81 FR 43644 - Notice of Availability of Funds and Funding Opportunity Announcement for Disability Employment Initiative Cooperative Agreements
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 128 (July 5, 2016)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 128 (July 5, 2016)
| Page Range | 43644-43644 | |
| FR Document | 2016-15830 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 5, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 43644] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-15830] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Notice of Availability of Funds and Funding Opportunity Announcement for Disability Employment Initiative Cooperative Agreements AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-ETA-16-07. SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $15.6 million in grant funds authorized by Section 169, subsection (b), of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The purpose of this program is to provide funding to expand the capacity of American Job Centers (AJCs), also known as One-Stop Centers, to improve the employment outcomes of three population focus areas: (1) Adults (ages 18 and older) with visible and non-visible disabilities, including those who have acquired disabilities in adulthood; (2) youth (ages 14-24) with visible and non-visible disabilities, including those who have chronic health conditions; and (3) individuals (ages 14 and older) with significant disabilities. The DEI plans to accomplish this by increasing their participation in career pathways systems and successful existing programs in the public workforce system in partnership with vocational rehabilitation, community colleges and other education, human service, and business partners. Capitalizing on the flexibility that the career pathways model provides to use innovative service delivery strategies, grantees will use their award to support job-driven approaches in their pre- existing career pathway systems and programs. This will further equip individuals with disabilities with the skills, competencies, and credentials necessary to help them obtain in-demand jobs, increase earnings, and advance their careers. The Department intends to award at least one cooperative agreement in each of three population focus areas: (1) Adults (ages 18 and older) with visible and non-visible disabilities, including those who have acquired disabilities in adulthood; (2) youth (ages 14-24) with visible and non-visible disabilities, including those who have chronic health conditions; and (3) individuals (ages 14 and older) with significant disabilities. We expect to fund approximately 8 cooperative agreements (as defined in 2 CFR 200.24) to state workforce agencies, ranging from $1.5 million to $2.5 million each. Applicants may also include entities receiving funds under WIOA Section 166 grants. An eligible applicant is a tribe, tribal consortium, or tribal non-profit organization that receives funds under WIOA Section 166 Indian and Native American Program. States that received DEI Round VI funds are not eligible for funding under this FOA. The complete FOA and any subsequent FOA amendments in connection with this funding opportunity are described in further detail on ETA's Web site at https://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm or on http://www.grants.gov. The Web sites provide application information, eligibility requirements, review and selection procedures, and other program requirements governing this funding opportunity. DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is August 1, 2016. Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erika Beasley, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-4716, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-3906. Jimmie Curtis is the Grant Officer for the Funding Opportunity Announcement. Signed June 29, 2016, in Washington, DC. Donna Kelly, Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration. [FR Doc. 2016-15830 Filed 7-1-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
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and Evaluation Center, ATTN: UAS programs in the public workforce Signed June 29, 2016, in Washington, DC.
Federal Register Response, Johns system in partnership with vocational Donna Kelly,
Hopkins University Applied Physics rehabilitation, community colleges and Grant Officer, Employment and Training
Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, other education, human service, and Administration.
Mail Stop 17N444, Laurel, MD 20723– business partners. Capitalizing on the [FR Doc. 2016–15830 Filed 7–1–16; 8:45 am]
6099. flexibility that the career pathways BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For model provides to use innovative
more information on this request for service delivery strategies, grantees will
information contact Emre Gunduzhan use their award to support job-driven NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
(NIJ RT&E Center) at (240) 228–7269 or approaches in their pre-existing career
administrator@nijrtecenter.org. For pathway systems and programs. This Notice of Intent To Prepare an
more information on the NIJ RT&E will further equip individuals with Environmental Impact Statement and
Center, visit http://nij.gov/funding/ disabilities with the skills, Initiate Consultation for Proposed
awards/pages/award- competencies, and credentials necessary Changes to Sacramento Peak
detail.aspx?award=2013-MU-CX-K111 to help them obtain in-demand jobs, Observatory Operations, Sunspot, New
and view the description or contact increase earnings, and advance their Mexico; Notice of Public Scoping
Martin Novak (NIJ Research Division) at careers. Meetings and Comment Period
(202) 598–7795. Please note that these The Department intends to award at AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
are not toll-free telephone numbers. least one cooperative agreement in each
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
of three population focus areas: (1)
Nancy Rodriguez, environmental impact statement and
Adults (ages 18 and older) with visible public scoping meetings and comment
Director, National Institute of Justice. and non-visible disabilities, including
[FR Doc. 2016–15804 Filed 7–1–16; 8:45 am] period.
