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[FR Doc. E9–14073 Filed 6–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Disability Employment Policy 

[SGA 09–03] 

Registered Apprenticeship for Youth 

and Young Adults With Disabilities 

Initiative; Solicitation for Cooperative 

Agreements. 

Announcement Type: New Notice of 

Availability of Funds and Solicitation 

for Grant Applications (SGA) for 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: SGA 

09–03. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 17.720. 

DATES: Key Date: Applications must be 

received thirty (30) days after the 

publication date in the Federal Register. 

Executive Summary: The U.S. 

Department of Labor (‘‘DOL’’ or 

‘‘Department’’), Office of Disability 

Employment Policy (ODEP) and the 

DOL’s Employment and Training 

Administration’s (ETA) Office of 

Apprenticeship (OA) announce the 

availability of approximately $400,000 

to fund cooperative agreements to 

conduct two pilot projects to develop 

models to improve systems capacity to 

provide inclusive Registered 

Apprenticeship training and preapprenticeship training to youth and 

young adults with disabilities with a 24- 

month period of performance, and the 

possibility of up to 3 additional option 

years of funding at the discretion of the 

Department depending on the 

availability of funds and satisfactory 

performance. Under this initiative, 

funding will be awarded through a 

competitive process to two consortia to 

research, test, and evaluate innovative 

systems models for providing inclusive 

integrated apprentice training in a highgrowth industry to youth and young 

adults with disabilities, including those 

with the most significant disabilities, 

between the ages of 16 and 27. To be 

considered for an award, consortium 

applying for the grant must have 

representation from each of the 

following four organization types: 

1. A Registered Apprenticeship 

Program (RAP) sponsor in a high-growth 

industry sector; 

2. A community-based organization 

(CBO) with demonstrated experience 

securing job training services from 

established training institutions such as 

community colleges, and providing 

placement and support services to 

apprentices in high-growth industries; 

3. A public/private non-profit or forprofit organization, which may be faithbased, with demonstrated experience 

providing employment and training 

services and employment related 

support services to people with 

disabilities; and 

4. An educational institution. 

This solicitation provides background 

information, describes the application 

submission requirements, outlines the 

process that eligible entities must use to 

apply for funds covered by this 

solicitation, and outlines the evaluation 

criteria used as a basis for selecting the 

grantees. 

Application and submission 

information is explained in detail in 

Part IV of this SGA. There will be a 

Prospective Applicant Webinar held for 

this grant competition. The date and 

access information for this Prospective 

Applicant Webinar will be posted on 

ODEPs Web site at http://www.dol.gov/ 

odep. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

solicitation consists of eight parts: 

• Part I provides a description of this 

funding opportunity. 

• Part II describes the size and nature 

of the anticipated awards. 

• Part III describes eligibility 

information. 

• Part IV provides information on the 

application and submission process. 

• Part V describes the criteria against 

which applications will be reviewed 

and explains the proposal review 

process. 

• Part VI provides award 

administration information. 

• Part VII contains DOL agency 

contact information. 

• Part VIII lists additional resources 

of interest to applicants and other 

information. 

Part I. Funding Opportunity 

Description 

1. Background 

The Office of Disability Employment 

Policy provides national leadership by 

developing and influencing disabilityrelated employment policies and 

practices. A five-year strategic plan 

guides ODEP in achieving its mission by 

identifying long-term strategic and 

outcome goals as well as shorter-term 

intermediate and performance goals. In 

addition to measuring agency 

performance, as required by the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA), the strategic plan sets forth 

a road map for prioritizing the 

formulation and dissemination of 

innovative employment policies and 

practices to service delivery systems 

and employers. 

ODEP’s annual goal is to build 

knowledge and advance disability 

employment policy that affects and 

promotes systems change. The agency’s 

long- and short-term goals focus efforts 

on initiatives that bring about this level 

of change. In short, ODEP develops 

policies and strategies that will: 

• Enhance the capacity of service 

delivery systems to provide appropriate 

and effective services and supports to 

youth and adults with disabilities. 

• Increase planning and coordination 

within service delivery systems to 

develop and improve systems, 

processes, and services. 

• Improve individualization of 

services to better assist youth and adults 

with disabilities in seeking, obtaining, 

and retaining employment or selfemployment. 

• Increase employer access to 

supports and services to meet their 

employment needs. 

• Increase the quality of competencybased training for service delivery 

systems. 

• Increase the adoption of universal 

strategies for service provision. 

• Develop partnerships with and 

among critical stakeholders to 

effectively leverage available resources 

and facilitate implementation of 

practices and policies that increase 

employment and self-employment 

opportunities and the recruitment, 

retention, and promotion of youth and 

adults with disabilities. 

As required by the Government 

Performance and Results Act, the 

following three output measures inform 

ODEP of its progress in meeting its 

annual goal of building knowledge and 

advancing disability employment 

policy: 

1. The number of policy-related 

documents. 

2. The number of formal agreements. 

3. The number of effective practices. 

These performance measures generate 

results that in turn support the 

achievement of the following outcome 

goals: Increased Awareness/Knowledge 

Transfer; Adoption/Implementation of 

Policies and/or Effective Practices; and 

Customer Satisfaction with ODEP’s 

Products and Services. Achievement of 

these outcome goals will eventually lead 

to the creation of Most Significant 

Changes (MSCs) in systems and entities 

affecting employment opportunities for 

people with disabilities. 

Developing the talents, skills and 

capabilities of the workforce has always 

played an important part in our nation’s 

economic strength. The 21st century 

economic landscape is rapidly changing 

as technology and globalization alter the 

nature of work and the skills and 

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1After several years of research and testing, ODEP 

sponsored the addition of new disability questions 

to the Current Population Survey (CPS) to generate 

data to gauge the employment status of people with 

disabilities. These data provide, for the first time, 

an official measure to the labor force situation for 

people with disabilities. 

training needed by workers to remain 

competitive. Ninety percent of the 

fastest growing jobs in the United States 

today require post-secondary education. 

This, coupled with the rapidly growing 

rate of baby boomer retirements 

heightens the importance of preparing 

youth for the skills employers need. 

This issue has significant impact on 

the economic development of 

communities, states, regional economies 

and ultimately that of our nation. The 

workforce investment system plays a 

vital role in addressing the need to 

develop talent pools of young workers 

who serve as a ‘‘youth supply pipeline,’’ 

which helps to drive economic growth. 

To improve the competitiveness of 

U.S. businesses in the global economy, 

recent high school reform advocates 

have focused on the need for greater 

preparation of all high school students 

for both work and advanced education. 

A widespread recognition now exists 

that schools must help the nation’s 

youth advance both academically and 

occupationally, and to see these as 

compatible goals (Butler, 2006). 

Over the past decade through the 

School to Work Opportunities Act and 

the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act, the Federal Government 

has stressed the importance of 

improving transition services nationally 

for youth with disabilities, and has 

assumed a strategic role in supporting 

state and local efforts to improve 

transition services through the 

identification of promising practices, 

delivery strategies, and policy 

development. Moreover, the 2006 

reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins 

Vocational and Technical Education Act 

has reenergized efforts to promote the 

use of career and technical education as 

a strategy for learning in the context of 

improved academic achievement for all 

students. In addition, the Workforce 

Investment Act of 1998 and the No 

Child Left Behind Act of 2001 have 

resulted in reform efforts that focus on 

high academic and occupational 

standards; promote the use of state and 

local standards-based accountability 

systems; call for broad-based 

partnerships between schools, 

employers, postsecondary institutions, 

and families; support full participation 

and equal access to the general 

education curriculum; and emphasize 

research-based teaching methods. 

Federal and state efforts to improve 

transition policies and practices for 

youth with disabilities over the past 

decade have resulted in some positive 

gains including increases in graduation 

rates, enrollments in postsecondary 

education, and in the number of youths 

entering the workforce (Office of Special 

Education Programs, Data Analysis 

System (DANS); Newman, 2005; Cameto 

and Levine, 2005). For example, 

national data indicate that there has 

been some improvement in the overall 

graduation rate of students with 

disabilities in the United States. 

Between the 1995–1996 and 1999–2000 

school years, the percentage of youth 

with disabilities graduating with regular 

diplomas, as reported by states, grew 

from 52.6 percent to 56.2 percent while 

the percentage of students with 

disabilities who dropped out of school 

declined from 34.1 percent to 29.4 

percent (U.S. Department of Education, 

2002). 

Nonetheless, significant challenges 

remain. National studies and reports 

have shown that, compared to their nondisabled peers, students with 

disabilities are less likely to receive a 

regular high school diploma; drop out 

twice as often; and enroll in and 

complete postsecondary education 

programs at half the rate. Up to two 

years after leaving high school, about 4 

in 10 youth with disabilities are 

employed as compared to 6 in 10 sameage out-of-school youth in the general 

population (National Center for 

Education Statistics, 2000; National 

Longitudinal Transition Study-2 

(NLTS–2), 2005). 

