The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) within the U.S. Department of Labor is offering approximately $12,000,000 in grant funds to expand the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program for court-involved youth. This grant includes adding a job training component (DOL Job ChalleNGe) aimed at court-involved and non-court-involved youth. The program involves military-based training, work experience, and core program components conducted on National Guard bases. Successful applicants will receive up to $4,000,000 each to operate the DOL Job ChalleNGe for a period of 42 months, focusing on mentorship and vocational services for program participants transitioning back into the community. Application deadline: February 10, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 270350
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | FOA-ETA-15-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | National Guard Youth ChalleNGe and Job ChalleNGe Program Grants |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 3 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 17.261 — WIA Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research Projects |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Archive Date:: | Mar 12, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 12,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Eligible applicants will have continuously operated a National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program for the past five years, and must be currently operating a National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program pursuant to a National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Cooperative Agreement executed by the United States Property and Fiscal Officer, National Guard Bureau, and The Adjutant General of a State, Commonwealth, District or Territory. A list of the 35 ChalleNGe sites in 27 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia can be found at http://www.ngyf.org/challenge_near_you.html. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Employment and Training Administration |
| Description:: | The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $12,000,000.00 in grant funds authorized by Section 171, Pilot and Demonstration Projects, of the Workforce Investment Act, to: 1) test the effectiveness of expanding the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program for youth who have come in contact with the juvenile justice system for committing a status offense or a delinquent act (court-involved youth), and, 2) add and test an additional job training component (DOL Job ChalleNGe) to the program for court-involved youth and youth that have had no contact with the juvenile justice system (non-court-involved youth). The DOL Job ChalleNGe is to be part of the comprehensive National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program in which program participants, referred to as Cadets, receive military-based training, engage in supervised work experience, and complete eight core program components, during a six-month residential phase conducted on an active or closed National Guard base, training center, or school campus. The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe is operated by the National Guard Bureau and funded through a National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Cooperative Agreement executed by the United States Property and Fiscal Officer, National Guard Bureau, and The Adjutant General of a State, Commonwealth, District or Territory.Under this grant, and upon completion of the six-month residential phase, each Cadet will be matched with a mentor to help him or her prepare to re-enter community life during a 12-month mentorship phase. The 12-month mentorship phase will be non-residential, except for those Cadets who, at the start of the 12-month mentorship phase, elect to enroll in the five-month residential DOL Job ChalleNGe in order to receive additional vocational services. For this DOL Job ChalleNGe solicitation we expect to award up to $4,000,000 each to three (3) grantees totaling $12,000,000 with a period of performance of 42 months. During these 42 months, grantees will operate the DOL Job ChalleNGe, which will include a three-month planning period and facilitation of the 12-month mentoring phase. Applicants may not exceed a request of $4,000,000 to operate this DOL Job ChalleNGe, which will fund the planning period and the five-month residential DOL Job ChalleNGe phase. However, the six-month residential phase of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program must be funded with funds obligated under the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Cooperative Agreement. |
| 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 | Key Dates: The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is February 10, 2015. Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 17.261 |
| Competition ID: | FOA-ETA-15-01 |
| Competition Title: | National Guard Youth ChalleNGe and Job ChalleNGe Program Grants |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00210605 |
| Opening Date: | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Closing Date: | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Pia Miller |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] |
| optional_forms |
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Attachments [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.261 | FOA-ETA-15-01 | National Guard Youth ChalleNGe and Job ChalleNGe Program Grants | PKG00210605 | Dec 10, 2014 | Feb 10, 2015 | View | Pia Miller | Organization Applicants |