Workforce Investment Act-Demonstration Grants; Solicitation for Grant Applications-Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative, 16853-16870 [05-6484]

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• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 62 (Friday, April 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16853-16870]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Workforce Investment Act--Demonstration Grants; Solicitation for 
Grant Applications--Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative

    Announcement Type: New. Solicitation for Grant Applications.
    Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA PY-04-08.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 17.261.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications under this 
announcement is July 13, 2005. Applications must be received no later 
than 5 p.m. (eastern time). Application and Submission information is 
explained in detail in Section IV of this SGA.
SUMMARY: The President's Prisoner Re-entry Initiative seeks to 
strengthen urban communities characterized by large numbers of 
returning prisoners through an employment-centered program that 
incorporates mentoring, job training, and other comprehensive 
transitional services. This program, which involves several Federal 
agencies, is designed to reduce recidivism by helping inmates find work 
when they return to their communities, as part of an effort to build a 
life in the community for everyone. DOL will be awarding grants under 
this competition to faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) to 
be the agencies carrying out this demonstration. The Department of 
Justice will subsequently award competitive grants to State agencies to 
provide pre-release services to prisoners who will be returning to the 
communities served by the DOL grants. The Department of Housing and 
Urban Development may in future years provide funds under this 
initiative for housing services and the Department of Health and Human 
Services is also assisting in the design and implementation of the 
initiative regarding substance abuse and mental health treatment. We 
hope to serve 6,250 released prisoners during the first year of this 
initiative with projects operating in 30 communities across the 
country. Each lead local agency awarded a DOL grant may choose to 
directly provide services to released prisoners; provide sub-grants to 
other FBCOs to provide these services; or use a mixed approach of 
providing some direct services themselves while using other FBCOs to 
also provide services. We expect that most lead local agencies will 
need to sub-grant some portion of their award to other FBCOs. If the 
lead local agency is using sub-grantees, it will be responsible for 
providing technical assistance and oversight to these other FBCOs. Lead 
local FBCOs applying for these grants will identify as part of their 
application the need in the community that they plan to serve; their 
proposed FBCO sub-grantees; their plan for serving released prisoners; 
and their partnerships with the criminal justice system, Workforce 
Investment Board, housing authority, and mental health and substance 
abuse treatment providers.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Funding Opportunity Description

1. Background

    Experts estimate that each year more than 600,000 inmates are 
released from Federal and State prisons and return to their communities 
and families. The return of these ex-prisoners threatens the fragile 
cohesion in many of the most troubled neighborhoods in America.
    Without help, a majority of ex-prisoners do in fact return to 
criminal activity. For example, according to the U.S. Department of 
Justice, almost three out of five returning inmates will be charged 
with new crimes within three years of their release from prison and two 
out of five will be re-incarcerated.
    Released prisoners face a myriad of challenges that contribute to a 
return to criminal activity, re-arrest, and re-incarceration. 
Joblessness among ex-prisoners has been broadly linked to recidivism 
rates. Statistics demonstrate that even before incarceration, adult 
prisoners demonstrate weak or non-existent ties to the workforce. Data 
from 1997 show that nearly one-third of adult prisoners were unemployed 
in the month before their arrest, compared to seven percent 
unemployment in the general population.\1\ Post-incarceration, 
employment rates only get worse--unemployment among ex-prisoners has 
been estimated at between 25 and 40 percent. Likewise, prisoners also 
demonstrate low levels of educational attainment. Nineteen percent of 
adult State prisoners are completely illiterate and 40 percent are 
functionally illiterate; \2\ over half of State parole entrants were 
not high school graduates and as many as eleven percent had only an 
eighth grade education or less.\3\
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    \1\ Petersilia, 2002. When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and 
Prisoner Reentry.
    \2\ Rubinstien, 2001 as quoted in Petersilia, 2002.
    \3\ Petersilia, 2002.
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    Research has also broadly documented the substance abuse and mental 
health issues of ex-prisoners--factors that are likely to contribute to 
poor education levels, un-employability,

