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ATTACHMENT I—COUNTIES IMPACTED

BY AUTOMOTIVE-RELATED RESTRUCTURING—Continued 

FIPS County name State 

26059 ...... Hillsdale ................... MI 

26063 ...... Huron ...................... MI 

26065 ...... Ingham .................... MI 

26067 ...... Ionia ........................ MI 

26069 ...... Iosco ........................ MI 

26075 ...... Jackson ................... MI 

26079 ...... Kalkaska .................. MI 

26081 ...... Kent ......................... MI 

26087 ...... Lapeer ..................... MI 

26091 ...... Lenawee .................. MI 

26093 ...... Livingston ................ MI 

26099 ...... Macomb .................. MI 

26107 ...... Mecosta ................... MI 

26111 ...... Midland .................... MI 

26113 ...... Missaukee ............... MI 

26115 ...... Monroe .................... MI 

26125 ...... Oakland ................... MI 

26127 ...... Oceana .................... MI 

26133 ...... Osceola ................... MI 

26135 ...... Oscoda .................... MI 

26139 ...... Ottawa ..................... MI 

26143 ...... Roscommon ............ MI 

26145 ...... Saginaw .................. MI 

26147 ...... St. Clair ................... MI 

26149 ...... St. Joseph ............... MI 

26157 ...... Tuscola .................... MI 

26159 ...... Van Buren ............... MI 

26161 ...... Washtenaw ............. MI 

26163 ...... Wayne ..................... MI 

26165 ...... Wexford ................... MI 

27029 ...... Clearwater ............... MN 

27123 ...... Ramsey ................... MN 

28009 ...... Benton ..................... MS 

28011 ...... Bolivar ..................... MS 

28051 ...... Holmes .................... MS 

28089 ...... Madison ................... MS 

28119 ...... Quitman ................... MS 

28129 ...... Smith ....................... MS 

28145 ...... Union ....................... MS 

28161 ...... Yalobusha ............... MS 

29047 ...... Clay ......................... MO 

29061 ...... Daviess ................... MO 

29079 ...... Grundy .................... MO 

29105 ...... Laclede .................... MO 

29147 ...... Nodaway ................. MO 

29175 ...... Randolph ................. MO 

29183 ...... St. Charles .............. MO 

29189 ...... St. Louis .................. MO 

29229 ...... Wright ...................... MO 

31019 ...... Buffalo ..................... NE 

31047 ...... Dawson ................... NE 

31051 ...... Dixon ....................... NE 

31141 ...... Platte ....................... NE 

31159 ...... Seward .................... NE 

36063 ...... Niagara .................... NY 

37071 ...... Gaston ..................... NC 

37089 ...... Henderson ............... NC 

37145 ...... Person ..................... NC 

37165 ...... Scotland .................. NC 

38051 ...... McIntosh .................. ND 

39001 ...... Adams ..................... OH 

39011 ...... Auglaize .................. OH 

39019 ...... Carroll ...................... OH 

39021 ...... Champaign .............. OH 

39027 ...... Clinton ..................... OH 

39033 ...... Crawford .................. OH 

39039 ...... Defiance .................. OH 

39043 ...... Erie .......................... OH 

39051 ...... Fulton ...................... OH 

39063 ...... Hancock .................. OH 

ATTACHMENT I—COUNTIES IMPACTED

BY AUTOMOTIVE-RELATED RESTRUCTURING—Continued 

FIPS County name State 

39065 ...... Hardin ...................... OH 

39069 ...... Henry ....................... OH 

39071 ...... Highland .................. OH 

39077 ...... Huron ...................... OH 

39079 ...... Jackson ................... OH 

39083 ...... Knox ........................ OH 

39091 ...... Logan ...................... OH 

39093 ...... Lorain ...................... OH 

39095 ...... Lucas ....................... OH 

39097 ...... Madison ................... OH 

39117 ...... Morrow .................... OH 

39121 ...... Noble ....................... OH 

39125 ...... Paulding .................. OH 

39131 ...... Pike ......................... OH 

39135 ...... Preble ...................... OH 

39137 ...... Putnam .................... OH 

39139 ...... Richland .................. OH 

39141 ...... Ross ........................ OH 

39143 ...... Sandusky ................ OH 

39147 ...... Seneca .................... OH 

39149 ...... Shelby ..................... OH 

39155 ...... Trumbull .................. OH 

39159 ...... Union ....................... OH 

39161 ...... Van Wert ................. OH 

39169 ...... Wayne ..................... OH 

39171 ...... Williams ................... OH 

39173 ...... Wood ....................... OH 

39175 ...... Wyandot .................. OH 

40095 ...... Marshall ................... OK 

42117 ...... Tioga ....................... PA 

45007 ...... Anderson ................. SC 

45019 ...... Charleston ............... SC 

45021 ...... Cherokee ................. SC 

45035 ...... Dorchester ............... SC 

45067 ...... Marion ..................... SC 

45083 ...... Spartanburg ............ SC 

47001 ...... Anderson ................. TN 

47003 ...... Bedford .................... TN 

47007 ...... Bledsoe ................... TN 

47009 ...... Blount ...................... TN 

47015 ...... Cannon .................... TN 

47031 ...... Coffee ...................... TN 

47041 ...... DeKalb .................... TN 

47045 ...... Dyer ......................... TN 

47053 ...... Gibson ..................... TN 

47055 ...... Giles ........................ TN 

47061 ...... Grundy .................... TN 

47063 ...... Hamblen .................. TN 

47065 ...... Hamilton .................. TN 

47069 ...... Hardeman ............... TN 

47073 ...... Hawkins ................... TN 

47077 ...... Henderson ............... TN 

47079 ...... Henry ....................... TN 

47087 ...... Jackson ................... TN 

47097 ...... Lauderdale .............. TN 

47099 ...... Lawrence ................. TN 

47105 ...... Loudon .................... TN 

47107 ...... McMinn .................... TN 

47109 ...... McNairy ................... TN 

47117 ...... Marshall ................... TN 

47119 ...... Maury ...................... TN 

47121 ...... Meigs ....................... TN 

47123 ...... Monroe .................... TN 

47131 ...... Obion ....................... TN 

47133 ...... Overton ................... TN 

47135 ...... Perry ........................ TN 

47141 ...... Putnam .................... TN 

47143 ...... Rhea ........................ TN 

47147 ...... Robertson ................ TN 

47149 ...... Rutherford ............... TN 

ATTACHMENT I—COUNTIES IMPACTED

BY AUTOMOTIVE-RELATED RESTRUCTURING—Continued 

FIPS County name State 

47151 ...... Scott ........................ TN 

47159 ...... Smith ....................... TN 

47177 ...... Warren .................... TN 

47185 ...... White ....................... TN 

48029 ...... Bexar ....................... TX 

48439 ...... Tarrant ..................... TX 

49003 ...... Box Elder ................ UT 

51023 ...... Botetourt .................. VA 

51155 ...... Pulaski ..................... VA 

51173 ...... Smyth ...................... VA 

54079 ...... Putnam .................... WV 

55075 ...... Marinette ................. WI 

[FR Doc. E9–14922 Filed 6–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009; Notice of Availability of 

Funds and Solicitation for Grant 

Applications for State Labor Market 

Information Improvement Grants 

Announcement Type: Notice of 

Solicitation for Grant Applications. 

Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/ 

DFA PY 08–17. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 17.275. 

