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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. 

Donna Kelly, 

Grant Officer, Employment and Training 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–14924 Filed 6–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

American Reinvestment and Recovery 

Act of 2009; Notice of Availability of 

Funds and Solicitation for Grant 

Applications for Green Capacity 

Building Grants 

Announcement Type: Notice of 

Solicitation for Grant Applications. 

Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/ 

DFA PY–08–21. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 17.275. 

DATES: Key Dates: The closing date for 

receipt of applications under this 

announcement is August 5, 2009. 

Applications must be received no later 

than 4 p.m. Eastern Time. A prerecorded Webinar will be made 

available online at http:// 

www.workforce3one.org to prospective 

applicants for this grant competition on 

July 10, 2009 by 3 p.m. Eastern Time, 

and will be available for viewing 

anytime after that date as well. While a 

review of this webinar is encouraged, it 

is not mandatory. Access information 

for the Webinar will be posted on the 

Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) Web site listed 

above. 

ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be 

addressed to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Employment & Training 

Administration, Division of Federal 

Assistance, Attention: B. Jai Johnson, 

Grants Officer, Reference SGA/DFA PY 

08–21, 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 Department of Labor 

(DOL or the Department) announces the 

availability of approximately $5 million 

in grant funds for projects that build the 

capacity of DOL-funded training 

programs to ensure that targeted groups 

are prepared to meet the needs of our 

country’s expanding green industries. 

Only active DOL-funded grantees 

specified in Part III of this SGA are 

eligible to apply. Specifically, this SGA 

supports capacity building for 

organizations to provide training for 

entry-level positions leading to career 

pathways and/or additional training in 

the energy efficiency and renewable 

energy industries described in Section 

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

Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). The 

Department expects to award between 

50 and 100 grants under this 

competition, providing awards ranging 

from $50,000 to $100,000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Recovery Act: Competitive Grants 

for Green Job Training 

This section of the SGA provides 

general background on the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(Recovery Act), the competitive grants 

funded through the Recovery Act to 

prepare workers for careers in the 

energy efficiency and renewable energy, 

and the occupations and industries on 

which these grants should focus. On 

February 17, 2009, President Barack 

Obama signed into law the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(Recovery Act) through which Congress 

intended to preserve and create jobs, 

promote the nation’s economic 

recovery, and assist those most 

impacted by the recession. Among other 

funding directed toward the Department 

of Labor, the Recovery Act provides 

$750 million for a program of 

competitive grants for worker training 

and placement in high growth and 

emerging industries. Of the $750 million 

allotted for competitive grants, the 

Recovery Act designates $500 million 

for projects that prepare workers for 

careers in the energy efficiency and 

renewable energy industries 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. 

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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 industries; 

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 shows that there are 

‘‘growth, enhanced and emerging’’ green 

occupations across a number of 

industries. Applicants may propose 

strategies that train for those 

occupations from among the following 

industries: Transportation; green 

construction; environmental protection; 

sustainable agriculture including 

healthy food production; forestry; and 

recycling and waste reduction (see 

O*NET report at http:// 

www.onetcenter.org/reports/ 

Green.html). The Department will 

consider proposals that focus on these 

occupations within these industries if 

applicants can offer supporting data 

demonstrating these are emerging 

industries which are producing jobs in 

their communities. 

For the purpose of the 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 industries 

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 industries 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 

Through this SGA, ETA will help 

individuals acquire the skills needed to 

enter and advance in green industries 

and occupations by building the 

capacity of active DOL-funded training 

programs to provide education and 

training in the key skills and 

competencies that are needed in these 

green industries and occupations. 

Specifically, this SGA supports 

capacity building for organizations to 

provide training for entry-level 

positions leading to career pathways 

and/or additional training in the energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

industries, as well as other green 

occupations within the detailed list of 

industries specified in Supplementary 

Information: Part B of this SGA. 

