Opportunity ID: 266328

General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: SGA-14-07
Funding Opportunity Title:: JOBS FOR VETERANS STATE GRANTS APPLICATION
Opportunity Category:: Mandatory
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity:: Employment, Labor and Training
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards:: 54
Assistance Listings Number(s):: 17.801 — Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: No
Version:: Synopsis 2
Posted Date:: Sep 22, 2014
Last Updated Date:: Sep 24, 2014
Original Closing Date for Applications:: Oct 01, 2014
Current Closing Date for Applications:: Oct 01, 2014
Archive Date:: Oct 31, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding::
Award Ceiling:: $1,928,000
Award Floor:: $115,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:: ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

The JVSGs are offered non-competitively. Applications for funds available under this process will be accepted only from one designated administrative entity within each state, generally the state agency that operates the public labor exchange delivery system within the state.

Additional Information

Agency Name:: OASAM
Description:: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) hereby requests applications for grant funding to provide services to veterans for Fiscal Years (FY) 2015- 2019 as authorized under Title 38 United States Code (38 U.S.C.), Chapter 41. Grant applications must include a budget forecast for FY 2015 only. A new budget forecast based on annually allocated funding will be requested by VETS for each subsequent year of the grant period.

The State Agency authorized to enter into agreements with the DOL to operate the Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG) and the Workforce Agencies of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Governments of the Virgin Islands and Guam and the District of Columbia will be provided funds for FY 2015. The grant funding amounts provided are for planning purposes and determined by the funding formula provided at Chapter 20, Part 1001, Subpart F of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The actual amount to be made available to each State is dependent upon the annual Congressional appropriation.

Approximately one percent of the funding provided may be used for postage and an equivalent amount may be requested for the Incentive Awards program described in these application instructions.

This Application contains the following:
• General Program Application Information and Government Requirements.
• Formula Funding Levels, Instructions, and Application Form Information.
• Certifications, Assurances and Grant Provisions.
Consistent with electronic government (E-Gov) mandates, the application instructions are available at http://www.dol.gov/vets/grants/state/jvsg_forms.htm.

The application instructions provided indicate how the State Plan and required forms will be processed prior to being entered into Grants.gov.

VETS’ Directors for Veterans’ Employment and Training (DVETs) are familiar with this application and are available to provide any and all technical assistance needed to prepare the FY 2015-2019 JVSG application.

Cassandra Mitchell
Grant Officer
Procurement Services Center

Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information:: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Synopsis 2 This solicitation is being modified as follows:

Updated the “TABLE OF CONTENTS” to include “PART XVI: PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT (PRA)” and incorporate the following on page 16:

PART XVI: PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

Paperwork Reduction Act: OMB Information Collection Control Number 1225-0086, Expires January 31, 2016.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. Except as otherwise noted, this information collection has been approved under control number 1225-0086. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments about the burden estimated or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department of Labor, to the attention of the Departmental Clearance Officer, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N1301, Washington, DC 20210. Comments may also be emailed to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THE COMPLETED APPLICATION TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND IT TO THE SPONSORING AGENCY AS SPECIFIED IN THIS SOLICITATION.

Michel Smyth
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management-OCIO

(202) 693-4129

Sep 24, 2014
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings: 17.801
Competition ID: SGA-14-07
Competition Title: JOBS FOR VETERANS STATE GRANTS APPLICATION
Opportunity Package ID: PKG00206623
Opening Date: Sep 22, 2014
Closing Date: Oct 01, 2014
Agency Contact Information:: Cassandra Mitchell
Who Can Apply:: Organization Applicants
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Packages

Assistance Listings Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions Who Can Apply:
17.801 SGA-14-07 JOBS FOR VETERANS STATE GRANTS APPLICATION PKG00206623 Sep 22, 2014 Oct 01, 2014 View Cassandra Mitchell Organization Applicants