Federal Register, Volume 67 Issue 140 (Monday, July 22, 2002)

[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47844-47860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18424]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Disability Employment Policy; Working for Freedom,
Opportunity and Real Choice Through Community Employment (WorkFORCE)
Grant Initiative: Supporting the Coordination and Delivery of
Competitive Employment Opportunities That Facilitate People With
Disabilities Living and Working in Their Communities

AGENCY: Office of Disability Employment Policy, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds and solicitation for grant
applications for WorkFORCE coordinating and action grants) (SGA 02-20
and SGA 02-21).

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of $6.0 million in
grant funding through the Department of Labor's Working for Freedom,
Opportunity and Real Choice through Community Employment (WorkFORCE)
Grant Initiative. This new initiative represents the Department of
Labor's continued support for increasing and improving employment
opportunities that allow individuals with disabilities to: (1) Move
from nursing homes or other institutions and residential facilities
into the community; (2) continue living in the community; (3) achieve
economic self-sufficiency; and (4) attain full access to, and
participation in, their communities.
This WorkFORCE Grant Initiative includes two distinct competitive
Solicitations for Grant Applications (SGAs), the WorkFORCE Coordinating
Grants SGA and the WorkFORCE Action Grants SGA:
WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants (SGA 02-20): These grants,
ranging from $100,000 to $150,000, are to assist in coordinating,
strategizing and developing competitive, customized community
employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities so that they
may live, work, and fully participate in their communities.
WorkFORCE Action Grants (SGA 02-21): These grants are
demonstration grants, ranging from $400,000 to $750,000, to begin or
expand the delivery and implementation of competitive, customized
community employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities so
that they may live, work, and fully participate in their communities.
The application and evaluation/selection criteria for both SGAs are
included in this Notice of Funding Availability. State agencies,
nonprofit organizations, a consortium of public and private entities,
and Indian and Native American Tribal entities, or consortia of Tribes,
with the written approval of their tribal council are eligible
applicants for the WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants. Nonprofit
organizations, either individually or as part of a consortium, are
eligible applicants for the WorkFORCE Action Grants.
Deadline for Submission of Grant Applications: To be considered
under the Fiscal Year 2002 funding cycle, grant applications must be
submitted by the deadlines listed below:

WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants, August 21, 2002
WorkFORCE Action Grants, August 21, 2002

Submission of Applications: Applicants are required to submit one
ink-signed original and two copies of the complete application for each
grant for which they are applying to the U.S. Department of Labor,
Procurement Services Center, Attention Grant Officer, Reference SGA 02-
20 or SGA 02-21, Room N-5416, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210 by no later than 4:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time
(EDST) on August 21, 2002. Both the WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants and
the WorkFORCE Action Grants have the same closing date, August 21,
2002. Applications for either grant received after these closing dates
will not be considered.
Late Proposals: All applicants are advised that U.S. mail delivery
in the Washington, DC area has been erratic due to concerns involving
anthrax contamination. All applicants must take this into consideration
when preparing to meet the application deadline. Therefore, it is
recommended that you confirm receipt of your application(s) by
contacting Cassandra Willis, U.S. Department of Labor, Procurement
Services Center, at (202) 693-4570, prior to the closing deadline.
Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may contact the Department via
the Federal Relay Service, (800) 877-8339.

Acceptable Methods of Submission

The grant application package must be received at the designated
place by the date and time specified or it will not be considered. Any
application received at the Office of Procurement Services Center after
4:45 p.m., EDST, August 21, 2002, will not be considered unless it is
received before the award is made and:
1. It was sent by registered or certified mail not later than the
fifth calendar day before August 21, 2002; or
2. It was sent by U.S. Postal Service Express Mail Next Day
Service--Post Office to Addressee, not later than 5 p.m. at the place
of mailing two working days, excluding weekends and Federal holidays,
prior to August 21, 2002; and/or
3. It is determined by the Government that the late receipt was due
solely to mishandling by the Government after receipt at the U.S.
Department of Labor at the address indicated.
The only acceptable evidence to establish the date of mailing of a
late application sent by registered or certified mail is the U.S.
Postal Service postmark on the envelope or wrapper and on the original
receipt from the U.S. Postal Service. If the postmark is not legible,
an application received after the above closing time and date shall be
processed as if mailed late. ``Postmark'' means a printed, stamped or
otherwise placed impression (not a postage meter machine impression)
that is readily identifiable without further action as having been
applied and affixed by an employee of the U.S. Postal Service on the
date of mailing. Therefore, applicants should request the postal clerk
place a legible hand cancellation ``bull's-eye'' postmark on both the
receipt and the envelope or wrapper.
The only acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at
the U.S. Department of Labor is the date/time stamp of the Procurement
Services Center on the application wrapper or other documentary
evidence or receipt maintained by that office.
Applications sent by other delivery services, such as Federal
Express, UPS, etc., will also be accepted; however the Department does
not accept dates or date stamps on such packages as evidence of timely
mailing. Thus, the applicant bears the responsibility of timely
submission.
All applicants are advised that U.S. mail delivery in the
Washington, DC area has been erratic due to concerns involving anthrax
contamination. All applicants must take this into consideration when
preparing to meet the application deadline. Therefore, it is
recommended that you confirm receipt of your application by contacting
Cassandra Willis, U.S. Department of Labor, Procurement Services
Center, telephone (202) 693-4570 (this is not a toll-free number),
prior to the closing deadline. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing
may contact the Department via the Federal Relay Service, (800) 877-
8339.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Questions concerning this
solicitation may be directed to Cassandra Willis, at (202) 693-4570.
Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may contact the Department via
the Federal Relay Service, (800) 877-8339. Application announcements or
forms will not be mailed. They are published in the Federal Register
which may be obtained from your nearest U.S. Government office or
public library. In addition, you can obtain up-to-date general
information about the WorkFORCE Grants, as well as the complete grant
solicitations for both the WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants and the
WorkFORCE Action Grants, please check our web site at: http://www2.dol.gov/odep/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Authority

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, Public Law 106-554, 114
Stat. 2763; 29 U.S.C. 557b; DOL, HHS, Education and Related
Appropriations Act, 2002, Public Law 107-116, 115 Stat. 2177.