DATES: Key Dates: 

The closing date for receipt of 

applications under this announcement 

is August 14, 2009. Applications must 

be received no later than 4 p.m. (Eastern 

Time) or submitted electronically by the 

deadline and in accordance with the 

instructions in Section IV.C. of this 

Solicitation for Grant Applications 

(SGA). A pre-recorded Webinar will be 

online (http://www.workforce3one.org) 

and accessible for viewing on July 10, 

2009 by 3 p.m. ET, and will be available 

for viewing anytime after that date. 

While a review of this webinar is 

encouraged it is not mandatory that you 

view this recording. 

ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be 

addressed to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Employment & Training 

Administration, Division of Federal 

Assistance, Attention: Willie Harris, 

Grants Officer, Reference SGA/DFA PY– 

08–17, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Room N4716, Washington, DC 20210. 

For complete ‘‘Application and 

Submission Information,’’ please refer to 

Section IV. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL or the Department), Employment 

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and Training Administration (ETA) 

announces the availability of 

approximately $50 million in grant 

funds authorized by the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(the Recovery Act), Public Law 111–5, 

123 Stat. 115, Division A, Title VIII, for 

the Workforce Agencies of the 50 States, 

the District of Columbia, and U.S. 

Territories, or a consortium of such 

agencies, to collect, analyze, and 

disseminate labor market information, 

and to enhance the labor exchange 

infrastructure for careers within the 

energy efficiency and renewable energy 

industries described in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part B of 

this SGA. The eligible applicant for this 

grant solicitation is the State Workforce 

Agency, as States are expected to use 

workforce and labor market information 

and data as the foundation on which to 

build and implement effective 

workforce development strategies. This 

SGA encourages collaborative 

approaches, whereby multiple States 

apply as a consortium to conduct 

research that may potentially have a 

multi-State or national impact (please 

see Section III.A. for detailed eligibility 

information). ETA intends to fund 

individual State grants ranging from 

approximately $750,000 to $1,250,000. 

Individual grant awards to consortium 

applicants will range from $2 to $4 

million, contingent upon an adequate 

justification of proposed project needs 

and the availability of resources. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Recovery Act: Competitive Grants 

for Green Job Training 

This section of the SGA provides 

general background on the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(Recovery Act), the competitive grants 

funded through the Recovery Act to 

prepare workers for careers in the 

energy efficiency and renewable energy 

industries, and the occupations and 

industries on which these grants should 

focus. On February 17, 2009, President 

Barack Obama signed into law the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) through 

which Congress intended to preserve 

and create jobs, promote the nation’s 

economic recovery, and assist those 

most impacted by the recession. Among 

other funding directed toward the 

Department of Labor, the Recovery Act 

provides $750 million for a program of 

competitive grants for worker training 

and placement in high growth and 

emerging industries. Of the $750 million 

allotted for competitive grants, the 

Recovery Act designates $500 million 

for projects that prepare workers for 

careers in the energy efficiency and 

renewable energy sectors described in 

Section 171(e)(1)(B) of the Workforce 

Investment Act (WIA). DOL intends to 

use a portion of the $500 million for 

providing technical assistance for this 

program of grants. 

The purpose of these grants, which 

fund both green job training and 

research projects, is to teach workers the 

skills required in these emerging energy 

efficiency and renewable energy sectors. 

These efforts will lead program 

participants to job placement while 

leveraging other Recovery Act 

investments intended to create jobs and 

promote economic growth. This specific 

SGA focuses on collecting, analyzing, 

and disseminating labor market 

information and developing a labor 

exchange infrastructure, while other 

grants in this series focus on training 

and related activities. For additional 

information about the series of 

competitive grants for green job training 

and research projects, please refer to 

Training and Employment Notice (TEN) 

44–08 available at http:// 

www.doleta.gov/Recovery/ 

legislation.cfm. 

B. Green Industries and Occupations 

Through this series of grants, the 

Department will fund workforce 

development research and training 

projects that will help connect target 

populations, including auto and autorelated industry workers affected by 

significant automotive-related 

restructurings, to career pathways in 

green industries. Grantees will 

implement research and training 

programs that will help prepare 

individuals for careers in any of the 

seven energy efficiency and renewable 

energy industries defined in Section 

171(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the WIA, which 

include: 

• The energy-efficient building, 

construction, and retrofit industries; 

• The renewable electric power 

industry; 

• The energy efficient and advanced 

drive train vehicle industry; 

• The biofuels industry; 

• The deconstruction and materials 

use industries; 

• The energy efficiency assessment 

industry serving residential, 

commercial, or industrial sectors; and 

• Manufacturers that produce 

sustainable products using 

environmentally sustainable processes 

and materials. 

Additionally, the Department is 

interested in applicants contributing to 

our understanding of green industries 

and jobs that clean and enhance our 

environment. Initial research supported 

by the Department of Labor shows that 

there are ‘‘growth, enhanced and 

emerging’’ green occupations across a 

number of industries. Applicants may 

propose strategies that focus on training 

or labor market information and 

exchange related to those occupations 

from among the following industries: 

transportation; green construction; 

environmental protection; sustainable 

agriculture including healthy food 

production; forestry; and recycling and 

waste reduction (see O*NET report at 

http://www.onetcenter.org/reports/ 

Green.html). The Department will 

consider proposals that focus on these 

occupations within these industries if 

applicants can offer supporting data 

demonstrating these are emerging 

industries which are producing jobs in 

their communities. 

For the purpose of these SGAs, the 

Department defines energy efficiency 

and renewable energy as follows. 

Section 203(b)(2) of the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58, 119 

Stat. 595, defines ‘‘renewable energy’’ as 

‘‘electric energy generated from solar, 

wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean 

(including tidal, wave, current, and 

thermal), geothermal, municipal solid 

waste, or new hydroelectric generation 

capacity achieved from increased 

efficiency or additions of new capacity 

at an existing hydroelectric project.’’ 

‘‘Energy efficiency’’ can be broadly 

defined as programs aimed at mitigating 

the use of energy, reducing harmful 

emissions, and decreasing overall 

energy consumption. 

The Department of Labor’s Bureau of 

Labor Statistics (BLS) is working to 

develop a definition for green sectors 

and jobs, which will be used to ensure 

that workforce development efforts 

identify and target these green jobs and 

their training needs. The Department 

has also supported occupational 

research that begins to define green jobs, 

review sectors impacted by green 

investments, and understand how new 

green technology and materials will 

affect occupational requirements. The 

Occupational Information Network 

(O*NET) project has drafted a research 

paper titled, Greening of the World of 

Work: Implications for O*NET–SOC and 

New and Emerging Occupations. This 

study reflects three general categories of 

occupations, based on different 

consequences of green economy 

activities and technologies: (1) Existing 

occupations expected to experience 

primarily an increase in employment 

demand; (2) existing occupations with 

significant change to the work and 

worker requirements; and (3) new and 

emerging green occupations. This 

research may be used as a starting point 

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for identifying green industries and 

occupations and informing the 

development of training and job 

placement programs. For a copy of the 

O*NET report and a listing of the 

identified occupations go to http:// 

www.onetcenter.org/reports/Green.html 

C. Working With Other Recovery Act 

Programs 

The Recovery Act made funds 

available to a number of other federal 

programs that will impact the creation 

and expansion of green jobs. DOL is 

partnering with other federal agencies to 

support the creation of jobs by 

developing a pipeline of skilled workers 

in the energy efficiency and renewable 

energy industries. Where possible, ETA 

encourages applicants to connect their 

workforce development strategies to 

other Recovery Act funded projects that 

create jobs or impact the skill 

requirements of existing jobs. ETA 

recommends that applicants review 

other parts of the Recovery Act, with a 

focus on the activities funded through 

the Department of Energy (Energy), the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA), the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development (HUD), the 

