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U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A); 8 U.S.C.

1254a(c)(2)(B).

Is Late Initial Registration Possible?

In addition to timely re-registration,

late initial registration is possible for

some persons from Montserrat under 8

CFR 244.2(f)(2). Late initial registration

applicants must meet the following

requirements:

• Be a national of Montserrat (or an

alien having no nationality who last

habitually resided in Montserrat);

• Have been continuously physically

present in the United States since

August 28, 1997;

• Have continuously resided in the

United States since August 22, 1997;

and

• Be admissible as an immigrant,

except as provided under section

244(c)(2)(A) of the Act, and not

ineligible under section 244(c)(2)(B) of

the Act.

Additionally, the applicant must be

able to demonstrate that, during the

initial registration period from August

28, 1997, through August 27, 1998, he

or she:

• Was in valid nonimmigrant status,

or had been granted voluntary departure

status or any relief from removal;

• Had an application for change of

status, adjustment of status, asylum,

voluntary departure, or any relief from

removal pending or subject to further

review or appeal; or

• Was a parolee or has a pending

request for reparole; or was the spouse

or child of an alien currently eligible to

be a TPS registrant.

8 CFR 244.2(f)(2).

An applicant for late initial

registration must register no later than

sixty (60) days from the expiration or

termination of the qualifying status

listed above. 8 CFR 244.2(g).

Does This Extension Allow Nationals of

Montserrat (or Aliens Having No

Nationality Who Last Habitually

Resided in Montserrat) Who Entered

the United States After August 28, 1997,

To File for TPS?

No, this is a notice of an extension of

the existing TPS designation for

Montserrat, not a notice of redesignation

of Montserrat under the TPS program.

An extension of TPS does not change

the required dates of continuous

physical presence and residence in the

United States, and it does not expand

the TPS program to include nationals of

Montserrat (or aliens having no

nationality who last habitually resided

in Montserrat) who arrived in the

United States after the date of the initial

designation (in this case, August 28,

1997) or the date designated for

continuous residence (in this case,

August 22, 1997).

Notice of Extension of Designation of

Montserrat Under the TPS Program

By the authority vested in me as

Attorney General under sections

244(b)(3)(A) and (C), and (b)(1) of the

Act, I have consulted with the

appropriate agencies of the government

concerning whether the conditions

under which Montserrat was initially

designated for TPS continue to exist. As

a result, I determine that the conditions

for the initial designation of TPS for

Montserrat continue to be met. 8 U.S.C.

1254a(b)(3)(A), (C), and (b)(1).

Accordingly, I order as follows:

(1) The designation of Montserrat

under section 244(b) of the Act is

extended for an additional 12-month

period from August 28, 2000, until

August 27, 2001. 8 U.S.C.

1254a(b)(3)(C).

(2) I estimate that there are

approximately 300 nationals of

Montserrat (or aliens having no

nationality who last habitually resided

in Montserrat) who have been granted

TPS and who are eligible for reregistration.

(3) In order to be eligible for TPS

during the period from August 28, 2000,

through August 27, 2001, a national of

Montserrat (for alien having no

nationality who last habitually resided

in Montserrat) who received a grant of

TPS (or has an application pending)

during the initial period of designation

from August 28, 1997, until August 27,

1998, must re-register for TPS by filing

a new Application for Temporary

Protected Status, Form I–821, along

with an Application for Employment

Authorization, Form I–765, within the

30-day period beginning October 2,

2000 and ending on November 1, 2000.

Late re-registration will be allowed only

for good cause pursuant to 8 CFR

244.17(c).

(4) Pursuant to section 244(b)(3)(A) of

the Act, the Attorney General will

review, at least 60 days before August

27, 2001, the designation of Montserrat

under the TPS program to determine

whether the conditions for designation

continue to be met. 8 U.S.C.

1254a(b)(3)(A). Notice of that

determination, including the reasons

underlying it, will be published in the

Federal Register.

(5) Information concerning the TPS

program for nationals of Montserrat (or

aliens having no nationality who last

habitually resided in Montserrat) will be

available at local INS offices upon

publication of this notice and on the

INS website at http://

www.ins.usdoj.gov.

Dated: September 25, 2000.

Janet Reno,

Attorney General.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Solicitation for Technical Assistance

and Training Grants Employment and

Training Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for Grant

Applications (SGA) for training and

capacity building of case management

system staff of grantees for the National

Farmworkers Jobs Program (NFJP);

Capacity Building of Service Delivery

Staff.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor

(DOL), Employment and Training

Administration (ETA) announces a

Solicitation for Grant Applications

(SGA) to create staff development

opportunities for National Farmworkers

Jobs Program grantees.