II. Background

In Olmstead v. L.C., 119 S.Ct. 2176 (1999) (the ``Olmstead
decision''), the Supreme Court construed Title II of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) to require states to place qualified individuals
with mental disabilities in community settings, rather than in
institutions, whenever treatment professionals determine that such
placement is appropriate, the affected persons do not oppose such
placement, and the state can reasonably accommodate the placement,
taking into account the resources available to the state and the needs
of others with disabilities. The Department of Justice regulations
implementing Title II of the ADA require public entities to administer
their services, programs, and activities in the most integrated setting
appropriate to the needs of qualified individuals with disabilities, 28
CFR 35.130(d).
The Supreme Court stated that institutional placements of people
with disabilities who can live in, and benefit from, community settings
perpetuates the unwarranted assumptions that persons so isolated are
incapable or unworthy of participating in community life and that
``...confinement in an institution severely diminishes everyday life
activities of individuals, including family relations, social contacts,
work options, economic independence, educational advancement, and
cultural enrichment.'' Olmstead, 119 S.Ct. 2176, 21789, 2187 [emphasis
added]. This decision affects not only all persons in institutions and
segregated settings, but also people with disabilities who are at-risk
of institutionalization, including people with disabilities on waiting
lists to receive community based services and supports.
The Court indicated that one way states can show they are meeting
their obligations under the ADA and the Olmstead decision is to develop
a ``comprehensive, effectively working plan for placing qualified
people with mental disabilities in less restrictive settings.''
Olmstead at 2179. Based on this, almost all the states are in the
process of developing, or have already developed such plans.
In support of these state efforts, on June 18, 2001, President Bush
issued Executive Order 13217-Community-Based Alternatives for
Individuals with Disabilities (the Olmstead Executive Order), which
extended application of the Supreme Court's Olmstead decision to all
Americans with disabilities, and called upon selected federal agencies,
including the U.S. Department of Labor, to help support governors in
their implementation of the Olmstead decision. In support of these
state efforts and in response to the direction set forth in Executive
Order 13217, the U.S. Department of Labor is issuing this SGA for the
WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants and WorkFORCE Action Grants.
In March 2002, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services,
Tommy G. Thompson, submitted a report to President Bush, titled
Delivering on the Promise, on behalf of the Departments of Labor (DOL),
Justice (DOJ), Education (ED), Housing and Urban Development (HUD),
Transportation (DOT), Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Social Security
Administration (SSA) and Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This
report detailed actions being planned by the aforementioned agencies to
eliminate barriers and promote community integration. See http://www.hhs.gov/newfreedom/final. In this report, DOL and other Federal
agencies noted that successful Olmstead planning and implementation
efforts must include competitive employment and employment-related
supports. Delivering on the Promise identifies several key concerns
related to employment that must be addressed, including:
Fragmentation of existing employment services;
Isolation and segregation of people with disabilities from
``mainstream'' or generic employment programs and services;
Lack of access to health insurance;
The complexity of existing work incentives that are
supposed to encourage and/or support work efforts;
Lack of control and choice in selecting employment
training and service providers;
Inadequate work opportunities resulting from attitudinal
barriers based on historical and erroneous stereotypes; and
Lack of accurate data on employment of people with
disabilities needed to measure progress in eliminating barriers to
their employment.
These WorkFORCE grants are meant to offer opportunities that
respond to these issues.
Additionally, these grants support the President's New Freedom
Initiative. The New Freedom Initiative is designed to increase the
number of people with disabilities who enter, re-enter, and remain in
the workforce. By emphasizing the need to increase the capacity of
Federally-supported employment and training programs to serve people
with significant disabilities, including those covered by the Olmstead
decision and Executive Order, the current SGA will further the New
Freedom Initiative's goals of increased integration of Americans with
disabilities into the workforce.
These grants will also support other Federal and state initiatives
already underway to make working and living in the community a reality
for more people with disabilities, including the state planning and
implementation efforts under the U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead
decision; the Olmstead Executive Order; the Department of Health and
Human Services Systems Change Grants; the DOL Work Incentive Grants and
Customized Employment Grants; and other related grant opportunities and
efforts by DOL, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the
Social Security Administration under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
and the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA).
Many strategies exist for creating and expanding competitive
employment opportunities in the community, especially for people with
significant disabilities who were for many years considered
unemployable, including individuals who have been segregated in
institutions, sheltered workshops, nursing homes, and day activity
programs. Many related practices and promising strategies have emerged
through decades of research and demonstration projects, and through
other public and private activities promoting increased choice and
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determination for people with disabilities. These include multiple
``customized'' employment approaches such as supported employment and
supported entrepreneurship; individualized job development; job carving
and restructuring; use of personal agents (including individuals with
disabilities and family members); development of micro-boards, micro-
enterprises, cooperatives and small businesses; and the use of personal
budgets and other forms of individualized funding that provide choice
and control to the person and promote self-determination.
WIA established comprehensive reform of existing Federal job
training programs with and impacted service delivery under the Wagner-
Peyser Act, Adult Education and Literacy Act, and the Rehabilitation
Act. A number of other Federal programs are also identified as required
partners in the One-Stop delivery system in order to provide
comprehensive services for all Americans to access the information and
resources available to assist them in the development and
implementation of their career goals. The purpose of the One-Stop
system is to establish programs and providers in co-located and
integrated settings that are accessible for individuals and businesses
alike in approximately 600 workforce investment areas established
throughout the nation.
The One-Stop Centers, which comprise the heart of this system, are
in a position to expand employment opportunities for people with
disabilities by helping to ensure that the workforce system is
accessible both physically and programmatically. To accomplish this
expansion, however, additional state and local organizations must be
involved. Partners necessary to the success of this endeavor include,
but are not limited to, the following: state programs for individuals
with cognitive and developmental disabilities; Medicaid; mental health
and substance abuse agencies and organizations; transportation and
assistive technology providers; Small Business Development Centers;
secondary education programs; community colleges; University Centers
for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities; foundations; and
community-based and faith-based organizations.
Innovative partnerships hold the promise of dramatically increasing
both employment and wages for people with disabilities, in part by
increasing their choices for integrated, competitive employment,
business ownership, entrepreneurship, and other customized employment
options.
In response to these considerations and in view of the potential
resources described above, ODEP will pursue a two-pronged approach in
its new Working for Freedom, Opportunity and Real Choice through
Community Employment (WorkFORCE) Grant Initiative:
Awarding WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants to provide an
opportunity to expand state coordination, planning and development
efforts related to Olmstead plans.
Awarding WorkFORCE Action Grants to demonstration projects
that develop and/or expand the capacity of communities to support the
employment-related needs of individuals with disabilities.
The combination of these efforts will substantially contribute to
the President's New Freedom Initiative and will further the objectives
of the President's Executive Order 13217.

