Notice: Adjustment Assistance Applications, Determinations, Etc.: Senior Community Service Employment Program

Thursday,
March 2, 2006
Part IV
Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Older Americans Act—Solicitation for

Grant Applications; Senior Community
Service Employment Program National
Grants for Program Year 2006; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR for state formula-funded programs and • Section VIII describes the notice to
therefore, is not included in this SGA. state and incumbent national grantees,
Employment and Training The Department is holding a full and bidders’ conference information, and
Administration open competition in order to provide procedures for asking questions about
better services to SCSEP participants, this SGA. This section also lists
Older Americans Act—Solicitation for employers, and the communities served appendices for other supplemental
Grant Applications; Senior Community by the national grant program. Open information, including a list of
Service Employment Program National competition is not only the preferred resources.
Grants for Program Year 2006 vehicle for obtaining new grantees, but I. Funding Opportunity Description
AGENCY: Employment and Training in most cases, it is the required vehicle
for obtaining new grantees. The The SCSEP was originally authorized
Administration, DOL.
Department favors full and open in 1965 by the Economic Opportunity
ACTION: Notice of availability of funds Act, Public Law 89–73. In 1973 the
and solicitation for grant applications competition because it provides an
opportunity to ensure that the best SCSEP was authorized under the Older
for the national grants portion of the Americans Act (OAA). As authorized by
Senior Community Service Employment applicants are awarded grants and that
the program is administered effectively. title V of the OAA of 2000 (42 U.S.C.
Program. 3056 et seq.), the SCSEP fosters and
The Department held the first
Announcement Type: New. competition for national grant funding promotes useful part-time work-based
Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/ in PY 2003. As a result of that training opportunities in community
DFA–PY 05–06. competition, the Department selected organizations for persons with low
four new national grantees, and made incomes who are 55 years of age or
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance older. Program participants receive on-
Number: 17.235. extensive changes to the areas served by
the incumbent grantees. These grantees the-job training at local public or non-
DATES: The closing date for receipt of profit agencies and are paid the higher
applications is April 17, 2006. provide diversity in services, including
expertise in serving individuals with of the Federal, state, or local minimum
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor wage or the comparable wage for
(the Department), Employment and disabilities and minority populations as
well as close connections with One-Stop approximately 20 hours per week while
Training Administration (ETA) in job training (OAA Amendments
announces a grant competition for Career Centers. The Department deems
it important to maintain diversity § 502(b)(1)(J); 20 CFR 641.565(a)). The
national grantee funding under the ultimate goal is to assist the transition
Senior Community Service Employment among qualified service providers to the
extent possible. The Department is of older individuals into unsubsidized
Program (SCSEP) authorized under title employment that leads to self-
V of the Older Americans Act especially interested in organizations
that demonstrate a partnership with sufficiency.
Amendments of 2000 (OAA The Fiscal Year 2005 total
Amendments), Pub. L. 106–501, 42 local One-Stop Career Centers and
appropriation was $438,678,400 and
U.S.C. 3056 and implemented under 20 community colleges and that promote
applied to the Program Year that began
CFR part 641 (April 9, 2004). employment through high growth job
on July 1, 2005. This funding supported
These projects will promote part-time opportunities.
over 61,300 positions and will result in
work-based training opportunities in Under this SGA, the Department will
approximately 93,000 people being
local communities for unemployed, be consolidating grantee service areas to
served during the program year that
low-income individuals who are age 55 increase program effectiveness and
ends on June 30, 2006.
and over, and will foster increased achieve economies of scale. Therefore, The following information describes
prospects for their economic self- applicants are required to apply for key aspects of the program. For a more
sufficiency. SCSEP is the only contiguous locations within a state. in-depth understanding, applicants
nationwide Federal program that Applicants applying as Asian and should read the resources listed in
focuses on training and placing older Pacific Islander and/or Indian Section VIII of this SGA.
individuals into community work-based organizations, pursuant to section Eligible Participant. An individual is
training and unsubsidized employment. 506(a)(3) of title V of the OAA, are eligible for the program if he or she is
The total amount of funds available exempt from this contiguousness unemployed at the time of enrollment,
for this SGA is approximately requirement. The Department reserves is age 55 or older, and has an income
$341,000,000, or 78 percent of the total the right to negotiate with successful of no more than 125 percent of the
appropriation for Program Year (PY) applicants on the final service areas. Federal poverty guidelines.
