Opportunity Information: Apply for SGA DFA PY 08 14
Apply for SGA DFA PY 08 14
- The Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Mentoring, Educational, and Employment Strategies to Improve Academic, Social, and Career Pathway Outcomes" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.261 WIA Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research Projects.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 24, 2009 and posted on Jul 24, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 22, 2009 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is September 22, 2009. Applications must be received no later than 5 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 $34,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $6,800,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Either school districts or CBOs can apply for these grants. Schools that are currently receiving DOL funds for this project are not eligible to receive additional funds under this solicitation. Applications can only be submitted for projects to serve high schools that have been identified by the State Department of Education for the 2008 2009 school year as persistently dangerous under section 9532 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This includes ungraded special education schools that primarily serve students ages 14 and above. High schools that have been identified as persistently dangerous this year and that are not currently receiving grants from the Department of Labor under this initiative are located in the school districts of Baltimore City, Plainfield (New Jersey), New York City, Schenectady (New York), Salem Keiser (Oregon), Philadelphia, and Puerto Rico. These high schools and their most recently available enrollment level are listed in Section VIIIA below. Schools that are currently receiving funds from DOL through a grant awarded under this persistently dangerous schools initiative in June of 2008 are not eligible to apply under this new competition. Schools that had been identified as persistently dangerous this school year, but that have had this designation removed because of successful appeals are not eligible for award. School districts may apply for persistently dangerous schools that are the subject of ongoing appeals regarding their persistently dangerous status, but the application should note that such an appeal is in process and the appeal process will need to be resolved prior to award. School districts applying will need to have one or more CBOs as sub grantees/contractors to operate at a minimum the mentoring component. These proposed CBO sub grantees/contractors do not need to be listed in the application, as the Department strongly encourages the use of competition in selecting sub grantees and contractors either before or after grant award. CBOs applying will need to have the school district as a partner, with an MOU signed by the school district included in the application. To be eligible to apply for these grants as a CBO, organizations must be not for profit entities and can operate either nationally or locally. Separate applications must be submitted for each high school to be served, but school districts and CBOs may submit as many applications as they have eligible schools.
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Opportunity Summary:
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), through the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), offered this discretionary grant opportunity to fund comprehensive school-based interventions in high schools officially labeled "persistently dangerous" by State Educational Agencies for the 2008-2009 school year under section 9532 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The core purpose of the program was to reduce violence and improve student outcomes by combining several coordinated supports, including mentoring, educational assistance, employment and career-related services, case management, and evidence-informed violence prevention strategies. In practice, the grants were meant to create safer school environments while also strengthening students academic engagement, social development, and longer-term career pathway prospects.
ETA set aside an estimated total of $34,000,000 for this competition, with individual awards expected to range from $3,400,000 (floor) to $6,800,000 (ceiling). There was no cost sharing or matching requirement. Funding was tied to the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) pilots and demonstrations CFDA 17.261, signaling that the projects were expected to blend workforce-oriented approaches (like work readiness and employment exposure) with school safety and youth development programming.
Eligibility was tightly limited to projects serving high schools designated as persistently dangerous for that specific school year and not already receiving DOL funding under the same persistently dangerous schools initiative (including awards made in June 2008). Schools that lost the designation through a successful appeal were not eligible. Applications could be submitted either by (1) school districts that include eligible persistently dangerous high schools or (2) community-based organizations (CBOs), but only if the CBO was a nonprofit entity and partnered with the relevant school district. If a school was in the middle of an appeal about its designation, a district could still apply, but it had to disclose the pending appeal and the issue needed to be resolved before an award could be made.
The solicitation emphasized partnership structure and accountability for key service components. School district applicants were required to plan for one or more CBOs to serve as subgrantees or contractors to operate, at a minimum, the mentoring component. The Department encouraged competitive selection of those subgrantees/contractors either before or after grant award, so the specific CBOs did not have to be named in the initial application. By contrast, CBO applicants had to name the school district partner upfront and include a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the application, making the district commitment a condition of eligibility.
Applications had to be submitted on a per-school basis. Each school district or CBO needed to file a separate application for each high school it proposed to serve, though applicants were allowed to submit multiple applications if they had multiple eligible schools. The opportunity specifically identified eligible schools (not already funded by DOL under this initiative) as being located in the school districts of Baltimore City; Plainfield, New Jersey; New York City; Schenectady, New York; Salem-Keizer, Oregon; Philadelphia; and Puerto Rico, with the full list referenced in the announcement (Section VIIIA).