Grantees may bolster the capacity of 

their training programs through the 

purchase of equipment, staff 

professional development, curriculum 

development and/or adaptation, 

partnership development, and where 

necessary, the hiring of additional staff. 

Organizations that have already begun 

the integration of energy efficiency and 

renewable energy industries and other 

green job-related skill training into their 

programs may apply for funds to 

enhance their current efforts. These 

awards do not require an increase in 

enrollment in the existing DOL-funded 

training program. These funds will help 

organizations in building the 

infrastructure necessary to provide ongoing training and job placement into 

green jobs after the grant funds have 

been expended. 

It is critical that grantees consult with 

key industry and other stakeholders 

about current and future workforce 

needs. Further, grantees should work 

with key partners (described in Section 

V.A.1) to determine the specific 

enhancements they should make to their 

training programs. 

Applicants are not limited in the 

strategies and approaches they may use 

to implement projects in this SGA, 

provided that the strategy is well 

developed, includes a strong 

partnership, and focuses on training to 

prepare workers for employment in the 

occupations and industries identified in 

Supplementary Information: Part B of 

this SGA, subject to funding restrictions 

described in this SGA and the grant 

agreement. Increasing the capacity of 

DOL grantees will enable them to 

provide training for green industries and 

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occupations through their existing DOL 

grants, and support green jobs-related 

projects funded through the Recovery 

Act and from other sources. 

II. Award Information 

A. Award Amount 

Approximately $5 million is available 

to fund Green Capacity Building grants. 

The Department expects to award 

between 50 and 100 grants under this 

competition, providing awards ranging 

from $50,000 to $100,000. This does not 

preclude funding a smaller or larger 

number of projects, based on the type 

and the number of quality submissions. 

B. Period of Performance 

The period of grant performance will 

be up to 12 months from the date of 

execution of the grant documents. This 

performance period includes all 

necessary implementation and start-up 

activities. The Department intends for 

all grantees funded under this SGA to 

implement projects as soon as possible. 

Further, 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 

DOL intends to build the green 

training capacity of our current grantees, 

therefore, eligible applicants are limited 

to the following DOL grantees who 

received funding through the SGA 

number indicated in the parentheses: 

Indian and Native American Program 

(SGA/DFA PY 07–04), National 

Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) (SGA/ 

DFA PY 06–04), Prisoner Re-Entry 

Initiative (PRI) (SGA/DFA PY 08–03 & 

SGA/DFA PY 07–05), Senior 

Community Service Employment 

Program (SCSEP) (SGA/DFA PY 07–02 

& SGA/DFA PY 05–06), Women in 

Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional 

Occupations (WANTO) (SGA/DFA PY 

07–08 & SGA/DFA PY 06–01), 

Advancing Registered Apprenticeship 

into the 21st Century: Collaborating for 

Success (SGA/DFA PY 08–11), 

YouthBuild (SGA/DFA PY 08–07 & 

SGA/DFA PY 06–08), and Young 

Offender Grants (SGA/DFA PY 08–09, 

SGA/DFA PY 06–10, & SGA/DFA PY 

06–14). 

Organizations with multiple DOLfunded training programs may only 

submit one application. That 

application should indicate which DOLfunded program(s) will be enhanced 

through capacity building activities 

supported by this Solicitation. 

B. Cost Sharing 

Cost sharing or matching funds are 

not required as a condition for 

application. 

C. Other Eligibility Requirements 

1. Participants Eligible to Receive 

Training 

Grantees must use these grants to 

enhance their capacity to serve 

individuals who meet the eligibility 

requirements of their programs who 

need training in green industries and 

occupations. Given the participants that 

they serve through their existing grants, 

grantees should give priority for training 

and other services provided through 

these grants to individuals in the 

following categories: 

• Workers impacted by national 

energy and environmental policy; 

• Individuals in need of updated 

training related to the energy efficiency 

and renewable energy industries; 

• Veterans; 

• Unemployed individuals; 

• Individuals, including at-risk youth, 

seeking employment pathways out of 

poverty and into economic selfsufficiency; and 

• 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 subject to the 

priority considerations given to the 

populations above and consistent with 

the populations to be served through the 

grantee’s statements of work for their 

existing grant(s). For specific definitions 

for these target populations, applicants 

must refer to Section VI.B. 