2006 (July 1, 2006 through June 30, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This SGA Services for Individuals with Multiple
2007). It is anticipated that no more consists of eight (8) sections: Barriers to Employment. SCSEP is a
than 20 awards will be made under this • Section I provides background focused program that seeks to serve
SGA, including at least one award to an information about the program. those most in need as provided at 20
Indian and Native American • Section II describes the size and CFR 641.525. These individuals are age
organization and at least one award to nature of the anticipated awards. 60 or over and who have the greatest
an Asian Pacific Islander organization, • Section III describes applicant economic need, or greatest social need,
as required by section 506(a)(3) of the eligibility criteria. or poor employment history or
OAA Amendments. Eligible entities • Section IV outlines the application prospects.
include any non-profit organization, submission and withdrawal Individual Employment Plans (IEP).
Federal public agency, or Tribal requirements. As required at 20 CFR 641.535, each
organization that has the ability to • Section V describes the application SCSEP participant must be assessed to
operate in more than one state and that review process and rating criteria. determine his or her skills and
meets the eligibility and responsibility • Section VI outlines additional employment-related needs and a plan
requirements outlined in 20 CFR part award administration information. must be developed to improve the
641 subpart D. The remaining 22 • Section VII contains DOL agency participant’s employability. The IEP
percent of the appropriation is reserved contact information. generally includes a goal of
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unsubsidized employment and an ability to obtain unsubsidized year. Workers’ compensation is a

appropriate sequence of services and employment. statutorily required fringe benefit that
training for that participant based on the Other Permissible Training. Training must be provided to each participant,
assessment. (Other employment and other than work-based training is an and falls into a different cost
training programs sometimes refer to important tool to improve the skills and classification from the workers’
this type of plan as an Individual talents of participants, to help them compensation provided to the grantee’s
Development Plan or Individual succeed in their community service employees. Please see 20 CFR
Training Plan). Grantees should monitor assignments, and to facilitate placement 641.565(b)(iii). Physical examinations
IEP progress regularly and are required of participants in unsubsidized must also be offered to every participant
to update an IEP (if necessary) for each employment. How much training, and as required under 20 CFR
participant at least twice during a 12- what types of training are necessary are 641.565(b)(ii)(A).
month period. based on each individual participant’s Equitable Distribution (ED). Section
Unsubsidized Employment. An IEP, but may include classroom training, 507 of the OAA Amendments requires
important goal of the program is to help general skills training, or specialized the Department to ensure that services
participants achieve self-sufficiency. training. are provided equitably within each
Grantees provide training opportunities Coordination With One-Stop Career state. The calculation is based on census
that enable participants to obtain Centers, State and Local Workforce data by county and state and annual
employment. In addition, grantees Investment Boards, State Agencies on program appropriations, and results in
provide regular follow-up Aging, Area Agencies on Aging, Other the number of authorized positions or
communication with the participant and Grantees and SCSEP 502(e) Program ‘‘slots’’ that are allocated to each county.
employer to ensure that the participant Grantees. As a required partner, all The number of authorized positions is
is retained in the job. Grantees may also SCSEP grantees are required to proportional to the number of eligible
provide supportive services to coordinate activities with local One- people in the county compared to the
successfully placed participants for up Stop Career Centers administered by state total. For every slot, one or more
Local Workforce Investment Boards individuals can receive services through
to 6 months to enable them to remain
under the Workforce Investment Act the program year. For instance, when a
employed. Successful employment and
(WIA), Pub. L. 105–220, through a participant exits the program for
retention in a job should result from
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
quality training efforts and good employment, a new individual may be
For instance, as provided at 20 CFR
employer relationships. enrolled based on remaining program
641.230, participant determinations of
Community Service Work-Based funds.
eligibility and needs assessments
Training. Providing subsidized work- Right of First Refusal. Under this
completed by the SCSEP satisfy any
based training through community condition for an assessment under WIA solicitation, all successful applicants
service is an important aspect of SCSEP. and vice-versa. must allow the current participants to
Participants obtain the confidence Coordination with state agencies on remain in the program under the same
needed to become employable and the aging and area agencies on aging is conditions in which they are found in
organizations that ‘‘host’’ the required to ensure seamless support of order to minimize disruptions to the
participants receive volunteer work. As aging individuals, which also helps program. Therefore, while participants
provided at 20 CFR 641.140, community participants achieve self-sufficiency. may not elect to remain under a former
service may include, but is not limited These organizations often operate local grantee, they must be able to continue
to, such activities as social, health, SCSEP programs but also offer community service work-based training
welfare and educational services, supportive benefits to seniors. Grantees with the same host agency for a
counseling services, including tax are also encouraged to coordinate efforts minimum of 90 days after July 1, 2006.
