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#5 produce titanium castings, pattern 

wax, casting crucibles, and HIP (hot 

isostatic pressing), and are not 

separately identifiable by product. 

The Department’s determination was 

issued on April 24, 2009. The 

Department’s Notice of Negative 

determination was published in the 

Federal Register on May 7, 2009 (74 FR 

21407). 

The determination stated that, with 

regards to Plant #4, criterion 

(a)(2)(A)(I.B.) was not met because sales 

and production of environmental 

coatings increased during the relevant 

period; criterion (a)(2)(B) was not met 

because the subject firm’s production of 

environmental coatings did not shift to 

a foreign country during the relevant 

period; criterion (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) was not 

met because increased imports of 

titanium ingot did not contribute 

importantly to the workers’ separations 

and subject firm sales and/or production 

declines of titanium ingot; and criterion 

(a)(2)(B) was not met because the subject 

firm’s production of titanium ingot did 

not shift to a foreign country during the 

relevant period. 

The determination stated that, with 

regards to Plant #5, criterion 

(a)(2)(A)(I.C.) was not met because 

increased imports of titanium castings, 

pattern wax, casting crucibles, or HIP 

processing did not contribute 

importantly to the workers’ separations 

and subject firm sales and/or production 

declines of titanium castings, pattern 

wax, casting crucibles, or HIP 

processing and criterion (a)(2)(B) was 

not met because the subject firms’ 

production of titanium castings, pattern 

wax, casting crucibles, or HIP 

processing did not shift to a foreign 

country during the relevant period. 

In the request for reconsideration, the 

UAW representative stated that ‘‘sales 

will continue to decline * * * which 

supports (a)(2)(A)(I.B.) * * *’’ 

The UAW representative’s allegation 

that (a)(2)(A)(I.B.) was met (sales and/or 

production declined during the relevant 

period) is relevant to Plant #4 but is not 

relevant to Plant #5 because the 

Department determined that there were 

sales and/or production declines at 

Plant #5 during the relevant period. 

Therefore, the Department’s review of 

the request for reconsideration is 

limited to sales and production of 

environmental coatings at Plant #4. 

Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c), 

administrative reconsideration may be 

granted under the following 

circumstances: 

(1) If it appears on the basis of facts 

not previously considered that the 

determination complained of was 

erroneous; 

(2) if it appears that the determination 

complained of was based on a mistake 

in the determination of facts not 

previously considered; or 

(3) if in the opinion of the Certifying 

Officer, a mis-interpretation of facts or 

of the law justified reconsideration of 

the decision. 

After careful review of the request for 

reconsideration and previously 

submitted materials, the Department 

determines that there is no new 

information that supports a finding that 

Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 

was satisfied and that no mistake or 

misinterpretation of the facts or of the 

law with regards to the number or 

proportion of workers separated from 

the subject firm during the relevant 

period. 

Conclusion 

After review of the application and 

investigative findings, I conclude that 

there has been no error or 

misinterpretation of the law or of the 

facts which would justify 

reconsideration of the Department of 

Labor’s prior decision. Accordingly, the 

application is denied. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of 

June 2009. 

Elliott S. Kushner, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act (ARRA); Notice of Availability of 

Funds and Solicitation for Grant 

Applications for State Energy Sector 

Partnership (SESP) and Training 

Grants 

Announcement Type: Notice of 

Solicitation for Grant Applications. 

Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/ 

DFA PY–08–20. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 17.275. 

DATES: The closing date for receipt of 

applications under this announcement 

is October 20, 2009. Applications must 

be received at the address below no later 

than 4 p.m. (Eastern Time). A prerecorded Webinar will be available 

online at: http://www.workforce3one.org 

and accessible for viewing by 3 p.m. ET 

on July 10, 2009, and will be available 

for viewing any time after that date as 

well. While a review of this webinar is 

encouraged, it is not mandatory. 

ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be 

addressed to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Employment & Training 

Administration, Division of Federal 

Assistance, Attention: B. Jai Johnson, 

Grant Officer, Reference SGA/DFA PY– 

08–20, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Room N4716, Washington, DC 20210. 

For complete ‘‘Application and 

Submission Information,’’ please refer to 

section IV. 

SUMMARY: Under the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the 

Recovery Act), the U.S. Department of 

Labor (DOL or the Department) 

Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) announces the 

availability of approximately $190 

million in grant funds to State 

Workforce Investment Boards of the 50 

States, the District of Columbia, and the 

U.S. territories as defined in section 

VI.B.2.iv. In order to highlight the 

important role States play in building a 

national green economy, the Department 

is investing in workforce sector 

strategies that target energy efficiency 

and renewable energy industries 

described in section 171(e)(1)(B) of the 

Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

(WIA) and other green industries. DOL 

encourages a strategic planning process 

that aligns the Governor’s overall 

workforce vision, State energy policies, 

and local and regional training activities 

that lead to employment in targeted 

industry sectors. This strategic planning 

process is an opportunity to develop a 

statewide energy sector strategy through 

a comprehensive partnership and 

development of a Sector Plan. If an 

energy sector strategy is currently in 

place, that strategy should be reviewed 

and evaluated to address the 

requirements of this funding 

opportunity. As a result of this 

Solicitation for Grant Application 

(SGA), the Department is fostering the 

development of a national workforce 

that is ready to meet the demands of the 

energy efficiency and renewable energy 

industries and other industries 

identified in Supplementary 

Information, section B of this SGA. 

A portion of the funds under this SGA 

will be reserved for communities or 

regions undergoing auto industry 

related restructurings. The eligible 

applicants for this SGA are State 

Workforce Investment Boards in 

partnership with their State Workforce 

Agency, local Workforce Investment 

Boards or regional consortia of Boards, 

and One Stop Career Center delivery 

systems. ETA intends to fund grants 

ranging from approximately $2 to $6 

million. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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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 

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 

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 

approximately $500 million for 

research, labor exchange and job 

training for projects that prepare 

workers for careers in energy efficiency 

and renewable energy as 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 green job 

training grants is to teach workers the 

skills required in emerging energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

industries. These efforts will lead 

program participants to job placement 

while leveraging other Recovery Act 

investments intended to create jobs and 

promote economic growth. For 

additional information about the series 

of competitive grants for green job 

training, please refer to Training and 

Employment Notice (TEN) 44–08 

available at http://www.doleta.gov/ 

Recovery/legislation.cfm. 

B. Green Industries and Occupations 

The Department will award grants to 

workforce development projects that 

focus on connecting target populations, 

including auto and auto-related industry 

workers affected by significant 

automotive-related restructurings, to 

career pathways in green industries. 

Training programs will 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. In addition to the 

seven industries referenced above, 

applicants may propose strategies that 

train for those green occupations from 

among the following industries: 

Transportation; green construction; 

environmental protection; sustainable 

agriculture including healthy food 

production; forestry; and recycling and 

waste reduction (see Occupational 

Information Network 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 

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 

Grant funds awarded under this SGA 

will be used to provide training, job 

placement, and related activities that 

reflect a comprehensive statewide 

energy sector strategy including the 

Governor’s overall workforce vision, 

State energy policies, and training 

activities that lead to employment in 

targeted industry sectors. A sector 

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strategy is a workforce development 

approach that targets the needs of a 

specific industry sector. According to 

The Aspen Institute’s Workforce 

Strategies Initiative, the primary 

purpose of a sector strategy is to provide 

an integrated system of education, 

training, and supportive services that 

promotes skill attainment and career 

pathway development for workers. 