The Department’s Bureau of Labor 

Statistics released the first official data 

on the employment status of people 

with disabilities on February 6, 2009. In 

January 2009, the employment rate for 

people with disabilities was 23.1 

percent. The unemployment rate for 

those with disabilities was 13.2 percent. 

(http://www.bls.gov./cps/ 

cpsdisability.htm).1 The National 

Longitudinal Transition Study-2 

(NLTS–2) indicates that employment 

rates vary considerably across disability 

categories for students with disabilities 

who were enrolled in special education. 

Youth with learning disabilities, 

emotional disturbances, other health 

impairments, or speech impairments are 

the most likely to be employed in a 1- 

year period (50 percent to 60 percent). 

In contrast, youth with significant 

disabilities have significantly lower 

employment rates, e.g., 15 percent for 

youth with autism, 25 percent for youth 

with multiple disabilities, deafblindness, or orthopedic impairments, 

and 33 percent for youth with mental 

retardation or visual impairments. 

A number of recent studies examining 

career and technical education programs 

and the use of structured work-based 

learning approaches suggest that such 

approaches are an important aspect of 

and contribute to better outcomes in 

school, e.g., student achievement; 

knowledge assimilation and retention; 

motivation and post-school, e.g., 

educational continuation and 

employment success (AYPF, 2003; 

National Association of State Directors 

of Career Technical Education, 2003). 

Moreover, when youth with disabilities 

take career and technical education in 

their last year of high school or 

concentrate in a career and technical 

education content area, research 

indicates that they have higher rates of 

high school graduation, competitive 

employment, postsecondary education 

attendance, and advances in earnings or 

wages (Scholl & Mooney, 2003; Benz, 

Lindstrom, & Yovanoff, 2000; Cobb, et 

al.,1999; Eisenman, 2000; Harvey, 2002; 

Luecking & Fabian, 2000; Phelps, 1998). 

Research further identifies the 

following program components as 

effective in linking work experiences 

with permanent employment and 

postsecondary education success for 

students with and without disabilities: 

• Work-based and school-based 

learning supported by high academic 

content and standards; 

• Standards that emphasize the 

application of knowledge and skills to 

the same extent that they emphasize 

their accomplishment; 

• Integration of academic and 

vocational education; 

• Authentic teaching and learning 

strategies that ensure students gain a 

better understanding of the connections 

between learning and working; 

• Opportunities for students to 

explore their interests and ambitions, 

and to apply and practice skills and 

knowledge; 

• Exposure to positive role models 

and constructive support systems; and 

• Family/parental involvement and 

support (Scholl & Mooney, 2002; 

Hayward & Tallmadge, 1995; Lambrecht 

et al., 1997; Merritt & Williams, 1999; 

Phelps & Wermuth, 1992; Woloszyk, 

1996). 

Registered Apprenticeship programs 

offer one type of career and technical 

education experience that can help 

youth and young adults with disabilities 

to achieve employment success. A 

Registered Apprenticeship is a 

nationally registered program overseen 

either by DOL’s Office of 

Apprenticeship working in conjunction 

with State Apprenticeship Agencies 

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(SAAs) in states which are recognized 

by DOL as authorized to register 

apprentices for Federal purposes or by 

DOL’s OA in other states. Apprentices 

may begin a Registered Apprenticeship 

at age 16, but the minimum age for most 

programs is 18. Most apprenticeship 

programs require applicants to possess 

high school diplomas. Program 

sponsors, which include employers, 

employer associations, and labormanagement organizations, voluntarily 

operate and cover most or all costs of 

the program. 

Newly revised regulations issued by 

DOL on October 29, 2008 create more 

flexibility for apprentices and 

employers, providing each with 

increased choices to meet the needs of 

industries that have traditionally used 

Registered Apprenticeship programs, as 

well as the needs of new and emerging 

industries. The most significant changes 

to the regulations include the 

recognition of multiple training 

approaches which increase flexibility 

for employers to select the path that best 

serves an apprentice’s and/or an 

employer’s needs. Under the new 

regulations, in addition to the 

traditional, time-based approach, which 

requires the apprentice to complete a 

specific number of hours of on-the-job 

training and technical instruction, 

training may also be provided via a 

competency-based approach, or a hybrid 

of a time and competency based 

approach. The newly revised 

regulations also provide for the 

awarding of interim credentials that 

offer active apprentices official 

recognition of their accomplishments 

and equip them with a portfolio of skills 

and incentives to continue their career 

preparation and complete their 

programs. Increased options for using 

electronic media to provide related 

technical instruction are also provided, 

allowing for distance learning and other 

technology-based instruction. 

More than 950 occupations across all 

industry clusters nationwide are 

recognized through Registered 

Apprenticeship programs, and new 

occupations are regularly added as 

employer needs evolve to meet new 

economic realities. These occupations 

span a broad range of industry clusters 

and demonstrate the power of the 

Registered Apprenticeship model to 

build a 21st century workforce. 

In the United States today, 

approximately 250,000 separate 

employers offer Registered 

Apprenticeship employment and 

training to almost 450,000 apprentices 

in such industries as construction, 

manufacturing, transportation, 

telecommunications, information 

technology, biotechnology, retail, health 

care, the military, utilities, security, and 

the public sector. By providing on-thejob training, related classroom 

instruction, and guaranteed wage 

structures, employers who sponsor 

apprentices provide incentives that can 

help them to attract and retain more 

highly qualified employees and improve 

productivity and services. Regions that 

adopt robust Registered Apprenticeship 

programs in the context of economic 

development strategies contribute to the 

pipeline of skilled workers and flexible 

career pathways to support current and 

future workforce demands. 

The duration of training, and the 

skills and competencies required for 

mastery, are driven by industry. 

Certifications earned through Registered 

Apprenticeship programs are recognized 

nationwide as portable industry 

credentials. The primary apprentice 

certification is a Certificate of 

Completion of Apprenticeship, which is 

awarded at the end of the 

apprenticeship. Many apprenticeship 

programs, however, particularly in highgrowth industries such as health care, 

advanced manufacturing, and 

transportation, also offer interim 

credentials and training certificates 

based on a competency model that leads 

to a Certificate of Completion. There 

may be beginning, intermediate, 

advanced, and specialty certification 

levels. Registered Apprenticeship 

programs also allow credit for previous 

apprenticeship-related experience. 

Pre-apprenticeship training programs 

serve as a bridge for youth exploring 

career options and workers who may 

not have the fundamental skills to 

succeed in a Registered Apprenticeship 

program. Operated by education, 

community- or faith-based 

organizations, these training programs 

can help apprenticeship candidates 

decide on an occupational track and 

develop fundamental skills which 

improve productivity once employed. 

Pre-apprenticeship programs operate 

under an approved plan whereby 

candidates participate in a short, 

intensified training period in a school or 

training center with the intent to place 

them in Registered Apprenticeships 

upon completion or soon after 

completion of the program. Preapprenticeship can be used as a means 

of selecting apprentices under a 

particular program sponsor’s approved 

program standards. 

Two DOL sponsored national 

programs, Job Corps and YouthBuild, 

have the potential to serve as preapprentice feeder programs into 

Registered Apprenticeship. While Youth 

Build focuses on the building and 

construction trades, Job Corps provides 

more variety in course offerings, ranging 

from culinary arts to automotive 

technology. 

Although limited research has been 

conducted on the impact of 

apprenticeship programming on postsecondary and employment outcomes 

for people with disabilities, an 

independent study conducted by the 

Center on Education and Work at the 

University of Wisconsin for the 

Wisconsin Governor’s Work-Based 

Learning Board on graduates’ 

experiences with the Wisconsin Youth 

Apprenticeship Program suggests a 

positive link between apprenticeship 

and employment earnings, retention, 

and enrollment in post-secondary 

education (Mickelson, Pereira, 

Fillingame, 2005). In addition, an earlier 

study on this same program identified 

the following factors as enhancing the 

success of all youth apprentices with 

and without disabilities: 

1. High levels of program organization 

and coordination; 

2. Meaningful and consistent 

communication between stakeholders; 

3. A good ‘‘fit’’ between a young 

persons’ abilities and their chosen youth 

apprenticeship career field; 

4. A quality worksite placement (e.g., 

adequate rotation through 

competencies, presence of an 

experienced mentor); and 

5. Rigorous and engaging classroom 

instruction that integrated technical and 

academic competencies. 

While these factors were central to all 

youth apprenticeship experiences, they 

were found to be particularly critical in 

the apprenticeship experiences of youth 

with disabilities (Scholl & Mooney, 

2003). 

