2008 farmworker jobs grant plans

Accessible letter PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2008/TEGL28-07acc.pdf

CLASSIFICATION
      EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION         OWI/DAS/
                  ADVISORY SYSTEM                    CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
             U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                NFJP
                Washington, D.C. 20210
                                                     DATE
                                                     May 1, 2008



TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 28-07

TO:           NATIONAL FARMWORKER JOBS PROGRAM (NFJP)
              GRANTEES

FROM:         BRENT R. ORRELL /s/
              Acting Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT:      Preparation and Submission of Program year (PY) 2008 Grant Plans
              for the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP)

1. Purpose. To provide instructions for the preparation and submission of the
   National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) grant plans under the Workforce
   Investment Act (WIA), Section 167 for PY 2008.

2. References. Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 76, April 20, 2007, Announcement
   of a Program Year (PY) 2007 grant competition for operating the National
   Farm worker Jobs Program (NFJP), under Section 167 of the Workforce
   Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), 29 U.S.C. 9201.

3. Background. Pursuant to the announcement of the PY 2007 grant
   competition for operating the NFJP, published in the Federal Register on
   April 20, 2007, grantees were selected for operating the NFJP in PY 2007.
   NFJP grants are biannual grants, with funding for the second year of the
   grant dependent on the availability of funds. The guidance provided herein
   is intended to instruct grantees in the preparation and submission of their PY
   2008 grant plan.

4. PY 2008 Grant Plan Requirements. For PY 2008, grantees are required to
   submit a grant package comprised of the following:




RESCISSIONS                                        EXPIRATION DATE:
None                                               June 30, 2009

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A. The new Standard Form (SF) 424, “Application for Federal Assistance”
   Appendix A, (OMB Rev. 9-2003). This must include the grantee’s DUNS
   number.

B. The SF 424-A, Appendix B. In preparing the budget form, the grantee
   must provide a concise narrative explanation to support the request. The
   narrative should break down the budget and discuss precisely how
   administrative costs support the project goals.

   It is important to note that grantees who generate program income from
   NFJP funds must describe, in the budget narrative, the use of program
   income to serve more participants or improve program services. Program
   income must be included in the budget form for approval by the Grant
   Officer.

C. The Grant Plan Narrative. This should include:

   1) A description of the progress made in PY 2007 in support of the
      priorities described in the Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA),
      e.g., expansion of employment opportunities for farmworkers through
      specific targeting of employers and occupations in high-growth
      industries; and a balanced program of activities – continued progress
      toward enhanced integration through the One-Stop system with
      improved service delivery and increased efficiencies.

   2) A description of the program strategies to be pursued in PY 2008 to
      continue progress in support of the priorities identified above. This
      section should include a discussion of the barriers encountered in
      meeting those priorities, and the strategies developed to overcome
      those barriers.

      The annual grant plan should include a description of the strategies
      that were developed for PY 2007 for outreach to and recruitment of
      new employers that can provide expanded job opportunities for
      farmworkers; how the economic analysis conducted as part of the
      response to the SGA has been or will be updated, and how the results
      are to be applied to the development of the PY 2008 grant plan. It
      should include progress made towards increasing the network of
      organizations with which the grantee has working relationships, such
      that these organizations direct their resources towards providing
      and/or increasing services to farmworkers, thereby optimizing the
      NFJP’s resources.

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      In addition, the plan should include information that describes
      achievements against the plan of services provided for PY 2007, and a
      full description of the activities to be conducted towards this proposed
      plan of services in PY 2008.

    3. A timeline for the entire PY that clearly depicts, by month and/or
      quarter, the start and end dates for the milestones inherent in the
      activities described above.

D. A description of the strategies to attain the performance goals
   established for the NFJP that are currently being implemented through
   the Common Measures: The national goals for the NFJP’s Common
   Measures were recently lowered to better reflect the impact of
   implementing the common measures, and to better align the NFJP with
   other WIA adult programs.

   Therefore, in PY 2008, the performance goals are as follows:

                Entered Employment: 78%
                Employment Retention: 76%
                Average Earnings: $8,000

   For more information on the Common Measures, please visit ETA’s Web
   site at: www.doleta.gov/performance, and click on “TEGLs and TENs.”