counseling, environmental efforts, with other SCSEP grantees. Administrative Costs. The
weatherization efforts and economic Participant Wages and Fringe administrative allowance for the
development. The training provided at Benefits. Grantees are required to spend program is 13.5 percent of the Federal
these host agencies must be consistent a minimum of 75 percent of the Federal share. Administrative costs are defined
with the participant’s IEP. Participants grant funds on participant wages and in the OAA Amendments at section
receive wages paid by the grantee while fringe benefits. Participant wages are 502(c)(4) and 20 CFR 641.856. This
they are in work-based training. based on the higher of the Federal, state, administrative limit may be extended to
Host Agencies. Host agencies provide or local minimum wage, or at a 15 percent as permitted under section
the worksites for program participants comparable wage for time spent in 502(c)(3) of the OAA Amendments and
and may be public or private 501(c)(3) approved program activities only (e.g., 20 CFR 641.867.
organizations, including community- community service training, other Non-Federal Share Requirement.
based and faith-based organizations, permissible training). See Section II of Section 502(c)(1)–(2) limits the
authorized Federal agencies, state this SGA for funding calculation Department’s cost of operating the
agencies, or local public agencies. Host information. Generally, payments are program to 90 percent. Therefore, each
agencies are an important component of made every 2 weeks. grantee must contribute a minimum of
the program because they provide Although the Department discourages 10 percent to the program through cash
training and work experience for grantees from providing permissive or in-kind contributions. This
participants. Grantees must work with fringe benefits, such as annual leave and requirement also applies to Federal
host agencies to identify appropriate sick leave, because they dissuade agencies unless a statutory exemption is
training that does not lead to participants from obtaining demonstrated. Grantees are prohibited
maintenance of effort violations. unsubsidized employment, applicants from requiring local projects or
Therefore, the grantee’s communication will not be penalized if they elect to subgrantees from providing match as a
with and training for the host agency provide such benefits. If a grantee condition of receiving funds. For more
directly affects the value of the work- provides such benefits, they must be information on non-Federal share
based training experience for the consistently applied to all participants requirements, please see 20 CFR
participants, and the participants’ and expire at the end of every program 641.809 and 29 CFR 95.23.
Subgrantee. This is defined as any Northern Marianas Islands, and the U.S. A must apply for all of the available slots in
organization that provides program Virgin Islands. Wyoming.
services on behalf of the grantee. There Example 2: Organization B submits an
B. Funding Levels application to provide services in California,
are no statutory restrictions on the type
which has 4,080 available slots but only
of entity that may be a subgrantee; (1) Funding Amount and Total wants to operate in the Oakland area, which
however, all subgrantees are required to Awards. The total amount of funds is in Alameda County. In order to be
follow all applicable Department rules, available for this SGA is approximately considered for an application, Organization B
regulations, and policy advisories. Some $341,000,000. It is anticipated that no must meet the minimum funding
examples of entities that may be more than 20 awards will be made requirements, which in this case is 10
subgrantees include, but are not limited under this SGA, including at least one percent or $2,918,424 (408 slots) in
to, community and faith-based award to an Indian organization and at California. Organization B must apply for the
organizations, community colleges, state least one to an Asian Pacific Islander 158 slots in Alameda County or $1,130,174,
and the slots in any contiguous counties to
agencies, One-Stop Career Centers, for- organization that serve older meet the minimum state funding request. In
profit organizations, and tribal individuals. this example, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and
organizations. (2) Minimum Request for Funding. In Stanislaus Counties are contiguously located.
Extension of Funding. At the request order to deliver services more efficiently Therefore, Organization B could also apply
of a grantee, the Department may permit and to reduce duplicative for 81 slots in Contra Costa or $579,606; 131
a grantee to extend the use of any administrative costs, the Department slots in Santa Clara County or $937,043; and
remaining program year grant funds seeks to reduce the number of national 61 slots in Stanislaus County or $436,333 for
beyond the program year. The grantees serving individual local areas a total request of $3,082,943, or other
Department discourages such practice contiguous counties to meet the minimum
through this SGA. To that end, certain
and will grant an extension only under funding requirements.
requirements have been placed on the
extenuating circumstances. size of requests for funding. (3) The Calculation Formula.