Administratively, the funding opportunity number was SGA DFA PY 08 14, and it was posted July 24, 2009. The application deadline was September 22, 2009, with applications due no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and the announcement was archived October 22, 2009. The program fell under the Employment, Labor and Training activity category and used a standard grant instrument. A point of contact for access issues was listed as Serena Boyd, Grants Management Specialist, at 202-693-3338.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this grant opportunity?
This was a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), to fund comprehensive, school-based interventions in certain high schools officially designated as "persistently dangerous" for the 2008-2009 school year under section 9532 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
What was the main purpose of the program?
The core purpose was to reduce violence and improve student outcomes by creating safer school environments while strengthening students' academic engagement, social development, and longer-term career pathway prospects through coordinated supports.
What types of activities or services were expected to be funded?
The solicitation described a set of coordinated supports, including mentoring, educational assistance, employment and career-related services, case management, and evidence-informed violence prevention strategies.
How much total funding was available?
ETA set aside an estimated total of $34,000,000 for this competition.
What was the expected award size?
Individual awards were expected to range from $3,400,000 (floor) to $6,800,000 (ceiling).
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What funding authority or program was this tied to?
Funding was tied to Workforce Investment Act (WIA) pilots and demonstrations under CFDA 17.261, reflecting an expectation that projects would blend workforce-oriented approaches (such as work readiness and employment exposure) with school safety and youth development programming.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to projects serving high schools designated as "persistently dangerous" for the 2008-2009 school year, as labeled by State Educational Agencies, and that were not already receiving DOL funding under the same persistently dangerous schools initiative (including awards made in June 2008).
Which types of applicants could submit an application?
Applications could be submitted by either (1) school districts that include eligible persistently dangerous high schools, or (2) community-based organizations (CBOs), but only if the CBO was a nonprofit entity and partnered with the relevant school district.
Could a for-profit organization apply as a community-based organization (CBO)?
Based on the solicitation summary provided, CBO applicants had to be nonprofit entities. The summary does not describe eligibility for for-profit CBO applicants.
Were schools that appealed their "persistently dangerous" designation eligible?
Schools that lost the designation through a successful appeal were not eligible.
What if a school was in the middle of an appeal when applying?
If a school was in the middle of an appeal, a district could still apply, but it had to disclose the pending appeal, and the issue had to be resolved before an award could be made.
Could a school or district apply if it already received DOL funding under this initiative?
No. The opportunity excluded schools already receiving DOL funding under the same persistently dangerous schools initiative (including awards made in June 2008).
Were there partnership requirements for school district applicants?
Yes. School district applicants were required to plan for one or more CBOs to serve as subgrantees or contractors to operate, at a minimum, the mentoring component.
Did a school district have to name the specific CBO(s) in the application?
Not necessarily. The Department encouraged competitive selection of subgrantees/contractors either before or after grant award, so the specific CBOs did not have to be named in the initial application.
What were the requirements for CBO applicants regarding the school district partner?
CBO applicants had to name the school district partner upfront and include a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the application. The district commitment was a condition of eligibility for CBO applicants.
How were applications submitted: one per applicant or one per school?
Applications had to be submitted on a per-school basis. Each school district or CBO needed to file a separate application for each high school it proposed to serve.
Could an applicant submit more than one application?
Yes. Applicants were allowed to submit multiple applications if they had multiple eligible schools, but each application had to be specific to a single high school.
Which locations were specifically identified as having eligible schools?
The opportunity specifically identified eligible schools (not already funded by DOL under this initiative) as being located in the school districts of Baltimore City; Plainfield, New Jersey; New York City; Schenectady, New York; Salem-Keizer, Oregon; Philadelphia; and Puerto Rico. The announcement referenced a full list in Section VIIIA.
What was the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number was SGA DFA PY 08 14.
When was the opportunity posted?
It was posted on July 24, 2009.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was September 22, 2009, and applications were due no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
When was the announcement archived?
The announcement was archived on October 22, 2009.
What was the activity category and award instrument?
The program fell under the Employment, Labor and Training activity category and used a standard grant instrument.
Who was the point of contact for access issues?
The point of contact listed for access issues was Serena Boyd, Grants Management Specialist, at 202-693-3338.
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