III. Workforce Coordinating Grants (SGA 02-20)

A. Overview

ODEP will award up to $4.0 million in grant funding for WorkFORCE
Coordinating Grants to fund up to twenty-seven grants, with the average
grant size ranging between $100,000--$150,000 for one year. These
grants are part of the Department of Labor's continued efforts to
increase the employment rate of people with disabilities. The purpose
of the WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants is to support the development and
coordination of competitive, customized employment strategies and
opportunities for people with disabilities who want to: (1) Move from
nursing homes or other institutions or residential facilities into the
community; (2) continue living in the community; (3) achieve economic
self-sufficiency; and (4) attain full access to, and participation in,
their communities.
Eligible applicants for the WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants are state
agencies; nonprofit, faith-based, and community organizations; a
consortium of public and private entities; and Indian and Native
American Tribal entities, or consortia of Tribes.
In this SGA, ODEP is also announcing the availability of up to $2.0
million in WorkFORCE Action Grants to fund two to four community
employment demonstration projects ranging from $400,000-$750,000 per
year for up to five years. Applicants for both of these grants must
document through a letter signed by their state's governor or
functionally equivalent entity, or his/her designee for Olmstead
implementation, that the proposed grant activities will be regarded as
one of their state's official demonstration program(s) for overall
Olmstead implementation. If a particular state is supporting
applications for both a WorkFORCE Coordinating and WorkFORCE Action
grant, the letter signed by the sanctioning entity must additionally
reflect that the state will work with the applicants to ensure that the
activities of the two grants are coordinated. In addition, applicants
must provide a detailed explanation of the specific procedures and
approaches that will be put in place to ensure coordination of grants.

B. Purpose of Coordinating Grants

The WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants are designed to provide states
with an opportunity to expand and better coordinate their statewide
overall Olmstead planning and implementation efforts, with an emphasis
on coordinating the delivery of employment-related services and
supports to people with disabilities, including those provided through
the workforce development system and its One-Stop Career Center system.
The Coordinating Grants are intended to enhance the ability of states,
disability organizations, and other relevant entities to engage in
strategic statewide coordination, planning and development leading to
improved and/or increased opportunities for customized, competitive
community employment for people with disabilities.
These coordination efforts must include the involvement of many key
partners, especially those associated with the workforce development
system, including the One-Stop Centers; those involved in developing
and implementing Medicaid buy-ins and other work incentives related to
Social Security disability benefits and programs; and those partners
involved in HHS Systems Change, Real Choice, and Nursing Home
Transition grants, which also target individuals with disabilities who
are covered by the Olmstead decision and Executive Order. In addition,
coordination must include entities that currently receive relevant DOL
grants, including the Work Incentive Grants (WIGs) and the Customized
Employment grants, and other appropriate DOL initiatives. See
www2.dol.gov/odep/.
The target groups to be served are people with disabilities who are
either unemployed or under-employed and:

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In non-work, segregated work or transitioning to work
settings; or
Anticipated to be or are determined to be covered under
the Olmstead decision and/or Executive Order and therefore part of the
state's Olmstead planning process; or,
Awaiting employment services and supports following a move
from a residential facility, or as part of a plan to move into a
community under the Olmstead decision and/or Executive Order.
For purposes of this solicitation, customized employment means
individualizing the employment relationship between employees and
employers in ways that meet the needs of both. It is based on an
individualized determination of the strengths, needs, and interests of
the person with a disability, and is also designed to meet the specific
needs of the employer. It may include employment developed through job
carving, self-employment or entrepreneurial initiatives, or other job
development or restructuring strategies that result in job
responsibilities being individually customized and negotiated to fit
the needs of individuals with a disability. Customized employment
assumes the provision of reasonable accommodations and supports
necessary for the individual to perform the functions of a job that is
individually negotiated and developed.

