[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15753-15754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06612]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of Availability of Funds and Funding Opportunity 
Announcement for the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Employment 
and Training Grants and Housing Assistance Grants

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).

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    Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-ETA-16-02.
SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. 
Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the 
availability of approximately $81,402,000 in grant funds authorized by 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 167 for 
National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Employment and Training Grants 
and Housing Assistance Grants.
    This Announcement solicits applications for the National Farmworker 
Jobs Program (NFJP) Employment and Training Grants and Housing 
Assistance Grants. The purpose of this program is to assist eligible 
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (MSFWs) and their dependents, 
including youth MSFWs, receive career services, training services, 
housing assistance services, youth services, and other related 
assistance services that help retain and stabilize their current 
agriculture jobs as well as acquire new skills they need to start 
careers that provide higher wages and stable, year-round employment. To 
support better economic outcomes for farmworkers, NFJP also works to 
meet a critical need for quality housing.
    Of the approximately $81,402,000 available, the Department intends 
to award approximately $75,885,000 for Employment and Training Grants 
and $5,517,000 for Housing Assistance Grants. These awards will have a 
4-year period of performance and will fund

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program years (PY) 2016-2019, that is, July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2020.
    The complete FOA and any subsequent FOA amendments in connection 
with this funding opportunity are described in further detail on ETA's 
Web site at https://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm or on http://www.grants.gov. The Web sites provide application information, 
eligibility requirements, review and selection procedures, and other 
program requirements governing this funding opportunity.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications under this 
announcement is May 3, 2016. Applications must be received no later 
than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Denogean, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Room N-4716, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-2838.
    Jimmie Curtis is the Grant Officer for the Funding Opportunity 
Announcement.

    Signed: March 16, 2016 in Washington, DC.
Donna Kelly,
Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-06612 Filed 3-23-16; 8:45 am]
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