2009 farmworker housing competition waiver

Accessible letter PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2009/TEGL27-08acc.pdf

CLASSIFICATION
   EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION                  OWI/DAS
               ADVISORY SYSTEM                             CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
                                                           NFJP-HOUSING
          U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                                                           DATE
             Washington, D.C. 20210                        May 27, 2009



ADVISORY:          TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 27-08

TO:                NATIONAL FARMWORKER JOBS PROGRAM (NFJP) HOUSING
                   GRANTEES

FROM:              DOUGLAS F. SMALL /s/
                   Deputy Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT:           National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Housing Assistance Program
                   Year 2009 Planning Guidance and Competition Waiver

1. Purpose. To inform NFJP Housing Assistance grantees of the Employment and Training
   Administration’s (ETA) waiver of the biannual grants competition scheduled for Program
   Year (PY) 2009, and to convey planning guidance for the same period.

2. References.
    • Section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, as amended (P.L. 105-220)
    • Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 111-08)

3. Background. The WIA generally requires the Department of Labor (DOL) to conduct a
   grants competition every two years to select entities to operate the NFJP Housing Assistance
   program. Pursuant to the Secretary of Labor’s (Secretary) authority provided in WIA section
   167 (c)(4)(B), the Department is exercising its option to waive competition for the NFJP
   Housing Assistance program scheduled for PY 2009. The statute provides authority for the
   Secretary to waive the grant competition once during a four-year period, “if a recipient of such
   a grant has performed satisfactorily under the terms of the grant agreement.” Waiving the PY
   2009 grant competition will allow the Secretary to establish program and policy direction
   without undue disruption to program services. The competition for the current funding period
   was held in 2007. The next competitive NFJP Housing Assistance grantee selection process
   would take place in 2011.

  Housing assistance is a supportive service offered to assist migrant and seasonal farmworkers
  retain employment or enter and/or complete job training. The total NFJP housing program
  allocation for PY 2009 is $5,400,000. Pursuant to the language in the Department of Labor
  Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 111-08) 70%, or $3,780,000 is available for permanent
  housing assistance; and 30%, or $1,620,000 is available for temporary and/or emergency
  housing assistance.

  All grantees must submit a PY 2009 grant plan package as described in section 4 of this

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  guidance to receive PY 2009 funding.

4. PY 2009 Grant Plan Requirements. To receive PY 2009 funds, housing assistance grantees
   must submit an annual grant plan comprised of the following required components.

   A. Standard Form (SF) 424, “Application for Federal Assistance” Appendix A (OMB Rev.
      9-2003). The completed form must include the grantee’s Data Universal Numbering
      System (DUNS) number.

   B. SF 424-A. In preparing the budget form, the grantee must provide a concise narrative
      explanation to support the request. The narrative should explain the budget line items
      and include an explanation and description of any sub grant agreements in which grantees
      plan to engage.

   C. Grant Plan Narrative. The grant plan narrative should include, at a minimum, the
      following elements.

             1. Each Grantee must provide an annual grant plan narrative that describes the
                housing assistance activities to be undertaken for PY 2009. Separate annual
                plans are required for permanent housing activities and for temporary and/or
                emergency housing activities, for those grantees planning to provide both
                services.
             2. Each grant plan must include a discussion of accomplishments based on
                information provided by the grantee in their PY 2008 plan, and a detailed
                discussion of the strategies to be pursued in PY 2009 to achieve further
                accomplishments.
             3. Each grant plan must include a detailed timeline for the entire program year
                which depicts by month and/or quarter the start and end dates for milestones
                inherent in the strategies described in the plan narrative.

5. PY 2009 Formula Allocations. Program Year 2009 formula allocations for NFJP Housing
   Assistance have been prepared in the same manner as the PY 2008 allocations. The allocation
   table is attached. The total amount appropriated for NFJP Housing Assistance by the
   Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 111-08) is $5,400,000.

6. Submission Requirements. Prepare the PY 2009 Grant Plan according to the guidance above
   and submit four copies, three with original signatures on the SF-424 to the address below. All
   inquiries should be made to the same.

              Juan M. Regalado, Acting Program Manager
              National Farmworker Jobs Program
              Division of Adult Services
              Employment and Training Administration
              Mail Stop S-4209
              200 Constitution Ave, N.W.
              Washington, D.C. 20210

  A copy of your grant plan should also be provided to the Federal Project Officer in the
  corresponding ETA regional office. All grant packages are due no later than 5:00 PM EDT,

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  June 15, 2009.

7. Attachment(s). PY 2009 Housing grantee allocations.

Linked official document 1: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2009/TEGL27-08a.pdf

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                                                 U.S. Department of Labor
                                          Employment and Training Administration
                                           National Farmworker Jobs Program
                                              Housing Grantees Allocation

                 Grantee                  State             Areas Served             Permanent      Temporary      Total
Motivation Education and Training, Inc.    TX Louisiana and Texas                       $464,842       $147,518     $612,360
Black Hill Special Services Cooperative    SD South Dakota                              $100,107        $18,531     $118,638
Rural Opportunities, Inc.                  NY New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,       $694,744       $126,272     $821,016
                                                Ohio, Indiana, and Puerto Rico
La Cooperativa Campesina de California     CA California, Oregon, and Washington        $166,810       $617,810     $784,620
Consortium
ORO Development Corporation                OK Oklahoma                                        $0        $43,254      $43,254
Telamon Corporation                        NC Georgia, South Carolina, North            $554,701       $135,311     $690,012
                                              Carolina, Virginia, West Virgina,
                                              Maryland, and Delaware
United Migrant Opportunities, Inc.         WI Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,        $342,278       $108,622     $450,900
                                              Missouri, Nebraska, South
                                              Dakota,Wisconsin
Sef Help Enterprise                        CA San Juaquin Valley, CA                    $146,016             $0     $146,016
People's Self-Help Housing Corporation     CA San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and        $75,060             $0      $75,060
                                              Ventura Counties
Rural Community Assistance Corporation     CA California, Oregon and Washington          $95,895        $24,849     $120,744
d/b/a Pacific Mountain Farmworker
Housing Partnership
Tennessee Opportunity Programs, Inc.       TN   Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, and Warren       $41,688             $0      $41,688
                                                Counties
Florida Non-Profit Housind d/b/a           FL   Delaware, Florida, Maryland,            $472,180       $149,846     $622,026
Southeast Housing Consortium                    Mississippi, Virginia
Michigan Department of Agriculture         MI   Michigan                                $417,096             $0     $417,096
Farmworker Coordinating Council of         FL   Palm Beach County, FL                         $0       $248,022     $248,022
Palm Beach County, Inc.
Office of Rural and Farmworker Housing    WA Washington and Oregon                       $208,548             $0     $208,548
Total                                                                                  $3,779,965     $1,620,035   $5,400,000