Opportunity Information: Apply for SGA DFA PY 13 09
Apply for SGA DFA PY 13 09
- The Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Face Forward 2 Intermediary and Community Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.270 Reintegration of Ex Offenders.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 15, 2014 and posted on Mar 13, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 2, 2014 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is May 2, 2014. Applications must be received no later than 40000 p.m. Eastern Time.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $44,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Community Grant Applicants Eligible applicants include any community or faith based organization with 501(c)3 non profit status (including women s and minority organizations), unit of state or local government, or any Indian and Native American entity eligible for grants under WIA Section 166, that are located in areas with high poverty and high crime rates. Intermediary Grant Applicants Eligible applicants include any community or faith based organization with 501(c)3 non profit status or any Indian and Native American entity eligible for grants under WIA Section 166. Intermediary applicants must ensure that their sub grantees are located in areas with high poverty and high crime rates. Organizations that received a grant as a result of DOL competition SGA/DFA PY 10 09, SGA/DFA PY 11 09 and SGA/DFA PY 12 03 are not eligible to apply for this solicitation. For the purpose of this SGA, high poverty and high crime rates are defined below High poverty rate communities with poverty rates of at least 30 percent (applicants must use American Community Survey (ACS) data to show the average poverty rate of the various Census Tracts included in their target community). For more information, see Section IV.B.3. High crime rate communities with felony crime rates within the targeted area that are higher than the felony crime rate in one or more adjoining communities (applicants must provide the strategy for determining the high crime rate). For more information, see Section IV.B.3.
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Opportunity Summary:
Face Forward 2 - Intermediary and Community Grants is a U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) discretionary grant opportunity designed to improve employment outcomes for court-involved youth. The program focuses on young people ages 14 to 24 who have been involved in the juvenile justice system (JJS) but have never been convicted in the adult criminal system. The central goal is to reduce the employment barriers tied to juvenile justice involvement by combining workforce development services with juvenile justice and legal supports, helping participants earn industry-recognized credentials and move into career pathways connected to in-demand industries.
The grant funds support comprehensive programming that goes beyond short-term job placement. Required core components include individualized case management and mentoring, educational interventions to address academic gaps, service learning opportunities that build work readiness and community connection, and occupational training aligned with demand industries that results in industry-recognized credentials. In addition to training, grantees must provide workforce activities that directly lead to employment, along with structured follow-up services to support retention and continued progress after placement. A defining feature of this opportunity is the required inclusion of expungement and diversion supports, acknowledging that legal records and ongoing court involvement can block employment even when youth gain skills and credentials.
To deliver the diversion and expungement elements, grantees must work in partnership with both the juvenile justice system and nonprofit legal services organizations. Programs are expected to collaborate with local JJS entities to ensure that eligible youth are referred into grant-funded services as a pathway for diversion from deeper system involvement, including diversion connected to their juvenile charges where appropriate. Separately, programs must partner with nonprofit legal services providers to deliver legal assistance that helps participants pursue expungement and otherwise address record-related barriers. These partnerships are not optional add-ons; they are built into the program model as essential strategies for improving employability and long-term outcomes.
ETA anticipated making approximately 20 awards totaling about $44,000,000 under this solicitation (CFDA 17.270, Reintegration of Ex-Offenders). Funding was structured in two tracks. First, ETA planned to award four intermediary organization grants at up to $5,000,000 each. Second, ETA planned to award approximately sixteen community organization grants of up to $1,500,000 each. Applicants were allowed to submit only one application and had to choose either the intermediary grant track or the community grant track, not both.
Eligibility differed slightly by track but centered on nonprofit and certain governmental or tribal entities. Community grant applicants could include 501(c)(3) community- or faith-based organizations (including womens and minority organizations), units of state or local government, or Indian and Native American entities eligible under WIA Section 166, with the added requirement that they be located in areas with high poverty and high crime. Intermediary grant applicants could include 501(c)(3) community- or faith-based organizations or WIA Section 166-eligible Indian and Native American entities, and they were responsible for ensuring their subgrantees operated in areas with high poverty and high crime. For this competition, high poverty was defined as at least a 30 percent poverty rate using American Community Survey data for the target census tracts, and high crime was defined as felony crime rates in the target area exceeding those in one or more adjoining communities, with applicants required to explain how they determined and documented the crime-rate threshold.
The solicitation also included a restriction intended to avoid repeat funding of the same awardees. Organizations that previously received a grant under certain prior DOL competitions (SGA/DFA PY 10-09, SGA/DFA PY 11-09, and SGA/DFA PY 12-03) were not eligible to apply for this Face Forward 2 opportunity.
Key administrative details from the notice include the Funding Opportunity Number SGA-DFA-PY-13-09, a posted date of March 13, 2014, and an application deadline of May 2, 2014 (with submission required by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching. For applicant support, the notice listed a grants management contact at ETA: Brinda Ruggles, Grants Management Specialist, reachable by phone at 202-693-3437.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Face Forward 2 - Intermediary and Community Grants
1) What is the Face Forward 2 grant opportunity?