This notice contains all of the

necessary information and forms needed

to apply for grant funding.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of

applications for grant awards shall be

October 31, 2000 by 4 p.m. eastern

standard time. No exceptions to the

mailing and hand-delivery conditions

will be granted. Applications that do not

meet the conditions set forth in this

notice will not be considered. Tele

facsimile (FAX) applications will not be

honored.

ADDRESSES: Applications shall be

mailed or hand-delivered to: U.S.

Department of Labor, Employment and

Training Administration, Division of

Federal Assistance, Attention: Lorraine

Saunders, 200 Constitution Avenue,

NW, Room S–4203; Washington, DC

20210. Reference: SGA/DFA–00–112.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fax

questions to Lorraine Saunders,

Division of Federal Assistance at (202)

219–8698, ext. 145. This is not a tollfree number. All inquiries sent via fax

should include the SGA number (DFA–

00–112) and a contact name, fax and

phone number. This solicitation will

also be published on the Internet on the

Employment and Training

Administration’s Home Page at http://

doleta.gov. Award notifications will also

be published on this Homepage.

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Part I. Introduction

The purpose of these funds is for

training and staff development

activities, of the service delivery system

staff, that would not otherwise be

performed by the NFJP grantee.

Emphasis should be placed on the

training needs of staff who work directly

with WIA § 167 migrant and seasonal

farm workers (MSFW), such as case

management, outreach, intake, and

other staff who interact directly with

WIA § 167 clients. This SGA encourages

strategies to utilize grantee focused staff

training approaches and discourages

large conference type approaches. To

the extent possible, training options are

local focused and will use local

resources.

The proposal must consist of four (4)

Sections covering the applicants

understanding of the requirement:

Proposed Training Module(s) and

Strategy (Section 1), Expected outcomes

(Section 2), Consortium Arrangement

(Section 3), and Proposed Budget

(Section 4). Any pertinent Attachments

may be included in (Section 5), which

is optional.

For rating purposes, each of the first

four sections is assigned a number of

possible points, and the sum of the

maximum possible points for the four

sections total 100. The most heavily

weighted criteria is Section 2, which

covers the expected outcome.

Authority

Section 167 (§ 669.110) of WIA

authorizes the Department to provide

funds for capacity enhancement as part

of technical assistance activities

provided to grantees. The MSFW

program has an established record of

support for grantee staff development

and training funded from the

discretionary budget allocated to the

MSFW program.

Eligible Applicants

DSFP has long supported a peer-topeer approach in the delivery of training

within the NFJP community. This SGA

thus seeks to use grantee supported

consortiums to ensure a grantee focused

training strategy. The following

organizations are eligible to apply:

(1) Non-profit (501C–3) associations/

organizations of NFJP grantees;

(2) Consortiums of cooperating NFJP

grantees serving a specific regional

geographic area.

Funding

The Department has reserved up to

$500,000 nationally for this purpose.

The final awards will attempt to include

every NFJP service delivery area and it

will promote capacity building of case

management system through staff

development.

Grant Duration and Period of

Performance

The Department anticipates that

grants will be funded for one year with

an option to extend for one additional

year, as necessary. The period of

performance is expected to commence

during December, 2000.

Part II. Application Process and

Guidelines

Submission of the Grant Application

Package

In accordance with the requirements

above, applicants must also submit an

original and three (3) copies of their

proposal, with original signatures.

Applications must be mailed no later

than five (5) days prior to the closing

date for the receipt of applications.

However if applications are handdelivered, they must be received at the

designated place by 4:00 p.m., Eastern

Time on October 31, 2000, the closing

date for receipt of applications. All

overnight mail will be considered to be

hand-delivered and must be received at

the designated place by the specified

time and closing date. Telegraphed and/

or faxed proposals will not be honored.

Applications that fail to adhere to the

above instructions will not be honored.

Late Applications

Any application received at the office

designated in the solicitation after the

exact time specified for receipt will not

be considered unless it

(a) Was sent by U.S. Postal Service

registered or certified mail not later than

the fifth calendar day before the closing

date specified for receipt of applications

(e.g. an offer submitted in response to a

solicitation requiring a receipt of

application by the 30th of January must

have been mailed by the 25th): or

(b) Was sent by U.S. Postal Service

Express Mail Next Day Service—Post

Office to Addressee, not later than 5

p.m. at the place of mailing two working

days prior to the date specified for

receipt of application. The term

‘‘working days’’ excludes weekends and

U.S. Federal holidays.

The only acceptable evidence to

establish the date of a late application

sent by U.S. Postal Service registered or

certified mail is the U.S. postmark on

the envelope or wrapper and on the

original receipt from the U.S. Postal

Service. Both postmarks must show a

legible date or the proposal will be

processed as if it had been mailed late.