Sector strategies are designed and 

implemented by a range of institutions 

and groups working collaboratively, 

including community and faith-based 

organizations, business and industry 

groups, educational institutions such as 

community and technical colleges, the 

public workforce system, labormanagement partnerships, and others. 

Many sector initiatives provide 

strategies for improving the 

employability and career pathway 

development for low-income, lowskilled workers, but sector strategies can 

also benefit other populations, such as 

incumbent workers in need of skill 

upgrades, or laid-off workers who need 

to develop sector-specific skills. Some 

strategies focus on just one target 

industry in a specific geographical 

region, while others encompass several 

related industries. The end result of a 

sector strategy is a stronger labor market 

system that benefits workers and 

employers for years to come. Additional 

information about sector strategies can 

be accessed at http://www.aspenwsi.org/ 

WSIsector-index.asp. In recent years, a 

number of States and their local 

Workforce Investment Boards and One 

Stop Career Center delivery systems 

have successfully implemented a variety 

of sectoral approaches that examine 

labor market trends, develop an 

understanding of specific industry 

sector workforce needs, and promote 

training that responds to those 

immediate employer needs within the 

identified sectors. 

A. Preparing To Apply for This 

Solicitation: Strategic Planning Process, 

Roles of the State Workforce 

Investment Board, and Formation of the 

State Energy Sector Partnership 

The Department strongly encourages 

applicants to engage in a comprehensive 

strategic planning process prior to 

submitting an application for this SGA. 

If the State has completed a similar 

strategic planning process including the 

development of a sector plan related to 

the targeted industries outlined in this 

SGA, that process should be reviewed 

and evaluated to ensure it meets the 

requirements of this funding 

opportunity. If the State has not engaged 

in a comprehensive strategic planning 

process, then this work will serve as the 

foundation for the technical proposal for 

the SGA. If awarded, all applicants will 

be expected to fully implement the local 

and regional training projects outlined 

in the Sector Plan that was submitted as 

part of their application. Applicants 

should be aware they may not charge 

any strategic planning or other preaward activities to the grant. 

1. Strategic Planning Process 

A Sector Plan should be developed 

using an inclusive process designed by 

the State Workforce Investment Board as 

the grant recipient. DOL expects State 

Workforce Agencies, local WIBs or 

regional consortia of WIBs and One Stop 

Career Center delivery systems, as well 

as required and suggested partners to 

have a strong voice and integral role in 

the strategic planning process. 

In order to effectively engage in 

planning and fulfill the requirements of 

this SGA, DOL suggests that the 

strategic planning sessions encompass 

the following: 

i. Review and analyze the Governor’s 

overall workforce vision and goals, 

energy policy and, if available, specific 

policies for energy efficiency and 

renewable energy industries; 

ii. Establish the State strategic vision 

and goals for preparing an educated and 

skilled workforce to meet the current 

and emerging needs of the energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

industries, and aligning those efforts 

with overall workforce development, 

education, and economic development; 

iii. Analyze and determine the sectors 

where investments are or will be made 

and the occupations and skill needs 

within the energy efficiency and 

renewable energy industries that will be 

targeted; 

iv. Analyze and determine the 

populations that will be targeted, the 

characteristics of those populations that 

have specific workforce challenges or 

could benefit from specific sector 

strategies, and training activities that 

address the needs and demands of those 

targeted sectors and target populations; 

and 

v. Develop an energy sector strategy 

for training workers in the energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

industries, and propose training 

activities that lead to employment in 

targeted industry sectors. The strategy 

should include delivery of training 

services through local and regional 

project teams, led by local WIBs or 

regional consortia of Boards and their 

One Stop Career Center delivery 

systems, along with appropriate 

partners that will deliver training. This 

includes a plan for how funds will be 

distributed to those project teams that 

aligns with the State’s vision and 

strategies. 

2. Roles of the State Workforce 

Investment Board (SWIB or the Board) 

If awarded a grant, the SWIB will (1) 

lead the State Energy Sector Partnership 

and serve as the project operator 

responsible for coordinating and 

managing this Partnership, and (2) 

manage the overall planning, 

implementation, oversight, and 

technical assistance of the State Energy 

Sector Plan operations, which also 

includes managing the local and 

regional project teams. While 

performing this role, the Board ensures 

that the work of the State Energy Sector 

Partnership is aligned with the 

Governor’s vision and relevant national 

and State energy policies, as well as the 

Workforce Investment Act/WagnerPeyser Act State Plan. It is expected the 

Board will establish a process to 

regularly coordinate with the local and 

regional project teams to ensure timely 

implementation, address program and/ 

or fiscal challenges, meet technical 

assistance needs, and ensure the project 

teams are meeting their performance 

outcomes and deliverables. 

3. Formation of a State Energy Sector 

Partnership (SESP) 

The SESP will serve as a steering 

committee throughout the life of the 

grant to inform the planning and 

implementation of the State’s energy 

sector strategy and ensure the overall 

success of the grant. 

i. SESP Membership. The SWIB will 

determine and coordinate membership 

of the SESP, which will reflect the 

State’s targeted industries as referenced 

in Supplementary Information, section 

B of this SGA. State Workforce 

Investment Boards may already have 

existing relationships with the required 

partners and suggested partners 

mentioned below through their Board 

representation and should invite those 

individuals to serve on the SESP, as 

appropriate. To be able to effectively 

develop and implement industry 

training strategies across the State, 

individuals serving on the SESP should 

be senior level and have decisionmaking authority over their 

organization’s activities and resources. 

In forming the SESP, the State 

Workforce Investment Board is 

encouraged to continue strengthening 

and expanding their existing 

partnerships, as well as identify and 

address any gaps among the required 

and suggested partner organizations 

outlined below. 

Applicants must assemble a 

comprehensive and representative 

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partnership reflecting the energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

industries within the State. The SESP is 

made up of representatives from the 

State Workforce Agency, local WIBs or 

regional consortia of WIBs and One Stop 

Career Center delivery systems, and at 

least one representative from each of the 

following required categories: 

• State Cabinet officials from agencies 

(e.g., State Energy Office) receiving 

Recovery Act funding related to relevant 

energy efficiency and renewable energy 

resources and other green occupations 

and industries in the State; 

• Representatives from the energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

business and industries, such as public, 

private, or non-profit employers; 

• Labor organizations, including 

labor-management training programs. 

The SESP is encouraged to include 

additional members from each of the 

following categories: 

• State Apprenticeship Agencies 

(SAAs) or the USDOL Office of 

Apprenticeship (OA) in states where OA 

is the registration agency for registered 

apprenticeship programs; 

• Nonprofit organizations including 

community and faith-based 

organizations; 

• The education and training 

community, which includes the 

continuum of education at all levels 

from secondary schools to community 

and technical colleges, four-year 

colleges and universities, 

apprenticeship programs, technical and 

vocational training institutions, and 

other training entities; 

• State and Local veterans’ agencies 

and local veterans service organizations; 

and 

• Economic Development 

organizations. 