Face Forward 2 - Intermediary and Community Grants is a U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) discretionary grant opportunity intended to improve employment outcomes for court-involved youth by combining workforce development services with juvenile justice and legal supports.
2) What is the main goal of the program?
The central goal is to reduce employment barriers associated with juvenile justice involvement by helping participants earn industry-recognized credentials and move into career pathways connected to in-demand industries, supported by workforce services plus diversion and expungement assistance.
3) Who is the target population for services?
The program focuses on young people ages 14 to 24 who have been involved in the juvenile justice system (JJS) but have never been convicted in the adult criminal system.
4) Does the program focus only on short-term job placement?
No. The grant supports comprehensive programming that goes beyond short-term job placement, including training, credential attainment, employment activities leading to jobs, and follow-up services to support retention and continued progress after placement.
5) What core components are required in funded programs?
Required core components include individualized case management and mentoring, educational interventions to address academic gaps, service learning opportunities to build work readiness and community connection, and occupational training aligned with demand industries that results in industry-recognized credentials.
6) Are industry-recognized credentials required?
Yes. Occupational training must be aligned with demand industries and must result in industry-recognized credentials.
7) Are follow-up services required after employment?
Yes. Programs must provide structured follow-up services to support retention and continued progress after placement.
8) What makes Face Forward 2 distinct from typical workforce grants?
A defining feature is the required inclusion of expungement and diversion supports, reflecting that legal records and ongoing court involvement can block employment even when youth gain skills and credentials.
9) Are diversion supports mandatory?
Yes. Diversion supports are required elements of the program model, not optional add-ons.
10) Are expungement supports mandatory?
Yes. Expungement-related legal assistance is a required element of the program model, delivered through partnership with nonprofit legal services organizations.
11) What partnerships are required to deliver the diversion and expungement components?
Grantees must partner with (1) juvenile justice system entities to support referrals and diversion pathways, and (2) nonprofit legal services providers to deliver legal assistance that helps participants pursue expungement and address record-related barriers.
12) What is expected from the juvenile justice system (JJS) partnership?
Programs are expected to collaborate with local JJS entities so eligible youth can be referred into grant-funded services as a pathway for diversion from deeper system involvement, including diversion connected to their juvenile charges where appropriate.
13) What is expected from the nonprofit legal services partnership?
Programs must partner with nonprofit legal services providers to deliver legal assistance that helps participants pursue expungement and otherwise address record-related barriers that interfere with employability.
14) How many awards and how much total funding were anticipated?
ETA anticipated making approximately 20 awards totaling about $44,000,000 under this solicitation.
15) What are the two funding tracks available?
Funding was structured in two tracks: intermediary organization grants and community organization grants.
16) How much funding is available under the intermediary organization track?
ETA planned to award four intermediary organization grants at up to $5,000,000 each.
17) How much funding is available under the community organization track?
ETA planned to award approximately sixteen community organization grants of up to $1,500,000 each.
18) Can an applicant apply for both tracks?
No. Applicants were allowed to submit only one application and had to choose either the intermediary grant track or the community grant track, not both.
19) What types of organizations are eligible for community grants?
Community grant applicants could include 501(c)(3) community- or faith-based organizations (including women’s and minority organizations), units of state or local government, or Indian and Native American entities eligible under WIA Section 166, with the added requirement that they be located in areas with high poverty and high crime.
20) What types of organizations are eligible for intermediary grants?
Intermediary grant applicants could include 501(c)(3) community- or faith-based organizations or WIA Section 166-eligible Indian and Native American entities.
21) What geographic or community conditions apply to community grant applicants?
Community grant applicants had to be located in areas with high poverty and high crime.
22) What geographic or community conditions apply to intermediary grant applicants and their subgrantees?
Intermediary grantees were responsible for ensuring their subgrantees operated in areas with high poverty and high crime.
23) How was "high poverty" defined for this competition?
High poverty was defined as at least a 30 percent poverty rate using American Community Survey data for the target census tracts.
24) How was "high crime" defined for this competition?
High crime was defined as felony crime rates in the target area exceeding those in one or more adjoining communities. Applicants were required to explain how they determined and documented the crime-rate threshold.
25) Are there restrictions based on receiving certain prior Department of Labor grants?
Yes. Organizations that previously received a grant under certain prior DOL competitions (SGA/DFA PY 10-09, SGA/DFA PY 11-09, and SGA/DFA PY 12-03) were not eligible to apply for this Face Forward 2 opportunity.
26) What is the CFDA number and program name associated with this opportunity?
The solicitation is identified as CFDA 17.270, Reintegration of Ex-Offenders.
27) What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed in the notice is SGA-DFA-PY-13-09.
28) When was the opportunity posted?
The posted date in the notice is March 13, 2014.
29) What was the application deadline and submission time requirement?
The application deadline was May 2, 2014, with submission required by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
30) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching.
31) Who is the ETA grants management contact listed for applicant support?
The notice listed Brinda Ruggles, Grants Management Specialist, as the grants management contact.
32) How can applicants reach the grants management contact?
The listed phone number for Brinda Ruggles is 202-693-3437.
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