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. 5–03 (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. 5–03, 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 

Grantees are required to participate 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 should allocate adequate staff 

time and travel resources to ensure 

participation at a two-day in-person 

event. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

A. How to Obtain an Application 

Package 

This SGA contains all the information 

and links to forms needed to apply for 

this funding opportunity. 

B. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

The proposal will consist of three 

separate and distinct parts—(I) a cost 

proposal, (II) a technical proposal, and 

(III) attachments to the technical 

proposal. Applications that fail to 

adhere to the instructions in this section 

will be considered non-responsive and 

will not be reviewed. Please note that it 

is the applicant’s responsibility to 

ensure that the amount of funds 

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 

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of the applicant shall be considered the 

authorized representative of the 

applicant. 

• Applicants must supply their 

D–U–N–S® Number on the SF 424. All 

applicants for Federal grant and funding 

opportunities are required to have a 

D–U–N–S® Number (Data Universal 

Numbering System). See Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) Notice 

of Final Policy Issuance, 68 FR 38402, 

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&B. The D–U–N–S® Number is used 

by industries and organizations around 

the world as a global standard for 

business identification and tracking. If 

you do not have a D–U–N–S® Number, 

you can get one for free through the SBS 

site: http://smallbusiness.dnb.com/ 

webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ 

Glossary?fLink=glossary&footerflag=y&

storeId=10001&indicator=7. 

• The SF 424A Budget Information 

Form (available at http://

www07.grants.gov/agencies/forms_

repository_information.jsp and http:// 

www.doleta.gov/grants/ 

find_grants.cfm). In preparing the 

Budget Information Form, the applicant 

must provide a concise narrative 

explanation to support the 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. 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. Please note 

that applicants that fail to provide a SF 

424, a 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 Grants.gov, Tips and 

Resources From Grantors, Department of 

Labor section at http://

www07.grants.gov/applicants/tips_

resources_from_grantors.jsp#13 (also 

referred to as Faith Based EEO Survey 

PDF Form). 

Part II. The Technical Proposal. The 

Technical Proposal will demonstrate the 

applicant’s capability to implement the 

grant project in accordance with the 

provisions of this solicitation. The 

guidelines for the content of the 

Technical Proposal are provided in Part 

V.A of this SGA. The Technical 

Proposal is limited to 12 double-spaced 

single-sided pages with 12 point text 

font and 1 inch margins. Any materials 

beyond the 12-page limit will not be 

reviewed. 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. Applications that do not 

meet these requirements will not be 

considered. 

Part III. Attachments to the Technical 

Proposal. In addition to the 12-page 

Technical Proposal, the applicant must 

submit an Abstract, not to exceed one 

page, summarizing the proposed project 

including the applicant name, project 

title, a description of the area to be 

served, and the funding level requested. 

The one-page abstract does not count 

against the 12-page limit for the 

Technical Proposal. Additional 

materials such as resumes or general 

letters of support or commitment will 

not be read. 

Applications may be submitted 

electronically on Grants.gov or in 

hardcopy via mail or hand delivery. 

These processes are described in further 

detail in Section IV.C. Applicants 

submitting proposals in hardcopy must 

submit an original signed application 

(including the SF 424) and one (1) 

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

staples or protruding tabs to ease in the 

reproduction of the proposal by DOL. 

Applicants submitting proposals in 

hardcopy are also required to provide an 

identical electronic copy of the proposal 

on compact disc (CD). 

C. Submission Process, Date, Times, and 

Addresses 

The closing date for receipt of 

applications under this announcement 

is August 5, 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 

08–21, 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 applications through professional 

overnight delivery service will be 

considered to be hand-delivered and 

must be received at the designated place 

by the specified closing date and time. 