Department of Transportation (DOT), 

the Department of Education 

(Education) and others. For additional 

resources and information about our 

federal partners, please see Section VIII, 

‘‘Additional Resources of Interest to 

Applicants.’’ 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Overview 

The Department is making available 

approximately $50 million in grant 

funds authorized by the Recovery Act 

for State Workforce Agencies, or a 

consortium of such agencies, to collect, 

analyze, and disseminate labor market 

information, and to enhance the labor 

exchange infrastructure for careers 

within the energy efficiency and 

renewable energy industries as defined 

in the Supplementary Information: Part 

B of this SGA. Individual grant awards 

to single State applicants will range 

from $750,000 to $1,250,000. Individual 

grant awards to consortium applicants 

will range from $2 to $4 million, 

contingent upon adequate justification 

of proposed project needs and the 

availability of resources (see Section 

III.A. for information on eligible 

applicants). Within the funding ranges 

specified above, applicants are 

encouraged to submit proposals for 

quality projects at whatever funding 

level is appropriate to the project. 

As articulated in Section V of this 

SGA addressing application review 

criteria, the Department is seeking 

proposals for research and analysis of 

labor market data to assess economic 

activity in energy efficiency and 

renewable energy industries and 

identify occupations within those 

industries, as outlined in the 

Supplementary Information: Part B of 

this SGA. 

The Recovery Act will stimulate the 

creation of green jobs through 

investments in renewable energy, 

energy efficiency, and other areas. One 

goal of the Department is to obtain 

employment estimates of the number 

and skill characteristics of current and 

future (projected) jobs in the green 

economy. The Department also is 

interested in assessing the extent to 

which new green jobs are being created 

as a result of Recovery Act investments, 

as well as investments from State and 

local governments, the private sector, 

and community organizations in green 

technologies and methods. 

ETA is working with BLS to explore 

approaches to define and measure green 

jobs, including how surveys might be 

designed to evaluate the extent of green 

economic activity in businesses and 

industries, and identify the specific 

occupations of the employees who are 

doing such work. The Department 

intends for the labor market research 

efforts funded under this SGA to be 

coordinated with BLS activities, to the 

extent that such information is available 

within the grant timeframes, in order to 

promote consistent and comparable data 

across States on green employment 

impacts. Furthermore, these data 

collection activities must either conform 

to technical standards and 

methodologies established by BLS, or 

provide a sound rationale for the use of 

an alternative methodology. 

BLS is currently developing methods 

to identify green industries and 

occupations. These definitions will be 

based on, and consistent with, the 

frameworks used in the North American 

Industry Classification System (NAICS), 

the Standard Occupational 

Classification (SOC) system, or the 

Occupational Information Network 

(O*NET) system (based on SOC), with 

additional details or new specializations 

identified as needed. Data collection 

activities proposed by applicants should 

be consistent with these classification 

frameworks. As applicants examine 

existing classifications of energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

industry occupations, they will identify 

more specific industries or occupations 

for separate identification. 

Applicants should reference the 

activities underway at BLS and the list 

of new and emerging occupations in the 

O*NET study as a starting point for data 

collection research on new green 

occupations. For a copy of the O*NET 

report and a listing of the identified 

occupations go to http:// 

www.onetcenter.org/reports/Green.html. 

In addition to this O*NET 

occupational information, ETA also 

supports the development and 

dissemination of industry competency 

models, available through the 

Competency Model Clearinghouse Web 

site within CareerOneStop.org (http:// 

www.careeronestop.org/ 

CompetencyModel/default.aspx). Some 

of these industry competency models, 

such as Residential Construction, and 

Energy, already contain certain green 

competency components that may be 

useful as a starting point or supplement 

for further development or 

customization for a State or regional 

economy. 

Funds are being made available to 

provide education and job training to 

prepare workers for green jobs through 

separate DOL grant solicitations and 

WIA funding provided by the Recovery 

Act. To facilitate the placement of 

workers in these jobs, the Department is 

seeking information on current and 

expected employment numbers, 

research to identify the skill and 

competency requirements of newly 

created jobs, as well as the identification 

of changing skill needs of existing 

occupations that will require 

proficiency with new green technologies 

and materials. One key goal is to ensure 

that the training efforts being funded 

through the public workforce 

investment system provide workers 

with the training that will be in demand 

for green jobs, and to ensure that a 

supply of trained workers will be 

available to fill the openings posted by 

businesses that will be hiring as a result 

of Recovery Act investments. 

B. Strategies and Approaches 

Applicants must propose strategies 

and approaches in the following focus 

areas: 

1. Data Collection and Estimation 

Activities Related to Green Industries, 

Occupations, and Skill Requirements 

Applicants will propose effective 

methods for estimating the impact on 

industry and occupational employment 

resulting from implementation of green 

technologies, particularly as related to 

projects funded by, but not limited to, 

Recovery Act investments. Successful 

applicants will conduct labor market 

research to assess and develop estimates 

of employment (organized by industry 

and/or occupation) and labor market 

data indicating green job skills 

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requirements and occupational 

characteristics. Such information must 

be developed for both State and, where 

feasible, sub-State regions, as well as 

multi-State regions. In addition, 

research or tools with potential national 

impact may be developed through 

collaborative approaches whereby 

multiple States apply as a consortium. 

This focus area is explicitly evaluated in 

Sections V.A.4.i. of this SGA. 

2. Data Dissemination Activities 

Applicants will disseminate the 

research and data produced through 

these projects and include outreach 

strategies to inform the public workforce 

system; educational institutions; 

community and faith-based 

organizations that offer workers 

training, employment, and support 

services; job seekers; students; labor, 

business, and industry organizations; 

and economic development agencies of 

the occupational skills and growing 

needs of the energy efficiency and 

renewable energy industries. This 

research and data may ultimately be 

used by these groups and organizations 

for the purpose of establishing career 

pathways for green occupations. 

Publication of data or estimates may be 

through multiple modes, such as a press 

release, hardcopy report, PDF 

document, or Internet Web sites. 

Information may be provided in 

different formats for different target 

audiences. In addition to technical 

information, the Department strongly 

encourages the inclusion of career 

information, competency models, and 

guidance for job-seekers. Applicants 

must ensure that dissemination 

strategies comply with the accessibility 

requirements of Section 508 of the 

Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 

(29 U.S.C. 794), to ensure information is 

available to individuals with 

disabilities. Applicants should also be 

aware of ETA’s Intellectual Property 

Rights included in Section IV.E. of this 

SGA. This focus area is explicitly 

evaluated in Section V.A.4.ii. of this 

SGA. 

3. Related Research Activities 

In addition to generating economic 

data, applicants may propose additional 

research that provides insight into the 

State regulatory environment, an 

understanding of current programs of 

study and related credentials, and an 

identification of capital investments in 

green industries. Projects may include 

the following State-specific summaries 

that may be used to inform strategic 

decision-making by project partners: 

i. State-specific summaries of Green 

Job statutes and regulations; 

ii. State-specific summaries of 

educational resources including postsecondary and higher educational 

institutions’ courses and programs 

leading to industry-recognized 

credentials, certifications, or degrees; 

iii. State-specific summaries of 

linkages between identified occupations 

and related training courses or programs 

that prepare workers with the skills and 

competencies required in the 

occupations; 

iv. Identification of projects and their 

employment and skill needs that are 

resulting from Recovery Act or other 

public or private capital investments in 

renewable energy, energy efficiency, or 

related efforts (such as weatherization, 

building retrofit, mass transit 

infrastructure) that will likely generate 

green jobs in the State or region; 

v. Estimated supply of human capital, 

including data on workforce 

demographics, educational attainment 

levels and existing skills, labor 

surpluses or shortages of a skilled 

workforce; and 

vi. Development of labor market 

information tools or systems to estimate 

or project employment and skill needs 

at State or sub-State levels, or for 

defined economic regions. 