Although Federal legislation 

mandates that youth and young adults 

with disabilities have equal opportunity 

to benefit from the full range of career/ 

technical educational programs and 

services available to their peers without 

disabilities, research conducted on this 

issue by ODEP in 2007 revealed that 

youth and young adults with disabilities 

rarely participate in apprenticeship 

programs. To capitalize on the potential 

that apprenticeship holds for improving 

employment opportunity and selfsufficiency for youth and young adults 

with disabilities, including those with 

significant disabilities, ODEP and OA 

have joined in this capacity-building 

initiative. 

2. Description and Purpose 

The overarching goal for this 

solicitation is to increase systems 

capacity to provide integrated inclusive 

apprenticeship training to youth and 

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young adults with a full range of 

disabilities, including those with the 

most significant disabilities, utilizing 

the increased flexibilities detailed in 

DOL’s newly released apprenticeship 

regulations. To help address the 

disproportionately negative 

employment-related outcomes of youth 

and young adults with disabilities, 

ODEP in collaboration with the OA will 

award cooperative agreements to two 

consortia. 

Capitalizing on the increased 

flexibilities allowable under DOL’s 

revised apprenticeship regulations, 29 

CFR Part 29, regarding the provision of 

training and interim credentialing, 

successful applicants will research, 

develop, and evaluate innovative 

models of Registered Apprenticeship 

service delivery that are inclusive of 

youth and young adults with 

disabilities, including those with 

significant disabilities, between the ages 

of 16 and 27. It is expected that the 

models will produce skilled workers 

who are in demand in one or more highgrowth, high-demand industries 

including but not limited to, 

construction, healthcare, green jobs, 

information technology, and 

biotechnology. To create a continuum of 

service delivery for youth with 

disabilities of high-school age, and to 

provide apprenticeship opportunities 

for those who may lack relevant skills, 

and those who may have dropped out or 

otherwise failed to obtain a high school 

diploma, the service delivery model 

being developed must also include a 

pre-apprenticeship component. 

In addition to consortium members, 

successful applicants will also have 

formal partnerships with one or more of 

the following groups: employers, 

organized labor, employer associations, 

disability organizations, mental health, 

and developmental disability agencies, 

vocational rehabilitation agencies, OneStop Career Centers, workforce 

investment boards, educational 

institutions, and the State 

Apprenticeship Agencies in states 

which are recognized by DOL as 

authorized to register apprentices for 

Federal purposes or the DOL Office of 

Apprenticeship in other states. 

Together, representatives of these 

partnerships will serve as the Advisory 

Council for the design and operation of 

this initiative. 

Allowable uses of grant funds 

include: 

a. Education and workforce 

investment activities such as: 

• Basic skills instruction and 

remedial education; 

• Tutoring, credit retrieval programs, 

dropout prevention activities, GED 

instruction, and career awareness 

classes; 

• Counseling and assisting with 

obtaining postsecondary education and 

required financial aid; 

• Alternative secondary school 

services; 

• Job placement services; 

• Job coaching; 

• Vocational skills training; 

• Occupational skills training; 

• Paid and unpaid work experiences, 

including internships and job 

shadowing; and 

• Career-related mentoring. 

b. Participant personal development 

activities that seek to develop nontechnical skills, abilities, and traits that 

participants need to function in a 

specific employment environment that 

support one or more workplace 

competencies including problemsolving and other cognitive skills, oral 

communication skills, personal 

qualities, and work ethic, and 

interpersonal and teamwork skills. 

Examples include leadership training, 

financial literacy, and job readiness 

training. 

c. Recruiting employers to provide 

training and supervision for apprentices 

and pre-apprentices and students to 

participate in the pilot. 

d. Monitoring the progress of pilot 

participants. 

e. Employment-related support 

services and accommodations. 

f. Follow-up services that focus efforts 

on job retention, wage gains and career 

progress through regular contact with 

participant employers, including 

assistance in addressing work-related 

problems that arise, assistance in 

securing better paying jobs, career 

development and further education, 

mentoring, and tracking of progress 

made by participants in employment 

after training. 

g. Researching, testing, and evaluating 

the program model(s). 

3. Definitions 

Definitions for purposes of this 

solicitation include: 

• Youth and young adults with 

disabilities refers to individuals with 

disabilities who are ages 16 to 27. 

• Significant disability is defined as 

an individual with a disability who is 

receiving Social Security or 

Supplemental Security Income 

disability benefits. 

• Pre-Apprenticeship Programs are 

those programs that prepare individuals 

for Registered Apprenticeship. 

• Registered Apprenticeship is a 

formal employment relationship 

designed to promote skill training and 

learning on the job that is certified by 

DOL or a federally-recognized SAA as 

meeting the basic standards and 

requirements of DOL. ‘‘Hands on’’ 

learning takes place in conjunction with 

related theoretical instruction (often in 

a classroom setting). An apprentice, 

who successfully completes an OA 

registered program, is awarded a 

certificate of completion of 

apprenticeship. Newly revised DOL 

apprenticeship regulations, 29 CFR Part 

29, also provide for interim 

credentialing. An OA registered 

program is one in which employers, or 

groups of employers, and unions design, 

organize, manage, and finance 

apprenticeship programs under the 

standards developed and registered with 

OA or an OA-recognized State 

Apprenticeship Agency. Employers, or 

groups of employers, and unions also 

select apprentices who are trained to 

meet certain predetermined 

occupational standards. For more 

information, see the OA Web site at 

http://www.doleta.gov/oa/. 

• Community-Based Organization is a 

private non-profit organization, which 

may be faith-based, that is 

representative of a community or a 

significant segment of a community, 

which has for this project demonstrated 

experience in securing job training 

services from established training 

institutions such as community 

colleges, and providing placement and 

support services to apprentices in highgrowth industries (included within the 

definition are ‘‘union-related 

organizations’’ and ‘‘employer-related 

nonprofit organizations’’). 

• RAP refers to a Registered 

Apprenticeship Program. 

• Consortium refers to a group formed 

to undertake a project. The consortium 

required for this solicitation must have 

representation from each of the 

following four organization types: 

(1) A RAP sponsor in a high-growth 

industry sector; 

(2) A CBO with demonstrated 

experience in securing job training 

services from established training 

institutions such as community 

colleges, and providing placement and 

support services to apprentices in highgrowth industries; 

(3) A public/private non-profit or forprofit organization, including faithbased organizations, with demonstrated 

experience in providing employment 

and training services and employment 

related support services to people with 

disabilities; and 

(4) An educational institution. 

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Part II. Award Information 

1. Award Amount 

Funding is expected to be provided 

for two Registered Apprenticeship 

cooperative agreements at 

approximately $200,000 each. 

Applicants are required to submit 

budgets within this financial range. The 

budget should reflect a phased approach 

that anticipates a planning period of up 

to 6 months followed by 18 full months 

of project operations. 

Note: Selection of an organization as a 

grantee does not constitute approval of the 

grant application as submitted. Before the 

actual grant is awarded, DOL may enter into 

negotiations about such items as program 

components, staffing and funding levels, and 

administrative systems in place to support 

grant implementation. If the negotiations do 

not result in a mutually acceptable 

submission, the Grant Officer reserves the 

right to terminate the negotiation and decline 

to fund the application. 

Inasmuch as the award will be made 

in the form of a cooperative agreement, 

DOL will have substantial involvement 

in the administration of the agreement. 

Such DOL involvement will consist of: 

(1) Approval of any subcontract 

awarded by the grantee after the grant 

award; 

(2) Participation in site visits to 

project areas; 

(3) Providing advice and consultation 

to the grantee on specific program 

criteria; 

(4) Providing the grantee(s) with 

technical and programmatic support, 

including training in DOL monitoring 

and evaluation systems, and standard 

procedures regarding DOL management 

of cooperative agreements; 

(5) Reviewing, at reasonable times, all 

documents pertaining to the project, 

including status and technical progress 

reports, and financial reports. ODEP 

will provide the format for the reports; 

(6) Discussing administrative and 

technical issues pertaining to the 

project; 

(7) Approving all key personnel 

decisions, and sub-contractors or subawardees; 

(8) Approving all deliverables, 

including but not limited to fact sheets, 

training materials, press releases and 

publicity-related materials regarding the 

project; 

(9) Approving all content for online 

resources developed through project 

activities, including clearing concepts 

for material production and final 

document production; and 

(10) Drafting terms of reference for, 

and participating in project evaluations. 

2. Period of Performance 

Cooperative Agreements will be 

awarded for an initial twenty four (24) 

month period of performance. This 

period of performance includes up to a 

six (6) month planning period prior to 

project implementation and at least 

eighteen (18) full months of direct 

service delivery. Each grant may receive 

up to three (3) additional option years 

of funding at the discretion of the 

Department depending on the 

availability of funds and satisfactory 

performance. 