By including all of these types of 

categories in a robust partnership, 

applicants will ensure they are 

maximizing the expertise of each 

organization. 

ii. Activities of the State Energy 

Sector Partnership (SESP). There are 

two primary activities for SESP 

members: (1) Strategic planning and 

development of a Sector Plan, including 

selecting local and regional project 

teams, which the applicant will describe 

in the technical proposal and (2) 

oversight of the implementation and 

successful operation of the State Energy 

Sector Plan. The Board may choose to 

expand the roles of the SESP beyond 

these two activities to enhance the 

operations of the local and regional 

project teams. 

iii. Roles of the Local and Regional 

Project Teams. The SESP will select 

local WIBs or regional consortia of WIBs 

and their One Stop Career Center 

delivery systems, and other partners, as 

appropriate to serve as project teams. 

The purpose of these teams is to 

identify, assess, and refer candidates for 

training, and connect and place workers 

with employers that have existing job 

openings. Each project team is expected 

to identify appropriate training 

providers that have the capacity to begin 

training expeditiously upon award and 

effectively train a substantial number of 

participants. In addition, each project 

team must identify a lead staff member, 

or co-leads to ensure coordination and 

strategic problem solving among the 

training providers to best meet 

participant long/short term employment 

and training needs. Project Team leads 

or co-leads should have experience in 

successfully operating a variety of grant 

programs on a small and large scale. 

Local and regional project teams are 

strongly encouraged to develop and/or 

strengthen relationships with the 

various partner organizations referenced 

above (‘‘State Energy Sector Partnership 

(SESP) Membership’’) in their local and 

regional areas as appropriate, in order to 

effectively support these activities. 

Local and regional project teams funded 

through this SGA must implement 

comprehensive projects that include: (a) 

Robust recruitment strategies; (b) 

seamless integration of supportive 

service strategies where necessary to 

help the targeted individuals succeed; 

(c) use of the One Stop Career Center 

delivery system to provide case 

management; (d) high-quality training 

that leads to a degree or certificate, as 

appropriate. Training should use 

methods such as on-the-job training 

blended with classroom training, 

customized training with an existing 

registered apprenticeship program or 

labor-management partnership, 

technology-based learning, or other 

appropriate training strategies. In 

addition, training courses should be 

offered at alternate times (such as 

evening and weekend programs) and in 

locations that are most convenient and 

accessible to participants; and (e) 

follow-up and retention services, 

providing individuals the resources 

necessary to attain economic selfsufficiency. 

II. Award Information 

A. Award Amount 

Approximately $190 million is 

available under this competitive SGA. 

The expected range of awards is $2 to 

$6 million. Applications requesting 

more than $6 million will be considered 

nonresponsive. Within these funding 

ranges specified above, applicants are 

encouraged to submit proposals for 

quality projects at whatever funding 

level is appropriate to the project. 

Approximately $25 million of the 

total funds available through this SGA 

will be reserved for projects in 

communities impacted by automotiverelated restructuring, though the 

Department reserves the right to change 

this amount depending on the quantity 

and quality of applications submitted 

under this SGA. See Attachment I for a 

list of counties impacted by automotiverelated restructuring. The Center for 

Automotive Research identified the 

attached list of 281 U.S. counties that 

have either an automotive assembly 

plant or parts manufacturer employing 

regional residents. 

B. Period of Performance 

The period of grant performance will 

be up to 36 months from the date of 

execution of the grant document and it 

includes participant follow-up. The 

Department expects grant funded 

activities to commence upon grant 

award. Applicants should plan to fully 

expend grant funds during the period of 

performance, while ensuring full 

transparency and accountability for all 

expenditures. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants and Required 

Partnerships 

Eligible applicants are limited to State 

Workforce Investment Boards and only 

one application may be submitted per 

State. For the purposes of this SGA, the 

term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States 

of the United States, the District of 

Columbia, and the U.S. territories as 

defined in Section VI.B.2.iv. In order to 

be eligible, SWIBs must demonstrate 

they are in partnership with the State 

Workforce Agency, local Workforce 

Investment Boards or regional consortia 

of Boards, and One Stop Career Center 

delivery systems. If the SWIB does not 

have the capacity to serve as the fiscal 

agent, the State Workforce Agency must 

be designated as the fiscal agent for the 

grant and should be designated as the 

applicant on the SF 424 Grant 

Application. 

B. Cost Sharing 

Cost sharing or matching funds are 

not required as a condition for 

application, but leveraged resources are 

strongly encouraged and may affect the 

applicant’s score in section V.A.2 of the 

evaluation criteria. 

C. Proposed Projects 

The purpose of this SGA is to fund 

training projects that will prepare and 

place individuals into any of the seven 

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energy efficiency and renewable energy 

industries as referenced in 

Supplementary Information, section B 

of this SGA. Training costs that are 

directly related to the provision of 

training for participants may include the 

following: Faculty/instructors, 

including salaries and fringe benefits; 

in-house training staff; support staff 

such as lab or teaching assistants; 

classroom space, including laboratories, 

mock-ups or other facilities used for 

training purposes; classroom-supported 

internship programs; and books, 

materials, and supplies used in the 

training course, including specialized 

equipment. 

Applicants are not limited in the 

specific training and placement 

strategies and activities they may 

utilize. However, all activities must lead 

to placement in employment and must: 

(a) Teach skills and competencies 

demanded by the targeted sector(s); and 

(b) support participants’ long term 

career growth along a defined career 

pathway such as an articulated career 

ladder and/or lattice, if such a pathway 

exists in the targeted sector. The degree 

or certificate awarded to participants 

should be based on the type of training 

provided through the grant and the 

requirements of the targeted occupation, 

and should be selected based on 

consultations with industry partners 

(see section VI.2.i.) 

Some grants funded under this SGA 

may produce tangible deliverables, such 

as curriculum, training modules, and 

outreach materials. Applicants 

proposing the development of 

curriculum must provide a detailed 

description that outlines the specific 

curriculum that will be developed, and 

articulates the need to develop a new 

curriculum, as opposed to using or 

adapting existing curricula. 

D. Other Grant Specifications 

1. Participants Eligible to Receive 

Training 

Projects must give priority for training 

and other services provided through the 

grant to the following target 

populations. 

i. Workers impacted by national 

energy and environmental policy; 

ii. Individuals in need of updated 

training related to the energy efficiency 

and renewable energy industries; 

iii. Veterans, or past and present 

members of reserve components of the 

Armed Forces; 

iv. Unemployed individuals; 

v. Individuals, including at-risk 

youth, seeking employment pathways 

out of poverty and into economic selfsufficiency; and 

vi. Individuals with a criminal record 

Other individuals, such as untapped 

labor pools and entry-level and 

incumbent workers that do not fit into 

the categories above, may also be served 

through these projects. For specific 

definitions of these target populations, 

applicants must refer to section VI.B of 

this SGA. 