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and a return to criminal activity. A study of parolees from State 
prisons in 1999 found that 84 percent had been using an illegal drug or 
abusing alcohol at the time of their offense. One-quarter had been 
alcohol dependent and one-quarter had been IV drug users. Fourteen 
percent had a mental illness and twelve percent were homeless at the 
time of their arrest. In some States, nearly one-quarter of parole 
revocations were related to drug-related violations.\4\ Estimates of 
mental illness among the prison population vary. One study found that 
sixteen percent of State prison and local jail inmates had a mental 
illness as did seven percent of Federal prisoners. Among detainees with 
a mental disorder, 72 percent also had a substance abuse disorder.\5\ 
In a survey of prisoners, one-fourth of male adults and more than one-
third of female adults reported having been treated at some time for a 
mental or emotional problem.\6\ Only one-third of adult male detainees 
and one-fourth of females who needed services for severe mental 
disorders received treatment in jail.\7\
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    \4\ Hughes, T.A., Wilson, D.J., and Belk, A.J., 2001, Trends in 
State Parole, 1990-2000. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Special 
Report, NCJ 184735.
    \5\ Ditton, P.M., 1999, Mental Health and Treatment of Inmates 
and Probationers, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice.
    \6\ Harlow, C.W., 1998, Profile of Jail Inmates, 1996, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics Special Report, Washington, DC: U.S. Department 
of Justice, NCJ164620.
    \7\ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
2002, Report to Congress on the Prevention and Treatment of Co-
occurring Substance Abuse Disorders and Mental Disorders.
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    In returning to criminal activity, ex-prisoners contribute to the 
presence of violence and crime in already struggling neighborhoods and 
reduce their chances of living healthy and positive lives and 
strengthening their families. Research indicates that parental loss is 
related to a host of poor outcomes for children that include poverty, 
drug abuse, educational failure, criminal behavior, and premature 
death. Healthy and consistent relationships between parents and 
children strengthen the community by positively impacting both parent 
and child generations. Ex-offenders who maintain strong family and 
community ties have greater success in reintegrating into the community 
and avoiding incarceration.\8\
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    \8\ Hairston, 1991; Muston, 1994; Nelson, 1999.
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    In order to successfully reintegrate into the community it is 
essential that ex-offenders possess the skills and support necessary to 
enter and compete in the workforce. The Prisoner Re-entry Initiative is 
designed to draw on the unique strengths of faith-based and community-
based organizations and to rely on them as a primary partner for social 
service delivery to ex-prisoners by providing a direct link into the 
communities to which they are returning. It also seeks to coordinate 
the provision of these services with supervision of these released 
prisoners to ensure they are held accountable for their behavior upon 
release.
    Community-based partners are well suited for this work because they 
can provide the resources and infrastructure that are necessary to 
intervene in the lives of returnees and interrupt cycles of crime and 
incarceration. This grant will rely heavily on FBCOs to develop 
relationships and ensure connections to rehabilitation services for the 
formerly incarcerated.
    In addition, FBCOs will be utilized in this grant because evidence 
indicates that faith-based and community institutions are among the 
strongest, most trusted institutions in the urban neighborhoods to 
which the majority of released inmates will return. Local faith-based 
and community institutions are a significant presence, with many 
resources at their command--including buildings, volunteers, and a 
tradition of outreach and service.\9\ Churches, mosques, temples, and 
community centers are especially significant in poor urban areas where 
FBCOs have historically had a strong presence. The additional trust 
that many FBCOs have earned outside urban centers is invaluable, since 
collaboration and communication with public, private and nonprofit 
providers and policymakers are essential to helping those in resource-
poor neighborhoods.
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    \9\ Branch, 2002. Faith and Action: Implementation of the 
National Faith-Based Initiative for High-Risk Youth, Public/Private 
Ventures.
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    Many FBCOs also possess a proven ability to work collaboratively 
with other service providers and justice agencies for the delivery of 
social services. This is an invaluable asset as the FBCOs that do 
remain in poor urban neighborhoods are typically small and have limited 
financial resources. For them to effectively ensure connections to job 
training and social services, it is critical that they build 
collaborations with other public and private organizations.
    A substantial number of inner-city faith-based and community 
leaders already have re-entry programs. This initiative will help 
develop and expand these programs that provide job training, housing, 
mentoring and transitional services that help ex-offenders avoid 
recidivism and become contributing members of their communities.
    Recognizing the work that has already been done under initiatives 
funded by the U.S. Departments of Justice, Labor, Housing and Urban 
Development and Health and Human Services, this initiative will 
complement existing ex-offender initiatives for which the data show 
positive impacts on rates of recidivism, employment, and substance 
abuse.

2. Objectives

    The Prisoner Re-entry Initiative is designed to strengthen urban 
communities through an employment-centered program that incorporates 
mentoring, job training, and other comprehensive transitional services. 
This program seeks to reduce recidivism by helping inmates find work 
when they return to their communities, as part of an effort to build a 
life in the community for everyone. In the local areas served through 
this initiative, FBCOs will provide comprehensive and coordinated 
services to ex-offenders in the following three areas:
     Employment: Employment is a critical stabilizing factor 
for ex-offenders and this initiative will stress job placement, job 
retention, and increasing the earnings potential of released prisoners. 
FBCOs will offer job training and job placement services in 
coordination with business, local One-Stop Centers, educational 
institutions, and other employment providers. Partnering faith-based 
and community organizations will provide each program participant with 
work-readiness, soft skills training, mentoring, job placement or 
referral for job placement, and post-placement support. The applicant 
must provide educational services and hard skills training through 
vouchers. These services must be provided by organizations that grant 
industry-recognized credentials. These vouchers should be used to 
supplement the limited supply of individual training accounts available 
through the workforce system.
     Housing: Because adequate housing for ex-offenders is an 
important component of successful reentry, the initiative will stress 
both satisfactory transitional housing and the movement from 
transitional to permanent housing. Funds are not currently available 
under this initiative to provide housing services for participants, but 
the grants will require that linkages be developed at each site to 
provide necessary housing services to participants. Subject to the 
availability of appropriations, Federal funds to provide housing 
services may be added to these grants in future years.

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     Mentoring: FBCOs will provide post-release mentoring and 
other services essential to reintegrating ex-offenders in coordination 
with the corrections, parole, and probation structure. Participating 
adult ex-offenders will be matched with appropriate mentors who will be 
primarily responsible for supporting the returnee in the community and 
the work place. Mentors will offer support, guidance, and assistance 
with the many challenges faced by ex-offenders.
    As described above, local FBCOs will be primarily responsible for 
ensuring connections to and delivering services to program participants 
to achieve the main goals of long-term and meaningful employment, 
reduction of criminal involvement, adequate transitional housing, 
social connection, mental health and substance abuse counseling, and 
other wraparound support services as needed. Funds to be awarded by the 
Department of Justice under a separate solicitation will support the 
activities of the criminal justice partners, both pre-release and 
during the time released prisoners may be under supervision in the 
community.