Applicants may apply online through 

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

however, due to the expected increase 

in system activity resulting from the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009, applicants are encouraged 

to use an alternate method to submit 

grant applications during this 

heightened period of demand. While not 

mandatory, DOL encourages the 

submission of applications 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 

August 5, 2009, and then subsequently 

validated by Grants.gov. The submission 

and validation process is described in 

more detail below. The process can be 

complicated and time-consuming. 

Applicants are strongly advised to 

initiate the process as soon as possible 

and to plan for time to resolve technical 

problems if necessary. 

It is strongly recommended that 

before the applicant begins to write the 

proposal, applicants should 

immediately initiate and complete the 

‘‘Get Registered’’ registration steps at 

http://www.grants.gov/applicants/ 

get_registered.jsp. These steps may take 

multiple days or weeks to complete, and 

this time should be factored into plans 

for electronic submission in order to 

avoid unexpected delays that could 

result in the rejection of an application. 

It is strongly 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 email 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 email 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 

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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, that are available on 

the ‘‘Applicant Resources’’ page at 

http://www.grants.gov/applicants/app_

help_reso.jsp#faqs. To receive updated 

information about critical issues, new 

tips for users and other time sensitive 

updates as information is available, 

applicants may subscribe to ‘‘Grants.gov 

Updates’’ at 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 than 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. 

‘‘Postmarked’’ means a printed, stamped 

or otherwise placed impression 

(exclusive of a postage meter machine 

impression) that is readily identifiable, 

without further action, as having been 

supplied or affixed on the date of 

mailing by an employee of the U.S. 

Postal Service. Therefore, applicants 

should request the postal clerk to place 

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

postmark on both the receipt and the 

package. Failure to adhere to the above 

instructions will be a basis for a 

determination of non-responsiveness. 

Evidence of timely submission by a 

professional overnight delivery service 

must be demonstrated by equally 

reliable evidence created by the delivery 

service provider indicating the time and 

place of receipt. 

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 utilize grant funds 

for indirect costs incurred, the applicant 

must obtain an Indirect Cost Rate 

Agreement with its Federal cognizant 

agency either before or shortly after 

grant award. 

2. Administrative Costs 

Under this SGA, an entity that 

receives a grant to carry out a project or 

program may not use more than 5 

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 

Grant funds may not be used for 

supportive services. 

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 

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 needs to 

be 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 

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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 

A. Evaluation Criteria 

RITERION

Criterion Points 

1. Capacity Building Rationale ....... 20 

2. Strategy and Project Work Plan 65 

i. Organizational capacity—10 

ii. Proposed strategies—55 

3. Outcomes and Deliverables ....... 15 

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

Applicants will be evaluated on the 

completeness and quality of their 

submission. A total of 100 points may 

be achieved in accordance with the 

criteria articulated below. This section 

identifies and describes the criteria that 

will be used to evaluate the grant 

proposals. These criteria and point 

values are: 

1. Capacity Building Rationale (20 

Points) 

The applicant must fully demonstrate 

that the proposed activities build 

capacity to deliver training and/or 

related services that are responsive to 

local or State green industry needs, and, 

if applicable are linked to overall green 

industry economic development efforts 

under way in the region, State, or 

community. Applicants should provide 

a complete description of the industries 

and occupations within those industries 

that the training will target, as well as 

the rationale for targeting industries and 

occupations, and outline the 

involvement of key organizations in 

informing capacity building activities. 

Applicants should also fully describe 

how key organizations such as the State 

and local workforce system, employers 

and industry-related organizations (e.g., 

trade associations, labor organizations, 

labor-management organizations), 

educational institutions, regional, State, 

or local consortiums or organizations 

that focus on green industries and 

occupations, foundations, research 

laboratories, and other key stakeholders 

in green initiatives have informed the 

proposed capacity building activities. 