C. Statement of Work for Coordinating Grants

All applicants shall describe their proposal for coordinating and
developing community employment opportunities, including how they will
work to ensure that their state's overall Olmstead implementation plan
fully addresses providing competitive, customized employment options
for people with disabilities who are transitioning to, or living in,
the community. Grant applications must include proposed methods for
coordinating efforts with a wide variety of state agencies or entities.
Some of the agencies and entities that should be included are: (1)
State and local Workforce Investment Boards and One-Stop Career
Centers; (2) Vocational Rehabilitation; (3) Medicaid, Developmental
Disabilities; (4) Mental Health; (5) Substance Abuse; (6) Public
Health; (7) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); (8)
Governors' Developmental Disability Councils, Governors' Committees on
Employment of People with Disabilities; (9) University Centers for
Excellence in Disabilities; (10) individuals with disabilities; (11)
centers for independent living; (12) advocacy and consumer groups; (13)
employers; (14) community- and faith-based organizations, family
members, and other appropriate organizations and stakeholders.
WorkFORCE coordination activities must include development and
implementation of cross-agency strategies that will link employment
supports and services into the current overall Olmstead planning
process. The activities should be designed to help support the movement
of people with significant disabilities from segregated settings to
integrated settings, particularly customized, competitive employment
opportunities in the community.
The grant will result in the development of coordinated, strategic
plans and actions that offer leadership and detail as to how various
delivery systems and related agencies and organizations are working,
and can work, to better meet the community employment needs of people
with significant disabilities. These activities must include strategies
to provide training and staff development to increase organizational
capacity to serve the target population with needed customized
employment services. Coordination with the state's other Olmstead
activities and planning efforts is mandatory, as is the institution of
objectives measures of evaluation to document project success.
Grantees for the WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants must engage in
collaborative activities across relevant stakeholder groups, including
both required and non-required WIA partners, persons with disabilities,
their parents and other family members, advocates, employers, community
rehabilitation agencies, and others, as appropriate. The commitment of
key personnel to this effort will be very important to the success of
the grant.
Appropriate actions and activities which may be undertaken under
the WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants include the following:
1. Identification of the major barriers to integrated and
competitive community employment that affect people with significant
disabilities who are transitioning into, or already living in, the
community;
2. Research to establish or foster the development or expansion of
promising practices (including customized employment strategies such as
supported employment; supported entrepreneurship; individualized job
placement; job carving and restructuring; use of personal agents;
development of micro-boards, micro-enterprises, cooperative, and small
businesses; use of personal budgets and other forms of individualized
funding that provide choice and control and promote self-determination)
that have demonstrated increased employment outcomes for people with
significant disabilities;
3. Involvement of agencies, organizations, employers, and
individuals currently active in the overall Olmstead planning process
and those who need to become involved;
4. Development of plans for implementing cross-agency strategies
that will assure that employment in integrated, competitive work
settings is part of the overall Olmstead plan and is available as an
option for the targeted population;
5. Development of strategies for capacity building and linking of
relevant resources to the overall workforce development activities in
the state;
1. Identification of specific roles and responsibilities that the
agencies, both public and private, should fulfill in order to provide
increased and improved competitive, customized employment opportunities
in the community;
7. Identification of the necessary resources, financial and non-
financial, to continue to implement these actions and provide increased
and improved competitive customized employment opportunities in the
community, in ways that provide increased control and choice for
individuals with disabilities;
8. Development of strategies for how existing state Olmstead-
related activities will be coordinated and involved in employment
programs for the target population;
9. Identification of specific ways people with disabilities and,
when appropriate, their family members will be involved in the
development and growth of competitive, customized community employment
options in non-stereotypical jobs;
10. Identification of specific ways employers and businesses will
be involved in developing and supporting increased and improved
competitive, customized community employment options;
11. Identification of long-term strategies to pursue for needed
systemic changes;
12. Development of Memoranda of Understanding, letters of support,
etc., to carry out the coordination activities, including commitments,
resources, time lines, outcomes (e.g., how many people will be served);
13. Development of a data collection system designed to document
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people with disabilities who are transitioning from institutions to the
community and/or currently living in the community;
Grantees must account for the travel costs associated with sending
at least one representative for two days to a mandatory annual ODEP
Grantees' training conference, to be held in Washington, DC in their
grant budget.
Grantees must also agree to work with ODEP and its various
technical assistance efforts in order to share with others what is
learned about delivering competitive, customized community employment
services to individuals with disabilities.

D. Funding Availability for Coordinating Grants

The Department of Labor anticipates awarding at least 30 grants,
with a range of $100,000 to $150,000 each. These awards will be for a
one-year period of performance.

E. Eligible Applicants for Coordinating Grants

Eligible applicants for the WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants are state
agencies, nonprofit organizations, or a consortium of public and
private entities, which have been designated, authorized, and/or
approved by the governor of the state, the governmental body's
functionally equivalent entity, or the governor or equivalent entity's
designee for Olmstead implementation to:
Lead the state's overall Olmstead implementation effort or
Develop and/or lead the specific component of the state's
overall Olmstead implementation effort that relates to employment.
``State'' in this context includes the 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American
Samoa. Indian and Native American Tribal entities, or consortia of
Tribes, with the written approval of their tribal council, are also
eligible applicants to receive these grants. Grants awarded to tribal
entities are to be used in coordinating, strategizing, and developing
competitive, customized community employment opportunities for
individuals with disabilities in a specific Indian community or
covering multiple Tribal entities so that they may live, work and fully
participate in their communities. Grants to Indian and Native American
tribal grantees must recognize principles of sovereignty and self-
governance established under the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act, allowing for the government-to-government
relationship between the Federal and Tribal Governments.

F. Application Contents for Coordinating Grants

General Requirements--Two copies and one ink-signed original of the
proposal must be submitted. Proposals must be submitted by the
applicant only. There are three required sections of the application.
Requirements for each section are provided in this application package.
Part I--Executive Summary
The Executive Summary must be no more than 2 single-spaced pages in
length giving a clear summary of the project narrative.
Part II--Project Narrative--(Appendices: Letters of Commitment/Support,
Resumes, etc.)
Applicants must include a project narrative that addresses the
Statement of Work in Part III, Section C of this notice and the
evaluation criteria that are used by reviewers in evaluating the
application in Part III, Section G. Applicants that are consortium of
public and private entities must include a copy of their consortium's
partnership agreement in the Appendices.
You must limit the project narrative to the equivalent of no more
than thirty pages using the following standards. This page limit does
not apply to Part I, the Executive Summary; Part III, the Project
Financial Plan (Budget); and, the Appendices (the assurances and
certifications, consortium partnership agreement (where applicable),
resumes, bibliography or references, and the letters of support). A
page is 8.5'' x 11'' (on one side only) with one-inch margins (top,
bottom, and sides). All text in the application narrative, including
titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, and captions, as well as all
text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs must be double-spaced (no
more than three lines per vertical inch); and, if using a proportional
computer font, use no smaller than a 12-point font, and an average
character density no greater than 18 characters per inch (if using a
non-proportional font or a typewriter, do not use more than 12
characters per inch.)
Part III--Project Financial Plan (Budget)
Applications must include a detailed financial plan that identifies
by line item the budget plan designed to achieve the goals of this
grant. The Financial Plan must contain the SF-424, Application for
Federal Assistance (Appendix A) and a Budget Information Sheet SF-424A
(Appendix B).
In addition, the budget must include on a separate page a detailed
cost analysis of each line item. Justification for administrative costs
must be provided. Approval of a budget by DOL is not the same as the
approval of actual costs. The individual signing the SF-424 on behalf
of the applicant must represent and be able to legally bind the
responsible financial and administrative entity for a grant should that
application result in an award. The applicant must also include the
Assurances and Certifications Signature Page (Appendix C).