3. Design and Structure of the Initiative

What Is the Overall Structure of This Initiative?
    We hope to serve 6,250 released prisoners during the first year of 
this initiative, with projects operating in 30 communities across the 
country. Under this announcement, DOL will be awarding grants to FBCOs 
to oversee the provision of re-entry services in their community. DOJ 
subsequently will award competitive grants to State agencies to provide 
pre-release services for prisoners returning to the communities that 
are awarded DOL grants.
    Each lead local agency awarded a DOL grant may choose to directly 
provide services to released prisoners; provide sub-grants to other 
FBCOs to provide these services; or use a mixed approach of providing 
some direct services themselves while using other FBCOs to also provide 
services. We expect that most lead local agencies will need to sub-
grant some portion of their award to other FBCOs. If the lead local 
agency is using sub-grantees, it will be responsible for providing 
technical assistance and oversight to these other FBCOs.
    FBCOs applying for these grants will identify as part of their 
application the need for this Federal support in the community that 
they plan to serve; their FBCO sub-grantees; and their plan for 
providing services to released prisoners. They must also demonstrate 
that they have established partnerships with the criminal justice 
system, local Workforce Investment Board, and the local housing 
authority. They must also identify their plan to leverage other 
Federal, State, or local funding, as well as private funding sources, 
to provide other wraparound support services that are not directly 
funded through this initiative such as substance abuse and mental 
health treatment.
Who Will Be the Grant Recipients Under This Initiative?
    The recipients of the DOL grants will be faith-based and community 
organizations that are located in or have a staff presence in the urban 
community being served, and that have the capacity to serve as the lead 
agency under this initiative, which in some cases will mean providing 
technical assistance and oversight to other FBCOs.
What Types of Communities Will Be the Focus of These Grants?
    We are looking to award grants in urban communities that are 
heavily impacted by large numbers of prisoners returning to their 
community each year, particularly those affected by high rates of 
recidivism. A large metropolitan area could include more than one 
community appropriate for a project under this initiative. For example, 
DOL could award grants to lead FBCOs in more than one community within 
the City of Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Therefore, you may 
propose to serve a sub-area within a larger metropolitan area or an 
entire small or medium-sized city. Given the amount of funds available 
and the number of communities that we expect to serve, we expect that 
an average of 200 released prisoners per community will be served in 
the first year.
How Large a Grant Should I Apply for?
    We anticipate that FBCOs will receive grants of approximately 
$660,000 to cover their first year of operations. You may request a 
larger or smaller amount based on the size of the community that you 
propose to serve, but deviations from this amount must be clearly 
justified in your application.
How Much Money Should the Lead FBCO Reserve for Providing Program 
Administration, Including Technical Assistance and Oversight of the 
Small FBCOs?
    Limit the share of funds reserved for program administration, 
including technical assistance and oversight, to 10 percent of the 
amount for which you are applying. The remaining funds should be used 
to provide services to returning prisoners. The application should 
specify the share of funds the applicant will use for program 
administration versus services.
If the Lead FBCO Is Planning To Make Sub-grants to Other FBCOs, Does it 
Need To Make These Awards Competitively?
    Grantees are required to have written procurement standards under 
DOL regulations (29 CFR 95.44). The selection of sub-grantees should be 
conducted, to the maximum extent practicable, in a manner designed to 
ensure full and open competition (see 29 CFR 95.43). Where a provider 
is selected non-competitively, the grantee must be able to justify why 
it was not practicable to compete the selection, in accordance with its 
procurement standards. The fact that the sub-awardee was identified in 
the grant application does not alone suffice to demonstrate such 
impracticability. The decision and justification for a non-competitive 
selection is susceptible to questioning upon audit. DOL procurement 
regulations at 29 CFR Part 95 do not contain standard provisions for 
non-competitive selections.
In Preparing Their Applications, How Much Effort Should FBCOs Put Into 
Identifying the Small FBCOs and Local Partnerships for These Projects?
    If you are planning to provide sub-grants to others FBCOs, you 
should use the three-month application period to identify and 
competitively select these sub-grantees and develop strong partnerships 
in the community that you propose to serve. Depending on your 
procurement procedures, this could be sufficient time for you to 
conduct a competition or to otherwise select the FBCOs that will be 
your sub-grantees.
    Lead FBCOs are expected to demonstrate connections to the criminal 
justice system that will allow referrals of released prisoners who will 
be returning to the community, as well as coordination with parole and 
probation officers. We also encourage lead FBCOs to use this three-
month period to develop or strengthen partnerships with the Workforce 
Investment Board (WIB) so that program participants will be able to 
receive services from local One-Stop Centers. The application must 
include letters of support from the local Workforce Investment Board 
and from cooperating entities in the criminal justice system. Lead 
FBCOs should also demonstrate linkages and cooperative partnerships 
with local housing authorities, substance abuse and mental health 
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organizations that provide services necessary to meet the needs of 
returning prisoners.
What if Two or More FBCOs Submit Separate Applications To Serve the 
Same Community or Metropolitan Area?
    If more than one proposal to serve the same community or 
metropolitan area are rated highly, we will determine whether the 
community or metropolitan area is large enough to support more than one 
project.
Can a National or Regional FBCO Apply To Serve Multiple Metropolitan 
Areas?
    Yes, but you must submit a separate application for each 
metropolitan area that you propose to serve and you must demonstrate 
that you have an existing presence in each metropolitan area for which 
you apply. Single proposals applying to serve multiple metropolitan 
areas will not be considered.
Can an FBCO Submit Two or More Applications For the Same Metropolitan 
Area?
    We expect that most FBCOs will propose to serve multiple 
communities within a metropolitan area (for example, different 
neighborhoods). In most cases, we expect to receive a single 
application covering all communities that are proposed to be served 
within a single metropolitan area. However, for very large metropolitan 
areas, you may choose to submit separate proposals for distinct 
communities (e.g., the Bronx and Brooklyn).
What Is the Target Group To Be Served Under These Grants?
    Generally, grantees should plan to serve individuals 18 years old 
and older who have been convicted as an adult and imprisoned pursuant 
to an Act of Congress or a State law, and who have never been convicted 
of a violent or sex-related offense. Additional information on eligible 
beneficiaries is provided in Section III (1).
What Are Allowable Uses of Grant Funds?
    DOL grant funds can be used to provide a variety of services to 
returning prisoners, including workforce development services, job 
training, on-the-job training, work experience, basic skills 
remediation, counseling and case management, mentoring, and other 
reentry services. DOL grant funds may not be used for substance abuse 
treatment services. DOL grant funds should also not be used for pre-
release services other than recruitment, introductory meetings, 
orientations, and other activities necessary to establishing program 
connections with prisoners prior to their release. The DOJ grant to 
State agencies will provide pre-release services.
Will There Be a Planning Period After Grant Award?
    FBCOs will be allowed up to four months to put into place their 
various local partnerships and to hire staff. The probability of 
continuation of grants beyond the first year will be greatly reduced 
for those grantees that do not begin providing services by the end of 
the first four months.
How Will Success Be Measured Under These Grants?
    Four outcome measures will be used to measure success in these 
grants: entered employment rate, employment retention rate, earnings 
change, and recidivism rate. In addition, grantees will report on a 
number of leading indicators that will serve as predictors of success. 
Leading indicators will include: Enrollment rate; participation in 
education/training, workforce preparation, mentoring, and community 
service; attainment of degrees and certificates; reduced substance 
abuse; proportion of enrollees in stable housing; and proportion of 
enrollees complying with parole conditions. In applying for these 
grants, FBCOs and their sub-grantees agree to submit updated Management 
Information System (MIS) data on enrollee characteristics, services 
provided, placements, outcomes, and follow-up status.
Will There Be an Evaluation of This Initiative?
    There will be a formal evaluation of this initiative. In applying 
for these grants, lead FBCOs and their sub-grantees agree to cooperate 
in this evaluation by providing enrollment and participation data and 
other information during all years of the project and to participate in 
a random assignment evaluation during the third and fourth years of the 
project.