2. Veterans Priority 

The Jobs for Veterans Act (Pub. L. 

107–288) provides priority of service to 

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 DOL. Grantees are 

required to provide priority of services 

for veterans and eligible spouses 

pursuant to 20 CFR part 1010, the 

regulations implementing priority of 

service for veterans and eligible spouses 

in Department of Labor job training 

programs under the Jobs for Veterans 

Act published at 73 FR 78132 on 

December 19, 2008. In circumstances 

where a grant recipient must choose 

between two equally qualified 

candidates for training, one of whom is 

a veteran, the Jobs for Veterans Act 

requires that grant recipients give the 

veteran priority of service by admitting 

him or her into the program. Please note 

that to obtain priority of service a 

veteran must meet the program’s 

eligibility requirements. Grantees must 

comply with DOL guidance on veterans’ 

priority. Currently, ETA Training and 

Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 

No. 05–03 (September 16, 2003) 

provides general guidance on the scope 

of the Job for Veterans Act and its effect 

on current employment and training 

programs. TEGL No. 05–03, along with 

additional guidance, is available at the 

‘‘Jobs for Veterans Priority of Service’’ 

Web site: http://www.doleta.gov/ 

programs/vets. 

3. Grantee Training. 

Participation is required in all 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 are expected 

to allocate adequate staff time and travel 

resources to ensure participation in two, 

two-day in-person events. 

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 (III). 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 

Data Universal Numbering System (D– 

U–N–S® Number). See Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) Notice 

of Final Policy Issuance, 68 FR 38402, 

Jun. 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–U–N–S®

Number. 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_

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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 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 

D–U–N–S® 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 Gramts.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. Under 

the leadership of the State Workforce 

Investment Board, the SESP will 

develop a comprehensive Sector Plan 

that will serve as the technical proposal 

in response to this Solicitation. The 

Sector Plan will present the State’s 

overall strategy for preparing workers in 

the energy efficiency and renewable 

energy industries and consists of four 

parts: (1) Statement of Need; (2) State 

Energy Sector Partnership; (3) Strategy 

and Work Plan; and (4) Implementation 

Timeline and Projected Outcomes. 

Applicants will be evaluated on the 

completeness and quality of their 

submissions. A full description of the 

criteria that will be used to evaluate 

each submission and points awarded are 

outlined in section V. A. 

The Technical Proposal is limited to 

30 double-spaced single-sided pages 

with 12 point text font and 1 inch 

margins. A required 1-2-page 

Implementation Timeline counts against 

this 30-page limit. Any materials 

beyond the 30-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. The following are required 

attachments that are in addition to the 

30-page Technical Proposal. Each 

attachment should be labeled 

accordingly and specify the content and 

number of pages. The applicant must 

submit: 

• A Charter, not to exceed 5 pages, 

that includes the purpose, goals, and 

key functions of the SESP to be 

performed throughout the life of the 

grant. The Charter must be signed by 

each member and include their name, 

title, and organization; 

• List of all local and regional project 

teams (name, title, organization and 

specific training activities) not to exceed 

5 pages; and 

• An Abstract, not to exceed three 

pages, summarizing the proposed 

project including applicant name; 

project title; funding level; areas to be 

served including whether the area is an 

urban, suburban, or rural area; and a 

brief synopsis of the Sector Plan. The 

synopsis should include targeted 

industries outlined in SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION, section B of this SGA; 

workforce and industry need(s) that will 

be addressed; proposed training 

activities; priority populations to be 

served; and projected training and 

placement outcomes. The abstract must 

also indicate whether one or more of the 

counties served by the proposed project 

appear on the attached list of counties 

impacted by automotive-related 

restructuring, which is included as 

Attachment I of this SGA. The applicant 

should indicate the total amount of 

grant funds that will be used for 

activities in those counties. 

Please note that the Department will 

not accept or review letters of support 

or commitment. Applicants should be 

aware that the required Charter 

referenced above represents the 

partners’ commitment to the proposed 

project. 

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 hard copy 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 the 

reproduction of the proposal by DOL. 

Applicants submitting proposals in hard 

copy 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 October 20, 2009. Applications must 

be received at the address below no later 

than 4 p.m. (Eastern Time). 

Applications sent by e-mail, telegram, or 

facsimile (FAX) will not be accepted. 

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. 

Mailed applications must be addressed 

to the U.S. Department of Labor, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, Division of Federal 

Assistance, Attention: B. Jai Johnson, 

Grant Officer, Reference SGA/DFA, PY 

08–20, 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 delivery 

service will 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 

Recovery Act 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 through 

professional overnight delivery service. 

Applications that are submitted 

through Grants.gov must be successfully 

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

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

October 20, 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 timeconsuming. Applicants are strongly 

advised to initiate the process as soon 

as possible and to plan for time to 

resolve technical problems if necessary. 

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. 

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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. 

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 tools and documents, 

including FAQs, 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 successfully 

validated will be considered. 

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. Applicants 

take a significant risk by waiting to the 

last day to submit by grants.gov. 

‘‘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 

professional overnight 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. Use of Funds for Supportive Services 

Supportive services for adults and 

workers impacted by national energy 

and environmental policy are defined at 

WIA sections 101(46) and 134(e)(2) and 

(3). They include services such as 

transportation, child care, dependent 

care, housing, and needs-related 

payments that are necessary to enable 

an individual to participate in training 

activities funded through this grant. 

Grantees may only use grant funds to 

provide these services to individuals 

who are participating in training 

services provided through the grant, that 

are unable to obtain services through 

other programs providing such services, 

and when such services are necessary to 

enable individuals to participate in 

these training activities. Grantees 

should ensure that their use of grant 

funds on supportive services is 

consistent with their established written 

policy regarding the provision of 

supportive services. Grantees may use 

no more than 5% of their grant funds on 

these services. 

Applicants should be aware that 

certain WIA formula funds provided 

through the Recovery Act can be used 

for supportive services and successful 

applicants should seek to serve eligible 

participants through these sources. 

4. 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 

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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. 

5. 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. Use of Funds for Wage Subsidies 

Grant funds awarded through this 

SGA shall not be used to subsidize the 

wages of program participants. 

G. 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 

Criteria 

Criterion Points 

Sector Plan (Technical Proposal).

Statement of Need ................... 15 

State Energy Sector Partnership ........................................ 15 

Strategy and Project Work Plan 45 

Implementation Timeline and 

Projected Outcomes ............. 20 

Suitability for Evaluation ........... 5 

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 achieved in accordance with the 

criteria articulated below. This section 

identifies and describes the specific 

criteria and points that will be used to 

evaluate proposals submitted under this 

SGA. 

There are four parts to the technical 

proposal: (1) Statement of Need, (2) 

State Energy Sector Partnership, (3) 

Strategy and Work Plan, and (4) 

Implementation Timeline and Projected 

Outcomes. Applicants are expected to 

reference the State’s strategic planning 

process throughout the entire proposal, 

where applicable. 

