National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007 May 15, 2007

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Presenters Presenters: Alina Walker, Program Manager, Employment and Training Administration Jim Stockton, Grants Officer, Employment and Training Administration Moderator: Adriana Kaplan, Manpower Development Specialist, Employment and Training Administration National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Presenters Alina Walker Program Manager, Employment and Training Administration James Stockton ETA Grants Officer National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 What is the Housing Assistance Program? Authorized under section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act; Housing assistance is a supportive service offered to assist migrant and seasonal farmworkers to retain employment or enter into or complete training; It is an activity to improve economic outcomes for farmworkers National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Purpose of SGA The Workforce Investment Act requires that the Secretary award grants or contracts on a competitive basis, every two years National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Guiding Principles Housing Assistance Should Leverage Improved Economic Outcomes for Farmworkers Housing Assistance Services, and the Strategies Used to Deliver Them, Should Meet the Needs of All Farmworkers Housing Developed With WIA 167 (NFJP) Funding Should Be Actively Marketed, and Broadly Accessible, to NFJP-Eligible Farmworkers National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Definitions Permanent Housing – intended to be owner-occupied, or occupied on a permanent, year-round basis Examples of permanent housing include: rental units, single family, duplexes, other multi-family structures, dormitory, group home, other housing types that provide short-term, seasonal, or year-round housing opportunities in permanent structures National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Managing Permanent Housing May require investments in development services, project management, resource development to secure acquisition, construction/renovation and operating funds, property management services and program management National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Definitions Temporary Housing – intended to meet the farmworker’s need to temporarily occupy a unit of housing for reasons related to seeking or retaining employment, or engaging in training; May be a rental unit located in a permanent structure, or a yurt, mobile structure, and a tent, which can be moved from site to site National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Seventy percent (70%) of housing assistance funds are to be used to provide permanent housing assistance services; Thirty percent (30%) are to be used for temporary housing assistance services; Administrative costs are limited to fifteen (15) percent of the grant National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Funding Total available Federal funds: Total funding $4,950,000 Approximately $3,465,000 is available for permanent housing assistance; Approximately $1,485,000 for temporary and/or emergency housing assistance National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Eligible Applicants Eligible Applicants will: Design their programs around the Guiding Principles and Definitions, found in the SGA; May propose to offer: permanent housing assistance only; temporary and/or emergency housing assistance only; a mix of both permanent and temporary services National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Eligible Applicants Organizations capable of delivering services are: State Agencies; State and Local Workforce Investment Boards; Faith Based/Community Based organizations National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Grant Reporting Requirements Technical Narrative (not to exceed 20 pages); Required attachments; Cost Proposal SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance); Duns Number; SF-424A (Budget Information Form); Break out by cost category National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Evaluation Criteria The applicant must: Have an understanding of the housing assistance needs; 20 points Have a familiarity with the housing conditions in the Proposed Service Areas; 20 points Have administrative capacity; National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Evaluation Criteria (Cont’d) Demonstrate how the proposed service plan will reflect the Guiding Principles described in Section I of the SGA; Describe the collaboration with the One-Stop system and the wider community of social service agencies, including faith-based and community organizations 40 points Total 100 points National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Timeline and Submission of Applications Closing Date and Time for Submission of Proposals: Received by May 29, 2007 or postmarked by May 24, 2007 New Grant Period Begins: July 1, 2007 Applicants are encouraged to apply on-line at www.grants.gov Complete the “Get started” steps to register with Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov/getstarted Recommend submitting prior to deadline National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Application Review Process Review panels formed; Review panels submit recommendations based on: Rated criteria scores Panel scores; Comments on evaluation criteria; Comments on proposal; Ranked scores: primary basis for selection National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

James Stockton, Grants Officer Stockton.James@dol.gov NFJP SGA for PY 2007 Housing Questions: James Stockton, Grants Officer Stockton.James@dol.gov Mamie Williams, Grants Specialist Williams.Mamie@dol.gov Fax:(202)693-2879 National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Program Year 2007

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