‘‘Postmark’’ means a printed, stamped,

or otherwise placed impression

(exclusive of a postage meter machine

impression) that is readily identifiable

without further action as having been

applied or affixed by an employee of the

U.S. Postal Service on the date of

mailing. Therefore, applicants should

request the postal clerk to place a legible

hand cancellation ‘‘bulls eye’’ postmark

on both the receipt and the envelope or

wrapper.

The only acceptable evidence to

establish the date of mailing of a late

application sent by ‘‘Express Mail Next

Day Service—Post Office to Addressee’’

is the date entered by the post office

receiving clerk on the Express Mail Next

Day—Post Office to Addressee label and

the postmarks on both the envelope and

the wrapper and the original receipt

from the U.S. Postal Service.

‘‘Postmark’’ has the same meaning as

defined above. Therefore, an applicant

should request the postal clerk to place

a legible hand cancellation ‘‘bulls eye’’

postmark on both the receipt and the

envelope or wrapper.

Withdrawal of Applications

Applications may be withdrawn by

written notice or telegram (including

mailgram) received at any time before

award. Applications may be withdrawn

in person by the applicant or by an

authorized representative thereof, if the

representative’s identity is made known

and the representative signs a receipt for

the proposal.

Grant Application Package

The grant application package must

consist of:

(1) The proposal shall contain the

Standard Form (SF) 424, ‘‘Application

for Federal Assistance’’ (Appendix A).

All copies of the (SF) 424 must have

original signatures of the legal entity

applying for grant funding. Applicants

shall indicate on the (SF) 424 the

organization’s IRS status, if applicable.

According to the Lobbying Disclosure

Act of 1995, Section 18, an organization

described in section 501(c)(4) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which

engages in lobbying activities is not

eligible for the receipt of federal funds

constituting an award, grant, or loan.

(2) A certification prepared within the

last six months, attesting to the

adequacy of the entity’s fiscal

management and accounting systems to

account for and safeguard Federal funds

properly. The Certification should be

obtained as follows:

(a) For incorporated organizations, a

certification from a Certified Public

Accountant; or

(b) for a public agency, a certification

by its Chief Financial Officer;

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(3) A statement indicating the entity’s

legally constituted authority under

which the organization functions. A

nonprofit organization should submit a

copy of its Charter or Articles of

Incorporation, including proof of the

organization’s nonprofit status;

(4) The applicant’s employer

identification number (EIN) issued by

the Internal Revenue Service;

(5) Applications from a Consortium of

organizations must include a copy of the

Consortium agreement and must

identify the consortium which will act

as the administrative entity for the

project. The agreement must include

stated arrangements for administrative

and financial responsibility that are

acceptable to the Grant Officer.

(6) Budget Information Sheet with a

narrative description of each line item.

(Attached)

(7) Copy of most current Indirect Cost

Rate Agreement issued by the cognizant

federal agency, if applicable.

(8) the entity’s application for grant

funding as described below:

Format of the Grant Application

Package

The grant proposal text is limited to

30 double-spaced, single-side,

numbered 81⁄2′′ × 11′′ pages, in 12-point

type and having margins measuring at

least one inch (Page numbers may be

placed within the margin space.) This

includes attachments.

To ensure full consideration, the

application must follow the numerical

sequence of the Sections 1 through 4 as

listed below, and must include a table

of contents. All attachments are to be

included in Section 5. Credit may not be

afforded in instances where items are

not addressed in the proper section.

Contents of the Grant Application

All grant proposals accepted for

consideration must be prepared in

accordance with the requirements set

forth below.

Section 1. Proposed Training Module(s)

and Strategy

The applicant must describe the

proposed area of service and the

training strategy/approach in response

to the staff training needs within the

identified area. The design proposed

must be one that will bring a local focus

on training NFJP case management

system staff.

Address identified needs: The

proposal must identify specific

challenges and staff training needs to be

addressed.

Incorporate a Design Characteristics:

Training strategies/approaches must

respond to the identified needs and

should be designed to incorporate at

least one of the following characteristics

for purposes of regional application.

• Ease of portability.

• Ease of replicability.

• Flexibility (use of optional learning

styles).

• Credentialing development through

an accredited institution.

Rating basis for Part II, Section 1: 25

points. Scoring will be based on the

strength of the design and strategies

proposed to:

• Respond to the identified training

needs;

• Incorporate at least one design

characteristic

• Meet the training needs of the

identified geographic area; and,

sbull The capacity of its delivery

approach/design to successfully

implement the training.