1. Statement of Need (15 Points) 

Applicants must fully demonstrate a 

clear and specific need for the Federal 

investment in the proposed activities. It 

is critical throughout this section that 

applicants are as explicit and specific as 

possible in citing sources of data and 

analysis. Applicants should use all 

relevant data from a wide variety of 

traditional resources (e.g. BLS reports 

and State surveys) and non-traditional 

information sources including 

consultation with industry associations, 

or tracking private sector and 

government infrastructure investments, 

building permits, job postings, and 

business hiring trends. Points for this 

section will be based on the relevance, 

completeness, and quality of data and 

analysis upon which the Strategy and 

Project Work Plan are crafted, as 

follows: 

i. Description of the State’s existing 

energy policy, any specific policies for 

the creation of jobs in the energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

industries, the Workforce Investment 

Act/Wagner-Peyser Act State Plans, and 

data and analysis of the needs of the 

State as it relates to the current economy 

and projected trends in the energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

industries and other industries 

identified in Supplementary 

Information, section B of this SGA. (5 

points) 

ii. Data and analysis of the current 

and projected employment 

opportunities by occupation in the 

energy efficiency and renewable energy 

industries and other industries as 

identified in this SGA and identification 

of the job skills necessary to obtain 

those employment opportunities. This 

could include changes and shifts in the 

energy efficiency and renewable energy 

industries impacting workers, including 

any potential or actual layoffs. Specific 

employers that need or will need skilled 

workers should be identified if they are 

employers likely to be hiring within the 

grant period of performance. (5 points) 

iii. Demonstrate how the skills and 

competencies gained through training 

activities apply to the industries 

outlined in this SGA and how 

participants will put these new skills to 

work. (3 points) 

iv. Data and analysis of the 

characteristics of the State’s labor force, 

including information on demographics, 

education, skill levels, workforce 

challenges, and laying out skill gaps 

currently existing and those projected 

for the pipeline of future workers in the 

key industry focus areas. (2 points) 

2. State Energy Sector Partnership (15 

Points) 

The SESP serves as a steering 

committee throughout the life of the 

grant to participate in the planning and 

support the implementation of the 

State’s energy sector strategy and ensure 

the overall success of the grant. Points 

for this section will be based on 

required and suggested partner 

representation and participation in the 

SESP. 

i. Applicants must fully demonstrate 

they have assembled a comprehensive 

and representative partnership 

reflecting the energy efficiency and 

renewable energy industries within the 

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State. The SESP membership must 

include the State Workforce Agency, 

local WIBs or regional consortia of 

Boards and One Stop Career Center 

delivery systems, as well as all required 

and suggested partners referenced in 

section I.B.1.a. (5 points) 

ii. Applicants must fully describe the 

level of participation of each SESP 

member in the strategic planning and 

development of a Sector Plan, including 

selecting local and regional project 

teams. Applicants must also describe 

the roles and responsibilities of each 

required and suggested SESP members 

as referenced in section I.A.3 in 

contributing to the oversight of the 

implementation and successful 

operation of the Sector Plan. In 

addition, a Charter establishing the 

SESP, its purpose, goals, and key 

functions is a required attachment to the 

technical proposal and must be signed 

by each member and include their 

name, title, and organization. (5 points) 

iii. Applicants should clearly and 

fully describe any funds and other 

resources that will be leveraged to 

support grant activities and how these 

funds and other resources will be used 

to contribute to the projected outcomes 

for the project, including any leveraged 

resources related to the provision of 

supportive services for program 

participants. This includes funds and 

other resources leveraged from 

businesses, labor organizations, 

education and training providers, and/ 

or Federal, state, and local government 

programs. Applicants will be scored 

based on the extent to which they fully 

demonstrate the amount of leveraged 

resources provided, the type(s) of 

leveraged resources provided, the 

strength of commitment to provide these 

resources, the breadth and depth of the 

resources provided, and how well these 

resources support the proposed grant 

activities. (5 points) 

3. Strategy and Project Work Plan (45 

Points). 

Applicants must present the State’s 

overall energy sector strategy for 

preparing workers in the targeted 

industries identified in Supplementary 

Information, section B of this SGA. ETA 

is interested in applicants describing 

any evidence-based research that they 

considered in designing the strategy. 

Points for this section will be based on 

the comprehensiveness of description 

and degree of clarity of the following 

factors: 

i. Comprehensive description of the 

State’s energy sector strategy for training 

workers in the energy efficiency and 

renewable energy industries including 

the number of jobs available, targeted 

industry sector focus areas, and 

proposed training activities. Applicants 

should fully discuss the relationship 

between the proposed training activities 

and the State’s existing energy sector 

policies, Workforce Investment Act/ 

Wagner-Peyser Act State Plan, and data 

and analysis presented in the Statement 

of Need. (10 points) 

ii. Description of priority populations 

to be served, the potential challenges to 

effectively serving these populations, 

and how these challenges will be 

resolved. If possible, the applicant 

should include an analysis of the skills 

possessed by the target population 

which are transferable to the key sector 

focus areas and occupations, the 

estimated skills gap between 

populations to be served and the needs 

of the key sector focus areas. (10 points) 

iii. Description of local and regional 

project teams and the rationale for 

selection of those teams. The following 

information must be presented for each 

local or regional project team. (20 

points) 

• Geographic area of each local and 

regional partnership team. 

• The relevant qualifications and 

experience of the lead staff member or 

co-leads from each local workforce 

investment board(s) project team that 

will be responsible for the coordination 

and strategic problem solving among 

training providers and project team 

partners. Applicants also must include 

relevant qualifications and experience 

for each lead staff member or co-leads 

from each local workforce investment 

board(s). 

• Project team partners and their 

roles. 

• Recruitment: The applicant must 

provide a comprehensive outreach and 

recruitment strategy that defines a clear 

process for finding and referring 

workers to the training programs. The 

applicant must clearly identify the 

populations that will be targeted by the 

project, and explain how the proposed 

strategy will enable the project to 

effectively recruit those populations. 

• Training: DOL encourages 

applicants to base their training 

strategies on program models that have 

shown promising outcomes for serving 

disadvantaged populations. The 

applicant must provide a detailed 

explanation of the proposed training 

activities that describes how the project 

will comprehensively address the 

training needs of the targeted 

populations, including a discussion of 

how the design of the training activities 

will account for the current skill level, 

age, or level of work experience of the 

targeted populations. The applicant 

must also fully describe how the project 

will address barriers to employment by 

combining training services with 

supportive services, such as child care 

or transportation, as appropriate for 

each targeted population. The applicant 

must fully demonstrate that the project 

will focus on the specific industries and 

occupations it has proposed to target 

and focuses on skills and competencies 

demanded by the selected industries 

and occupations; and the project will 

integrate basic skills training where 

appropriate, and lead to an appropriate 

industry-recognized degree or certificate 

(if such a degree or certificate exists) 

and employment. Where there is no 

standardized industry-recognized 

degree or certificate in place, applicants 

should provide evidence that such a 

degree or certificate does not exist and 

the search they conducted for the degree 

or certificate. Applicants that provide 

this evidence will not lose points in the 

evaluation process. 