Performance Measures. The Applicants must apply for at least 10 Applicants can calculate the estimated
performance measures for the program percent of the state allocation or amount of funds allocated to a state by
are outlined in 20 CFR part 641 subpart $1,600,000 (approximately 224 slots) in county using the ‘‘cost per authorized
G and Appendix I. These goals are each state, whichever is greater. (See position’’ formula in section 506(g)(1) of
designed to ensure that grantees are examples 1 and 2 below.) This the OAA Amendments. The unit cost is
enrolling those individuals who need requirement does not preclude an roughly $7,153 per authorized position
the most training assistance to obtain applicant from applying for more than based on the Federal minimum wage.
employment. They also ensure that 10 percent of the allocated amount in a This amount represents the total
participants are placed into and retained state. In fact, the Department encourages funding allocated for each authorized
in jobs and that they continue to applicants to apply for 20–25 percent position, including administrative costs.
improve their skills and employability. for maximum efficiencies of operation. Applicants should multiply this amount
The Department expects continuous Applicants must also apply for all of by the number of positions in the
performance improvement from the the positions allocated in a county, county as listed in Section VIII,
program overall, which is measured except in large counties that exceed the Appendix F of this SGA.
under the Government Performance and 10 percent or $1.6 million state Example: Stanislaus County, California has
Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 through minimum. The Department may award 61 available positions in the county.
established program goals. The ability of two or more grants in large counties that Therefore, the amount of funding would be
a grantee to meet the performance have more than 224 positions (or more $7,153 × 61 = $436,333. Although this is only
measures depends largely on how than $1.6 million). For those large an estimate of cost per authorized position,
successful the grantee is at recruiting, counties, the applicant may apply for a
it is a useful tool for applicants to determine
conducting outreach, identifying job their funding request under this proposal.
portion of the county; but if that does
openings, training participants, and not meet the 10 percent or $1.6 million Note: A higher state minimum wage does
successfully matching participants with state minimum, the applicant must also not impact the slot funding calculation, but
jobs. apply for surrounding contiguous is a factor that is considered for performance
II. Award Information counties. measure calculations.
Type of Assistance Instrument. This is In addition, requests for multiple (4) Calculation Requirements.
an initial one year grant unless extended counties in a state must be contiguously Calculations must be based on the
by the Department under extenuating located to receive consideration. An number of authorized positions as a
circumstances as described in Section applicant may apply for more than one result of equitable distribution rather
II–C. The grant may be extended for an cluster of counties in a state, such as in than the actual number of positions that
additional two years, contingent upon larger states, but each cluster must meet currently exist in the county. This
the grantee meeting or exceeding the the minimum state funding requirement encourages equitable
minimum negotiated performance requirements. distribution of positions. Therefore,
measures as required by section 514(a) Applicants must list their requests for under-served areas will be funded to
of the OAA Amendments and 20 CFR locations and number of positions by provide services to more needy
641.700. county and state in a chart format. This individuals in those counties. However,
chart is available in Excel format with those counties that are over-served will
A. Service Locations accompanying instructions at http:// not be funded to provide for all current
The applicable service locations are www.doleta.gov/seniors/. Applicants are participants. It will be the successful
listed by state and county in Section required to submit this file applicant’s responsibility to move these
VIII, Appendix F of this SGA. Please electronically as part of the application eligible participants into unsubsidized
note that national grant funds are not packet. employment or to fund the positions as
allocated for the states of Alaska, Example 1: Organization A submits an part of a non-Federal share contribution.
Delaware, and Hawaii, and for the application to provide services in Wyoming, In exceptional circumstances, the
territories of American Samoa, Guam, which has 230 available slots. Organization transition period may exceed one year.
(See Appendix F for the number of section 514(b)–(d) of the OAA as eligible for the special programs and
authorized positions in each county.) Amendments and 20 CFR 641.430— services provided by the United States
Example 1: Alameda County, California 641.440 and the funding requirements to Indians because of their status as
should receive 158 positions according to the in Section II above. Indians; or (B) is located on, or in
equitable distribution formula. However, this Applicants may apply to receive a proximity to, a Federal or state
county is currently over-served by 20 grant under one or more of the following reservation (OAA Amendments § 101(6)
positions. An organization applying for this three (3) categories: and 20 CFR 641.140).
county will only be funded for the 158 (1) General National Grant Funds. Applicants must mark an ‘‘I’’ on the
positions or $1,130,174. The successful Applications for general SCSEP national application and state specifically in the
applicant will be responsible for either grant funds will be accepted from public application that they are applying for
placing 20 participants in unsubsidized
employment or funding the positions using
and private nonprofit agencies and Indian SCSEP national grant funds. The
grant or non-Federal share (match) funds. organizations, including faith-based and Department may take local needs and
(See Appendix F for the number of community-based organizations, and population characteristics into
authorized positions and the current level of tribal organizations consistent with consideration when making funding
filled positions.) section 502(b)(1) of the OAA decisions.