This focus area is explicitly evaluated 

in Section V.A.4.iii. of this SGA. 

4. Labor Exchange Activities 

Applicants will include strategies for 

posting job openings to online job banks 

that will be highlighted for easy 

recognition as green jobs by job seekers. 

These openings may include jobs 

created through public or private 

investments in green and clean 

technology, as well as jobs created 

through funding from Energy, HUD, 

DOT, EPA, and other Recovery Act 

investments as appropriate. Tracking or 

data mining of such posted jobs can also 

be one of the methods used to assess 

employment activity in these industries. 

DOL is looking for online tools and 

other approaches that will encourage 

local residents to prepare for and apply 

for jobs being created in their local area. 

This focus area is explicitly evaluated in 

Section V.A.4.iv. of this SGA. 

II. Award Information 

A. Award Amount 

The Department is making available 

approximately $50 million to fund these 

grants. Individual grant awards to single 

State applicants will range from 

$750,000 to $1,250,000. Individual grant 

awards to consortium applicants will 

range from $2 to $4 million, contingent 

upon an adequate justification of 

proposed project needs and the 

availability of resources (see Section III 

for information on eligible applicants). 

Within the funding ranges specified 

above, applicants are encouraged to 

submit budgets for quality projects at 

whatever funding level is appropriate to 

the project. 

B. Period of Performance 

The period of grant performance will 

be up to 18 months from the date of 

execution of the grant documents. This 

performance period includes all 

necessary implementation and start-up 

activities. Applicants should plan to 

fully expend grant funds and submit all 

reports during the period of 

performance, while ensuring full 

transparency and accountability for all 

expenditures. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

The eligible applicant for this grant 

solicitation is the State Workforce 

Agency, as States are expected to use 

workforce and labor market information 

and data as the foundation on which to 

build and implement effective 

workforce development strategies. Each 

State Workforce Agency is encouraged 

to submit an application under this 

competitive program as either a single 

State or as a partner with a consortium 

of States. States may only submit one 

application as a single state. Individual 

State applications will focus on research 

and other eligible activities within that 

State. ETA also encourages collaborative 

approaches, whereby multiple States 

apply as a consortium to conduct 

research that may potentially have a 

regional, multi-State, or national impact. 

Applicants must clearly indicate in 

the required grant abstract if they are 

applying as an individual State or as a 

consortium. Consortium applications 

must identify each participating State 

and designate a lead State as the 

applicant that will have the overall 

responsibility for administering the 

grant. The consortium lead State will 

coordinate reporting activities and must 

serve as the fiscal agent. Consortium 

applications will not count against the 

‘‘single application’’ per State limit for 

the partnering States, provided that the 

consortium proposal includes original 

strategies and is not duplicative of the 

strategies or deliverables included in the 

participating States’ individual 

applications. For the purposes of this 

SGA, the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 

50 States of the United States, the 

District of Columbia, and U.S. 

territories. For the purposes of this SGA, 

the term ‘‘U.S. territories’’ includes the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well 

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as the following outlying areas: the 

United States Virgin Islands, Guam, 

American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 

the Northern Mariana Islands, the 

Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 

Federated States of Micronesia, and the 

Republic of Palau. 

B. Cost Sharing 

Cost sharing or matching funds are 

not required as a condition for 

application, but leveraged resources are 

strongly encouraged. 

C. Eligibility Requirements 

1. Strategic Partnerships 

All applicants must demonstrate that 

the proposed project will be 

implemented through a robust strategic 

partnership that includes: 

i. State Labor Market Information and 

Research entities, which will conduct 

the research activities discussed in 

Section I of this SGA. Applicants may 

propose that data collection and 

research activities be carried out by 

other appropriate research organizations 

such as colleges and universities, 

working in consultation with the 

Statewide workforce information entity 

regarding DOL methods and 

classification guidelines; 

ii. The State Workforce Investment 

Board, which will partner to ensure that 

research and data developed by the 

grant inform planning for training 

efforts funded through the public 

workforce investment system; and 

iii. Applicants may include additional 

partners such as employers, industryrelated organizations, trade associations, 

labor organizations, labor-management 

organizations, colleges and universities, 

research labs and centers, or community 

and faith-based organizations with 

experience in the energy efficiency and 

renewable energy industries identified 

in the Supplementary Information: Part 

B of this SGA . These eligible partners 

may be included in an application to 

provide information and a user 

perspective, consulting with researchers 

on green jobs and skills, advising on 

what information is needed or would be 

useful for their purposes, as well as 

advising on presentation formats that 

would be useful to the organization or 

its constituency in providing training 

and placement services related to green 

jobs. 

D. Other Grant Specifications 

1. Grantee Training 

Grantees are required to participate in 

all DOL/ETA training activities related 

to orientation, financial management 

and reporting, performance reporting, 

product dissemination, and other 

technical assistance training as 

appropriate during the life of the grant. 

These trainings may occur via 

conference call, webinar, and in-person 

meetings. For budgeting purposes, Grant 

recipients should allocate adequate staff 

time and travel resources to ensure 

participation at a two-day in-person 

event. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

A. How to Obtain An Application 

Package 

This SGA contains all of the 

information and links to forms needed 

to apply for grant funding. 

B. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

The proposal will consist of three 

separate and distinct parts—(I) a cost 

proposal, (II) a technical proposal, and 

(III) attachments to the technical 

proposal. Applications that fail to 

adhere to the instructions in this section 

will be considered non-responsive and 

will not be considered. Please note that 

it is the applicant’s responsibility to 

ensure that the funding amount 

requested is consistent across all parts 

and sub-parts of the application. 

Part I. The Cost Proposal. The Cost 

Proposal must include the following 

four items: 

• The Standard Form (SF) 424, 

‘‘Application for Federal Assistance’’ 

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

agencies/forms_repository_

information.jsp and http:// 

www.doleta.gov/grants/find_

grants.cfm). 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 

authorized representative of the 

applicant. 

• Applicants must supply their D–U– 

N–S® Number on the SF 424. All 

applicants for Federal grant and funding 

opportunities are required to have a D– 

U–N–S® Number (Data Universal 

Numbering System). See Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) Notice 

of Final Policy Issuance, 68 FR 38402, 

and June 27, 2003. The D–U–N–S®

Number is a non-indicative, nine-digit 

number assigned to each business 

location in the D&B database having a 

unique, separate, and distinct operation, 

and is maintained solely by D&B. The 

D–U–N–S® Number is used by 

industries and organizations around the 

world as a global standard for business 

identification and tracking. If you do not 

have a D–U–N–S® Number, you can get 

one for free through the SBS site: 

http: 

//smallbusiness.dnb.com/webapp/wcs/ 

stores/servlet/Glossary?fLink=glossary&

footerflag=y&storeId=10001&

indicator=7. 