In addition, the training strategy 

should include information about new 

curricula, or other materials to be 

developed. If existing curricula will be 

used, applicants should provide 

available information that demonstrates 

positive employment outcomes for those 

previously trained on this curricula. The 

strategy must also provide information 

about case management services and 

supportive service delivery, such as 

who will provide these services and 

how these services will be funded (e.g., 

through grant funds or leveraged 

resources), provided to participants 

during training. 

• Placement: The applicant must 

provide a clear strategy for placing 

individuals into employment. The 

applicant should describe the methods 

for engaging employers, identifying 

specific job needs, and referring 

participants to employers. Wherever 

possible, the applicant should identify 

specific employers that indicate plans to 

hire project participants that complete 

training. 

• Retention: The applicant must 

provide a clear, comprehensive strategy 

for job retention. This should include 

strategies for engaging employers, as 

well as for identifying the barriers to 

retention that participants face after 

placement and for providing them with 

supportive services to address these 

barriers. 

iii. Strong evidence that the applicant 

has the fiscal, administrative, and 

performance management capacity to 

effectively administer this grant. The 

applicant must fully describe its 

capacity to lead and manage the SESP, 

and oversee the local and regional 

project teams in order to successfully 

implement the State Energy Sector Plan. 

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Discussion should also include the 

applicant’s relevant systems, processes, 

and administrative controls that will 

enable it to comply with Federal rules 

and regulations related to the grant’s 

fiscal and administrative requirements 

as well as its performance management 

requirements. (5 points) 

4. Implementation Timeline and 

Projected Outcomes (20 Points) 

A. Implementation Timeline 

Applicants must prepare a 1–2 page 

Implementation Timeline for the period 

of performance. These pages count 

toward the 30-page limitation for the 

technical proposal. The Implementation 

Timeline must include estimated 

timeframes for the start dates and 

completion dates of key grant activities 

and deliverables, if applicable. A brief 

description of each deliverable (such as 

curricula or outreach materials), should 

be included, as well as the anticipated 

method for electronic delivery to ETA. 

Electronic delivery may include e-mail 

for smaller documents, DVDs or other 

electronic media for transmission of 

larger files. (5 points) 

B. Projected Outcomes 

Applicants must demonstrate a 

results-oriented approach to managing 

and operating their project by fully 

describing the proposed outcome data 

measures. Applicants must also 

demonstrate projected outcomes, to be 

used as baseline numbers for tracking 

progress in several categories related to 

training; and the methods proposed to 

collect and validate outcome data in a 

timely and accurate manner. Points will 

be awarded based on the following 

factors: (1) The extent to which the 

expected project outcomes are clearly 

identified and measurable, realistic and 

consistent with the objectives of the 

project and the needs of the regional 

economy; (2) the applicant’s ability to 

achieve the stated outcomes and report 

results within the timeframe of the 

grant; and (3) the appropriateness of the 

outcomes with respect to the requested 

level of funding. 

i. Applicants must explain their 

process to collect, verify, and manage 

participant data from each of the local 

and regional project teams, in order to 

allow the State to submit aggregate data 

to DOL on a quarterly basis. (5 points) 

ii. Projected Performance Outcomes 

(10 points) 

Applicants must provide projections 

and track outcomes for each of the 

following outcome categories for all 

participants served with grant funds: 

• Total participants served; 

• Total number of participants 

beginning education/training activities; 

• Total number of participants 

completing education/training 

activities; 

• Total number of participants that 

complete education/training activities 

that receive a degree or certificate; 

• Total number of participants that 

complete education/training activities 

that are placed into unsubsidized 

employment; 

• Total number of participants that 

complete education/training activities 

that are placed into training-related 

unsubsidized employment; and 

• Total number of participants placed 

in unsubsidized employment who retain 

an employed status at the first and 

second quarters following initial 

placement. 

Please note that applicants will need 

to be prepared to collect participantlevel data on individuals who receive 

training and other services provided 

through the grant. These data should be 

the basis for reporting against the 

outcomes listed above, and may be 

required for reporting on other 

employment-related outcomes in the 

future. ETA will provide appropriate 

technical assistance to the grantees in 

collecting these data, including the 

development of a participant tracking 

system for the grantees. Please note that 

in some cases, the data requested below 

may require appropriate partnerships 

with state and local workforce 

investment system entities. 

Applicants will be required to collect 

participants’ social security numbers as 

part of individual level data collection. 

Social security numbers will be used for 

the calculation of employment history 

and program outcomes. It is anticipated 

that by collecting social security 

numbers of participants, ETA will be 

able to calculate most employment 

outcomes administratively through the 

use of Unemployment Insurance wage 

record information. Applicants must 

ensure that social security numbers will 

be maintained in a secure and 

confidential manner. 

Applicants should be prepared to 

collect and report participant-level data 

from the following categories: 

• Demographic and socioeconomic 

characteristics 

• Employment history 

• Services provided 

• Outcomes achieved 

5. Suitability for Evaluation (5 points) 

Under this Solicitation, the 

Department of Labor seeks to support 

programs that will provide training that 

improves participants’ employment 

outcomes. The Department is committed 

to evaluating program results to assess 

whether programs meet this goal and 

which models are most effective, 

providing a basis for future program 

improvements and funding decisions. 

The Department intends to select some 

portion of grantees to participate in a 

rigorous evaluation. This section asks 

for evidence that applicants will be able 

to participate productively in an 

evaluation. To receive points under this 

section, applicants must describe their 

plans for meeting the following criteria. 

Specifically, the project must: 

• Explain a recruitment plan that 

could yield a large number of qualified 

applicants for the program, and 

potentially more applicants than the 

number of positions available; 

• Be able to collect participant-level 

information on individuals who apply 

to participate in the program; 

• Have project retention strategies to 

minimize client attrition and help 

researchers track those who leave the 

program before completion; 

• Work collaboratively with an 

outside evaluator selected by the 

Department of Labor; 

• Be willing to work with academics 

who are independent researchers 

qualified to conduct rigorous research; 

and, 

• Provide additional information 

about why funding this proposal will 

enhance knowledge about effective 

programs in a way that has the potential 

to benefit individuals and communities 

not directly served by the program. 

B. Review and Selection Process 

Applications for grants under this 

SGA 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 

selection criteria. The selection 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; balance across the energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

industries; representation among 

communities impacted by automotive 

industry restructuring 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 

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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, the 

Department 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. 

iv. 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 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 and 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. If you are awarded a 

grant, you will be provided with 

information on how to request such an 

exemption. 

vi. Under WIA section 181(a)(4), 

health and safety standards established 

under Federal and State law otherwise 

applicable to working conditions of 

employees are equally applicable to 

working conditions of participants 

engaged in training and other activities. 

Applicants that are awarded grants 

through this SGA are reminded that 

these health and safety standards apply 

to participants in these grants. 

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, 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, 

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 

i. Evaluation 

To measure the impact of grants 

funded under the SGA, ETA intends to 

fund one or more independent 

evaluations, which could include a 

random-assignment impact evaluation. 