Please describe which entities have and 

will be involved in all aspects of the 

project and how they have informed and 

enriched the process. Please describe 

how they are part of your region, State, 

and/or local strategy for energy 

efficiency and/or renewable energy job 

creation, green job training, and green 

economic development. Proposals will 

be evaluated using the following 

criteria: 

i. Applicants must fully describe the 

specific industries and occupations on 

which their training will focus, 

including the specific knowledge, skills, 

and/or abilities required by the 

occupation. 

ii. Applicants must demonstrate 

evidence of region, State, and/or local 

green industry need for training and, if 

applicable, how the proposed project is 

linked to green economic development 

efforts; and, 

iii. Applicants must detail the role 

that key organizations have played or 

will play in determining the proposed 

enhancements and capacity building 

activities in your existing job training 

and placement programs. 

2. Strategy and Project Work Plan (65 

Points) 

In this section the applicant must 

fully describe the activities that it will 

undertake to build or enhance the 

capacity of its organization to provide 

skills training for the target industries 

and occupations through its existing job 

training and placement programs, and 

their capacity for implementing these 

activities. This will ensure that targeted 

groups are prepared to meet the needs 

of our country’s expanding green jobsrelated industries. 

Project activities leading to degrees 

and certificates must identify the 

degrees and certificates that participants 

will earn as a result of the proposed 

training, and the employer-, industry-, 

or State-defined standards associated 

with the degrees and certificates (See 

Section VI.B.3.ii for the definition of 

certificate). 

i. Organizational Capacity (10 Points) 

Applicant should fully demonstrate 

that they have the ability to implement 

and manage the capacity building 

activities described in this proposal. 

This includes providing a complete 

description of the applicant 

organization and its qualifications for 

running a job training and placement 

program. Applicants should describe 

the relevant experience of key staff and 

continuity of leadership, their ability to 

comply with the grant’s fiscal and 

administrative requirements, and their 

capacity to track and report on the 

grant’s programmatic performance. 

Applicants must indicate the duration 

of the job training and placement 

activities that will be offered once the 

capacity building activities/strategies 

described in this application are 

completed. Proposals will be evaluated 

using the following criteria: 

• The demonstration by the applicant 

that they have the capacity to 

accomplish the goals and outcomes of 

the project as demonstrated by the 

experience of the key staff and 

continuity of leadership; 

• The demonstration by the applicant 

that they have the capacity to comply 

with the grant’s fiscal and 

administrative requirements, and to 

track and report on the grant’s 

programmatic performance. 

ii. Proposed Capacity Building 

Strategies (55 Points) 

In this section, the applicant should 

provide a complete description of how 

it will modify all or a portion of its 

existing job training and placement 

programs to support skills training for 

the energy efficiency and renewable 

energy industries or within other green 

industries. ETA is interested in 

applicants describing any evidencebased research that they considered in 

designing the strategy. Some potential 

activities include but are not limited to: 

• Professional development 

opportunities in the energy efficiency 

and renewable energy industries for 

staff; 

• Modifications to existing 

curriculum and/or teaching 

methodologies; 

• The purchase of equipment that 

will contribute to continued training 

after the funding under this award is 

expended; 

• Training provided for industryrecognized entry-level credentials for 

program participants; 

• Strategies that support the 

development of clear pathway options 

and job placement for program 

participants into the energy efficiency 

and renewable energy industries or 

within other green industries; and 

• Specific skills and competencies 

that will be integrated into the jobtraining program and how these support 

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growth in green energy career pathways 

for project participants. 

