Notices. Innovative Public Transportation Workforce Development Program Announcement of Project Selections
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BILLING CODE 4910-06-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Fiscal Year 2015 Innovative Public Transportation Workforce Development Program Project Selections AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Innovative Public Transportation Workforce Development Program Announcement of Project Selections. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT), Federal Transit Administration
(FTA)announces the selection of projects for the Fiscal Year
(FY)2015 Innovative Public Transportation Workforce Development Program (Workforce Development Program). Under the prior authorization, the Workforce Development Program was authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5322. Under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act, the program is authorized at 49 U.S.C. 5322(b). These projects are funded with a combination of $4 million of unallocated Section 5314 Federal funds appropriated in FY 2012, and a total of $5.5 million authorized under MAP-21 and appropriated in FYs 2013, 2014, and 2015 for Section 5322. These program dollars will provide financial assistance to promote diverse and innovative workforce development models and programs that specifically target unemployment training programs, outreach to increase minority and female employment, and training for minority business opportunities. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FTA's Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation
(TRI)will contact successful applicants regarding next steps in applying for the funds or program-specific information (see Table 1 below). Unsuccessful Workforce Development Program applicants may contact Mackenzie Thiessen, Office of Research Management; at email address *mackenzie.thiessen@dot.gov* to arrange a proposal debriefing within 30 days of this announcement. Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf
(TDD)is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 24, 2014, FTA published a Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA)(79 FR 63659, which can be found at *http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-10-24/pdf/2014-25310.pdf* ) announcing the availability of approximately $9.5 million. In response to the Workforce Development Program NOFA, FTA received 50 proposals requesting approximately $27 million in Federal funds. The FTA evaluated project proposals based on each applicant's responsiveness to the program evaluation criteria as detailed in the NOFA. The FTA is funding 19 Workforce Development projects, as shown in Table 1, for a total of $9,481,721. These competitive program funds will support projects at transit and local government agencies, academic institutions, and nationwide that will recruit, train, retain, and educate a high-quality transportation workforce to meet current and future transportation industry needs. Applicants selected for competitive discretionary funding for the Workforce Development Program should work with FTA's TRI staff identified in the contacts section of this notice to finalize the cooperative agreements in FTA's Transportation Electronic Awards Management System
(TEAM)or its successor system, so that Federal funds can be obligated expeditiously. Cooperative agreements must include only eligible activities applied for in the original project application. The Federal funds must be used consistent with the competitive proposal and for the eligible purposes established in the NOFA and described in FTA *Circular 6100.1E, Research, Technical Assistance and Training Program: Application Instructions and Program Management Guidelines.* In cases where the allocation amount is less than the applicant's requested amount, applicants should work with TRI staff to reduce scope or scale the project as needed. Applicants are reminded that program requirements such as cost sharing or local match can be found in the NOFA. Under the FY 2015 Workforce Development Program, all projects are required to have at least 50 percent local match. Local match must be consistent with the proposed match identified in the applicant's proposal, identified in the cooperative agreement at the time of obligation, and available at the time of expenditure. The FTA has assigned a discretionary research project identification number to each project (see Table 1 of this notice) for tracking purposes and must be used in the TEAM or successor system, application. Applicants interested in requesting pre-award authority should contact the program manager listed above. Pre-award authority may be granted through the issuance of a Letter of No Prejudice in accordance with FTA's Pre-award Authority Policy, set forth in the FY 2015 Annual Apportionments, Allocations, and Program Information Notice, published on February, 9, 2015 and available at *http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-02-09/pdf/2015-02555.pdf.* Post-award reporting requirements include submission of the Federal Financial Report and Milestone Progress reports in TEAM as appropriate (see FTA *Circular 6100.1E* ) and a narrative summary of project activities. The grantees must comply with all applicable Federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, FTA circulars, and other Federal requirements detailed in the FY 2015 Master Agreement in carrying out the project supported by the FTA research grant. The FY 2015 Master Agreement can be found at the following Internet address: *http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/21-Master.pdf.* Each recipient will provide the necessary measurable outcomes and deliverables for Congressional reporting efforts as mandated under MAP-21. This information will also be used to conduct an anticipated program evaluation of the 2015 Workforce Development projects. The FTA emphasizes that grantees must follow all third-party procurement guidance, as described in FTA *Circular 4220.1F, Third Party Contracting Guidance.* Therese W. McMillan, Acting Administrator. Table 1—Innovative Public Transportation Workforce Development Program Project ID State Project sponsor Project description Amount D2015-WFD-001 CA Los Angeles Trade-Technical College Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology Training $750,000 D2015-WFD-002 CA Community Career Development, Inc Moving Employees into Transit Related Opportunities (METRO) program 331,313 D2015-WFD-003 CA Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
(VTA)Discover Opportunities—In Transit! (DO IT!) program 200,000 D2015-WFD-004 CA Bay Area Rapid Transit District
(BART)Transit Career Ladders Training
(TCLT)Program 750,000 D2015-WFD-005 CO Regional Transportation District
(RTD)Workforce Investment Now!
(WIN)Program 663,256 D2015-WFD-006 FL Jacksonville Transportation Authority
(JTA)Back-2-Work Program 200,000 D2015-WFD-007 IL Chicago Transit Authority
(CTA)Second Chance Program 750,000 D2015-WFD-008 MA Massachusetts Department of Transportation Construction Career Development
(MCCD)Program 750,000 D2015-WFD-009 MD International Transportation Learning Center Rail Car Workforce Program 750,000 D2015-WFD-12010; D2015-WFD-13010; D2015-WFD-14010; D2015-WFD-15010 MD International Transportation Learning Center Signaling Career Pathways Program. D2015-WFD-12010 ($4,185); D2015-WFD-13010 ($535); D2015-WFD-14010 ($564,517); D2015-WFD-15010 ($4,945) 574,182 D2015-WFD-011 MN Metropolitan Council/Metro Transit Mass Transit Technician
(MTT)Program 203,210 D2015-WFD-012 NJ Jersey City Employment Training Program, Inc. (JCETP) The Jersey City Employment Training Program, Inc. (JCETP) 604,896 D2015-WFD-013 NY NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(MTA)Workforce Investment Now—New York (WIN—NY) program 739,605 D2015-WFD-014 NY Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Skilled Laborer Jobs Training Program 303,000 D2015-WFD-015 OH Greater Cleveland Regional Transportation Authority (GCRTA) Career Pathways Program
(CPP)407,780 D2015-WFD-016 OK Grand Gateway Economic Development Association
(EDA)N2N Automotive University 399,933 D2015-WFD-017 TX Texoma Area Paratransit System, Inc TAPS University Employment Enrichment Initiative 427,770 D2015-WFD-018 WA Intercity Transit Village Vans Program 200,000 D2015-WFD-019 WA Workforce Development Council of Snohomish County Puget Sound Region Ladders to Opportunity Initiative 476,776 Total 9,481,721 [FR Doc. 2015-25628 Filed 10-7-15; 8:45 am]
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