By accepting funding, grantees must 

agree to participate in such an 

evaluation, should their site(s) 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. 

ii. Sustainability 

Grantees must allow adequate time 

during the period of performance to 

conduct sustainability planning that 

involves the public workforce system 

and other key partners, where 

appropriate, to help ensure that their 

strategic partnership(s) and core 

training, placement, and retention 

activities, or labor market information 

and exchange activities, are sustained 

after the grant ends. Grantees will be 

required to submit a written 

sustainability plan to ETA prior to the 

end of the grant. Grantees are reminded 

that the expenditure of any grant funds 

on activities related to sustainability 

and sustainability planning must be 

consistent with the grantees’ statement 

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of work, and in accordance with all 

relevant rules and regulations that apply 

to their grants. When expending grant 

funds on activities related to 

sustainability and sustainability 

planning, grantees are reminded that 

they must adhere to Federal rules and 

regulations on outreach, fundraising, 

lobbying, and all other relevant and 

applicable rules and regulations. 

iii. Definition of Certificate 

Definition of Certificate: A certificate 

is awarded in recognition of an 

individual’s attainment of measurable 

technical or occupational skills 

necessary to gain employment or 

advance within an occupation. These 

technical or occupational skills are 

based on standards developed or 

endorsed by employers. 

Certificates awarded by workforce 

investment boards are not included in 

this definition. Work readiness 

certificates are also not included in this 

definition. A certificate is awarded in 

recognition of an individual’s 

attainment of technical or occupational 

skills by: 

• A State educational agency or a 

State agency responsible for 

administering vocational and technical 

education within a State. 

• An institution of higher education 

described in section 102 of the Higher 

Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1002) that is 

qualified to participate in the student 

financial assistance programs 

authorized by Title IV of that Act. This 

includes community colleges, 

proprietary schools, and all other 

institutions of higher education that are 

eligible to participate in Federal student 

financial aid programs. 

• A professional, industry, or 

employer organization (e.g., National 

Institute for Automotive Service 

Excellence certification, National 

Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc., 

Machining Level I credential) or a 

product manufacturer or developer (e.g., 

Microsoft Certified Database 

Administrator, Certified Novell 

Engineer, Sun Certified Java 

Programmer) using a valid and reliable 

assessment of an individual’s 

knowledge, skills, and abilities. 

• A registered apprenticeship 

program. 

• A public regulatory agency, upon 

an individual’s fulfillment of 

educational, work experience, or skill 

requirements that are legally necessary 

for an individual to use an occupational 

or professional title or to practice an 

occupation or profession (e.g., FAA 

aviation mechanic certification, State 

certified asbestos inspector). 

• A program that has been approved 

by the Department of Veterans Affairs to 

offer education benefits to veterans and 

other eligible persons. 

• Job Corps centers that issue 

certificates. 

• An institution of higher education 

which is formally controlled, or has 

been formally sanctioned, or chartered, 

by the governing body of an Indian tribe 

or tribes. 

iv. Definitions of Populations and 

Other Key Terms: Organizations 

submitting an application in response to 

this SGA should use the following 

definitions for any of the following 

populations and/or other key terms that 

are specifically identified in this SGA: 

• Disadvantaged individuals within 

areas of high poverty: For the purposes 

of this SGA, disadvantaged individuals 

are defined as individuals who live in 

areas where the poverty rate is 15% or 

greater and who demonstrate that they 

could benefit from skill training that 

will help them enter or advance in the 

energy efficiency and renewable energy 

industries identified in WIA section 

171(e)(1)(B)(ii), and/or will enable them 

to acquire or enhance skills needed to 

enter occupations within one or more of 

the ‘‘growth, enhanced, and emerging’’ 

green industries referenced in 

Supplementary Information, section B 

of the summary section of this SGA. 

• High school drop-outs: For the 

purposes of this SGA, ETA defines 

‘‘high school drop-out’’ as an individual 

who is no longer attending any 

secondary school and who has not 

received a secondary school diploma or 

its recognized equivalent. 

• Individuals in need of updated 

training related to the energy efficiency 

and renewable energy industries: For 

the purposes of this SGA, this term 

refers to individuals who are currently 

employed; or were terminated or laid-off 

or have received a notice of termination 

or lay-off from employment; or were 

self-employed but are now unemployed; 

and can benefit from training that will 

help them enter or advance in the 

energy efficiency and renewable energy 

industries identified in WIA section 

171(e)(1)(B)(ii), and/or will enable them 

to acquire or enhance skills needed to 

enter occupations within one or more of 

the ‘‘growth, enhanced, and emerging’’ 

green industries referenced in 

Supplementary Information, section B 

of this SGA. 

• Individuals, including at-risk youth, 

seeking employment pathways out of 

poverty and into economic selfsufficiency: For the purposes of this 

SGA, ETA defines this term as 

individuals who reside in high poverty 

areas, which are areas where the poverty 

rate is 15% or greater, who demonstrate 

that they could benefit from skill 

training that will help them enter or 

advance in the energy efficiency and 

renewable energy industries identified 

in WIA section 171(e)(1)(B)(ii), and/or 

will enable them to acquire or enhance 

skills needed to enter occupations 

within one or more of the ‘‘growth, 

enhanced, and emerging’’ green 

industries referenced in Supplementary 

Information, section B of this SGA. 

• Individuals with a criminal record: 

For the purposes of this SGA, ETA 

defines this term as an individual who 

is or has been subject to any stage of the 

juvenile or criminal justice process, for 

whom services under this Act may be 

beneficial; or who requires assistance in 

overcoming artificial barriers to 

employment resulting from a record of 

arrest or conviction. ETA includes 

individuals with a juvenile or criminal 

record in the definition for this term. 

• Unemployed individuals: For the 

purposes of this SGA, ETA defines 

‘‘unemployed individual’’ as an 

individual who is without a job and 

who wants and is available to work. 

• Veterans: For the purposes of this 

solicitation, ETA follows the WIA 

definition of veteran under 29 U.S.C. 

2801(49)(A), which defines the term 

‘‘veteran’’ as ‘‘an individual who served 

in the active military, naval, or air 

service, and who was discharged or 

released from such service under 

conditions other than dishonorable.’’ 

Active military service includes fulltime duty (other than full-time duty for 

training purposes) in Reserve 

components ordered to active duty, or 

in National Guard units called to 

Federal Service by the President. 

• Workers impacted by national 

energy and environmental policy: For 

the purposes of this SGA, ETA defines 

this term as individuals who: (1) Are 

currently employed in an occupation in 

the utilities; transportation and 

warehousing; manufacturing; 

construction; mining, quarrying, and oil 

and gas extraction; or other sectors that 

have been adversely affected by national 

energy and environmental policies; and 

have received a notice of termination or 

lay-off from employment; or (2) were 

employed in an occupation in the 

utilities; transportation and 

warehousing; manufacturing; 

construction; mining, quarrying, and oil 

and gas extraction; or other sectors that 

have been adversely affected by national 

energy and environmental policies; and 

are now unemployed. 

• National labor-management 

organization: A national labormanagement organization is a nonprofit 

entity, such as a training fund, training 

trust fund, or an education trust fund, 

with joint participation of employers 

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and labor organizations on its executive 

board or comparable governing body. 