Proposals will be evaluated using the 

following criteria: 

• Applicants should provide a 

complete description of their capacity 

building activities including (1) 

professional development opportunities 

in the energy efficiency and renewable 

energy industries or within other green 

industries provided to key staff; (2) key 

equipment that will build the capacity 

of the organization to provide training 

in the key industries and occupations; 

and (3) curriculum and/or teaching 

methodology modifications based on 

input from partners identified in 

Section V.A.1; 

• Applicant shall provide a 

description of the industry recognized 

credentials (if applicable) to be awarded 

and how training for these credentials 

will be provided to program 

participants; 

• Applicant shall demonstrate that 

the skills and competencies integrated 

into existing training programs are 

related to the proposed industry or 

occupation targeted. 

• Applicants should provide a 

complete description of their strategy to 

sustain the core training and placement 

activities in their project after grant 

funds are expended. 

• Applicants should provide a 

timeline that outlines a schedule for the 

key capacity building activities that will 

take place during the period of 

performance. 

3. Outcomes and Deliverables (15 

Points) 

Applicants must demonstrate a 

results-oriented approach to managing 

and operating their project by fully 

describing the proposed outcome data 

measures that impact the success of the 

project, as well as the products and 

deliverables that will be produced as a 

result of the grant activities. In this 

section, applicants should identify 

specific outcomes that will occur as a 

direct result of grant-funded activities 

and how appropriate outcomes will be 

tracked. Points will be awarded based 

on the criteria below. 

The applicant should list outcomes 

for capacity building activities, and the 

projected date the product(s) will be 

completed. Outcomes for capacity 

building activities include, but are not 

limited, to: 

• Curriculum, course materials or 

competency models and career ladders 

developed or updated with grant funds; 

• The number of instructors projected 

to participate in capacity building 

activities; 

• The number of individuals 

projected to be trained by these 

instructors; and 

• The estimated number of other 

individuals (besides these students and 

instructors) projected to participate and/ 

or benefit from capacity building 

activities. For example, the number of 

individuals who will use equipment 

purchased through this grant. 

If applicable, applicants must provide 

a list of expected deliverables that will 

be developed with grant funds during 

the grant’s period of performance that is 

consistent with the project activities 

that includes a brief description of the 

deliverable (such as updated curriculum 

and outreach materials), the anticipated 

completion date, and an estimated 

timeframe and method for electronic 

delivery to ETA. Electronic delivery 

may include email for smaller 

documents, DVDs or other electronic 

media for transmission of larger files. 

B. Review and Selection Process 

Applications for grants under this 

solicitation will be accepted after the 

publication of this announcement until 

the closing date. A technical review 

panel will make careful evaluation of 

applications against the criteria. These 

criteria are based on the policy goals, 

priorities, and emphases set forth in this 

SGA. Up to 100 points may be awarded 

to an application, based on 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 urban, rural, 

and geographic balance; representation 

across eligible grant programs; and 

which proposals are most advantageous 

to the government. The panel results are 

advisory in nature and not binding on 

the Grant Officer, and the Grant Officer 

may consider any information that 

comes to his/her attention. The 

government may elect to award the 

grant(s) with or without discussions 

with the applicants. Should a grant be 

awarded without discussions, the award 

will be based on the applicant’s 

signature on the SF 424, which 

constitutes a binding offer by the 

applicant including electronic signature 

via E-Authentication on http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

All award notifications will be posted 

on the ETA Homepage (http:// 

www.doleta.gov). Applicants selected 

for award will be contacted directly 

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

mail. Selection of an organization as a 

grantee does not constitute approval of 

the grant application as submitted. 

Before the actual grant is awarded, ETA 

may enter into negotiations about such 

items as program components, staffing 

and funding levels, and administrative 

systems in place to support grant 

implementation. If the negotiations do 

not result in a mutually acceptable 

submission, the Grant Officer reserves 

the right to terminate the negotiation 

and decline to fund the application. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

1. Administrative Program 

Requirements 

All grantees will be subject to all 

applicable Federal laws, regulations, 

and the applicable OMB Circulars. The 

grant(s) awarded under this SGA will be 

subject to the following administrative 

standards and provisions: 

i. Non-Profit Organizations—OMB 

Circulars A–122 (Cost Principles) and 

29 CFR part 95 (Administrative 

Requirements). 