Part III. Eligibility Information and 

Other Grant Specifications 

1. Eligible Applicants 

Under this announcement only 

consortia may apply for and receive a 

cooperative agreement. Each consortium 

must, at a minimum, have 

representation from each of the 

following four organization types: (1) A 

RAP sponsor in a high-growth industry 

sector; (2) A CBO with demonstrated 

experience in securing job training 

services from established training 

institutions such as community 

colleges, and providing placement and 

support services to apprentices in high 

growth industries; (3) A public/private 

non-profit or for-profit organization 

which may be faith-based with 

demonstrated experience in providing 

employment and training services and 

employment related support services to 

people with disabilities; and (4) An 

educational institution. This 

requirement does not in any way 

prevent the participation of other 

entities, which are integral to the 

implementation of the project. All 

applications must clearly identify the 

lead grant recipient and fiscal agent, as 

well as all other members of the 

consortium applying for the cooperative 

agreement. In addition, the application 

must identify the relationship between 

all of the members of the consortium, 

and their respective roles in carrying out 

the project. 

According to section 18 of the 

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, an 

organization, as described in section 

501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986, that engages in lobbying 

activities will not be eligible for the 

receipt of Federal funds constituting an 

award, grant, or loan. See 2 U.S.C. 1611; 

26 U.S.C. 501(c)(4). Funding restrictions 

apply. See Section IV(5). 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Cost sharing, matching funds, and 

cost participation are not required under 

this SGA. However, complementary 

funds will be needed to pay the costs 

associated with providing training to 

participants who are youth without 

disabilities. The leveraging of public 

and private resources to foster inclusive 

service delivery and achieve project 

sustainability is highly encouraged and 

included under evaluation criteria. See 

Section V (1)(b)(8) below. 

Leveraged resources can come from a 

variety of sources, including but not 

limited to: public sector (e.g., Federal, 

State, or local governments); non-profit 

sector (e.g., community organizations, 

faith-based organizations, or education 

and training institutions); private sector 

(e.g., businesses or industry 

associations); investor community (e.g., 

angel networks); philanthropic 

community; and the economic 

development community. Applicants 

must describe in detail how such 

leveraged funds will be used and 

demonstrate how these funds will 

contribute to the goals of the project. 

3. Other Eligibility Requirements 

Eligible Enrollees 

An individual may participate in a 

Registered Apprenticeship-focused 

project funded through this cooperative 

agreement if such individual is between 

the ages of 16 and 27 on the date of 

enrollment. Although the Registered 

Apprenticeship program training model 

being tested must be inclusive and will 

therefore include youth without 

disabilities, funding for the training 

provided to youth without disabilities is 

not an allowable expense under this 

grant. 

Legal Rules Pertaining to Inherently 

Religious Activities by Organizations 

that Receive Federal Financial 

Assistance: 

Direct Federal grants, sub-award 

funds, or contracts under this program 

shall not be used to support inherently 

religious activities such as religious 

instruction, worship, or proselytization. 

Therefore, organizations must take steps 

to separate, in time or location, their 

inherently religious activities from the 

services funded under this program. 

Neutral, secular criteria that neither 

favor nor disfavor religion must be 

employed in the selection of grant and 

sub-grant recipients. In addition, under 

the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

and DOL regulations implementing the 

Workforce Investment Act, a recipient 

may not use direct Federal assistance to 

train a participant in religious activities, 

or employ participants to construct, 

operate, or maintain any part of a 

facility that is used or to be used for 

religious instruction or worship. See 29 

CFR 37.6(f). Under WIA, ‘‘no individual 

shall be excluded from participation in, 

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denied the benefits of, subjected to 

discrimination under, or denied 

employment in the administration of or 

in connection with, any such program 

or activity because of race, color, 

religion, sex (except as otherwise 

permitted under Title IX of the 

Education Amendments of 1972 and the 

Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 

1993), national origin, age, disability, or 

political affiliation or belief.’’ 

Regulations pertaining to Equal 

Treatment in Department of Labor 

Programs for Religious Organizations, 

which includes the prohibition against 

Federal funding of inherently religious 

activities, can be found at 29 CFR Part 

2, Subpart D. Provisions relating to the 

use of indirect support (such as 

vouchers) are at 29 CFR 2.33(c) and 20 

CFR 667.266. 

A faith-based organization receiving 

Federal funds retains its independence 

from Federal, State, and local 

governments, and may continue to carry 

out its mission, including the definition, 

practice, and expression of its religious 

beliefs. For example, a faith-based 

organization may use space in its 

facilities to provide secular programs or 

services funded with Federal funds 

without removing religious art, icons, 

scriptures, or other religious symbols. In 

addition, a faith-based organization that 

receives Federal funds retains its 

authority over its internal governance, 

and it may retain religious terms in its 

organization’s name, select its board 

members on a religious basis, and 

include religious references in its 

organization’s mission statements and 

other governing documents in 

accordance with all program 

requirements, statutes, and other 

applicable requirements governing the 

conduct of DOL-funded activities. 

The Department notes that the 

Religious Freedom Restoration Act 

(RFRA), 42 U.S.C. sec. 2000bb, applies 

to all Federal law and its 

implementation. If your organization is 

a faith-based organization that makes 

hiring decisions on the basis of religious 

belief, it may be entitled to receive 

Federal financial assistance under Title 

I of the Workforce Investment Act and 

maintain that hiring practice even 

though Section 188 of the Workforce 

Investment Act contains a general ban 

on religious discrimination in 

employment. If you are awarded a grant, 

you will be provided with information 

on how to request such an exemption. 

4. Priority of Service for Veterans and 

Eligible Spouses 

The Jobs for Veterans Act (Pub. 

L.107–288) requires priority of service 

for veterans and spouses of certain 

veterans for the receipt of employment, 

training, and placement services in any 

job training program directly funded, in 

whole, or in part, by the Department. On 

December 19, 2008, the Department 

published a Final Rule (at 20 CFR Part 

1010) implementing this statutory 

requirement to provide priority of 

service, effective January 19, 2009. A 

copy of these regulations can be 

accessed at: http://www.dol.gov/vets/ 

E8–30166.pdf. Section 1010.220 of these 

regulations requires all recipients of 

Department job training funds to agree 

to implement priority of service as a 

condition for the receipt of funds and 

also requires all recipients of funds to 

ensure that priority of service is 

implemented by all of their subrecipients. ETA Training and 

Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 

No. 5–03 (September 16, 2003), which 

was issued prior to publication of the 

regulations, provides guidance on the 

scope of the Jobs for Veterans Act and 

its implications for employment and 

training programs. TEGL No. 5–03, 

along with additional guidance, is 

available at the ‘‘Jobs for Veterans 

Priority of Service’’ Web site (http:// 

www.doleta.gov/programs/vets). It is 

anticipated that updated guidance that 

more fully reflects the new regulations 

will be issued in the near future. 

Part IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package 

This announcement contains all of the 

information and links to forms needed 

to apply for this funding opportunity. 

Additional application packages and 

amendments to this SGA may be 

obtained from the ODEP Web site 

address at www.dol.gov/odep, and the 

Federal Grant Opportunities Web site 

address at http://www.grants.gov. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

The three required sections of the 

application are titled below and 

described thereafter: 

Part I: The Cost Proposal/Budget (No 

page limit). 

Part II: Executive Summary—Project 

Synopsis (Not to exceed two (2) 

pages). 

Part III: Project Narrative (Not to exceed 

twenty-five (25) pages excluding 

timeline and organizational chart). 

Applications that fail to adhere to the 

instructions in this section will be 

considered non-responsive and may not 

be given further consideration. 

A. Part I is the Cost Proposal/Budget 

and must include the following three 

items: 

• The Standard Form (SF) 424, 

‘‘Application for Federal Assistance’’ 

(available at http://www07.grants.gov/ 

agencies/approved_standard_forms.jsp). 

The SF–424 must clearly identify the 

applicant and be signed by an 

individual with authority to enter into 

a grant agreement. Upon confirmation of 

an award, the individual signing the SF 

424 on behalf of the applicant shall be 

considered the representative of the 

applicant. 

• Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) 

number. All applicants for Federal grant 

and funding opportunities are required 

to have a DUNS number. See OMB 

Notice of Final Policy Issuance, 68 FR 

38402 (June 27, 2003). Applicants must 

supply their DUNS number on the SF– 

424. The DUNS number is a nine-digit 

identification number that uniquely 

identifies business entities. Obtaining a 

DUNS number is easy and there is no 

charge. To obtain a DUNS number, 

access this Web site: http:// 

www.dnb.com/us/ or call 1–866–705– 

5711. If no DUNS number is provided 

then the grant application will be 

considered non-responsive and it will 

not be evaluated. Requests for 

exemption from the DUNS number 

requirement must be made to the Office 

of Management and Budget. 