4. Guidelines for Technical Proposal

How Should I Organize My Technical Proposal?
    Organize your technical proposal to answer the questions below. 
Each proposal must apply for funds for a single metropolitan area. The 
criteria below will be used to evaluate your proposal. Points will be 
deducted from applications that are not responsive to these questions. 
The technical questions are as follows:
    #1. What is the need for the project in the community to be served 
by the grant? (20 points) Identify the need in the community that you 
propose to serve through your grant and make a case for the need for 
the project in that area. Demonstrate how your community meets the 
requirement of being an urban area heavily impacted by high numbers of 
returning prisoners and high rates of recidivism. Use census tract data 
from the 2000 census to show the population of the community, its 
poverty rate, and its unemployment rate. Use local law enforcement data 
to show the crime rate and recidivism rate for the community and how 
this compares with the State or county as a whole. If there are 
particular neighborhoods within the city in which you plan to focus 
this grant, describe these neighborhoods and provide available data 
specific to that area. We recognize that data might not be readily 
available on the number of offenders returning to your community who 
have never committed a violent crime, and so for the purpose of 
establishing need (but not for determining eligibility for services 
once the program starts) you can use data on the number of returning 
prisoners whose most recent offense was non-violent. Use data that is 
available from the State to estimate the number of non-violent 
offenders returning each year to your community, and how this compares 
to other areas in the State. If possible, provide such data for the 
specific neighborhoods that you plan to serve rather than county-wide 
data. If such data are not available from your State at the sub-county 
level, data on the number of returning non-violent prisoners by county 
from the National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) will be 
available on ETA's web page at www.doleta.gov. Please note, however, 
that the list on our web site will only include the 108 counties with 
the largest number of returning prisoners, and will not include the 
States of Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Massachusetts, Montana, New Mexico, 
Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wyoming. You can apply to serve a community 
in a county that is not on this list. If you are applying from a 
community in a county that is not included, provide the best data that 
is available. Applicants will not be penalized for being in a State 
that does not participate in the NCRP reporting system.
    #2. What Is the Project Design and Service Strategy? (25 points) 
Describe the project design and service strategy for each of the 
following required program components.

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How Do You Plan To Increase the Employment Opportunities of Released 
Prisoners Who You Will Be Serving?
    Describe how you will use funds available under this grant to 
increase the employment opportunities of released prisoners. You and 
your FBCO sub-grantees can directly provide assessment services, work-
readiness training, job placement, and post-placement support. Vouchers 
or another mechanism of choice should be provided to participants 
needing educational services or hard skills training. These vouchers 
should be used to supplement the limited supply of individual training 
accounts available through the workforce investment system. Educational 
services and hard skills training must be provided by organizations 
that grant industry-recognized credentials. Discuss how you will 
conduct an initial assessment of each individual's educational 
achievement and employability. Describe how you will provide job 
readiness training for individuals in your program, and help them 
explore career options. Describe the follow-up services that you will 
provide to individuals. Be sure to indicate how many direct-service 
staff will be hired with these grant funds.
    Often a condition of release is to find employment quickly. How 
will you help these persons find a job soon after their release from 
prison? Describe your use of job developers and career counselors. 
Describe how you will work with employers to identify and create job 
openings for these persons. Discuss possible ways of building career 
ladders into your job placements. Discuss how you will emphasize a 
demand-driven approach in job development, seeking jobs in high-growth 
and high-demand occupations. Describe links to local One-Stop Centers 
and service providers under the Workforce Investment Act in the urban 
area that you will serve. Discuss strategies to ensure that released 
offenders have the forms of identification needed to obtain employment. 
Discuss the possibility of having local employers serve on an advisory 
board for you to develop job placements that are both geared to local 
demand occupations and open to ex-offenders. Discuss whether you will 
be using the Work Opportunity Tax Credit or Federal Bonding Program in 
helping released prisoners find jobs. Discuss the possible use of on-
the-job training contracts to help place released prisoners in jobs in 
which they can learn a skill. Discuss transitional employment 
approaches that allow persons with little or no labor market experience 
to gradually progress to jobs with more responsibility and higher pay. 
Will you offer Try-Out Employment packages to employers in which you 
pay for the first several weeks of wages to see if the employee is 
going to succeed?
    Describe possible links to local community colleges and trade 
schools for individuals seeking job training or to continue their 
education in the urban area that you will be serving. Many released 
prisoners will have low reading levels. How will you increase the 
literacy levels of these individuals? Many released prisoners will also 
lack a high school diploma. How will you assist them to receive a GED 
or attain a high school diploma? How do you plan to increase the 
employment opportunities for released prisoners who have disabilities, 
including psychiatric, learning, and developmental disabilities?
    Also discuss how you will make sure that individuals you serve have 
transportation to their work sites. Will you assist individuals to 
learn to drive and get a drivers license? Will you help individuals 
resolve warrants for past driving offenses that may prevent them from 
driving now? Also discuss whether you will pay for work clothes and 
work tools to get individuals started in jobs. Also discuss the 
sustainability of these employment activities after Federal grant funds 
cease.
How Will You Provide Housing Services to Released Prisoners?
    Funds are not currently available under this initiative to provide 
housing services for participants, but the grants will require that 
linkages be developed in the community to provide necessary housing 
services to participants. Describe potential linkages with local 
agencies that provide housing services. Describe the technical 
assistance that you will provide to sub-grantees to help them develop 
such linkages. Discuss potential partnerships to provide both 
transitional housing and permanent housing to released prisoners. 
Please note that McKinney Vento Supportive Housing Program (SHP) 
transitional and permanent housing funded through the Continuum of Care 
application process cannot be used for ex-offenders. Discuss options 
for assisting released prisoners who need to put a deposit on an 
apartment. Discuss how you will ensure that appropriate housing 
services are provided to released prisoners with physical and mental 
disabilities. Please note that Federal funds to provide housing 
services may be available for these grants in future years. If funds 
are made available for these purposes grantees will be required to 
expend funds in accordance with applicable Department of Housing and 
Urban Development regulations.
How Will You Provide Mentoring for the Released Prisoners Who You Will 
Be Serving?
    We expect that mentoring will be a key part of this initiative; 
that you will be able to offer mentors to each of the released 
prisoners who desire these services enrolled during the first year; and 
that mentors will be provided by faith-based and community 
organizations. Discuss your plans for providing mentors to released 
prisoners. Describe any experience that the lead FBCO has in operating 
mentoring programs or how you will develop this capacity. If you are 
using sub-grantees, describe the experience that your FBCO sub-grantees 
have in operating mentoring programs or how you will develop this 
capacity in them. How will the lead FBCO involve other local faith-
based and community organizations in recruiting mentors for this 
project? What training will you provide to mentors? How will you make 
sure that appropriate mentoring is available to released prisoners with 
physical and mental disabilities? How do you plan to match the released 
prisoners with appropriate mentors, taking into consideration factors 
such as age, gender, life experiences, and career interests? If you 
plan to make use of peer mentoring in your program, are you aware of 
possible State prohibitions against ex-offenders associating with known 
felons? Do you plan to use former prisoners that have successfully 
reintegrated back into society to mentor recently released prisoners? 
Do you expect to be able to sustain this mentoring component after 
Federal grant funds cease? How will you ensure that the mentoring 
programs funded through this project comply with Workforce Investment 
Act and Establishment Clause guidelines that restrict Federal funding 
of inherently religious activities (worship, instruction, and 
proselytizing) and guarantee program participants' rights to free 
exercise of religion?
How Will You Secure Alcohol and Drug Treatment and Other Health and 
Social Services to Released Prisoners Who Require Such Assistance?
    Provide examples of local partnerships that you have developed to 
secure support services for released prisoners. Because grant funds 
cannot be used to provide alcohol and drug treatment, give examples of 
other resources that are available to provide