ii. Educational Institutions—OMB 

Circulars A–21 (Cost Principles) and 29 

CFR part 95 (Administrative 

Requirements). 

iii. State and Local Governments— 

OMB Circulars A–87 (Cost Principles) 

and 29 CFR part 97 (Administrative 

Requirements). 

iv. Profit Making Commercial Firms— 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)— 

48 CFR part 31 (Cost Principles), and 29 

CFR part 95 (Administrative 

Requirements). 

v. All entities must comply with 29 

CFR parts 93 and 98, and, where 

applicable, 29 CFR parts 96 and 99. 

vi. 29 CFR part 2, subpart D—Equal 

Treatment in Department of Labor 

Programs for Religious Organizations, 

Protection of Religious Liberty of 

Department of Labor Social Service 

Providers and Beneficiaries. 

vii. 29 CFR part 31— 

Nondiscrimination in Federally 

Assisted Programs of the Department of 

Labor—Effectuation of Title VI of the 

Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

viii. 29 CFR part 32— 

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of 

Handicap in Programs and Activities 

Receiving or Benefiting from Federal 

Financial Assistance. 

ix. 29 CFR part 33—Enforcement of 

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of 

Handicap in Programs or Activities 

Conducted by the Department of Labor. 

x. 29 CFR part 35— 

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age 

in Programs or Activities Receiving 

Federal Financial Assistance from the 

Department of Labor. 

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xi. 29 CFR part 36— 

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex 

in Education Programs or Activities 

Receiving Federal Financial Assistance. 

The following administrative 

standards and provisions may be 

applicable 

i. The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 

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

VIII (February 17, 2009). 

ii. The Green Jobs Act of 2007, Public 

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

29 U.S.C. 2916). 

iii. The Workforce Investment Act of 

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

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

et seq.) and 20 CFR part 667 (General 

Fiscal and Administrative Rules; 

iv. 29 CFR part 29 & 30— 

Apprenticeship & Equal Employment 

Opportunity in Apprenticeship and 

Training; 

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. sec. 2000bb, applies 

to all Federal law and its 

implementation. If your organization is 

a faith-based organization that makes 

hiring decisions on the basis of religious 

belief, it may be entitled to receive 

Federal financial assistance under Title 

I of the Workforce Investment Act and 

maintain that hiring practice even 

though Section 188 of the Workforce 

Investment Act contains a general ban 

on religious discrimination in 

employment. If you are awarded a grant, 

you will be provided with information 

on how to request such an exemption. 

vi. Ensuring the Health and Safety of 

Participants 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 program(s) does not 

provide a waiver of any grant 

requirements and/or procedures. For 

example, the OMB Circulars require that 

an entity’s procurement procedures 

must ensure that all procurement 

transactions are conducted, as much as 

practical, to provide open and free 

competition. If a proposal identifies a 

specific entity to provide services, the 

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. By accepting 

funding, grantees must agree to 

participate in such an evaluation, 

should they be selected to participate. 

Grantees must agree to make records on 

participants, employers, and funding 

available and to provide access to 

program personnel and participants, as 

specified by the evaluator(s) under the 

direction of ETA, including after the 

expiration date of the grant. 

ii. 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. 

• Institutions of higher education 

which is formally controlled, or has 

been formally sanctioned, or chartered, 

by the governing body of an Indian tribe 

or tribes. 

iii. 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: 

• 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: Part 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 

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areas (which are areas where the 

poverty rate is 15% or greater), have no 

or low incomes, and who can 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: Part 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 

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. 

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: 

• Adherence to all grant clauses and 

conditions as they relate to Recovery 

Act activity. 

• Prohibition on expenditure of funds 

for activities at any casino or other 

gambling establishment, aquarium, zoo, 

golf course or swimming pool. 

• Compliance with the requirements 

to obtain a D–U–N–S® Number and 

register with the Central Contractor 

Registry (CCR). ETA will issue 

additional guidance related to this 

requirement shortly. 