G. Evaluation and Selection Criteria for Coordinating Grants

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b. The extent to which the design of the proposed project is
appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target
population and other identified needs;
c. The extent to which the design of the proposed project provides
procedures and approaches for coordination with key agencies and
organizations, identification of critical roles, and a plan for
implementation of competitive, customized community employment
strategies;
d. The extent to which the proposed project is designed to build
capacity and yield results that will extend beyond the period of this
grant;
e. The extent to which the proposed project will be coordinated,
including demonstrated support from the state governor or designated
Olmstead agency and commitment from key organizations and agencies;
f. The extent to which the applicant encourages involvement of
people with disabilities and their families, experts and organizations,
and other relevant stakeholders in project activities; and,
g. The extent to which performance feedback and continuous
improvement are integral to the design of the proposed project.
3. Quality of Project Personnel (15 points)
The Project Narrative must describe the proposed staffing of the
project and must identify and summarize the qualifications of the
personnel who will carry it out. In addition, the Project Narrative
must summarize the qualifications, including relevant education,
training and experience of key project personnel as well as the
qualifications, including relevant training and experience of project
consultants or subcontractors. Resumes must be included in the
Appendices.
4. Adequacy of the Budget (10 points)
In evaluating the adequacy of the budget for the proposed project,
the Department considers the following factors:
a. The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project; and
b. The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the
objectives, design, and potential significance of the proposed project.
The applicant may include letters of commitment from proposed
partners in the Appendix.
5. Quality of the Management Plan (15 points)
In evaluating the quality of the management plan for the proposed
project, the Department considers the following factors:
a. The extent to which the management plan for project
implementation achieves the objectives of the proposed project on time
and within budget, including clearly defined staff responsibilities,
and time allocated to project activities, time lines, milestones for
accomplishing project tasks and project deliverables;
b. The adequacy of mechanisms for ensuring high-quality products
and services from the proposed project; and
c. The extent to which the time commitments of the project director
and/or principal investigator and other key project personnel are
appropriate and adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed
project.
6. Quality of the Project Evaluation (10 points)
In evaluating the quality of the project's evaluation design, the
Department considers the following factors:
a. The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, context, and
outcomes of the proposed project;
b. The extent to which the methods of evaluation provide for
examining the effectiveness of project implementation strategies;
c. The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use of
objective performance measures that are clearly related to the intended
outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and qualitative
data;
d. The extent to which the evaluation will provide information to
other programs about effective strategies suitable for replication or
testing in other settings; and,
e. The extent to which the methods of evaluation measure in both
quantitative and qualitative terms, program results and satisfaction of
people with disabilities.
B. Selection Criteria
Acceptance of a proposal and an award of federal funds to sponsor
any program(s) is not a waiver of any grant requirement and/or
procedures. Grantees must comply with all applicable Federal statutes,
regulations, administrative requirements and OMB Circulars. For
example, the OMB circulars require, and an entity's procurement
procedures must require, that all procurement transactions shall be
conducted, as practical, to provide open and free competition. If a
proposal identifies a specific entity to provide the services, the
award does not provide the justification or basis to sole-source the
procurement, i.e., to avoid competition.
A panel will objectively rate each complete application against the
criteria described in this SGA. The panel recommendations to the Grant
Officer are advisory in nature. The Grant Officer may elect to award
grants either with or without discussion with the applicant. In
situations where no discussion occurs, an award will be based on the
signed SF 424 form (see Appendix A), which constitutes a binding offer.
The Grant Officer may consider the availability of funds and any
information that is available and will make final award decisions based
on what is most advantageous to the government, considering factors
such as:
1. Findings of the grant technical evaluation panel;
2. Geographic distribution of the competitive applications;
3. Assuring a variety of program designs; and,
4. The availability of funds.

H. Reporting for Workforce Coordinating Grants

The Department of Labor is responsible for ensuring the effective
implementation of each competitive grant project in accordance with the
provisions of this announcement, the grant agreement and other
applicable administrative requirements.
Grantees will be required to submit periodic financial and
participation reports under the WorkFORCE Coordinating Grant program.
Specifically the following reports will be required:
1. Semi-Annual Reports; The Semi-Annual Report is estimated to take
ten hours to complete. The form for the Semi-Annual Report will be
provided by ODEP. It is designed to measure progress in reaching the
objectives of the Grant.
2. Standard Form 269; Financial Status Report Form, on a quarterly
basis.
3. Final Project Report; including an assessment of project
performance and outcomes achieved. The final report is estimated to
take 20 hours. This report will be submitted in hard copy and on
electronic disk following the format and instructions provided by DOL/
ODEP. A draft of the final report is due to DOL 45 days before the
termination of the grant. The final report is due to DOL 60 days
following the termination of the grant.
Applicants for the WorkFORCE Coordinating Grant Program should
proceed to Section I, Administration Provisions.

