[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 127 (Monday, July 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 31979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15772]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and 
Training Service (VETS)


Fiscal Years (FY) 2009 and 2010 Stand Down Grant Award Requests

ACTION: Follow up announcement of available FY 2009 and FY 2010 funds 
to support local Stand Down events.

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AGENCY: Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Labor.
    Announcement Type: Follow-up Notice of Available Funds and 
Solicitation for Grant Applications. The full announcement is posted on 
the VETS Web site at: http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/stand%20down/main.htm.
    Funding Opportunity Number: 17-805.
    Key Dates: To be considered for FY 2009 funding, applications must 
be received at least sixty (60) days prior to the event and no later 
than July 30, 2009. Applications for events planned in FY 2010 must be 
received at least sixty (60) days prior to the event and no later than 
July 30, 2010.
    Funding Opportunity Description: The U.S. Department of Labor 
(USDOL), Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) continues to 
support local Stand Down events that assist homeless veterans. A Stand 
Down is an event held in a local community where homeless veterans are 
provided with a wide variety of social services including employment 
assistance.
    Under this announcement, VETS anticipates that up to $400,000 will 
be available in each year for grant awards of up to a maximum of 
$10,000 per multi-day event (more than one day), and a maximum of 
$7,000 for a one (1) day event. VETS expects to award approximately 
forty-five (45) grants each fiscal year. Availability of FY 2010 funds 
will be dependent upon Congressional appropriations. Applications for 
Stand Down funds will be accepted from State Workforce Agencies and 
State and local Workforce Investment Boards, Veterans Service 
Organizations (VSO), local public agencies, and non-profit 
organizations, including community and faith-based organizations. USDOL 
is not authorized to award grant funds to organizations that are 
registered with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a 501(c)(4) 
organization.
    Applications for Stand Down grant funding should be submitted to 
the appropriate State Director of Veterans Employment and Training/
Grant Officer Technical Representative (DVET/GOTR). Address and contact 
information for each State DVET/GOTR can be found at Web site address: 
http://www.dol.gov/vets/aboutvets/contacts/main.htm. The closing date 
for receipt of applications is sixty (60) days prior to the event or 
July 30, 2009. Any events approved in FY 2009 must be held prior to 
December 31, 2009.
    Applications for events planned in FY 2010 must be received at 
least sixty (60) days prior to the event and no later than July 30, 
2010.
    The full Solicitation for Grant Application for Stand Downs is 
posted on the VETS Web site (http://www.dol.gov/vets/aboutvets/contacts/main.htm. If you need to speak to a person concerning these 
grants, or if you have issues regarding access to the VETS Web site, 
you may telephone Kenneth Fenner at 202-693-4728 (not a toll-free 
number).

    Signed at Washington, DC this 29th day of June 2009.
Cassandra R. Mitchell,
Grant Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-15772 Filed 7-2-09; 8:45 am]
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