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such services. Also give examples of local partnerships you have 
developed to provide physical and mental health services. Many released 
prisoners will be under court orders to pay child support and/or 
restitution. How will you assist these individuals in complying with 
these court orders? Discuss whether you will help individuals open 
checking accounts at banks. How will you make sure that you have mental 
health services available to released prisoners who need such services? 
Discuss plans for providing any other social services that you 
anticipate that returning prisoners will need. It is also important to 
be able to demonstrate the ability to provide access to and 
coordination with mainstream health, social services, and employment 
resources for which non-violent ex-offenders may be eligible. These 
programs include, but are not limited to, Medicaid, Social Security 
Insurance Disability Benefits, Children's Health Insurance Program, 
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Food Stamps, and services 
funded through the Mental Health Block Grant and Substance Abuse Block 
Grant, Workforce Investment Act, and Veterans Health Care.
    #3. How will the lead FBCO and any sub-grantees work with the 
criminal justice system in having released prisoners referred to the 
program and in coordinating program services with community supervision 
and law enforcement agencies? (20 points) Reentry by its very nature 
must start behind the walls of an institution, whether the institution 
is a prison, jail, or halfway house. As a result, a cooperative 
partnership with corrections agencies is a critical component of this 
initiative. Applicants must demonstrate the existence of a 
collaboration with corrections agencies that will:
     Identify potential program participants prior to release, 
including a formalized referral and intake process from State or 
Federal prisons, and in some case, local jails.
     Identify specific needs of those participating in the 
program.
     Enable employment with identified program participants to 
begin within 6 months after release.
     Facilitate access to corrections facility for work with 
offenders prior to release.
     Coordinate provision of services and mentoring with 
community supervision.
    Released offenders often have terms of post-release supervision 
that may include reporting requirements, drug and/or alcohol treatment, 
counseling, etc. Failure to meet the terms of release often results in 
revocation of probation or parole. A critical component of a successful 
application will be a demonstration of a partnership between the 
applicant and local representatives of law enforcement, including 
police, probation and parole, to ensure coordination and cooperation in 
accessing services to fulfill these terms of release. Please note that 
restrictions on pre-release services are discussed in section I.3.
    #4. What is the quality and experience of your organization to 
serve as a lead local agency in overseeing this initiative? (25 points) 
Describe your organization and its qualifications for serving as the 
lead local FBCO in this initiative. How long has your organization been 
in existence? What services and programs has it provided in the urban 
area to be served by the grant? If you are planning to use sub-
grantees, discuss previous instances in which the organization has 
overseen or coordinated the work of other FBCOs. Discuss previous 
instances in which the organization has provided technical assistance 
to other FBCOs. Discuss the experience of the organization in operating 
social service programs, including the results of those programs (in 
terms of individual service outcomes). Discuss any specific experience 
relating to working with community-based and faith-based organizations. 
Describe your experience working with criminal justice agencies. 
Describe the qualifications of key staff persons of your organization 
who may work on this project, and their specific experience relating to 
this project. Also describe previous experience of the organization in 
operating grants from either Federal or non-Federal sources. Describe 
the fiscal controls in place in your organization. What is your 
organization's current annual budget? Discuss how you will provide 
fiscal oversight of sub-grantees. Describe your management plan for 
overseeing and providing technical assistance to any sub-grantees.
    If you plan to use sub-grantees, describe the faith-based and 
community organizations that you propose to use for the project. 
Describe their experience in operating workforce and social service 
programs and the results of those programs. Describe any specific 
experience operating programs for persons with alcohol or drug 
addictions and persons with psychiatric disabilities. Describe any 
specific experience recruiting or overseeing mentors, and the number of 
mentors they have involved in their programs. Describe the experience 
and qualifications of their staff persons who may have a role in this 
project.
    #5. What will be the results and cost-effectiveness of your project 
and what non-Federal funds will you be able to leverage for the 
project? (10 points) Describe the costs of this project in relation to 
the expected benefits of services provided to released prisoners. For 
example, compare the costs of incarceration for a year with your 
expected cost-per-participant. Also, compare your per-participant 
training and employment costs with those of other institutions. Also 
discuss your expected performance outcomes (in terms of entered 
employment rate, employment retention rate, earnings change, and 
recidivism rate) and your plan for collecting, tracking, and reporting 
data on these outcomes. Describe any non-Federal funds that you expect 
to be able to leverage for this project.