This entity must have a formalized 

agreement between the employer(s) and 

labor organization(s) to operate a joint 

labor management training program(s) 

in multiple sites across the country 

through the state, local, or regional 

networks affiliated with the nonprofit 

entity. 

• U.S. territories: For the purposes of 

this SGA, the term ‘‘U.S. territories’’ 

includes the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico, as well 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. 

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 DUNS 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.C. 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. In order to 

submit these quarterly reports, grantees 

will be expected to track participantlevel data regarding the individuals that 

are involved in training and other 

services provided through the grant and 

report on participant status in a variety 

of fields and outcome categories, as well 

as provide narrative information on the 

status of the grant. The last quarterly 

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 Jeanette Flowers, 

Grant Management Specialist, Division 

of Federal Assistance, at (202) 693–3322 

(this is not a toll-free number). 

Applicants should e-mail all technical 

questions to Flowers.Jeanette@dol.gov 

and must specifically reference SGA/ 

DFA PY 08–20, 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. 

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 ladders and/or lattices 

leading to career pathways. 

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, Transportation, 

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, please 

access the following Web sites: 

• 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: 

www.epa.gov/recovery. 

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E. Promising Training 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 (wdr.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 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 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. 

B. Jai Johnson, 

Grant Officer, Employment and Training 

Administration. 

ATTACHMENT I—COUNTIES IMPACTED

BY AUTOMOTIVE-RELATED RESTRUCTURING

FIPS County name State 

1013 ........ Butler ....................... AL 

1021 ........ Chilton ..................... AL 

1083 ........ Limestone ................ AL 

1085 ........ Lowndes .................. AL 

1095 ........ Marshall ................... AL 

1101 ........ Montgomery ............ AL 

1121 ........ Talladega ................ AL 

1125 ........ Tuscaloosa .............. AL 

5023 ........ Cleburne .................. AR 

5041 ........ Desha ...................... AR 

5055 ........ Greene .................... AR 

5083 ........ Logan ...................... AR 

6001 ........ Alameda .................. CA 

10003 ...... New Castle .............. DE 

13167 ...... Johnson ................... GA 

13285 ...... Troup ....................... GA 

17007 ...... Boone ...................... IL 

17025 ...... Clay ......................... IL 

17031 ...... Cook ........................ IL 

17047 ...... Edwards .................. IL 

17067 ...... Hancock .................. IL 

17113 ...... McLean ................... IL 

17121 ...... Marion ..................... IL 

17155 ...... Putnam .................... IL 

17187 ...... Warren .................... IL 

17189 ...... Washington ............. IL 

17191 ...... Wayne ..................... IL 

18001 ...... Adams ..................... IN 

18003 ...... Allen ........................ IN 

18005 ...... Bartholomew ........... IN 

18009 ...... Blackford ................. IN 

18015 ...... Carroll ...................... IN 

18017 ...... Cass ........................ IN 

18025 ...... Crawford .................. IN 

18031 ...... Decatur .................... IN 

18033 ...... De Kalb ................... IN 

18035 ...... Delaware ................. IN 

18037 ...... Dubois ..................... IN 

18039 ...... Elkhart ..................... IN 

18041 ...... Fayette .................... IN 

18045 ...... Fountain .................. IN 

18047 ...... Franklin ................... IN 

18051 ...... Gibson ..................... IN 

18053 ...... Grant ....................... IN 

18059 ...... Hancock .................. IN 

18061 ...... Harrison ................... IN 

18065 ...... Henry ....................... IN 

18067 ...... Howard .................... IN 

18071 ...... Jackson ................... IN 

18075 ...... Jay ........................... IN 

18077 ...... Jefferson ................. IN 

18081 ...... Johnson ................... IN 

18087 ...... Lagrange ................. IN 

18093 ...... Lawrence ................. IN 

18103 ...... Miami ....................... IN 

18107 ...... Montgomery ............ IN 

18113 ...... Noble ....................... IN 

18123 ...... Perry ........................ IN 

18133 ...... Putnam .................... IN 

ATTACHMENT I—COUNTIES IMPACTED

BY AUTOMOTIVE-RELATED RESTRUCTURING—Continued 

FIPS County name State 

18135 ...... Randolph ................. IN 

18141 ...... St. Joseph ............... IN 

18143 ...... Scott ........................ IN 

18147 ...... Spencer ................... IN 

18149 ...... Starke ...................... IN 

18151 ...... Steuben ................... IN 

18153 ...... Sullivan .................... IN 

18157 ...... Tippecanoe ............. IN 

18159 ...... Tipton ...................... IN 

18175 ...... Washington ............. IN 

18179 ...... Wells ....................... IN 

18183 ...... Whitley .................... IN 

19029 ...... Cass ........................ IA 

19037 ...... Chickasaw ............... IA 

19071 ...... Fremont ................... IA 

19089 ...... Howard .................... IA 

19095 ...... Iowa ......................... IA 

19115 ...... Louisa ...................... IA 

19149 ...... Plymouth ................. IA 

19157 ...... Poweshiek ............... IA 

19175 ...... Union ....................... IA 

19197 ...... Wright ...................... IA 

20001 ...... Allen ........................ KS 

20209 ...... Wyandotte ............... KS 

21003 ...... Allen ........................ KY 

21009 ...... Barren ..................... KY 

21017 ...... Bourbon ................... KY 

21023 ...... Bracken ................... KY 

21031 ...... Butler ....................... KY 

21033 ...... Caldwell ................... KY 

21041 ...... Carroll ...................... KY 

21043 ...... Carter ...................... KY 

21055 ...... Crittenden ................ KY 

21057 ...... Cumberland ............. KY 

21069 ...... Fleming ................... KY 

21073 ...... Franklin ................... KY 

21075 ...... Fulton ...................... KY 

21077 ...... Gallatin .................... KY 

21081 ...... Grant ....................... KY 

21093 ...... Hardin ...................... KY 

21099 ...... Hart ......................... KY 

21101 ...... Henderson ............... KY 

21103 ...... Henry ....................... KY 

21107 ...... Hopkins ................... KY 

21111 ...... Jefferson ................. KY 

21113 ...... Jessamine ............... KY 

21121 ...... Knox ........................ KY 

21123 ...... Larue ....................... KY 

21137 ...... Lincoln ..................... KY 

21151 ...... Madison ................... KY 

21155 ...... Marion ..................... KY 

21167 ...... Mercer ..................... KY 

21169 ...... Metcalfe ................... KY 

21173 ...... Montgomery ............ KY 

21179 ...... Nelson ..................... KY 

21183 ...... Ohio ......................... KY 

21191 ...... Pendleton ................ KY 

21199 ...... Pulaski ..................... KY 

21207 ...... Russell .................... KY 

21209 ...... Scott ........................ KY 

21211 ...... Shelby ..................... KY 

21213 ...... Simpson .................. KY 

21221 ...... Trigg ........................ KY 

21227 ...... Warren .................... KY 

21229 ...... Washington ............. KY 

22017 ...... Caddo ...................... LA 

26009 ...... Antrim ...................... MI 

26025 ...... Calhoun ................... MI 

26045 ...... Eaton ....................... MI 

26049 ...... Genesee .................. MI 

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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