• The SF–424–A Budget Information 

Form (available at: http:// 

www07.grants.gov/agencies/ 

approved_standard_forms.jsp). In 

preparing the Budget Information Form, 

the applicant must provide a concise 

narrative explanation to support the 

request. The budget narrative should 

break down the budget and leveraged 

resources by the activities specified in 

the technical proposal. The narrative 

should also discuss precisely how the 

administrative costs support the project 

goals. 

Applicants that fail to provide a SF– 

424, SF–424–A and/or a budget 

narrative will be removed from 

consideration prior to the technical 

review process. Leveraged resources 

should not be listed on the SF–424 or 

SF–424–A Budget Information Form, 

but must be described in the budget 

narrative and in Part II of the proposal. 

The amount of Federal funding 

requested for the entire period of 

performance must be shown on the SF– 

424 and SF–424–A Budget Information 

Form. Applicants are also required to 

submit OMB control number 1890–0014 

Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity 

for Applicants, which can be found at: 

http://www.doleta.gov/grants/ 

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page must be submitted. 

B. Part II is the Executive Summary 

technical proposal which must contain 

the following information: 

• A Project Synopsis of no more than 

two single-spaced, single-sided pages on 

81⁄2′′ x 11′′ paper with standard margins 

throughout that identifies the following: 

(1) The lead entity; 

(2) The list of consortium members; 

and 

(3) An overview of how the applicant 

will carry out research activities 

described in this solicitation. 

C. Part III is the Project Narrative 

which must satisfy the requirements 

outlined below: 

• The DOL Cooperative Agreement 

Project Narrative is limited to twentyfive (25) double-spaced single-sided 

with a 12-point font and one-inch 

margins. Any pages submitted in excess 

of this twenty-five (25) page limit will 

not be reviewed. 

Note: Any Appendices, including letters of 

cooperation and resumes are not included in 

the twenty-five (25) page limit. The Timeline 

and Organizational Chart are also not 

included in this page limit. A page is 81⁄2′′ 

x 11′′ (on one side only) with one-inch 

margins (top, bottom, and sides). All text in 

the application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, and captions 

must be double-spaced (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch); and, if using a 

proportional computer font, use no smaller 

than a 12-point font, and an average character 

density no greater than 18 characters per inch 

(if using a non-proportional font or a 

typewriter, do not use more than 12 

characters per inch). 

• The Project Narrative includes the 

applicant’s capability to plan, 

implement, and evaluate a pilot project 

in accordance with the provisions of 

this solicitation. Following the outline 

provided in Section V (Significance of 

the Proposed Project, Project Design, 

Organizational Capacity and Quality of 

Key Personnel, Budget and Resource 

Capacity, Quality of the Management 

Plan, and Quality of the Project 

Evaluation), successful applicants will 

describe in the Project Narrative their 

innovative and comprehensive plan for 

accomplishing the research activities 

described in Part (1), Description and 

Purpose and Part I (2) Background. The 

Project Narrative must: 

1. Identify members of the consortium 

(including the lead entity, a minimum 

of 4 consortium members is required) 

and provide documentation (such as 

letters of intent and memorandum of 

agreement which must be included in 

an Appendix) of a formal agreement of 

participation. 

2. Demonstrate each of the consortium 

members’ relevant experience and 

expertise. 

3. Describe in detail the key features 

of the apprenticeship training program 

model that will be tested for 

effectiveness using these cooperative 

agreement funds, specifying the 

occupation(s) that will be the focus of 

the program, how any disability-related 

needs of youth and young adult 

participants will be addressed, and the 

potential contribution of the proposed 

project to increasing the quality and 

availability of integrated inclusive 

apprenticeship training to youth and 

young adults with a full range of 

disabilities. 

4. Identify the organizations that will 

be the sponsoring agency(ies) for the 

Registered Apprenticeship program, and 

provide a memorandum of 

understanding or letter from these 

unions or employers indicating that 

they will be the sponsoring agencies for 

the project. 

5. Describe the experience of the 

sponsoring agency(ies)/organizations in 

conducting apprenticeship training, 

including any currently operating 

apprenticeship training they are 

providing. 

6. Identify the organizations that will 

serve on the advisory council for the 

apprenticeship program, and provide 

letters from these organizations 

indicating that they will serve on the 

advisory council. 

7. Identify the number of individuals 

that will be served by this program 

when fully operational. 

8. Describe how participants, with 

and without disabilities, will be 

identified and selected for the 

Registered Apprenticeship program. 

9. Describe the characteristics of the 

participants the project expects to serve 

(i.e. age, number of participants, types 

of disabilities, educational level). 

10. Describe the types of employmentrelated support services and follow-up 

services that will be provided to assist 

program participants with disabilities 

and how they will be funded. 

11. Discuss how the workforce 

investment system will be a partner in 

this project, and include a 

memorandum of understanding or letter 

from the workforce investment system 

describing their role in the project. 

12. Describe the role of educational 

institutions in the project. 

13. Discuss what complementary 

funds will be leveraged to cover the cost 

of services being provided to youth 

without disabilities. 

14. Describe what efforts will be 

undertaken to establish workforce 

system, community, business, disability 

and school-based partnerships sufficient 

to support project implementation. 

15. Describe efforts that will be 

undertaken to encourage the active 

involvement of people with all types of 

disabilities, and disability-related 

experts, and organizations in project 

activities. 

16. Identify additional Federal, state, 

and other resources that will be 

leveraged and used to support and 

sustain the overall objectives of the 

grant. 

17. Describe in detail the design and 

analysis that will be used to validate the 

model being tested and the methods and 

procedures that will be used for 

collecting, analyzing, and reporting data 

in order to evaluate the project. 

18. Describe the procedures and 

approaches that will be used to work 

with multiple Federal, state and local 

public agencies, and business, 

disability, and other private entities to 

sustain, replicate, and expand the 

apprenticeship model being tested. 

• Each Project Narrative must also 

include: 

1. A detailed twenty-four (24) month 

management plan for project goals, 

objectives, and activities; 

2. A detailed twenty-four (24) month 

timeline for project activities, including 

producing and submitting a final report; 

3. A detailed outline for an evaluation 

of the project which references the 

applicant’s commitment to working 

with ODEP on all evaluation activities 

(see Section V(1)(F), below, for more 

information); 

4. A description of procedures and 

approaches that will be used to provide 

ongoing communication, collaboration 

with, and input from ODEP’s Project 

Officer on all grant-related activities; 

5. A detailed description of how the 

consortia will work with multiple 

Federal, state and local public and 

private partners in carrying out project 

activities; and 

6. A detailed description of measures 

that will be taken to ensure the 

sustainability of the apprenticeship 

model implemented after Federal 

funding ceases. 

• The Project Narrative must describe 

the proposed staffing for the project and 

must identify and summarize the 

qualifications of the personnel who will 

carry it out. In addition, the applicant 

must provide an organizational chart for 

staff that will operate the proposed 

project. In instances where the project is 

part of the work of a larger organization 

(i.e. a lead human services agency), 

please include a diagram that indicates 

where the proposed project will fit 

within the larger organization. (The 

organizational chart does not count 

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toward the twenty-five (25) page limit 

for the Project Narrative.) 

• In addition, the evaluation criteria 

listed in Section V(1)(c), below, include 

consideration of the qualifications, 

including relevant education, training 

and experience of key project personnel, 

as well as the qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of 

project consultants or subcontractors. 

Resumes must be included in the 

appendices. Key personnel, which need 

not all be from the same consortium 

organization, include: Principle 

Investigator, Project Director, Project 

Coordinator, Project Manager, Research 

Analyst, and any other individual 

playing a substantial role in the project. 

In addition, the applicant must specify 

in the application, the percentages of 

time to be dedicated by each key person 

on the project. 

• For each staff person named in the 

application, please provide 

documentation of all internal and 

external time commitments. In instances 

where a staff person is committed on a 

federally supported project, please 

provide the project name, Federal office, 

program title, the project Federal Award 

Number, and the amount of committed 

time by each project year. This 

information (e.g., Staff: Jane Doe; Project 

Name: Succeeding in the General 

Curriculum; Federal Office: Office of 

Special Education Programs; Program 

Title: Field Initiated Research; Award 

Number: H324C980624; Time 

Commitments: Year 1—30 percent; Year 

2—25 percent, and Year 3—40 percent) 

can be provided as an appendix to the 

application. 

In general, ODEP will not reduce time 

commitments on currently funded 

grants from the time proposed in the 

original application. Therefore, we will 

not consider for funding any application 

where key staff are bid above a time 

commitment level that staff have 

available to bid. Further, the time 

commitments stated in newly submitted 

applications will not be negotiated 

down to permit the applicant to receive 

a new grant award. 

• The Project Narrative should also 

describe how the applicant plans to 

comply with the employment 

discrimination and equal employment 

opportunity requirements of the various 

laws listed in the assurances section. 

Applications may be submitted 

electronically on http://www.grants.gov/ 

applicants/app_help_reso.jsp#faqs or in 

hard-copy via U.S. mail, professional 

delivery service, or hand delivery. 