II. Award Information

What Type of Assistance Instrument Will Be Awarded Under This 
Initiative?

    Funds will be awarded under this initiative through grants for an 
initial period of one year, with up to three additional option years 
depending on the availability of funds and demonstrated performance.

What Is the Expected Number of Awards?

    We expect to award grants for 30 projects.

What Is the Total Amount Expected To Be Awarded Through This 
Announcement?

    DOL expects to award a total of $19.84 million in initial grants 
through this announcement.

What Is the Expected Amount of Individual Awards?

    DOL expects that initial awards will average $660,000.

III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants

Am I an Eligible Applicant for These Grants?
    You are eligible to apply for the DOL grants if you are a faith-
based or community-based organization and are located within or have a 
staff presence within the urban community that is the focus of your 
grant application. Urban communities are those that are located within 
Urbanized Areas or Urban Clusters, as designated by the Census Bureau 
in the 2000 Census.
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one metropolitan area, but applicants must demonstrate that they have a 
presence in each metropolitan area for which they submit a separate 
application for each metropolitan area.
Can an FBCO Be Listed as a Sub-Grantee in More Than One Application?
    Yes, but if an FBCO is listed as a sub-grantee in two winning 
proposals, it will only be allowed to receive a sub-grant award from 
one grant.
Who Is Eligible To Be Served Under These Grants?
    Individuals 18 years old and older who have been convicted as an 
adult and imprisoned pursuant to an Act of Congress or a State law, and 
who have never been convicted of a violent or sex-related offense can 
be served with these grants. Individuals should be enrolled in the 
program within 180 days after their release from prison or a halfway 
house. Up to 10 percent of individuals served can be enrolled over 180 
days from their prison release. Services may be provided to individuals 
who have been released from prison and are residing in a halfway house.
    Non-violent offenses are those offenses described in State and 
Federal statutes encompassing property crime, drug offenses, and public 
order crimes. Property crimes include, but are not limited to: 
Burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and receiving stolen property. 
Drug crimes include, but are not limited to: Possession of a controlled 
substance, trafficking in a controlled substance, and possession of 
drug paraphernalia. Public order offenses include, but are not limited 
to: commercial vice, gambling, animal cruelty and drinking while 
intoxicated.
    If an FBCO exhausts its supply of eligible offenders during the 
course of the grant period, it may request approval from the DOL grant 
officer to expand its eligible population. Approval of such a request 
will require the use of a validated risk assessment tool and 
consideration of the nature of any prior violent offense in 
consultation with the Department of Justice.
    This program is subject to the provisions of the ``Jobs for 
Veterans Act,'' Public Law 107-288, which provides priority of service 
to veterans and spouses of certain veterans for the receipt of 
employment, training, and placement services in any job training 
program directly funded, in whole or in part, by the Department of 
Labor. Please note that, to obtain priority of service, a veteran must 
meet the program's eligibility requirements. ETA Training and 
Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 5-03 (September 16, 2003) 
provides general guidance on the scope of the veterans priority statute 
and its effect on current employment and training programs, and 
additional guidance is available at the ``Jobs for Veterans Priority of 
Services Website'' (https://www.doleta.gov/programs/ VETS/).

2. Cost Sharing or Matching

Is Cost Sharing or Matching Required for These Grants?
    No, cost sharing or matching is not required, although leveraging 
of non-Federal resources is strongly encouraged. In addition, 
applicants will be selected, in part, based on their plans to tap such 
resources to support program activities.

IV. Application and Submission Information

1. Address To Request Application Package

    This SGA includes all information and forms needed to apply for 
this funding opportunity.

2. Content and Form of Application Submission

What Are the Content and Form of Application Submission?
    Each application must address one or more urban communities within 
a single metropolitan area. Applicants must submit an original signed 
application and three hard copies to the Department of Labor. The 
proposal must consist of two (2) separate and distinct parts. 
Applications that fail to adhere to the instructions in this section 
will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered.
    Part 1 of the proposal is the Cost Proposal and must include the 
following three items:
     The Standard Form (SF) 424, ``Application for Federal 
Assistance'' (Appendix A). (also available at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/sf424.pdf). The SF 424 must clearly 
identify the applicant and be signed by an individual with authority to 
enter into a grant agreement. Applicants are required to have a Dun and 
Bradstreet (DUNS) number which is a nine-digit identification number 
that uniquely identifies business entities. To obtain a DUNS number, 
access the Web site: www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1-866-705-5711. 
Applicants must supply their DUNS number in item 5 of the new 
SF-424 issued by OMB (rev. 9-2003).
     The Budget Information Form SF-424A (Appendix B). (also 
available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/sf424a.pdf). In 
preparing the Budget information form, the applicant must provide a 
concise narrative explanation for each line item to support the request 
and should discuss precisely how the administrative costs support the 
project goals. Also provide a detailed back-up budget that includes the 
number of staff to be hired by job title.
    The Equal Employment Opportunity Survey Form (Appendix C) is an 
optional part of the Cost Proposal.
    Part 2 of the application is the Technical Proposal, which 
demonstrates the applicant's capabilities to plan and implement the 
Prisoner Reentry Initiative grant project in accordance with the 
provisions of this solicitation. The guidelines for the content of the 
Technical Proposal are provided in Section I(4) of this SGA. The 
Technical Proposal is limited to twenty (20) double-spaced single-sided 
pages with 12 point text font and one-inch margins. In addition, the 
applicant must provide letters of support from the criminal justice 
agencies which will release the prisoners and supervise their release 
in the community and the local Workforce Investment Board; a list of 
proposed staff positions to be funded by the grant; a Time Line 
outlining project activities; and a two-page Executive Summary. These 
additional materials do not count against the 20-page limit for the 
Technical proposal, but may not exceed fifteen (15) pages.

