Proposed Rules. Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker (MSFW) Youth Program under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

Agency: Employment and Training Administration, DOL
Action: Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker (MSFW) Youth Program under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
Citation: FR Doc. 02-494

Summary

All information required to submit a grant application is contained in this announcement. The U.S. Department of Labor (the Department), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), announces the availability of funds as authorized in section 127(b)(1)(A)(iii) of the Workforce Investment Act, to provide MSFW youth workforce investment activities. It is anticipated that up to $10,000,000 will be available for the grant year (commencing April 1, 2002) for funding up to 15 projects covered by this Solicitation. It is the Department's intent to fund grants in the 12 agricultural geographic areas of the United States. Grantees will be selected for a two-year designation period. The Department intends to provide non-competitive funding for the succeeding one-year period for grantees that perform satisfactorily during the first year, subject to availability of federal funds.

Dates

Applications will be accepted commencing on the date of publication. The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is February 15, 2002, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). No exceptions to the mailing and hand-delivery conditions set forth in this notice will be granted. Applications that do not meet the conditions set forth in this notice will not be considered.