• The SF 424A Budget Information 

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

gov/agencies/forms_repository_

information.jsp and http:// 

www.doleta.gov/grants/

find_grants.cfm). In preparing the 

Budget Information Form, the applicant 

must provide a concise narrative 

explanation to support the budget 

request, explained in detail below. 

• Budget Narrative: The budget 

narrative must provide a description of 

costs associated with each line item on 

the SF–424A. It should also include 

leveraged resources provided to support 

grant activities. In addition, the 

applicant should address precisely how 

the administrative costs support the 

project goals. The entire Federal grant 

amount requested should be included 

on both the SF 424 and SF 424A (not 

just one year). No leveraged resources 

should be shown on the SF 424 and SF 

424A. Please note that applicants that 

fail to provide a SF 424, SF 424A, a Dun 

and Bradstreet number, and a budget 

narrative will be removed from 

consideration prior to the technical 

review process. 

• Applicants are also encouraged, but 

not required, to submit OMB Survey N. 

1890–0014: Survey on Ensuring Equal 

Opportunity for Applicants, which can 

be found under the Grants.gov, Tips and 

Resources From Grantors, Department of 

Labor section at http://www07.

grants.gov/applicants/tips_resources_

from_grantors.jsp#13 (also referred to as 

Faith Based EEO Survey PDF Form). 

Part II. The Technical Proposal. The 

Technical Proposal will demonstrate the 

applicant’s capability to implement the 

grant project in accordance with the 

provisions of this solicitation. The 

guidelines for the content of the 

Technical Proposal are provided in Part 

V.A of this SGA. The Technical 

Proposal is limited to 15 double-spaced 

single-sided pages with 12-point text 

font and 1-inch margins. Any materials 

beyond the 15-page limit will not be 

read. Applicants should number the 

Technical Proposal beginning with page 

number 1. Applicants that do not 

provide Part II the Technical Proposal of 

the application will be removed from 

consideration prior to the technical 

review process. 

Part III. Attachments to the Technical 

Proposal. In addition to the 15-page 

Technical Proposal, the applicant must 

submit an Abstract, not to exceed one 

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page, summarizing the proposed project 

including applicant name, project title, 

a description of the area to be served, 

and the funding level requested. 

Consortium applications must also 

clearly specify the lead State and 

identify each State that is participating 

in the project. The abstract will not 

count against the 15-page limit for the 

Technical Proposal. Additional 

materials such as resumes, general 

letters of support, or letters of 

commitment are not permitted and will 

not be read. 

Applications may be submitted 

electronically on Grants.gov or in 

hardcopy via mail or hand delivery. 

These processes are described in further 

detail in Section IV.C. Applicants 

submitting proposals in hardcopy must 

submit an original signed application 

(including the SF 424) and one (1) 

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

staples or protruding tabs to ease in the 

reproduction of the proposal by DOL. 

Applicants submitting proposals in 

hardcopy are also required to provide an 

identical electronic copy of the proposal 

on compact disc (CD). 

C. Submission Process, Date, Times, and 

Addresses 

The closing date for receipt of 

applications under this announcement 

is August 14, 2009. As described below, 

applications must be received at the 

address below no later than 4 p.m. 

(Eastern Time). Applications sent by email, telegram, or facsimile (FAX) will 

not be accepted. Applications that do 

not meet the conditions set forth in this 

notice will not be considered. No 

exceptions to the mailing and delivery 

requirements set forth in this notice will 

be granted. 

Mailed applications must be 

addressed to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Employment and Training 

Administration, Division of Federal 

Assistance, Attention: Willie Harris, 

Grant Officer, Reference SGA/DFA, PY 

08–17, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Room N4716, Washington, DC 20210. 

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. 

All professional overnight deliveries 

must be considered to be handdelivered and must be received at the 

designated place by the specified 

closing date and time. 

Applicants may apply online through 

Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov), 

however, due to the expected increase 

in system activity resulting from the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009, applicants are encouraged 

to use an alternate method to submit 

grant applications during this 

heightened period of demand. While not 

mandatory, DOL encourages the 

submission of applications thru 

professional overnight delivery service. 

Applications that are submitted thru 

Grants.gov must be successfully 

submitted at http://www.grants.gov no 

later than 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) on 

August 14, 2009, 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. 

The Department strongly recommends 

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 strongly recommends 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. 

To ensure consideration, the 

components of the application must be 

saved as either .doc, .xls or .pdf files. If 

submitted in any other format, the 

applicant bears the risk that 

compatibility or other issues will 

prevent our ability to consider the 

application. ETA will attempt to open 

the document but will not take any 

additional measures in the event of 

issues with opening. In such cases, the 

non-conforming application will not be 

considered for funding. 

Applicants are strongly advised to 

utilize the plethora of tools and 

documents, including FAQs, which 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 

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 email ‘‘support@grants.gov’’. 

Late Applications: For applications 

submitted on Grants.gov, only 

applications that have been successfully 

submitted no later 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) 

on the closing date and later 

successfully validated will be 

considered. Applicants take a 

significant risk by waiting until the last 

day to submit by 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, it was properly 

addressed, and it was: (a) Sent by U.S. 

Postal Service mail, postmarked 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) 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. Applicants that do not adhere 

to the above instructions will be deemed 

non-responsive. Evidence of timely 

submission by a professional overnight 

delivery service must be demonstrated 

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by equally reliable evidence created by 

the delivery service provider indicating 

the time and place of receipt. 

D. Intergovernmental Review 

This funding opportunity is not 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’ 

E. Funding Restrictions 

Determinations of allowable costs will 

be made in accordance with the 

applicable Federal cost principles. 

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. 

Successful and unsuccessful applicants 

will not be entitled to reimbursement of 

pre-award costs. 

1. Indirect Costs 

As specified in OMB Circular Cost 

Principles, indirect costs are those that 

have been incurred for common or joint 

objectives and cannot be readily 

identified with a particular final cost 

objective. In order to use 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 

grant award. State agencies should 

already have such agreements in place. 

2. Administrative Costs 

Under this SGA, an entity that 

receives a grant to carry out a project or 

program may not use more than 10 

percent of the amount of the grant to 

pay administrative costs associated with 

the program or project. Administrative 

costs could be direct or 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. 

3. Salary and Bonus Limitations 

Under Public Law 109–234 and 

Public Law 111–8, Section 111, none of 

the funds appropriated in Public Law 

111–5 or prior Acts under the heading 

‘‘Employment and Training’’ that are 

available for expenditure on or after 

June 15, 2006, shall be used by a 

recipient or sub-recipient of such funds 

to pay the salary and bonuses of an 

individual, either as direct costs or 

indirect costs, at a rate in excess of 

Executive Level II. These limitations 

also apply to grants funded under this 

SGA. The salary and bonus limitation 

does not apply to vendors providing 

goods and services as defined in OMB 

Circular A–133. See Training and 

Employment Guidance Letter number 

5–06 for further clarification: http:// 

wdr.doleta.gov/directives/ 

corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2262. 

4. Intellectual Property Rights 

The Federal Government reserves a 

paid-up, 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 rights of 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 are 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. 

If applicable, the following Statement 

must be included on all products 

developed in whole or in part with grant 

funds: 

This workforce solution was funded by a 

grant awarded by the U.S. Department of 

Labor’s Employment and Training 

Administration. The solution was created by 

the grantee and does not necessarily reflect 

the official position of the U.S. Department 

of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no 

guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any 

kind, express or implied, with respect to 

such information, including any information 

on linked sites and including, but not limited 

to, accuracy of the information or its 

completeness, timeliness, usefulness, 

adequacy, continued availability, or 

ownership. This solution is copyrighted by 

the institution that created it. Internal use by 

an organization and/or personal use by an 

individual for non-commercial purposes is 

permissible. All other uses require the prior 

authorization of the copyright owner. 