3. Submissions Dates, Times, and Address

Will There Be Informational Conferences for Organizations Planning To 
Apply?
    There will be three information conferences held for this grant 
competition. The dates and locations of these information conferences 
will be posted concurrently on ETA's Web site at https://www.doleta.gov 
and DOJ's Web site at https://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/rentry. For potential 
applicants who cannot attend one of these conferences, a tape of the 
first conference will be available on both Web sites.
What Is the Closing Date for Applications?
    The closing date for receipt of applications under this 
announcement is July 13, 2005. Applications must be received at the 
address below no later than 5 p.m. (eastern time). Applications sent by 
e-mail, telegram, or facsimile (fax) will not be accepted. Applications 
that do not meet the conditions set forth in this notice will not be 
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requirements set forth in this notice will be granted.
To What Address Should I Send My Application?
    Mailed applications must be addressed to the U.S. Department of 
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Division of Federal 
Assistance, Attention: Eric D. Luetkenhaus, Reference SGA/DFA PY04-08, 
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-4438, Washington, DC 20210. 
Applicants are advised that mail delivery in the Washington area may be 
delayed due to mail decontamination procedures. Hand delivered 
proposals will be received at the above address. All overnight mail 
will be considered to be hand-delivered and must be received at the 
designated place by the specified closing date.
    Applicants may apply online at https://www.grants.gov. Any 
application received after the deadline will not be accepted. For 
applicants submitting electronic applications via Grants.gov, it is 
strongly recommended that you immediately initiate and complete the 
``Get Started'' steps to register with Grants.gov at https://
www.grants.gov/GetStarted. These steps will probably take multiple days 
to complete which should be factored in to your plans for electronic 
application submission in order to avoid facing unexpected delays that 
could result in the rejection of your application.
    Late Applications: Any application received after the exact date 
and time specified for receipt at the office designated in this notice 
will not be considered, unless it is received before awards are made 
and it (a) was sent by U.S. Postal Service registered or certified mail 
not later than the fifth calendar day before the date specified for 
receipt of applications (that is, no later than July 8, 2005) or (b) 
was sent by U.S. Postal Service Express Mail or Online to addressee not 
later than 5 p.m. at the place of mailing or electronic submission one 
working day prior to the date specified for receipt of applications 
(that is, no later than July 12, 2005). It is highly recommended that 
online submissions be completed one working day prior to the date 
specified for receipt of applications to ensure that the applicant 
still has the option to submit by U.S. Postal Service Express Mail in 
the event of any electronic submission problems. ``Post marked'' means 
a printed, stamped or otherwise placed impression (exclusive of a 
postage meter machine impression) that is readily identifiable, without 
further action, as having been supplied or affixed on the date of 
mailing by an employee of the U.S. Postal Service. Therefore, 
applicants should request the postal clerk to place a legible hand 
cancellation ``bull's eye'' postmark on both the receipt and the 
package. Failure to adhere to the above instructions will be a basis 
for a determination of nonresponsiveness.

4. Intergovernmental Review

Is an Intergovernmental Review Required?
    This funding opportunity is not subject to Executive Order (EO) 
12372, ``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.''

5. Funding Restrictions

Are There Funding Restrictions?
    All proposal costs must be necessary and reasonable in accordance 
with Federal guidelines. Determinations of allowable costs will be made 
in accordance with the applicable Federal cost principles, e.g., 29 CFR 
95.27; Non-Profit Organizations--OMB Circular A-122. Disallowed costs 
are those charges to a grant that the grantor agency or its 
representative determines not to be allowed in accordance with the 
applicable Federal Cost Principles or other conditions contained in the 
grant. Applicants will not be entitled to reimbursement of pre-award 
costs.
    The government is prohibited from providing direct support to 
religious activity.\10\ See 29 CFR part 2, subpart D. Provision 
relating to the use of indirect support (such as through vouchers) are 
at 29 CFR 2.33(c) and 20 CFR 667.266. These grants may not be used to 
directly support religious instruction, worship, prayer, proselytizing 
or other inherently religious practices. Neutral, secular criteria that 
neither favor nor disfavor religion must be employed in the selection 
of grant and sub-grant recipients. In addition, under the WIA and DOL 
regulations implementing the Workforce Investment Act, a recipient may 
not use direct Federal assistance to train a participant in religious 
activities, or employ participants to construct, operate, or maintain 
any part of a facility that is used or to be used for religious 
instruction or worship. See 29 CFR 37.6(f). Under WIA, ``no individual 
shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, 
subjected to discrimination under, or denied employment in the 
administration of or in connection with, any such program or activity 
because of race, color, religion, sex (except as otherwise permitted 
under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972), national origin, 
age, disability, or political affiliation or belief.''
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    \10\ The term ``direct'' support is used to describe funds or 
other support that are provided ``directly'' by a governmental 
entity or an intermediate organization with the same duties as a 
governmental entity, as opposed to funds that an organization 
receives ``indirectly'' as the result of the genuine and independent 
private choice of a beneficiary within the meaning of the 
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    DOL grant funds should not be used for pre-release services other 
than recruitment, introductory meetings, orientations, and other 
activities necessary to establishing program connections with prisoners 
prior to their release. This restriction on pre-release services does 
not apply to halfway houses. Additionally, grant funds should not be 
used to provide substance abuse treatment. Such treatment should be 
made available to persons enrolled in the program using resources 
available through partnerships with other agencies.

6. Other Submission Requirements

Can Applications Be Withdrawn?
    Applications may be withdrawn by written notice or telegram 
(including mailgram) received at any time before an award is made. 
Applications may be withdrawn in person by the applicant or by an 
authorized representative thereof, if the representative's identity is 
made known and the representative signs a receipt for the proposal.