These processes are described in further 

detail in Section IV(3). Applicants 

submitting proposals in hard-copy must 

submit an original signed application 

(including the SF–424) and two (2) 

‘‘copy-ready’’ versions free of bindings, 

staples or protruding tabs to ease in the 

reproduction of the proposal by DOL. 

Applicants submitting proposals in 

hard-copy are also requested, though 

not required, to provide an electronic 

copy of the proposal on CD–ROM. 

3. Submission Date, Times, and 

Addresses 

The closing date for receipt of 

applications under this announcement 

is thirty (30) days after the publication 

date in the Federal Register. 

Applications must be received at the 

address below no later than 5 p.m. 

(Eastern Time). Applications submitted 

electronically through Grants.gov, must 

be successfully submitted http:// 

www.grants.gov no later than 5 p.m. 

(Eastern Time) on that same date, and 

then subsequently validated by 

Grants.gov. The submission and 

validation process is described in more 

detail below. The process can be 

complicated and time-consuming. 

Applicants are strongly advised to 

initiate the process as soon as possible 

and to plan for time to resolve technical 

problems if necessary. 

Applications sent by e-mail, telegram, 

or facsimile (fax) will not be accepted. 

If an application is submitted by both 

hard-copy and through www.grants.gov 

a letter must accompany the hard-copy 

application stating why two 

applications were submitted and the 

differences between the two 

submissions. If no letter accompanies 

the hard-copy we will review the copy 

submitted through www.grants.gov. For 

multiple applications submitted through 

www.grants.gov, we will review the 

latest submittal. 

Applications that do not meet the 

conditions set forth in this notice will 

not be honored. No exceptions to the 

mailing and delivery requirements set 

forth in this notice will be granted. 

Mail/overnight mail/hand delivery— 

To apply by mail, please submit one (1) 

blue-ink signed, typewritten original of 

the application and two (2) signed 

photocopies in one package to the 

United States Department of Labor, 

Procurement Services Center, Attention: 

Cassandra Mitchell, Reference SGA (09– 

03), 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Room S–4307, Washington, DC 20210. 

Information about applying online 

through www.grants.gov can be found in 

Section IV.B of this document. 

Applicants are advised that mail 

delivery in the Washington area may be 

delayed due to mail decontamination 

procedures. Hand delivered proposals 

will be received at the above address. 

Electronic submission—Applicants 

may apply online through Grants.gov 

(http://www.grants.gov). It is strongly 

recommended that before the applicant 

begins to write the proposal, applicants 

should immediately initiate and 

complete the ‘‘Get Registered’’ 

registration steps at http://www.grants.

gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp. These 

steps may take multiple days or weeks 

to complete, and this time should be 

factored into plans for electronic 

submission in order to avoid 

unexpected delays that could result in 

the rejection of an application. It is 

highly recommended that applicants 

use the ‘‘Organization Registration 

Checklist’’ at http://www.grants.gov/

assets/Organization_Steps_Complete_

Registration.pdf to ensure the 

registration process is complete. 

Within two business days of 

application submission, Grants.gov will 

send the applicant two e-mail messages 

to provide the status of application 

progress through the system. The first email, almost immediate, will confirm 

receipt of the application by Grants.gov. 

The second e-mail will indicate the 

application has either been successfully 

validated or has been rejected due to 

errors. Only applications that have been 

successfully submitted and successfully 

validated will be considered. It is the 

sole responsibility of the applicant to 

ensure a timely submission, therefore 

sufficient time should be allotted for 

submission (two business days), and if 

applicable, subsequent time to address 

errors and receive validation upon 

resubmission (an additional two 

business days for each ensuing 

submission). It is important to note that 

if sufficient time is not allotted and a 

rejection notice is received after the due 

date and time, the application will not 

be considered. 

The components of the application 

must be saved as either .doc, .xls or .pdf 

files. Documents received in a format 

other than .doc, .xls or .pdf will not be 

read. 

The Grants.gov helpdesk is available 

from 7 a.m. (Eastern Time) until 9 p.m. 

(Eastern Time). Applicants should factor 

the unavailability of the Grants.gov 

helpdesk after 9 p.m. (Eastern Time) 

into plans for submitting an application. 

Applicants are strongly advised to 

utilize the plethora of tools and 

documents, including FAQs, that are 

available on the ‘‘Applicant Resources’’ 

page at http://www.grants.gov/

applicants/app_help_reso.jsp#faqs. To 

receive updated information about 

critical issues, new tips for users and 

other time sensitive updates as 

information is available, applicants may 

subscribe to ‘‘Grants.gov Updates’’ at 

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http://www.grants.gov/applicants/email_subscription_signup.jsp. If 

applicants encounter a problem with 

Grants.gov and do not find an answer in 

any of the other resources, call 1–800– 

518–4726 to speak to a Customer 

Support Representative or e-mail 

support@grants.gov. 

Late Applications: For applications 

submitted on Grants.gov, only 

applications that have been successfully 

submitted no later than 5 p.m. (Eastern 

Time) on the closing date and 

successfully validated will be 

considered. For applicants not 

submitting on Grants.gov, any 

application received after the exact date 

and time specified for receipt at the 

office designated in this notice will not 

be considered, unless it is received 

before awards are made, was properly 

addressed, and: (a) Was sent by U.S. 

Postal Service registered or certified 

mail not later than the fifth calendar day 

before the date specified for receipt of 

applications (e.g., an application 

required to be received by the 20th of 

the month must be postmarked by the 

15th of that month) or (b) was sent by 

professional overnight delivery service 

to the addressee not later than one 

working day prior to the date specified 

for receipt of applications. 

‘‘Postmarked’’ 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 

supplied or affixed on the date of 

mailing by an employee of the U.S. 

Postal Service. Therefore, applicants 

should request the postal clerk to place 

a legible hand cancellation ‘‘bull’s eye’’ 

postmark on both the receipt and the 

package. Failure to adhere to the above 

instructions will be a basis for a 

determination of non-responsiveness. 

Evidence of timely submission by a 

professional overnight delivery service 

must be demonstrated by equally 

reliable evidence created by the delivery 

service provider indicating the time and 

place of receipt. 

4. Withdrawal of Applications 

Applications may be withdrawn by 

written notice or telegram (including 

mailgram) received at any time before 

an award is made. 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. 

5. Intergovernmental Review 

This funding opportunity is not 

subject to Executive Order (EO) 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’ 

6. Funding Restrictions 

All proposed costs must be necessary 

and reasonable in accordance with 

Federal guidelines. Determinations of 

allowable costs will be made in 

accordance with the applicable Federal 

cost principles, e.g., Non-Profit 

Organizations—OMB Circular A–122. 

Disallowed costs are those charges to a 

grant that the grantor agency or its 

representative determines not to be 

allowed in accordance with the 

applicable Federal Cost Principles or 

other conditions contained in the grant. 

Applicants will not be entitled to 

reimbursement of pre-award costs. 

7. Indirect Costs 

As specified in OMB Circulars on 

Cost Principles, indirect costs are those 

that have been incurred for common or 

joint objectives and cannot be readily 

identified with a particular cost 

objective. In order to utilize grant funds 

for indirect costs incurred, the applicant 

must obtain an Indirect Cost Rate 

Agreement with its Federal Cognizant 

Agency either before or shortly after the 

grant award. The Federal Cognizant 

Agency is generally determined based 

on the preponderance of Federal dollars 

received by the recipient. 

8. Administrative Costs 

An entity that receives a grant to carry 

out a project or program may not use 

more than 15 percent of the amount of 

the grant to pay administrative costs 

associated with the program or project. 

Administrative costs could be both 

direct and indirect costs and are defined 

at 20 CFR 667.220. Administrative costs 

do not need to be identified separately 

from program costs on the SF–424A 

Budget Information Form. They should 

be discussed in the budget narrative and 

tracked through the grantee’s accounting 

system. To claim any administrative 

costs that are also indirect costs, the 

applicant must obtain an Indirect Cost 

Rate Agreement from its Federal 

Cognizant Agency as specified above. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Evaluation Criteria 

A technical panel will review grant 

applications against the criteria listed 

below, on the basis of the maximum 

points indicated. 

(a) Significance of the Proposed Project 

(10 Points) 

In determining the significance of the 

proposed research, the Department will 

consider the following factors: 

(1) The potential contribution of the 

proposed project to increase knowledge 

or understanding of problems, issues, or 

effective strategies for providing 

inclusive Registered Apprenticeship 

training services and supports to youth 

and young adults with disabilities; 

(2) The likelihood that the proposed 

project will result in systems change or 

improvement; 

(3) The extent to which the proposed 

project is likely to build capacity to 

provide, improve, or expand services 

that address the needs of the target 

population as they relate to 

employment; 

(4) The likely replicability of the 

model that will result from the proposed 

project, and its potential for being used 

effectively in a variety of other settings; 

(5) The importance or magnitude of 

the results or outcomes likely to be 

attained by the proposed project; and 

(6) The extent to which the proposed 

project builds upon prior work done by 

ODEP and its partners around youth in 

transition, including the Guideposts for 

Success and related policies and 

practices. 