F. Other Submission Requirements 

Withdrawal of Applications: 

Applications may be withdrawn by 

written notice at any time before an 

award is made. 

V. Application Review Information 

Criterion Points 

1: Statement of Need ............... 15 

2: Strategic Partnership and 

Organizational Capacity ........ 15 

3: Strategy and Project Work 

Plan ....................................... 35 

4: Deliverables .......................... 35 

Total Points ....................... = 100 

A. Evaluation Criteria 

Applicants will be evaluated on the 

completeness and quality of their 

submissions. A total of 100 points may 

be awarded under the criteria 

articulated below. The following review 

criteria apply to all applications: 

1. Statement of Need (15 points) 

Applicants must fully demonstrate a 

clear and specific need for the Federal 

investment in the proposed activities. 

Given the rapidly changing economic 

environments that many States and 

regions are currently facing, applicants 

should be as explicit and specific as 

possible in describing the need for 

specific sources of data and analysis. 

Points for this section will be awarded 

based on the following factors: 

i. The applicant provides a 

description of the need for Federal 

funding of the proposed project by 

describing the need for labor market 

research in the targeted industries, as 

well as the role of the targeted 

industries in the State or regional 

economy (10 points). 

ii. The applicant provides a 

description of the specific energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

industries and occupations within those 

industries, and/or green occupations 

within the detailed list of industries 

provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION: Part B of this SGA, on 

which their proposed labor market 

research program will focus (5 points). 

2. Strategic Partnerships and 

Organizational Capacity (15 points) 

The applicant must demonstrate its 

capacity to implement the proposed 

project and the project’s management 

structure as either a single State or 

consortium proposal. Scoring on this 

criterion will be based on the following 

factors: 

i. Applicants must provide a 

comprehensive list of the strategic 

partners that will be included in the 

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project. A complete list will include the 

entities conducting the research and 

partners who will be consulted to make 

sure the data and deliverables will meet 

their information needs (3 points). 

• The State Workforce Agency as the 

project lead. Consortium applicants 

must list all cooperating States and 

designate the State that will serve as the 

project lead; 

• State Labor Market Information and 

Research entities, will conduct the 

research activities discussed in Section 

I of this SGA. Applicants may propose 

that data collection and research 

activities be carried out by other 

appropriate research organizations such 

as colleges and universities, working in 

consultation with the Statewide 

workforce information entity regarding 

DOL methods and classification 

guidelines; 

• The State Workforce Investment 

Board, will ensure that the research and 

data results are used to plan green job 

training efforts being funded through 

the public workforce investment system; 

and 

• Applicants may include additional 

partners such as employers, industryrelated organizations, trade associations, 

labor organizations, labor-management 

organizations, colleges and universities, 

research labs and centers, or 

community-based organizations with 

experience in the energy efficiency and 

renewable energy industries identified 

in Section I of this SGA. These eligible 

partners may be included in an 

application to provide information and 

a user perspective, consulting with 

researchers on green jobs and skills, 

advising on what information is needed 

or would be useful for their purposes, as 

well as advising on presentation formats 

that would be useful to the organization 

or its constituency in providing training 

and placement services related to green 

jobs. 

ii. In order to prioritize regional 

approaches, five points automatically 

will be awarded to Consortium 

applicants only. Single State applicants 

are not eligible to receive these points. 

(5 points) 

iii. Applicants must provide a 

complete description of the respective 

roles of the partners and the strengths of 

the partnership (3 points) 

• Describe the substantive role each 

of the partners will play in the project. 

Consortium applicants must describe 

the substantive contribution of each 

cooperating State; and 

• Describe the extent of collaboration 

that already exists among the partners, 

or the steps that partners will take to 

develop a strong collaboration. 

iv. Applicants shall provide a 

complete description of the 

organization’s capacity to implement 

the project, its track record in projects 

similar to the proposed solution, and 

related activities of the primary partners 

(4 points). 

3. Strategy and Project Work Plan (35 

points) 

The applicant must describe the 

proposed strategy in full, including a 

complete description of the research, 

data collection, estimation, and 

dissemination components, as well as 

any evidence-based research or methods 

that they considered in designing the 

strategy. Applicants must also discuss 

how the project will address the 

Statement of Need, as well as how the 

proposed approach draws on sound 

research methods, practices, and tools. 

Scoring for this criterion will be based 

on the following factors: 

i. A complete description of the 

specific methods, approaches, or tools 

that the project will use to collect and 

validate labor market data in a timely 

and accurate manner (15 points). 

• Data collection activities must 

either conform to technical standards 

and methodologies established by BLS, 

or provide a sound rationale for the use 

of an alternative methodology. 

• Data collection activities on 

industries or occupations should be 

consistent with the frameworks used in 

the North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS), SOC 

systems, or O*NET system (based on 

SOC), with specialized occupations 

identified as needed. Applicants that 

use alternative standards and 

methodologies must describe these 

approaches and demonstrate why 

existing tools are not sufficient to meet 

the proposed needs. 

• Information technology systems or 

applications developed with grant funds 

must adhere to industry-standard, open 

architecture principles with 

documentation and software made 

available for use by other organizations 

for Federal government purposes. 

ii. Address how the proposal will 

meet the needs identified in the 

Statement of Need (10 points) 

• Demonstrate that the proposed 

information collected will support 

identification of training needs for 

workers and planning for education and 

training program offerings, including 

needed credentials or apprenticeship 

programs; and 

• Demonstrate that the proposed 

information collection will identify the 

specific skill needs of employers in the 

areas in which the project is focusing, 

and how the information will support 

economic development and planning in 

a State, a consortium of States, or have 

national impact. 

iii. Provide a comprehensive 

implementation and dissemination plan 

with specific goals, objectives, activities, 

and feasible timelines (10 points) 

4. Deliverables (35 points) 

The applicant must specify the labor 

market research and data collection 

activities that will be developed, 

identifying the specific deliverables that 

will be produced and the dissemination 

strategies and documentation methods 

that will be used. Applicants are 

strongly encouraged to include: research 

or direct data collection activities; 

research information and data packaged 

in the form of a report, presentation, or 

other appropriate format; systems or 

tools for multiple users such as software 

applications to automate the collection 

or processing of data, to project 

employment or skill demands, or to 

develop estimates based on data mining 

of job banks or other resources; and 

dissemination strategies to serve the 

populations and needs outlined in this 

SGA. These strategies should provide 

information about the number, type, and 

location of green jobs; the appropriate 

training for such jobs; and facilitate 

placement of workers in green jobs. 

Scoring on this criterion will be based 

on the following factors: 

i. Applicant provides a thorough 

description of the labor market research 

to be conducted and the deliverables to 

be produced, such as estimates of 

employment by industry and/or 

occupation, labor market characteristics 

of occupations or labor force 

participants, and competency 

requirements information which may 

include, but are not limited to the 

following (10 points): 

• Current employment estimates; 

• Identification and analysis of job 

openings; 

• Identification of wages and benefits; 

• Identification of the energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

businesses and/or green occupations 

within the detailed list of industries 

provided in the Supplementary 

Information: Part B of this SGA; 

• Short-term and/or long-term 

industry and occupational projections of 

future employment needs; 

• Skill or competency requirements 

of industries or occupations in energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

businesses and/or green occupations 

within the detailed list of industries 

provided in the Supplementary 

Information: Part B of this SGA; 

• Demographic characteristics of 

workers in green jobs, such as gender, 

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race, age, educational attainment, 

literacy skills, etc.; and 

• Estimates of job vacancies. 

ii. Applicants must provide a 

comprehensive description of all 

proposed dissemination strategies and 

formats (10 points). 

