[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 43408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19664]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Through FY 2017 Stand Down Grant Requests

AGENCY: Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), Department of 
Labor.

ACTION: Amendment to Federal Register, 80 FR 80390 (Dec. 24, 2015) [FR 
Doc. 2015-32406 Filed 12-23-15; 8:45 a.m.]. This amendment extends 
funding for Stand Down events to December 31, 2017, contingent upon 
funding availability, and extends the award ceiling to $50,000 for 
Stand Down events planned to take place in certain designated counties 
where a federal major disaster has been declared by the President and 
where the Secretary has determined circumstances appropriate for an 
increased award ceiling.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends 80 FR 80390 (Dec. 24, 2015) [FR Doc. 2015-
32406 Filed 12-23-15; 8:45 a.m.]. The revised language is below:

IV. Award Information

    In recognition of the substantial scale of such disasters as 
Hurricane Harvey, the Secretary has determined it appropriate, in 
certain circumstances where a federal major disaster has been declared, 
to allow entities proposing to conduct Stand Down events in areas 
impacted by those disasters to apply for funds in amounts up to 
$50,000. It is anticipated that this expanded ceiling will be most 
often provided on account of disasters that are similar in scale to 
such events as Hurricane Harvey and that impact substantial 
populations. In such circumstances, as declared by the Secretary in 
writing, entities proposing to conduct Stand Down events (1) within 
those designated counties where a federal major disaster has been 
declared by the President, or (2) in geographical areas to which a 
substantial number of veterans from those declared counties have been 
relocated, may apply for a one-time request for funds in amounts up to 
$50,000 through December 31, 2017. Applications will be processed and 
awarded subject to availability of funding. The general maximum award 
amounts of $10,000 per applicant per fiscal year for multiple day Stand 
Down events, or $7,000 for one day events, will not apply to such 
requests for designated counties where a federal major disaster has 
been declared by the President. Acceptable uses of Stand Down grant 
funds have not changed. Applicants may expend these funds over a period 
not to exceed September 30, 2018, or if funded after October 1, 2017, 
applicants may expend these funds over a period not to exceed September 
20, 2019, the statutory life of the appropriated funds.
    The Secretary hereby declares that entities proposing to conduct 
Stand Down events in areas impacted by the following disasters may 
apply for funds in amounts up to $50,000: (1) Within those designated 
counties in Texas, parishes in Louisiana, or counties in other States, 
where a federal major disaster has been declared by the President on 
account of Hurricane Harvey, Tropical Storm Harvey, or related storm 
systems, or in geographical areas to which a substantial number of 
veterans from those declared counties or parishes have been relocated; 
and (2) within those designated counties, municipalities, or districts 
in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or counties in 
other States, where a federal major disaster has been declared by the 
President on account of Hurricane Irma, Tropical Storm Irma, or related 
storm systems, or in geographical areas to which a substantial number 
of veterans from those declared counties, municipalities, or districts 
have been relocated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin, Grant Officer, Office 
of Grants Management, at (202) 693[hyphen]2989, [email protected].

 Sam Shellenberger,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Veterans' Employment and Training Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-19664 Filed 9-14-17; 8:45 am]
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