those who have acquired disabilities in
BILLING CODE 4410–18–P adulthood; (2) youth (ages 14–24) with SUMMARY: In compliance with the
visible and non-visible disabilities, National Environmental Policy Act of
including those who have chronic 1969, as amended, the National Science
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR health conditions; and (3) individuals Foundation (NSF) intends to prepare an
(ages 14 and older) with significant environmental impact statement (EIS) to
Employment and Training disabilities. evaluate potential environmental effects
Administration We expect to fund approximately 8 of proposed changes to operations at
cooperative agreements (as defined in 2 Sacramento Peak Observatory, in
Notice of Availability of Funds and Sunspot, New Mexico. (See
CFR 200.24) to state workforce agencies,
Funding Opportunity Announcement SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below for
ranging from $1.5 million to $2.5
for Disability Employment Initiative more detail.) By this notice, NSF is
million each. Applicants may also
Cooperative Agreements announcing the beginning of the
include entities receiving funds under
AGENCY: Employment and Training WIOA Section 166 grants. An eligible scoping process to solicit public
Administration, Labor. applicant is a tribe, tribal consortium, or comments and identify issues to be
ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity tribal non-profit organization that analyzed in the EIS. At this juncture,
Announcement (FOA). receives funds under WIOA Section 166 NSF would welcome public comments
Indian and Native American Program. on the preliminary proposed
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA– States that received DEI Round VI funds alternatives and resource areas
ETA–16–07. are not eligible for funding under this identified for analysis. NSF also intends
SUMMARY: The Employment and FOA. to initiate consultation under section
Training Administration (ETA), U.S. The complete FOA and any 106 of the National Historic
Department of Labor (DOL, or the subsequent FOA amendments in Preservation Act to evaluate potential
Department, or we), announces the connection with this funding effects to the Sacramento Peak
availability of approximately $15.6 opportunity are described in further Observatory.
million in grant funds authorized by detail on ETA’s Web site at https:// DATES: This notice initiates the public
Section 169, subsection (b), of the www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm scoping process for the EIS and the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity or on http://www.grants.gov. The Web initiation of public involvement under
Act (WIOA). sites provide application information, section 106 per 36 CFR 800.2(d).
The purpose of this program is to eligibility requirements, review and Comments on issues may be submitted
provide funding to expand the capacity selection procedures, and other program verbally during the scoping meeting
of American Job Centers (AJCs), also requirements governing this funding scheduled for July 21, 2016 (see details
known as One-Stop Centers, to improve opportunity. in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION), or in
the employment outcomes of three writing until August 5, 2016. To be
population focus areas: (1) Adults (ages DATES: The closing date for receipt of eligible for inclusion in the Draft EIS, all
18 and older) with visible and non- applications under this announcement comments must be received prior to the
visible disabilities, including those who is August 1, 2016. Applications must be close of the scoping period. NSF will
have acquired disabilities in adulthood; received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. provide additional opportunities for
(2) youth (ages 14–24) with visible and Eastern Time. public participation upon publication of
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non-visible disabilities, including those FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the Draft EIS.
who have chronic health conditions; Erika Beasley, 200 Constitution Avenue ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
and (3) individuals (ages 14 and older) NW., Room N–4716, Washington, DC related to this proposal by either of the
with significant disabilities. The DEI 20210; Telephone: 202–693–3906. following methods:
plans to accomplish this by increasing Jimmie Curtis is the Grant Officer for • Email to: envcomp-AST-sacpeak@
their participation in career pathways the Funding Opportunity nsf.gov, with subject line ‘‘Sacramento
systems and successful existing Announcement. Peak Observatory’’.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). | |
| Dates | The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is August 1, 2016. Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. | |
| Contact | Erika Beasley, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-4716, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-3906. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 43644 |
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