provide a description of the relationship of the organization with the Lead Applicant
organization.
• Support the role defined for the partner in the Project Narrative.
• Specify activities, goals, outcomes to be achieved by the partner, as applicable.
• Be signed by an individual at the partner organization that has the authority commit the
organization.
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Attachment H
Financial System Risk Assessment (FSRA) Suggested Format:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR -EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
ADMINISTRATION
(ETA)
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT: FINANCIAL SYSTEM RISK
ASSESSMENT
SECTION A: PURPOSE
The financial responsibility of grantees must be such that the grantee can properly discharge
the public trust which accompanies the authority to expend public funds. Adequate
administrative and financial systems including the accounting systems should meet the
following criteria as contained in 2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 2900.
(1) Accounting records should provide information needed to adequately identify the
receipt of funds under each grant awarded and the expenditure of funds for each grant.
(2) Entries in accounting records should refer to subsidiary records and/or documentation
which support the entry, and which can be readily located.
(3) The accounting system should provide accurate and current financial reporting
information.
(4) The accounting system should be integrated with an adequate system of internal
controls to safeguard the funds and assets covered, check the accuracy and reliability of
accounting data, promote operational efficiency, and encourage adherence to prescribed
management policies.
SECTION B: GENERAL
1. Applicant Legal Name (as it appears in SAM.gov):
a. When was the organization b. Principal Officers Names,
founded/incorporated (month, Title, Email Address
day, year): President/Chair Board of
c. Employer Identification Directors:
Number: Chief Executive Officer:
d. Number of Employees
Chief Financial Officer:
Full Time: Part
Time: Accounting/Budget Officer:
2. Is the organization or institution affiliated with any other 3. Total
organization: Yes No Sales/Revenues in
most recent
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Attachment H
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR -EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
ADMINISTRATION
(ETA)
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If yes, please provide details as to the nature of the company (for accounting
profit, nonprofit, LLC, etc) and if it provides services or products to period. (12 months)
the organization in relation to this grant. $
SECTION C: ACCOUNTING
SYSTEM
NOTE: Provide a detailed response (on a separate page on your organization’s letterhead
and signed/dated by a Principal Officer) for any items 2-9 of Section C that have “No” or
“Not Sure” answer(s), providing enough information to clearly reflect the expertise of the
organization in these areas.
1. Has any Government Agency rendered an official written opinion concerning the
adequacy of the accounting system for the collection, identification and allocation of costs
under Federal contracts/grants? Yes No
a. If yes, provide name, and address of b. Attach a copy of the latest review and
Agency performing review: any subsequent correspondence, clearance
documents, etc.
2. Which of the following State Internally Web-based
best describes the accounting administered Developed
system:
3. Does the accounting system identify the receipt and expenditure Yes No Not Sure
of program funds separately for each contract/grant?
4. Does the accounting system provide for the recording of Yes No Not Sure
expenditures for each grant/contract by the component project and
budget cost categories shown in the approved budget?
5. Are time distribution records maintained for an employee when Yes No Not Sure
his/her effort can be specifically identified to a particular cost
objective?
6. If the organization proposes an overhead rate, does the Yes No Not Sure
accounting system provide for the segregation of direct and
indirect expenses?
7. Does the organization have an approved indirect cost rate or Yes No Not Sure
cost allocation plan?
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Attachment H
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR -EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
ADMINISTRATION
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If so, who approved it (Federal Cognizant Agency or a Pass-
through Entity)? What are the effective dates?
8. Does the accounting/financial system include budgetary Yes No Not Sure
controls to preclude incurring obligations in excess of: Yes No Not Sure
a. Total funds available for a grant?
b. Total funds available for a budget cost category (e.g. Personnel,
Travel, etc)?
9. Does the organization or institution have an internal control Yes No Not Sure
structure that would provide reasonable assurance that the grant
funds, assets, and systems are safeguarded?
SECTION D: FINANCIAL
STABILITY
1. Is there any legal matter or an ongoing financial concern that may impact the
organization's ability to manage and administer the grant? Yes No
If yes, please explain briefly.
SECTION E: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Did an independent certified public accountant (CPA) ever examine the financial
statements? Yes No
2. If an independent CPA review was performed, please attach a copy of their latest report
and any management letters issued. Enclosed N/A
3. If an independent CPA was engaged to perform a review and no report was issued, please
provide details and an explanation below:
SECTION F: ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR -EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
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1. Use this space for any additional information (indicate section and item numbers if a
continuation)
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ATTACHMENT I
Application Submission Checklist
Applicants may use the checklist below as a guide when preparing your application package to
ensure that the submitted application has all the required documents. Note that this checklist is
only an aid for applicants and should not be included in the application package. Applicants are
encouraged to use this checklist to ensure their applications contain all required items.
☐ SF-424, “Application for Federal Assistance”
• Lists the CFDA as 17.289, Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed
Spending
• Requests the funding level specified for the applicant’s project in the Explanatory
Statement for Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
☐ SF-424A “Budget Information Form”
☐ Budget Narrative
☐ Project Narrative
☐ Work Plan: Submit as an attachment and clearly label as “Work Plan”
☐ Organizational Chart: Submit as an attachment and clearly label as “Organizational
Chart”
☐ Project Abstract: Submit as an Excel spreadsheet attachment and clearly label as
“Abstract”
☐ Letters of Commitment or Memoranda of Understanding, if applicable: Submit as an
attachment and clearly label as “Letters of Commitment”
☐ Equipment Prior Approval Request, if applicable: Submit as an attachment and clearly
label as “Equipment Prior Approval Request”
☐ Current federally Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) or federally
approved Cost Allocation Plan, if applicable: Submit as an attachment and clearly label
as “NICRA” or “CAP”
ATTACHMENT I
☐ Financial System Risk Assessment: Submit as an attachment and clearly label as
“FSRA”
ATTACHMENT J
Resources
WORKFORCEGPS RESOURCES
The Department has information on workforce resources gathered through consultations with
federal agency partners, industry stakeholders, educators, and local practitioners, and made
available on https://www.workforcegps.org.
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Governance Training Webcast Series
Resource Podcast-Webcast
This training series provides an overview of the public workforce development system
established in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and, specifically, the
requirements of system governance. This series of 11 modules introduce and build
understanding of the workforce system, the governance framework, and the roles and
responsibilities of State and Local entities in the workforce system.
https://ion.workforcegps.org/resources/2022/06/23/14/26/Workforce-Innovation-and-Opportunity-Act-Governance-Training-Webcast-Series
Grants Application and Grants Management
This community portal contains technical assistance resources, including online training on
topics such as Introduction to Grant Applications and Forms, Indirect Costs, Cost Principles, and
Accrual Accounting, as well as other information to address fiscal and administrative issues.
The Community portal is available at
https://grantsapplicationandmanagement.workforcegps.org/.
Community Projects Resource Page
It is recommended that you to view all trainings posted on the Community Projects resource
page available at
https://grantsapplicationandmanagement.workforcegps.org/resources/2023/01/30/16/21/Commun
ity-Projects-FY23
WEB-BASED RESOURCES
The Department of Labor (Department) maintains web-based resources that may be of assistance
to applicants. These include:
• CareerOneStop portal (https://www.careeronestop.org), which provides national and state
career information on occupations.
• Occupational Information Network (O*NET) Online (https://online.onetcenter.org),
which provides occupational competency profiles.
• America's Service Locator (https://www.servicelocator.org), which provides a directory
of our nation's American Job Centers (formerly known as One-Stop Career Centers)
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