(b) Project Design (25 Points) 

In evaluating the quality of the 

proposed project design, the Department 

will consider the following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

by the proposed project are clearly 

specified and measurable; 

(2) The extent to which the design of 

the proposed project includes a highquality review of the relevant literature, 

a high-quality plan for project 

implementation, and the use of 

appropriate methodological tools to 

ensure successful achievement and 

measurement of project objectives; 

(3) The extent to which the proposed 

project will effectively contribute to 

increased knowledge and understanding 

by building upon current theory, 

research, and effective practices; 

(4) The extent to which the proposed 

project encourages involvement of 

youth with disabilities and their 

families, relevant experts, organizations 

and groups; 

(5) The extent to which performance 

feedback and continuous improvement 

are integral to the design of the 

proposed project; 

(6) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

are appropriate to the needs of the 

intended recipients or beneficiaries of 

those services as well as to the needs of 

employers; 

(7) The adequacy of the 

documentation submitted in support of 

the proposed project to demonstrate the 

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commitment of each entity or individual 

included in project implementation; 

(8) The extent to which the proposed 

project leverages other public and 

private resources to foster inclusive 

service delivery and sustainability and 

provides other concrete evidence of 

sustainability, including appropriate 

letters of support included in the 

appendices; and 

(9) The extent to which the design of 

the proposed project capitalizes on the 

flexibilities provided in DOL’s new 

apprenticeship regulations and utilizes 

cutting edge strategies to promote 

inclusive pre-apprenticeship and 

Registered Apprenticeship training of 

youth and young adults with disabilities 

in a high growth industry(ies). 

(c) Organizational Capacity and Quality 

of Key Personnel (20 Points) 

Applications will be evaluated based 

on the extent to which the applicant 

demonstrates organizational capacity 

and quality of key personnel to 

implement the proposed project, 

including: 

(1) Demonstrated experience with 

similar projects that plan, develop, 

implement, and evaluate new strategies 

and produce replicable models for 

providing employment-related training 

to youth, including youth with 

disabilities; 

(2) Qualifications and experience of 

the applicant’s key personnel and 

consultants; 

(3) Commitment to developing and 

sustaining work across key stakeholders; 

(4) Experience and commitment of 

any proposed consultants or 

subcontractors; and 

(5) Appropriateness of the 

organization’s structure to carry out the 

project. (The structure and staffing of 

the organization align with the project’s 

requirements, vision, and goals and are 

designed to assure responsible general 

management of the project). 

(d) Budget and Resource Capacity (10 

Points) 

In evaluating the capacity of the 

applicant to carry out the proposed 

project, ODEP will consider the 

following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the budget is 

adequate to support the proposed 

project; and 

(2) The extent to which the 

anticipated costs are reasonable in 

relation to the objectives, design, and 

potential significance of the proposed 

project. 

(e) Quality of the Management Plan (15 

Points) 

In evaluating the quality of the 

management plan for the proposed 

project, ODEP will consider the 

following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the 

management plan for project 

implementation appears likely to 

achieve the objectives of the proposed 

project on time and within budget, and 

includes clearly defined staff 

responsibilities, time allocation to 

project activities, time lines, milestones 

for accomplishing project tasks, project 

deliverables and information on 

adequacy of other resources necessary 

for project implementation; 

(2) The extent to which the 

management plan appears likely to 

result in sustainable activities beyond 

the period of direct Federal investment; 

(3) The adequacy of mechanisms for 

ensuring high-quality products and 

services relating to the scope of work for 

the proposed project; and 

(4) The extent to which the time 

commitments of the project director 

and/or principal investigator and other 

key project personnel are appropriate 

and adequate to meet the objectives of 

the proposed project. 

(f) Quality of the Project Evaluation (20 

Points) 

In evaluating the quality of the 

project’s evaluation design, the 

Department will consider the following 

factors: 

(1) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and 

appropriate to the goals, objectives, 

context, and outcomes of the proposed 

project; 

(2) The extent to which the design of 

the evaluation includes the use of 

objective performance measures and 

methods that will clearly document the 

project’s intended outputs and 

outcomes and will produce measurable 

quantitative and qualitative data; 

(3) The extent to which the evaluation 

will provide Federal, State and local 

government entities with useful 

information about transition and 

systems change models suitable for 

replication or testing in other settings; 

and 

(4) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation provide measures that will 

inform ODEP’s annual performance 

goals and measures and ODEP’s longterm strategic goals. 

2. Review and Selection Process 

Proposals that are timely and 

responsive to the requirements of this 

SGA will be rated against the criteria 

listed above by an independent panel 

comprised of representatives from DOL 

and other peers. The ranked scores will 

serve as the primary basis for selection 

of applications for funding, in 

conjunction with other factors such as 

urban, rural, and geographic balance; 

the availability of funds; and which 

proposals are most advantageous to the 

Government. The panel results are 

advisory in nature and not binding on 

the Grant Officer, and the Grant Officer 

may consider any information that 

comes to his/her attention. The 

Department may elect to award the 

grant(s) with or without discussions 

with the applicants. 

Should a grant be awarded without 

discussions, the award will be based on 

the applicant’s signature on the SF- 424, 

which constitutes a binding offer by the 

applicant (including electronic 

signature via E-Authentication on 

http://www.grants.gov). 

3. Anticipated Announcement and 

Award Dates 

The anticipated date of 

announcement and award is September 

29, 2009. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices 

All award notifications will be posted 

on the ODEP homepage at http:// 

www.dol.gov/odep/and the OA Web site 

http://www.doleta.gov/oa. Applicants 

selected for award will be contacted 

directly before the grant’s execution. 

The notice of award signed by the 

Grants Officer will serve as the 

authorizing document. Applicants not 

selected for award will be notified by 

mail. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements—Administrative Program 

Requirements 

All grantees, including faith-based 

organizations, will be subject to all 

applicable Federal laws (including 

provisions of appropriation laws), 

regulations, and the applicable OMB 

Circulars. The grant(s) awarded under 

this SGA must comply with all 

provisions of this solicitation and will 

be subject to the following statutory and 

administrative standards and 

provisions, as applicable to the 

particular grantee: 

• 20 Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) 667.220, administrative costs; 

• Non-Profit Organizations—OMB 

Circular A–122 (cost principles) and 29 

CFR part 95 (administrative 

requirements); Educational 

Institutions—OMB Circular A–21 (cost 

principles) and 29 CFR part 95 

(administrative requirements); 

• State, local and Indian Tribal— 

OMB Circular A–87 (cost principles) 

and 29 CFR part 97 (administrative 

requirements); 

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• All entities must comply with 29 

CFR parts 93 and 98 and, where 

applicable, 29 CFR parts 96 and 99; 

• In accordance with Section 18 of 

the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–65 (2 U.S.C. 1611), nonprofit entities incorporated under 

Internal Revenue Service Code section 

501(c)(4) that engage in lobbying 

activities are not eligible to receive 

Federal funds and grants; 

• 29 CFR part 2, subpart D—Equal 

Treatment in Department of Labor 

Programs for Religious Organizations; 

Protection of Religious Liberty of 

Department of Labor Social Service 

Providers and Beneficiaries; 

• 29 CFR part 30—Equal Employment 

Opportunity in Registered 

Apprenticeship and Training; 

• 29 CFR part 31—Nondiscrimination 

in Federally Assisted Programs of the 

Department of Labor—Effectuation of 

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; 

29 CFR part 32—Nondiscrimination on 

the Basis of Handicap in Programs and 

Activities Receiving or Benefiting from 

Federal Financial Assistance; 

• 29 CFR part 33—Enforcement of 

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of 

Handicap in Programs or Activities 

Conducted by the Department of Labor; 

• 29 CFR part 35—Nondiscrimination 

on the Basis of Age in Program or 

Activities Receiving Federal Financial 

Assistance from the Department of 

Labor; 

• 29 CFR part 36—Nondiscrimination 

on the Basis of Sex in Education 

Program or Activities Receiving Federal 

Financial Assistance; 

• 29 CFR part 37—Implementation of 

the Nondiscrimination and Equal 

Opportunity Provisions of the 

Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

(WIA); 

• 29 CFR part 1926, Safety and Health 

Regulations for Construction of the 

Occupational Safety and Health Act 

(OSHA); and 

• 29 CFR part 570, Child Labor 

Regulations, Orders and Statements of 

Interpretation of the Employment 

Standard Administration’s Child Labor 

Provisions. 