• Submission of required reports in 

accordance with Section 1512 of the 

Recovery Act. These reports will be due 

quarterly within 10 days of the end of 

the reporting period and are in addition 

to the ETA required reports addressed 

in Section VI of this SGA. ETA will 

issue additional guidance related to 

these reports and their submission 

requirements shortly. 

Implementing OMB guidance may be 

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

C. Reporting 

The grantee is required to provide the 

reports and documents listed below: 

1. Quarterly Financial Reports 

A Quarterly Financial Status Report 

(SF 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, including 

the last calendar quarter of the grant 

period. Grantees must use ETA’s OnLine Electronic Reporting System. A 

Closeout Financial Status Report is due 

90 days after the end of the grant period. 

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 

participant-level 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 progress report that 

grantees submit will serve as the grant’s 

Final Performance Report. This report 

should provide both quarterly and 

cumulative information on the grant’s 

activities. It must summarize project 

activities, employment outcomes and 

other deliverables, and related results of 

the project, and should thoroughly 

document the training or labor market 

information approaches utilized by the 

grantee. DOL will provide grantees with 

formal guidance regarding data and 

other information that is required to be 

collected and reported on either a 

regular basis or special request basis. 

Grantees must agree to meet DOL 

reporting requirements. 

3. Record Retention 

Applicants should be aware of 

Federal guidelines on record retention, 

which require grantees to maintain all 

records pertaining to grant activities for 

a period of not less than three years 

from the time of final grant close-out. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For further information regarding this 

SGA, please contact Denise Roach, 

Grants Management Specialist, Division 

of Federal Assistance, at (202) 693–3820 

(This is not a toll-free number). 

Applicants should e-mail all technical 

questions to roach.denise@dol.gov and 

must specifically reference SGA/DFA 

PY 08–21, and along with question(s), 

include a contact name, fax and phone 

number. 

This announcement is being made 

available on the ETA Web site at http:// 

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

www.grants.gov. 

VIII. Additional Resources of Interest to 

Applicants 

A. Other Web-Based Resources 

DOL maintains a number of Webbased resources that may be of 

assistance to applicants. America’s 

Service Locator (http:// 

www.servicelocator.org) provides a 

directory of our nation’s One Stop 

Career Centers. 

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B. Industry Competency Models 

ETA supports an Industry 

Competency Model Initiative to promote 

an understanding of the skill sets and 

competencies that are essential to an 

educated and skilled workforce. A 

competency model is a collection of 

competencies that taken together define 

successful performance in a particular 

work setting. Competency models serve 

as a starting point for the design and 

implementation of workforce and talent 

development programs. To learn about 

the industry-validated models visit the 

Competency Model Clearinghouse 

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

CompetencyModel. The CMC site also 

provides tools to build or customize 

industry models, as well as tools to 

build career ladders and/or career 

lattices. 

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, and Education. 

Where the grantee is not the public 

workforce system, they are strongly 

encouraged to work with the local One 

Stop Career Centers 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: 

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

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. 

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The Federal Register Notice for the 

ACRS meeting scheduled to be held on 

July 8–10, 2009, is being revised to 

make the following changes: 

The discussion of Draft Final 

Regulatory Guide 1.215, ‘‘Guidance for 

ITAAC Closure under 10 CFR Part 52,’’ 

scheduled between 10:15 and 11:45 a.m. 

on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, is now 

scheduled between 10:45 a.m. and 12:15 

p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2009. The 

discussion of Draft Final Revision 3 to 

Regulatory Guide 1.100, ‘‘Seismic 

Qualification of Electric and Mechanical 

Equipment for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ 

scheduled between 10:45 a.m. and 12:15 

p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2009, is now 

scheduled between 10:15 and 11:45 a.m. 

on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. 

In addition, the topic on Applicability 

of TRACE Code to Analyze ESBWR