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IV. Workforce Action Grants (SGA 02-21)

A. Overview

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Disability Employment
Policy (ODEP) announces the availability of up to $2.0 million to award
between two to four grants, ranging from $400,000 to $750,000 each, to
develop demonstration programs to support the development and
coordination of competitive, customized employment opportunities in
non-stereotypical jobs for people with disabilities who want to (1)
move from nursing homes, residential facilities, or other institutions
into the community, (2) continue living in the community, (3) achieve
economic self-sufficiency, and (4) attain full access to, and
participation in, their communities.
These demonstration grants are for a one-year implementation period
with four optional additional years, depending upon project performance
and funding availability at varying funding levels. These grants are
designed to provide competitive, customized, community employment
services that lead to non-stereotypical jobs for people with
significant disabilities.
In this SGA, ODEP is also announcing the availability of up to $4.0
million in WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants. Applicants for both of these
grants must document through a letter signed by their state's governor
or functionally equivalent entity, or his/her designee for Olmstead
implementation, that the proposed grant activities will be regarded as
one of their state's official demonstration program(s) for overall
Olmstead implementation. If a particular state is supporting
applications for both a WorkFORCE Coordinating and WorkFORCE Action
grant, the letter signed by the state's sanctioning entity must
additionally reflect that the state will work with the applicants to
ensure that the activities of the two grants are coordinated. In
addition, applicants must provide a detailed explanation of the
specific procedures and approaches that will be put in place to ensure
coordination of grants in their Project Narrative.
These grants are part of the Department of Labor's continued
efforts to increase the employment rate of people with disabilities.
Eligible applicants for the WorkFORCE Action Grants are nonprofit
organizations, either individually or as part of a consortium.
Organizations applying to be demonstration sites must have approval and
support from the governor, or his/her designee, as one of the state's
official Olmstead employment demonstration grant programs.

B. Purpose of Workforce Action Grants

The purpose of the WorkFORCE Action Grants is to demonstrate the
employment potential of people with disabilities through techniques for
accomplishing competitive employment in non-stereotypical integrated
settings, utilizing customized employment strategies. These efforts
must include the involvement of many key partners, especially those
associated with their area's One-Stop Career Centers.
The target groups to be served are people with disabilities who are
either unemployed or under-employed and who are:
In non-work, segregated work, or transitioning to work
settings;
Expected to be or are determined to be covered under the
Olmstead decision and/or Executive Order and therefore part of the
state overall Olmstead planning process; or,
Awaiting employment services and supports following a move
from a residential facility, or as part of a plan to move into a
community under the Supreme Court's decision in Olmstead and/or
Olmstead Executive Order.
For purposes of this solicitation, customized employment means
individualizing the employment relationship between employees and
employers in ways that meet the needs of both. It is based on an
individualized determination of strengths, needs, and interests of the
person with a disability, and is also designed to meet the specific
needs of the employer. It may include employment developed through job
carving, self-employment or entrepreneurial initiatives, or other job
development or restructuring strategies that result in job
responsibilities being customized and individually negotiated to fit
the needs of individuals with a disability. Customized employment
assumes the provision of reasonable accommodations and the supports
necessary for the individual to perform the functions of a job that is
individually negotiated and developed.
If proposals are submitted for both grants from a particular state,
the activities of the WorkFORCE Coordinating Grant and the WorkFORCE
Action Grant must be coordinated as discussed previously. Coordination
and demonstration efforts can be reinforcing activities.

C. Statement of Work for Action Grants

Each applicant for these grants shall describe its plan for
expanding capacity for, and provision of, customized employment
opportunities to the target groups. Applicants must document through a
letter signed by their state's governor, or his/her designee for
Olmstead implementation, that the proposed activities will be regarded
as one of their state's official demonstration program(s) for overall
Olmstead implementation. This letter should also indicate how the
lessons learned in the implementation of the WorkFORCE Action Grant
demonstration project would be utilized in other communities throughout
the state. Grant applications must include proposed methods for
coordinating efforts with a wide variety of state agencies or entities.
Some of the agencies that should be included are: employment and
training agencies; state and local Workforce Investment Boards and
their One-Stop Career Centers; Substance Abuse; Vocational
Rehabilitation; state Education Agencies; Medicaid; Mental Retardation;
Mental Health; Public Health; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF); Developmental Disability Councils; Independent Living programs;
community rehabilitation providers; University Centers for Excellence
in Disabilities; family members; consumers; employers; and any other
key agencies or constituencies needed to offer a comprehensive service
delivery model.
The demonstration grant program being described must address the
movement of individuals from segregated settings to competitive,
integrated, customized employment opportunities in the community.
Grantees must work in coordination with their state's Olmstead lead
agency on their state's overall Olmstead plan, and describe how they
will contribute to the development of their state's plan and
implementation strategy related to employment. Grantees must also
integrate their employment strategies with their state's employment
programs and services, including existing services available through
the One-Stop Centers, the state and local Workforce Investment Boards,
and their partners. In addition, they must coordinate their efforts
with existing Olmstead activities and programs including grant
activities and initiatives funded by the Center for Medicaid and State
Operations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (e.g.,
Systems Change for Community Living Grants, State Medicaid Buy-in
programs, and Medicaid Infrastructure Grants), and grant activities
funded by the Center for Mental Health Services of the U.S. Department
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Services for People with Psychiatric Disabilities).
Grantees must develop employment opportunities in a variety of
occupations and industries based on the strengths, needs, and desires
of the individual with a disability, including self-employment and
entrepreneurship where appropriate. Services and supports must be
organized in ways that provide informed choice and promote self-
determination. In addition, grantees must establish employer
involvement; track and respond to customer service and satisfaction for
both persons with disabilities and employers; and provide services,
including follow-up services, to ensure job retention and career
development.
Grantees should establish partnerships and linkages with other
relevant state entities and programs (such as Medicaid, mental health,
substance abuse, transportation, State Councils on Developmental
Disabilities), as well as Small Business Development Centers, community
colleges, benefits counseling and assistance programs, and lending and
financial institutions, whose expertise, services, and/or funds could
contribute to employment services and supports needed by the Olmstead
population in order to secure competitive, customized community
employment outcomes.
Grantees must educate relevant stakeholders and systems personnel
about changes needed to increase integrated, customized community
employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
Grantees must consider the usefulness of increasing the
availability of personal agents and job development personnel offering
customized services through customer-controlled approaches that result
in customized employment. One possible area of focus could include
demonstrating the effectiveness of paying family members and/or other
individuals with disabilities to serve as personal agents when selected
by the individual with a disability to assist in negotiating and
implementing employment plans and services. Grantees must incorporate
use of funds leveraged across several systems available to people with
disabilities through personal accounts or personal budgets.
Grantees may use funds in a flexible manner, as determined
appropriate by input from stakeholders and identified needs, so long as
requirements for outcome and evaluation data and other requirements of
Federal statutes, regulations, administrative requirements, and OMB
circulars and the requirements delineated in this SGA are met.
All grantees must agree to cooperate with an independent evaluation
to be conducted by the DOL. DOL will arrange for and conduct this
independent evaluation of the outcomes, impacts, and accomplishments of
each funded grant. Grantees must agree to make available records on all
parts of grant activity, including participant employment and wage
data, and to provide access to personnel, as specified by the
evaluator(s), under the direction of the Department.
Grantees must also agree to work with ODEP in its various technical
assistance efforts in order to freely share with others what is learned
about delivering customized employment services to the Olmstead
population. Grantees also must agree to collaborate with other research
institutes, centers, studies, and evaluations that are supported by DOL
and other relevant Federal agencies.