Note: Except as specifically provided in 

this Notice, DOL/ODEP’s acceptance of 

proposal and award of Federal funds to 

sponsor any program(s) do not provide a 

waiver of any grant requirements and/or 

procedures. For example, OMB Circulars 

require that an entity’s procurement 

procedures must ensure that all procurement 

transactions are conducted, as much as 

practical, to provide open and free 

competition. If a proposal identifies a 

specific entity to provide services, the DOL/ 

ODEP award does not provide the 

justification or basis to sole source the 

procurement, i.e., avoid competition, unless 

the activity is regarded as the primary work 

of an official partner to the application. 

3. Travel 

Any travel undertaken in performance 

of this cooperative agreement shall be 

subject to and in strict accordance with 

Federal travel regulations. 

4. Acknowledgement of DOL Funding 

Printed Materials: In all 

circumstances, the following shall be 

displayed on printed materials prepared 

by the grantee under the cooperative 

agreement: ‘‘Preparation of this item 

was funded by the United States 

Department of Labor under Grant No. 

[insert the appropriate Grant number].’’ 

All printed materials must also 

include the following notice: ‘‘This 

document does not necessarily reflect 

the views or policies of the U.S. 

Department of Labor, nor does mention 

of trade names, commercial products, or 

organizations imply endorsement by the 

U.S. Government. ’’ 

Public reference to grant: When 

issuing statements, press releases, 

requests for proposals, bid solicitations, 

and other documents describing projects 

or programs funded in whole or in part 

with Federal money, all grantees 

receiving Federal funds must clearly 

state: 

(1) The percentage of the total costs of 

the program or project, which will be 

financed with Federal money; 

(2) The dollar amount of Federal 

financial assistance for the project or 

program; and 

(3) The percentage and dollar amount 

of the total costs of the project or 

program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources. 

Use of DOL and ODEP Logo: In 

consultation with DOL/ODEP, the 

grantee must acknowledge DOL’s role as 

described. The DOL and/or ODEP logo 

may be applied to DOL-funded material 

prepared for world-wide distribution, 

including posters, videos, pamphlets, 

research documents, national survey 

results, impact evaluations, best practice 

reports, and other publications of global 

interest. The grantee must consult with 

DOL on whether the logo may be used 

on any such items prior to final draft or 

final preparation for distribution. In no 

event shall the DOL and/or ODEP logo 

be placed on any item until DOL has 

given the grantee written permission to 

use the logo on the item. 

5. Intellectual Property 

Federal Government reserves a paidup, nonexclusive and irrevocable 

license to reproduce, publish or 

otherwise use, and to authorize others to 

use for Federal purposes: (i) The 

copyright in all products developed 

under the grant, including a subgrant or 

contract under the grant or subgrant; 

and (ii) any right to copyright to which 

the grantee, subgrantee or a contractor 

purchases ownership under an award 

(including but not limited to curricula, 

training models, technical assistance 

products and any related materials). 

Such uses include, but are not limited 

to, the right to modify and distribute 

such products worldwide by any means, 

electronically or otherwise. Federal 

funds may not be used to pay any 

royalty or licensing fee associated with 

such copyrighted material, although 

they may be used to pay costs for 

obtaining a copy which is limited to the 

developer/seller costs of copying and 

shipping. 

If revenues are generated through 

selling products developed with grant 

funds, including intellectual property, 

these revenues are program income. 

Program income is added to the grant 

and must be expended for allowable 

grant activities. 

6. Approval of Key Personnel and 

Subcontractors 

The recipient shall notify the Grant 

Officer at least fourteen (14) calendar 

days in advance if any key personnel are 

to be removed or diverted from the 

cooperative agreement, shall supply 

written justification as part of this 

notice as to why these persons are to be 

removed or diverted, shall provide the 

names(s) of the proposed substitute or 

replacement, and shall include 

information on each new individual’s 

qualifications such as education and 

work experience. 

7. Reporting and Accountability 

The Registered Apprenticeship grants 

will be subject to performance measures 

based upon project focus. ODEP is 

responsible for ensuring effective 

implementation of this cooperative 

agreement, in accordance with the 

provisions of this announcement and 

the terms of the cooperative agreement 

award document. 

Applicants should assume that ODEP 

staff will conduct on-site project 

reviews periodically. Reviews will focus 

on timely project implementation, 

performance in meeting the cooperative 

agreement’s objectives, tasks and 

responsibilities, expenditures of 

cooperative agreement funds on 

allowable activities, and administration 

of project activities. Projects may be 

subject to other additional reviews, at 

the discretion of the ODEP. 

The selected applicant must submit 

on a quarterly basis, beginning ninety 

(90) days from the award of the grant, 

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financial and activity reports under this 

program as prescribed by OMB Circular 

A–110, codified at 2 CFR part 215 and 

29 CFR part 95. Specifically the 

following reports will be required: 

1. Quarterly report: The quarterly 

report is estimated to take five (5) hours 

to complete. The form for the quarterly 

report will be provided by ODEP. The 

Department will work with the grantee 

to help refine the requirements of the 

report, which, among other things, will 

include measures of ongoing analysis 

for continuous improvement. This 

report will be filed using an on-line 

reporting system. The form will be 

submitted within thirty (30) days of the 

close of the quarter. 

2. Standard Form 269, Financial 

Status Report Form: This form is to be 

completed and submitted on a quarterly 

basis using the on-line electronic 

reporting system unless ODEP provides 

different instructions. 

3. Final Project Report: The Final 

Project Report is to include an 

assessment of project performance and 

outcomes achieved. It is estimated that 

this report will take twenty (20) hours 

to complete. This report will be 

submitted in hard copy and on 

electronic disk using a format and 

following instructions, to be provided 

by ODEP. A draft of the final report is 

due to ODEP sixty (60) days before the 

end of the period of performance of the 

cooperative agreement. The final report 

is due to ODEP and the DOL Grants 

Office ten (10) days before the end of the 

period of performance of the 

cooperative agreement. 

The Department will arrange for an 

evaluation of the outcomes, impacts, 

accomplishments, and benefits of each 

funded project. The grantee must agree 

to cooperate with this evaluation and 

must make available records on all parts 

of project activity, including available 

data on service delivery models being 

studied, and provide access to 

personnel, as specified by the 

evaluator(s), under the direction of 

ODEP. This evaluation is separate from 

the ongoing evaluation for continuous 

improvement required of the grantee for 

project implementation. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

Any questions regarding this SGA 

should be directed to Cassandra 

Mitchell, e-mail address: 

mitchell.cassandra@dol.gov, tel: 202– 

693–4570 (note that this is not a toll-free 

number). To obtain further information 

about the Office of Disability 

Employment Policy of the U.S. 

Department of Labor, visit the DOL Web 

site of the Office of Disability 

Employment Policy at http:// 

www.dol.gov/odep. 

VIII. Additional Resources and Other 

Information 

1. Resources for the Applicant 

DOL maintains a number of Web 

based resources that may be of 

assistance to applicants: 

• For general information about 

Registered Apprenticeship see http:// 

www.doleta.gov/OA/. 

• For information about DOL’s new 

Apprenticeship Regulations see http:// 

www.doleta.gov/OA/regulations.cfm. 

• For a basic understanding of the 

grants process and basic responsibilities 

of receiving Federal grant support, 

please see ‘‘Guidance for Faith-Based 

and Community Organizations on 

Partnering with the Federal 

Government’’ (http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci/ 

guidance/index.html). 

2. Other Information 

OMB Information Collection No.: 

1225–0086, Expires: September 30, 

2009. 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. 

Public reporting burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average twenty (20) 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 regarding 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, the OMB 

Desk Officer for ETA, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503. Please do not 

return your completed application to 

the OMB. Send it to the sponsoring 

agency as specified in this solicitation. 

This information is being collected for 

the purpose of awarding a grant. The 

information collected through this 

‘‘Solicitation for Grant Applications’’ 

will be used by the Department of Labor 

to ensure that grants are awarded to the 

applicant best suited to perform the 

functions of the grant. Submission of 

this information is required in order for 

the applicant to be considered for award 

of this grant. Unless otherwise 

specifically noted in this 

announcement, information submitted 

in the respondent’s application is not 

considered to be confidential. 

Appendices: (Located on U.S. 

Department of Labor, Office of Disability 

Employment Policy Web page http:// 

www.dol.gov/odep follow link for the 

applicable SGA.) 

Appendix A: Application for Federal 

Assistance SF–424 

Appendix B: Budget Information Sheet 

SF–424A 

Appendix C: Assurances and 

Certifications Signature Page 

Appendix D: Survey on Ensuring Equal 

Opportunity for Applicants 

Appendix E: Indirect Charges or 

Certificate of Direct Costs 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of 

June 2009. 

Cassandra Mitchell, 

Grant Officer. 

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inventions for licensing. 

SUMMARY: Patent applications on the 

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