Section 2. Expected Outcomes

This section should describe the

expected outcomes and benefits to be

gained by the participating program staff

and how the proposal is designed to

deliver those outcomes. The proposed

training strategy and design must

include at least two knowledge and

skills area. Training may include, but is

not limited to, any of the following and

other areas as identified by the proposer

and relevant to the delivery of the NFJP.

• Developing staff knowledge and

skills for managing of clients’ Individual

Service Strategies (e.g. developing

interviewing skills, building trust,

making objective assessments through

evaluation and testing, etc.);

• The case management process and

needed associated skills. (e.g.

developing and monitoring appropriate

training activities, determining

appropriate referrals and other

intervention point);

• WIA One-Stop System Partnerships

(including cross training, client

advocacy skills, building community

support for the NFJP program and

farmworkers);

• Building resources for NFJP grantee

case management systems.

• Other identified training needs such

as credentialed training (relevant to

NFJP), use of technology.

Rating basis for Part II, Section 2: 60

points. This section will be scored based

on how capacity of participating staff

would be enhanced via the proposed

training and training method, and

capacity of the training modules to be a

replicable, potable, comprehensive and

consistent approach to capacity

enhancement of skills for staff in the

identified service area.

Section 3. Consortium Arrangement

For purposes of this proposal, an

acceptable consortium arrangement

shall consist of three or more signatory

eligible applicants, supported by a

Consortium Working Agreement

between all the cooperating parties

under the proposed design. The

agreement must designate one of the

consortium’s members as the

responsible administrative entity under

the grant. Please:

• Identify each state service area and

the respective NFJP grantee included in

the composition of the regional area

proposed to be served under this

proposal (a state area may be included

in only one proposed regional service

area/consortium agreement);

• Identify by number and job title

(e.g.: 3 case managers), the estimated

staff which will participate in the

proposed training (cumulative for the

regional area included in this proposal);

Rating basis for Part II, Section 3: 10

points. The scoring will be based on the

demonstrated capacity of the

agreements to sustain the training

strategy.

Section 4. Budget

Please submit a proposed budget for

costs associated with the proposed

training strategy. Administrative costs

for purposes of the project are limited to

10% of total costs. Include a narrative

explanation for how proposed costs are

determined.

Rating basis for Part II, Section 4: 5

points. The scoring will be based on the

demonstrated reasonableness of the

budget request relative to the proposed

training and area to be served.

Section 5: Attachments

All attachments referenced in the

proposal are to be included in this

section of the proposal. The first page in

this section should itemize the included

attachments.

Part III. Review Process of Grant

Application

Panel Review

The Grant Officer will select potential

grantees utilizing all information

available to him/her. A technical review

panel will rate each proposal using the

specified criteria cited above. Panel

results are advisory in nature and are

not binding on the Grant Officer.

The Grant Officer may, at his or her

discretion, request an applicant to

submit additional or clarifying

information if deemed necessary to

make a selection. However, selections

may be made without further contact

with the applicants.

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Responsibility Review

Prior to awarding a grant to any

applicant, the Department will conduct

a responsibility review. The

responsibility review is an analysis of

available information and records to

determine if an applicant has

established a satisfactory history of

accounting for Federal funds and

property. The responsibility review is

independent of the competitive process.

Applicants failing to meet the

requirements of this action may be

disqualified for designation as a grantee

without respect to their standing in the

competitive process. An applicant that

is not selected as a result of the Grant

Officer’s responsibility review will be

advised of its appeal rights.

Notification of Non Selection

Any applicant that is not selected as

a potential grantee, or that has its grant

application denied in whole or in part

by the Department for receipt of funds,

will be notified in writing by the Grant

Officer and will be advised of all appeal

rights.

Notification of Selection

Applicants that are selected will be

notified in writing by the Grant Officer.

Formal designation as a grantee will be

contingent on the successful negotiation

of a grant agreement for the first year of

operation

Part IV. Reporting Requirements

Activity Reporting

Grantees must provide a quarterly

narrative statement describing the staff

training and technical assistance

activities obtained under the grant.

Copies of all training modules and

actual training curriculum delivered are

to accompany each quarterly report.

Financial Reporting

Standard Form 269 or financial report

is due to be reported 45 days following

close of the grant activity.

Cost Flexibility and Limitations

(a) These grant funds are discretionary

WIA § 167 funds earmarked for staff

training and technical assistance and

serving as a supplement to the grantee’s

on-going staff training activities. The

administrative cost limitation applicable

to the WIA § 167 employment and

training grants also apply to these

grants.

(b) Grant funds may be used for per

diem and lodging costs as otherwise

appropriate. Transportation will not be

covered under these grants.

Signed at Washington, DC, on this 25th day

of September 2000.

Lorraine H. Saunders,

Grant/Contracting Officer/DOL/ETA.

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