D. Funding Availability for Action Grants

The Department of Labor anticipates awarding two to four grants,
with a range of $400,000 to $750,000 each. These awards will be for
one-year period of performance and may be renewed annually up to four
additional years for a total of five years depending upon the
availability of funds and the efficacy of the grant activities,
established by independent reviews conducted by the Department of Labor
or its designee. Proposals must include budgetary information for a
five-year period. It is envisioned that if funding is continued for the
full five years, the funding for years four and five will be at
successfully lower rates, with funding during year four at 80 percent
of the third year funds, and, at 60 percent during year five. Grantees
are expected to use this grant as seed money to develop other public
and private resources in order to ensure sustainability of grant
activities following completion of the funding period. Funds may not be
used for modifying buildings or equipment for physical or communication
accessibility, although the strategic planning should address how
resources will be leveraged for such purposes from other sources, as
appropriate.

E. Eligible Applicants for Action Grants

Eligible applicants for these demonstration grants are non-profit
organizations. Applicants must document, via a letter signed by their
state's governor, or his/her designee for overall Olmstead
implementation, that the proposed grant activities will be regarded as
an official demonstration program playing a vital role in their state's
Olmstead employment implementation effort(s). Moreover, this letter
must describe how the lessons learned under this grant will be utilized
to benefit other communities throughout the state, and thereby provide
expanded competitive, customized employment options for people who are
covered under the Olmstead decision and Executive Order.

F. Application Contents

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Part III--Project Financial Plan (Budget)
Applications must include a detailed financial plan that identifies
by line item the budget plan designed to achieve the goals of this
grant. The Financial Plan must contain the SF-424, Application for
Federal Assistance (Appendix A) and a Budget Information Sheet SF-424A
(Appendix B).
In addition, the budget must include on a separate page a detailed
cost analysis of each line item. Justification for administrative costs
must be provided. Approval of a budget by DOL is not the same as the
approval of actual costs. The individual signing the SF-424 on behalf
of the applicant must represent and be able to legally bind the
responsible financial and administrative entity for a grant should that
application result in an award. The applicant must also include the
Assurances and Certifications Signature Page (Appendix C).

F. Evaluation Criteria

A. Evaluation Criteria
The application must include information of the type described
below.
1. Significance of the Proposed Project (20 points)
In determining the significance of the proposed project, the
Department considers the following factors:
a. The potential contribution of the proposed project to increase
knowledge or understanding of problems, issues, or effective strategies
for addressing the development and/or enhancing the capacity of the
One-Stop Career Center system or other potential partners to use
customized employment strategies to increase employment, choice and
wages, and influence systems change;
b. The extent to which the applicant demonstrates an understanding
of the issues the state and proposed geographic area are currently
facing in their overall Olmstead implementation efforts;
c. The extent to which the proposed project is likely to yield
findings that may be used by other appropriate agencies and
organizations;
d. The extent to which the proposed project involves the
development or demonstration of promising new strategies that build on,
or are alternatives to, existing strategies;
f. The extent to which the promising practices of the proposed
project are to be disseminated in ways that will enable others to use
the information or strategies;
g. The potential replicability (national significance) of the
proposed project or strategies, including, as appropriate, the
potential for implementation in a variety of settings; and,
h. The importance or magnitude of the results, which are likely to
be attained by the proposed project.
2. Quality of the Project Design (30 points)
In evaluating the quality of the proposed project design, the
Department considers the following factors:
a. The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable;
b. The extent to which the design of the proposed project is
appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target
population and other identified needs and the quality of the
applicant's plans for recruiting and retaining the target population;
c. The extent to which the design of the proposed project provides
procedures and approaches for collaboration and coordination with key
agencies and organizations, identification of critical roles, and a
plan for implementation of competitive, customized community employment
strategies;
d. The extent to which the proposed project is designed to build
capacity and yield results that will extend beyond the period of this
grant and the quality of the applicant's plans for implementing the
project's activities in years four and five when Federal fending will
be reduced;
e. The extent to which the proposed project will be coordinated,
including demonstrated support from the state governor or designated
Olmstead agency and commitment from key organizations, employers, and
agencies;
f. The extent to which the applicant encourages involvement of
people with disabilities and their families, experts and organizations,
and other relevant stakeholders in project activities; and,
g. The extent to which performance feedback and continuous
improvement are integral to the design of the proposed project.
3. Quality of Project Personnel (15 points)
The Project Narrative must describe the proposed staffing of the
project and must identify and summarize the qualifications of the
personnel who will carry it out. In addition, the Project Narrative
must summarize the qualifications, including relevant education,
training and experience of key project personnel as well as the
qualifications, including relevant training and experience of project
consultants or subcontractors. Resumes must be included in the
Appendices.
4. Adequacy of the Budget (10 points)
In evaluating the adequacy of the budget for the proposed project,
the Department considers the following factors:
a. The extent to which the budget is adequate to support and
sustain the proposed project activities over the projected five-year
period; and,
b. The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the
objectives, design, and potential significance of the proposed project.
The applicant may include letters of commitment from proposed
partners in the Appendix.
5. Quality of the Management Plan (15 points)
In evaluating the quality of the management plan for the proposed
project, the Department considers the following factors:
a. The extent to which the management plan for project
implementation achieves the objectives of the proposed project on time
and within budget, including clearly defined staff responsibilities,
and time allocated to project activities, time lines, milestones for
accomplishing project tasks and project deliverables;
b. The adequacy of mechanisms for ensuring high-quality products
and services from the proposed project; and,
c. The extent to which the time commitments of the project director
and/or principal investigator and other key project personnel are
appropriate and adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed
project.
6. Quality of the Project Evaluation (10 points)
In evaluating the quality of the project's evaluation design, the
Department considers the following factors:
a. The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, context, and
outcomes of the proposed project;
b. The extent to which the methods of evaluation provide for
examining the effectiveness of project implementation strategies;
c. The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use of
objective performance measures that are clearly related to the intended
outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and qualitative
data;
d. The extent to which the evaluation will provide information to
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suitable for replication or testing in other settings; and,
e. The extent to which the methods of evaluation measure in both
quantitative and qualitative terms, program results and satisfaction of
people with disabilities.
B. Selection Criteria
Acceptance of a proposal and an award of federal funds to sponsor
any program(s) is not a waiver of any grant requirement and/or
procedures. Grantees must comply with all applicable Federal statutes,
regulations, administrative requirements, and OMB Circulars. For
example, the OMB circulars require, and an entity's procurement
procedures must require, that all procurement transactions shall be
conducted, as practical, to provide open and free competition. If a
proposal identifies a specific entity to provide the services, the
award does not provide the justification or basis to sole-source the
procurement, i.e., to avoid competition.
A panel will objectively rate each complete application against the
criteria described in this SGA. The panel recommendations to the Grant
Officer are advisory in nature. The Grant Officer may elect to award
grants either with or without discussion with the applicant. In
situations where no discussion occurs, an award will be based on the
signed SF 424 form (see Appendix A), which constitutes a binding offer.
The Grant Officer may consider the availability of funds and any
information that is available and will make final award decisions based
on what is most advantageous to the government, considering factors
such as:
1. Findings of the grant technical evaluation panel
2. Geographic distribution of the competitive applications;
3. Assuring a variety of program designs; and,
4. The availability of funds.