E. Program Planning Summary (PPS): Grantees must provide a PPS ETA
   9094); they are reminded that these figures must be entered into the EBSS
   within 10 days following approval of the PY 2008 plan.

F. Budget Information Summary (BIS): Provide a BIS (ETA Form 9093) that
   depicts the PY 2008 budget plan for quarterly expenditures for
   administrative costs and program costs, breaking out projected costs for
   Related Assistance from that for all other program services. Grantees are
   reminded that administrative costs are limited to 15 percent of the grant.
   It is a requirement to enter the BIS data into the EBSS within 10 days
   following approval of the grant plan.

G. Carryover: Grantees are reminded that their PY 2007 SGA proposal and
   subsequent grant plan provided for the expenditure of all PY 2007 by
   June 30, 2008. In some instances, grantees will have participants on board
   whose Individual Employment Plans (IEPs) provide for training that
   extends beyond June 30. We expect that the funds dedicated to helping
   participants complete their training and other services, and other
   expenditures committed but not yet unliquidated, will have been

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      obligated before June 30, and will be shown as carryover funds into PY
      2008. Otherwise, there is no carryover provision.

5. PY 2008 Formula Allocations. The PY 2008 formula allocations for the NFJP
   have been prepared in the same manner as the PY 2007 allocations (found at
   www.doleta.gov/msfw). A copy of the Allocations Table is included. The
   total amount allocated for PY 2008 is $74,289,000 (post-rescission).

6. Submission Requirements. Prepare the PY 2008 Grant Plan according to the
   guidance above and submit four copies, three of them with original
   signatures on the SF-424, to:

      Alina M. Walker, Program Manager
      Division of Adult Services
      Office of Workforce Investment
      Employment and Training Administration
      200 Constitution Avenue, Room C-4311
      Washington, D.C. 20210

   A copy of your grant plan submission should also be provided to your
   Federal Project Officer. Your grant package is due by June 2, 2008.

7. Attachments. PY 2008 State Allocations and PY 2008 CA Sub-state
   Allocations.

Attachment PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2008/TEGL28-07a1.pdf

U. S. Department of Labor
      Employment and Training Administration
National Farmworker Jobs Program
   PY 2008 Allocations to States
 State                                    Total
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $74,289,093

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . .            751,809
Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               -
Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        2,024,546
Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . .           1,086,859
California . . . . . . . . . . . .        18,972,443
Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . .             949,330
Connecticut . . . . . . . . . .              334,560
Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . .             120,487
Dist of Columbia . . . . . .                       -
Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3,935,994
Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . .          1,454,611
Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         313,743
Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        1,020,379
Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     1,364,398
Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          876,743
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       1,117,034
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         1,020,483
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . .           1,149,514
Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . .            864,644
Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          278,237
Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . .             344,151
Massachusetts . . . . . . . .                305,718
Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . .         1,328,389
Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . .            1,171,532
Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . .          1,231,465
Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . .           935,914
Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . .            567,008
Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . .           1,033,078
Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          170,645
New Hampshire . . . . . . .                  96,768
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . .              660,978
New Mexico . . . . . . . . . .              898,773
New York . . . . . . . . . . . .           1,572,784
North Carolina . . . . . . . .             2,554,643
North Dakota . . . . . . . . .               576,718
Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       1,196,081
Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . .           1,208,222
Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         1,872,031
Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . .             1,466,629
Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . .            2,903,431
Rhode Island . . . . . . . . .               36,736
South Carolina . . . . . . . .              917,925
South Dakota . . . . . . . . .              588,833
Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . .             813,983
Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        6,335,004
Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         274,563
Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . .            181,132
Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         880,816
Washington . . . . . . . . . .             2,933,553
West Virginia . . . . . . . . .              186,393
Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . .            1,187,297
Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . .              222,086

Attachment PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2008/TEGL28-07a2.pdf

National Farmworker Jobs Program
                     PY 2007 California Grantee Allocations




                   Grantee                                           PY 2008
                                                 Distribution        Allocation
CALIFORNIA--STATE ALLOCATION                      100.00%           $18,972,443

Center for Employment and Training, Inc.         41.0735%       $      7,792,646

Central Valley Opportunity Centers, Inc.          9.6465%       $      1,830,177

Kern County--Employers Training Resources        10.5478%       $      2,001,175

Proteus, Inc.                                    19.7661%       $      3,750,112

California Human Development      Corporation    18.9661%       $      3,598,333

TOTAL                                                           $     18,972,443