• Demonstrate that the research and 

data produced through the project will 

be sufficient to inform the public 

workforce system; educational 

institutions; community and faith-based 

organizations that offer workers 

training, employment, and support 

services; job seekers; students; labor, 

business, and industry organizations; 

and economic development agencies of 

the occupational skills and growing 

needs of the energy efficiency and 

renewable energy industries in the 

identified State or sub-national region. 

• Fully describe approaches to 

disseminate data or estimates through 

multiple modes, such as a press release, 

hardcopy report, PDF document, or 

Internet web sites. Information may be 

provided in different formats for 

different target audiences. In addition to 

technical information, the Department 

strongly encourages the inclusion of 

career information, competency models, 

and guidance for job-seekers. 

iii. Applicant identifies all related 

research deliverables, which may 

include, but are not limited to the 

following (5 points): 

• State-specific summaries of Green 

Job statutes and regulations; 

• State-specific summaries of 

educational resources including post 

secondary and higher educational 

institutions’ courses and programs 

leading to industry-recognized 

credentials, certifications, or degrees; 

• State-specific summaries of linkages 

between identified occupations and 

related training courses or programs that 

prepare workers with the skills and 

competencies required in the 

occupations; 

• Identification of projects and their 

employment and skill needs that are 

resulting from Recovery Act or other 

public or private capital investments in 

renewable energy, energy efficiency, or 

related efforts (such as weatherization, 

building retrofit, mass transit 

infrastructure) that will likely generate 

green jobs in the State or region; 

• Estimated supply of human capital, 

including data on workforce 

demographics, educational attainment 

levels and existing skills, labor 

surpluses or shortages of a skilled 

workforce; and 

• Development of labor market 

information tools or systems to estimate 

or project employment and skill needs 

at State or sub-State levels, or for 

defined economic regions. 

iv. Applicants provide a 

comprehensive description of all 

proposed research deliverables to 

enhance labor exchange infrastructure, 

which may include but are not limited 

to (10 points): 

• Development of labor market 

information tools or systems to estimate 

or project employment and/or skill 

needs at State or sub-State levels, or for 

other defined economic regions; 

• Demonstrate strategies to promote 

the posting of green job openings and 

resumes to online job banks or through 

other approaches, including methods to 

encourage local residents to prepare for 

and apply for jobs being created in their 

local area, if applicable to the proposed 

project design; and 

• Tracking or data mining of posted 

jobs and resumes to assess employment 

demand and job applicant activity in 

green jobs. 

B. Review and Selection Process 

Applications for grants under this 

solicitation will be accepted after the 

publication of this announcement and 

until the closing date. A technical 

review panel will make a careful 

evaluation of applications against the 

criteria. These criteria are based on the 

policy goals, priorities, and emphases 

set forth in this SGA. Up to 100 points 

may be awarded to an application, 

depending on the quality of the 

responses to the required information 

described in Section V.A. The ranked 

scores will serve as the primary basis for 

selection of applications for funding, in 

conjunction with other factors such as 

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 government 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. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

All award notifications will be posted 

on the ETA Homepage (http:// 

www.doleta.gov). Applicants selected 

for award will be contacted directly 

before the grant’s execution and nonselected applicants will be notified by 

mail. Selection of an organization as a 

grantee does not constitute approval of 

the grant application as submitted. 

Before the actual grant is awarded, DOL/ 

ETA 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. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

1. Administrative Program 

Requirements 

All grantees will be subject to all 

applicable Federal laws, regulations, 

and the applicable OMB Circulars. The 

grant(s) awarded under this SGA will be 

subject to the following administrative 

standards and provisions: 

i. Non-Profit Organizations–OMB 

Circulars A–122 (Cost Principles) and 

29 CFR part 95 (Administrative 

Requirements). 

ii. Educational Institutions—OMB 

Circulars A–21 (Cost Principles) and 29 

CFR part 95 (Administrative 

Requirements). 

iii. State and Local Governments— 

OMB Circulars A–87 (Cost Principles) 

and 29 CFR part 97 (Administrative 

Requirements). 

iv. Profit Making Commercial Firms— 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)— 

48 CFR part 31 (Cost Principles), and 29 

CFR part 95 (Administrative 

Requirements). 

v. All entities must comply with 29 

CFR parts 93 and 98, and, where 

applicable, 29 CFR parts 96 and 99. 

vi. 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. 

vii. 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. 

viii. 29 CFR part 32— 

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of 

Handicap in Programs and Activities 

Receiving or Benefiting from Federal 

Financial Assistance. 

ix. 29 CFR part 33—Enforcement of 

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of 

Handicap in Programs or Activities 

Conducted by the Department of Labor. 

x. 29 CFR part 35—Nondiscrimination 

on the Basis of Age in Programs or 

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Activities Receiving Federal Financial 

Assistance from the Department of 

Labor. 

xi. 29 CFR part 36— 

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex 

in Education Programs or Activities 

Receiving Federal Financial Assistance. 

The following administrative 

standards and provisions may be 

applicable: 

i. The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 

111–5, 123 Stat. 115, Division A, Title 

VIII (February 17, 2009). 

ii. The Green Jobs Act of 2007, Public 

Law 110–140, 121 Stat. 1748 (codified at 

29 U.S.C. 2916). 

iii. The Workforce Investment Act of 

1998, Public Law 105–220, 112 Stat. 939 

(codified as amended at 29 U.S.C. 2801 

et seq.) and 20 CFR part 667 (General 

Fiscal and Administrative Rules). 

iv. 29 CFR part 29 & 30— 

Apprenticeship and Equal Employment 

Opportunity in Apprenticeship and 

Training; and 

v. 29 CFR part 37—Implementation of 

the Nondiscrimination and Equal 

Opportunity Provisions of the 

Workforce Investment Act of 1998. 

• The Department notes that the 

Religious Freedom Restoration Act 

(RFRA), 42 U.S.C. 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. 

In accordance with Section 18 of the 

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–65) (2 U.S.C. 1611) non-profit 

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. 

Except as specifically provided in this 

SGA, DOL/ETA’s acceptance of a 

proposal and an award of Federal funds 

to sponsor any programs(s) does not 

provide a waiver of any grant 

requirements and/or procedures. For 

example, the 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/ETA’s 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. 

2. Special Program Requirements: 

Evaluation 

To measure the impact of grants 

funded under the SGA, ETA intends to 

fund one or more independent 

evaluations. By accepting funding, 

grantees must agree to participate in 

such an evaluation, should they be 

selected to participate. Grantees must 

agree to make records on participants, 

employers, and funding available and to 

provide access to program personnel 

and participants, as specified by the 

evaluator(s) under the direction of ETA, 

including after the expiration date of the 

grant. 

3. American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–5) Provisions 

Prospective applicants are advised 

that, if they receive an award, they must 

comply with all requirements of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 [Pub. L. 111–5]. Applicants 

are advised to review the Act and 

implementing OMB guidance in the 

development of their proposals. 