H. Reporting for Workforce Action Grants

The Department of Labor is responsible for ensuring the effective
implementation of each competitive grant project in accordance with the
provisions of this announcement, the grant agreement, and other
applicable administrative requirements. Applicants should assume that
DOL staff or their designees will conduct at least one on-site project
review. In addition, all grantees will be expected to provide
information on individuals with disabilities securing employment
through use of customized strategies (including information on types of
jobs, wages, and benefits secured by specific individuals with
disabilities, and other areas addressed through the linkages and
networks facilitated by project activities).
Grantees will be required to submit periodic financial and
participation reports. Specifically the following reports will be
required:
1. Quarterly reports; The quarterly report is estimated to take ten
hours to complete. The form for the Quarterly Report will be provided
by ODEP. The Department will work with the grantee to help refine the
requirements of the report, which will, among other things, include
measures of ongoing analysis for continuous improvement and customer
satisfaction.
2. Standard Form 269; Financial Status Report Form, on a quarterly
basis.
3. Final Project Report; including an assessment of project
performance and outcomes achieved. The final report is estimated to
take 20 hours. This report will be submitted in hard copy and on
electronic disk using a format and following instructions, which will
be provided by the Department. A draft of the final report is due to
the Department 45 days before the termination of the grant. The final
report is due to the Department 60 days following the termination of
the grant
DOL will arrange for and conduct an independent evaluation of the
outcomes, impacts, and accomplishments of each funded project. Grantees
must agree to make available records on all parts of project activity,
including participant employment and wage data, and to provide access
to personnel, as specified by the evaluator(s), under the direction of
the Department. This independent evaluation is separate from the
ongoing evaluation for continuous improvement required of the grantee
for project implementation.

I. Administration Provisions (Applicable to Both SGAs)

A. Administrative Standards and Provisions
1. The WorkFORCE Coordinating Grants awarded under this SGA are
subject to the following:
29 CFR Part 95--Grants and Agreements With Institutions of
Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations, and
With Commercial Organizations, Foreign Governments, Organizations Under
the Jurisdiction of Foreign Governments, and International
Organizations;
29 CFR Part 96--Audit Requirements for Grants, Contracts
and Other Agreements;
29 CFR Part 97 `` Uniform Administrative Requirement for
Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments
2. The WorkFORCE Action Grants awarded under this SGA shall be
subject to the following:
29 CFR Part 95--Grants and Agreements With Institutions of
Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations, and
With Commercial Organizations, Foreign Governments, Organizations Under
the Jurisdiction of Foreign Governments, and International
Organizations;
29 CFR Part 96--Audit Requirements for Grants, Contracts,
and Other Agreements.
B. Allowable Costs
Determinations of allowable costs for both the WorkFORCE
Coordinating and Action Grants shall be made in accordance with the
following applicable Federal cost principles:
Nonprofit Organizations--OMB Circular A-122
State and Local Government--OMB Circular A-87
Profit will not be considered an allowable cost in any case.
C. Grant Non-Discrimination Assurances
As a condition of the awards, applicants for both the WorkFORCE
Coordinating and Action Grants must certify that they will comply fully
with the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of the
following laws:
29 CFR Part 31--Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of
the Department of Labor, effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964.
29 CFR Part 32--Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in
Programs and Activities Receiving or Benefiting from Federal
Assistance. (Implementing section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29
U.S.C. 794)
29 CFR Part 36--Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education
Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.
(Implementing title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C.
1681 et seq.)
29 CFR Part 37--Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity Provisions
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), (Implementing Section
188 of the Workforce Investment Act, 29 U.S.C. 2938)
The applicant must include assurances and certifications that it
will comply with these laws in its grant application. The assurances
and certifications are attached as Appendix C.

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Signed at Washington, DC this 16th day of July, 2002.
Lawrence J. Kuss,
Grant Officer.

Appendix A. Application for Federal Assistance, Form SF 424
Appendix B. Budget Information Sheet, Form SF 424A
Appendix C. Assurances and Certifications Signature Page

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