The Office of Community Services (OCS) offers the Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) program to foster economic self-sufficiency among Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other low-income individuals. This grant supports business development and expansion, including micro-enterprise and self-employment. Grantees provide technical and financial assistance to private employers to create sustainable employment opportunities. Funded projects focus on new business ventures, business expansion, or self-employment. A minimum of 20% of funds must be direct financial assistance to participants. The program aims to help individuals overcome barriers and ensure job viability for at least six months after the grant ends. Applicants need a viable strategy, management, third-party commitments, site control, and referral sources.
Opportunity ID: 46710
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2009-ACF-OCS-EO-0011 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 11 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.593 — Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 09, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 08, 2009 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 08, 2009 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 07, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,838,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $475,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | An applicant must be a non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) status. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families |
| Description: | The Office of Community Services’ (OCS) Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) program supports business development and expansion opportunities, including micro-enterprise and self-employment opportunities, in an effort to help Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other low-income individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency. Grantees may provide technical and financial assistance to private employers in low-income communities in order to create sustainable employment and business opportunities. Funded projects should focus on one of the following three program strategies: (1) new business ventures, (2) business expansion, and (3) self-employment/micro-enterprise projects. A minimum of 20 percent of the JOLI funds must be allotted to direct financial assistance to program participants for creating or expanding a business. Grantees must ensure that TANF recipients and other low-income individuals are recruited to participate in business development and expansion activities, and to fill positions created under the program. The program must help TANF recipients and other low-income individuals overcome personal or community barriers, and ensure that the businesses and jobs remain viable for at least six months after the end of the grant. For JOLI grants, low-income individuals are defined as those living in households with incomes at or below poverty, as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Guidelines on Poverty, found at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/index.shtml. In addition to a well-planned and viable strategy for business creation or expansion, applicants must have in place: (1) needed management, staff, and other resources, (2) written commitments from third-party partners, (3) evidence of site control, and (4) referral sources to identify low-income individuals to fill the positions. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-OCS-EO-0011.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
ACF Applications Help Desk
app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email:app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 46710 Full Announcement-1 -> link to the full announcement.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email: app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.593 | PKG00011567 | Apr 08, 2009 | May 08, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
46710 SF424-2.0.pdf
46710 SF424A-1.0.pdf
46710 SF424B-1.1.pdf
46710 Project-1.1.pdf
46710 Budget-1.1.pdf
46710 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
46710 Other-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
46710 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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