Requirements include, but are not 

limited to: 

i. Adherence to all grant clauses and 

conditions as they relate to Recovery 

Act activity. 

ii. Prohibition on expenditure of 

funds for activities at any casino or 

other gambling establishment, 

aquarium, zoo, golf course or swimming 

pool. 

iii. Compliance with the requirements 

to obtain a D–U–N–S® Number and 

register with the Central Contractor 

Registry (CCR). ETA will issue 

additional guidance related to this 

requirement shortly. 

iv. Submission of required reports in 

accordance with Section 1512 of the 

Recovery Act. These reports will be due 

quarterly within 10 days of the end of 

the reporting period and are in addition 

to the ETA required reports addressed 

in Section VI of this SGA. ETA will 

issue additional guidance related to 

these reports and their submission 

requirements shortly. 

Implementing OMB guidance may be 

found at http://www.recovery.gov. 

C. Reporting 

Quarterly financial reports, quarterly 

progress reports, and MIS data will be 

submitted by the grantee electronically. 

The grantee is required to provide the 

reports and documents listed below: 

1. Quarterly Financial Reports 

A Quarterly Financial Status Report 

(ETA 9130) is required until such time 

as all funds have been expended or the 

grant period has expired. Quarterly 

reports are due 45 days after the end of 

each calendar year quarter. Grantees 

must use DOL’s On-Line Electronic 

Reporting System and information and 

instructions will be provided to 

grantees. 

2. Quarterly Performance Reports 

The grantee must submit a quarterly 

progress report within 45 days after the 

end of each calendar year quarter. The 

last quarterly progress report that 

grantees submit will serve as the grant’s 

Final Performance Report. This report 

should provide both quarterly and 

cumulative information on the grant’s 

activities. It must summarize project 

activities, employment outcomes and 

other deliverables, and related results of 

the project, and should thoroughly 

document the training or labor market 

information approaches utilized by the 

grantee. DOL will provide grantees with 

formal guidance regarding data and 

other information that is required to be 

collected and reported on either a 

regular basis or special request basis. 

Grantees must agree to meet DOL 

reporting requirements. 

3. Record Retention 

Applicants should be aware of 

Federal guidelines on record retention, 

which require grantees to maintain all 

records pertaining to grant activities for 

a period of not less than three years 

from the time of final grant close-out. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For further information regarding this 

SGA, please contact Willie Harris, Grant 

Officer, Division of Federal Assistance, 

at (202) 693–3344 (This is not a toll-free 

number). Applicants should e-mail all 

technical questions to 

harris.willie@dol.gov and must 

specifically reference SGA/DFA PY 08– 

17, and along with question(s), include 

a contact name, fax and phone number. 

This announcement is being made 

available on the ETA Web site at http:// 

www.doleta.gov/grants and at 

http://www.grants.gov. 

VIII. Additional Resources of Interest to 

Applicants 

A. Other Web-Based Resources 

DOL maintains a number of webbased resources that may be of 

assistance to applicants. America’s 

Service Locator (http:// 

www.servicelocator.org) provides a 

directory of our nation’s One Stop 

Career Centers. 

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B. Industry Competency Models 

ETA supports an Industry 

Competency Model Initiative to promote 

an understanding of the skill sets and 

competencies that are essential to an 

educated and skilled workforce. A 

competency model is a collection of 

competencies that taken together define 

successful performance in a particular 

work setting. Competency models serve 

as a starting point for the design and 

implementation of workforce and talent 

development programs. To learn about 

the industry-validated models visit the 

Competency Model Clearinghouse 

(CMC) at http://www.careeronestop.org/ 

CompetencyModel/. The CMC site also 

provides tools to build or customize 

industry models, as well as tools to 

build career ladder and/or career lattice. 

C. Federal Collaboration 

DOL encourages other Federal 

partners to recommend or require, 

where appropriate, that organizations 

receiving Recovery Act funding list jobs 

created with their State public labor 

exchange. The Department is 

developing specific strategies to link job 

listings, training opportunities and 

placement among programs funded by 

Departments of Housing and Urban 

Development, Energy, Education, and 

the Environmental Protection Agency. 

Where the grantee is not the public 

workforce system, they are strongly 

encouraged to work with the local One 

Stop Career Center to make these 

connections. 

D. Links to Federal Recovery Sites 

For specific information on a range of 

Federal agency Recovery Act activities 

and funding opportunities: 

• Department of Education: http:// 

www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/ 

index.html. 

• Department of Energy: http:// 

www.doe.gov/recovery. 

• Department of Housing and Urban 

Development: http://www.hud.gov/ 

recovery. 

• Department of Transportation: 

http://www.dot.gov/recovery/. 

Environmental Protection Agency: 

http://www.epa.gov/recovery. 

E. Promising Research Approaches 

ETA encourages applicants to 

research promising training approaches 

in order to inform their proposals. The 

following list of Web sites provides a 

starting place for this research, but by 

no means should be considered a 

complete list: 

• ETA’s home site (http:// 

www.doleta.gov) and the ETA Research 

Publication Database (http:// 

www.doleta.gov/research/keyword.cfm). 

• ETA’s knowledge sharing site 

(http://www.workforce3one.org), 

including the ‘‘workforce solutions’’ 

section that contains over 6,000 

additional resources applicants may 

find valuable in developing workforce 

strategies and solutions. 

• The National Governors Association 

Center for Best Practices (http:// 

www.nga.org). 

• The National Association of State 

Workforce Agencies (http:// 

www.workforceatm.org). 

• The National Association of 

Workforce Boards (http:// 

www.nawb.org). 

IX. 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 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 OMB Desk Officer for ETA, 

Department of Labor, in the Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503. Please do not 

return the completed application to 

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 SGA 

will be used by DOL 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. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of 

June 2009. 

Donna Kelly, 

Grant Officer, Employment and Training 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–14930 Filed 6–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009; Notice of Availability of 

Funds and Solicitation for Grant 

Applications for Pathways Out of 

Poverty 

Announcement Type: Notice of 

Solicitation for Grant Applications. 

Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/ 

DFA PY 08–19. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 17.275. 

DATES: The closing date for receipt of 

applications under this announcement 

is September 29, 2009. Applications 

must be received no later than 4 p.m. 

Eastern Time. A Webinar for 

prospective applicants will be held for 

this grant competition on July 14, 2009 

from 2–3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Access 

information for the Webinar will be 

posted on the ETA Web site at: http:// 

www.workforce3one.org. The Webinar 

will be recorded and will be accessible 

for viewing by July 17, 2009 at 3 p.m. 

Eastern Time, at the Web site above. It 

is encouraged but not mandatory that 

applicants attend or view this recording. 

ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be 

addressed to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Employment & Training 

Administration, Division of Federal 

Assistance, Attention: Melissa 

Abdullah, Grants Officer, Reference 

SGA/DFA PY 08–19, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room N4716, 

Washington, DC 20210. For complete 

‘‘Application and Submission 

Information,’’ please refer to Section IV. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL, or the Department) announces the 

availability of approximately $150 

million in grant funds authorized by the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act) for 

projects that provide training and 

placement services to provide pathways 

out of poverty and into employment 

within the industries described in the 

Supplementary Information, Part B of 

this SGA. Grantees selected from two 

separate types of applicants will be 

funded through this solicitation: (1) 

National nonprofit entities with 

networks of local affiliates, coalition 

members, or other established partners; 

and (2) local entities. Additional 

specific eligibility guidance is included 

in Section III.A, ‘‘Eligible Applicants 

and Required Partnerships.’’ ETA 

intends to fund grants ranging from 

approximately $3 to $8 million for 

national grantees, and grants ranging