V. Application Review Information

1. Criteria for Review

What Will Be the Criteria for Award?
    Panelists will rate proposals based on the following criteria, 
which are explained in detail in Section I(4) of this SGA.
    (1) Need in the city and neighborhoods to be served (20 points);
    (2) Project design and service strategy, including sustainability 
(25 points);
    (3) Connections to the criminal justice system for referring 
prisoners to the program and coordinating services upon release (20 
points);
    (4) Quality and experience of lead FBCO, including ability to 
manage the project (25 points);
    (5) Cost-effectiveness and leveraging of non-Federal resources (10 
points).

2. Review and Selection Process

How Will Applications Be Reviewed and Selected?
    Proposals that are timely and responsive to the requirements of 
this SGA will be rated against the criteria listed above by an 
independent panel comprised of representatives from DOL, DOJ, HUD, and 
HHS. The panel recommendations to the Grant Officer

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are advisory in nature. The Grant Officer may consider any information 
that comes to his or her attention. Final award decisions will be based 
on the best interests of the government, including consideration of 
geographic balance, program balance, and diversity. The Department may 
elect to award grants either with or without discussions with the 
applicant. In situations without discussion, an award will be based on 
the applicant's signature on the SF 424, which constitutes a binding 
offer.

VI. Award Administration Information

1. Award Notices

    Award Notices--All award notifications will be made by mail and 
posted on the ETA home page at https://www.doleta.gov. Non-selected 
applicants will be notified by mail.

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

    All grantees, including faith-based organizations, will be subject 
to all applicable Federal laws (including provisions of appropriation 
laws), regulations, and the applicable Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) Circulars. The grant(s) awarded under this SGA must comply with 
all provisions of this solicitation and will be subject to the 
following administrative standards and provisions, as applicable to the 
particular grantee:
    a. 20 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 667.220. 
(Administrative Costs).
    b. Non-Profit Organizations--Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
Circulars A-122 (Cost Principles) and 29 CFR Part 95 (Administrative 
Requirements).
    c. Educational Institutions--OMB Circulars A-21 (Cost Principles) 
and 29 CFR Part 95 (Administrative Requirements).
    d. All entities must comply with 29 CFR Parts 93 and 98, and, where 
applicable, 29 CFR Parts 96 and 99.
    e. In accordance with Section 18 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-65 (2 U.S.C. 1611) non-profit entities 
incorporated under Internal Revenue Service Code section 501(c)(4) that 
engage in lobbying activities are not eligible to receive Federal funds 
and grants.
    f. 29 CFR part 2, subpart D--Equal Treatment in Department of Labor 
Programs for Religious Organizations; Protection of Religious Liberty 
of Department of Labor Social Service Providers and Beneficiaries;
    g. 29 CFR part 30--Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship 
and Training;
    h. 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;
    i. 29 CFR part 32--Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in 
Programs and Activities Receiving or Benefiting from Federal Financial 
Assistance;
    j. 29 CFR part 33--Enforcement of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of 
Handicap in Programs or Activities Conducted by the Department of 
Labor;
    k. 29 CFR part 35--Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in 
Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance from the 
Department of Labor;
    l. 29 CFR part 36--Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in 
Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial 
Assistance;
    m. 29 CFR part 37--Implementation of the Nondiscrimination and 
Equal Opportunity Provisions of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(WIA).


    Note: Except as specifically provided in this Notice, DOL/ETA's 
acceptance of a proposal and an award of Federal funds to sponsor 
any programs(s) does not provide a waiver of any grant requirements 
and/or procedures.

3. Reporting

What Reporting Will Be Required Under These Grants?
    The grantee is required to provide the reports and documents listed 
below:
    Quarterly Financial Reports. A Quarterly Financial Status Report 
(SF 269) is required until such time as all funds have been expended or 
the grant period has expired. Quarterly reports are due 30 days after 
the end of each calendar year quarter. Grantees must use ETA's On-Line 
Electronic Reporting System.
    Quarterly Progress Reports. The grantee must submit a quarterly 
progress report to the designated Federal Project Officer within 30 
days after the end of each quarter. Two copies are to be submitted 
providing a detailed account of activities undertaken during that 
quarter. DOL may require additional data elements to be collected and 
reported on either a regular basis or special request basis. Grantees 
must agree to meet DOL reporting requirements. The quarterly progress 
report should be in narrative form and should include:
    1. In-depth information on accomplishments, including project 
success stories, upcoming grant activities, and promising approaches 
and processes.
    2. Progress toward performance outcomes, including updates on 
product, curricula, and training development.
    MIS Reports. FBCOs and their sub-grantees will be required to 
submit updated MIS data on enrollment, services provided, placements, 
outcomes, and follow-up status. A government-procured MIS system will 
be provided to all grantees. Grantees will be required to have 
industry-standard computer hardware and high-speed Internet access in 
order to use the MIS system. Grant funds may be used with the prior 
approval of the Grant Officer to upgrade computer hardware and Internet 
access to enable projects to use the MIS system.
    Quarterly financial reports, quarterly progress reports, and MIS 
data will all be provided electronically.

VII. Agency Contacts

    Any questions regarding this SGA should be faxed to Kevin Brumback, 
Grants Management Specialist, Division of Federal Assistance, FAX 
number (202) 693-2705. (This is not a toll-free number). You must 
specifically address your FAX to the attention of Kevin Brumback and 
should include SGA/DFA PY 04-08, a contact name, fax and phone number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Kevin Brumback, Grants 
Management Specialist, Division of Federal Assistance, on (202) 693-
3381. (This is not a toll-free number). This announcement is also being 
made available on the ETA Web site at https://www.doleta.gov/sga/sga.cfm 
and https://www.grants.gov.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 29th day of March, 2005.
Eric D. Luetkenhaus,
Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration.

Appendix A: SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance

Appendix B: SF-424A Budget Form

Appendix C: OMB Survey N. 1890-0014: Survey on Ensuring Equal 
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