Example 2: San Joaquin County, California Amendments and 20 CFR 641.400(a), (3) Pacific Islander and Asian
should receive 85 positions according to the that are familiar with the areas and American National Grant Funds.
equitable distribution formula. However, this populations to be served and that can Applications for Pacific Islander and
county is currently under-served by 7
administer an effective program in more Asian American national grant funds
positions. An organization applying for this
county will be funded for 85 positions or than one state. will be accepted from national public or
$608,005 and will be able to enroll additional ‘‘Nonprofit’’ is defined as an agency, nonprofit Pacific Islander and Asian
participants in the program in the county. institution, or organization which is, or American aging organizations with the
is owned and operated by, one or more ability to provide employment to older
(5) Disqualification Statement. A
corporations or associations no part of Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans,
failure in the application to adhere to
the net earnings of which inures, or may as required by section 506(a)(3) of the
these requirements will result in the
lawfully inure, to the benefit of any OAA Amendments.
disqualification of the applicant to ‘‘Pacific Islander and Asian
private shareholder or individual (OAA
compete for the area(s) impacted. American’’ means Americans having
Amendments § 101(4)).
Note: The Department reserves the right to ‘‘Public agency’’ is defined as a origins in any of the original peoples of
make final decisions on the service providers Federal public agency with the statutory the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian
in an area and may take into consideration authority to receive other Federal grant Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands
special local conditions and otherwise
funds (also known as gift authority) (20 (OAA Amendments § 516(3)).
unforeseen circumstances including
combining metropolitan areas across state CFR 641.400). Applicants must mark an ‘‘AP’’ on the
borders. ‘‘Tribal organizations’’ is defined as application and state specifically in the
the recognized governing body of any application that they are applying for
C. Period of Performance Indian tribe, or any legally established Pacific Islander and Asian American
organization of Indians which is SCSEP national grant funds. The
Successful applicants under this SGA
controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by Department may take local needs and
are expected to commence program
such governing body (OAA population characteristics into
operations on July 1, 2006. The period
Amendments § 101(7) and 20 CFR consideration when making funding
of performance will initially be for one
641.140). In any case in which a decisions.
(1) year (unless extended by the (4) Other Useful Information.
contract is let or grant made to an
Department under extenuating Applicants applying for more than one
organization to perform services
circumstances) with an option to be category above must submit separate
benefiting more than one Indian tribe,
funded for an additional two (2) years applications for each category for which
the approval of each such Indian tribe
at the Department’s discretion. they are applying. Please note, however,
is a prerequisite to the letting or making
However, the Department’s option to that regardless of the category selected,
of such contract or grant.
refund the initial grant is contingent all successful applicants are required to
Applicants must mark a ‘‘G’’ on the
upon the grantee meeting or exceeding serve any eligible individual within the
application and state specifically in the
the minimum negotiated performance awarded counties and states.
application that they are applying for
measures as required by section 514(a) Consideration of ethnic or racial status
general SCSEP national grant funds.
of the OAA Amendments and 20 CFR (2) Indian Grant Funds. Applications is only a factor for tracking services
641.700. will be accepted from public or provided to individuals with multiple
III. Eligibility Information nonprofit national Indian aging barriers to employment as defined in
organizations with the ability to provide Section I of this SGA.
A. Eligible Applicants employment services to older Indians as Entities may apply as a consortium,
In order to be eligible to compete for required by section 506(a)(3) of the OAA but each member of the consortium
funds under this SGA, the applicant Amendments. must meet all eligibility and
must demonstrate that it is capable of ‘‘Indian’’ means a person who is a responsibility tests. Entities applying as
operating in more than one state as member of an Indian tribe (OAA a consortium are also jointly and
required at 20 CFR 641.140. This Amendments § 101(5) and 20 CFR severally liable for meeting all
requirement does not preclude an 641.140). requirements for administering this
organization from applying for areas in ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means any tribe, band, Federally-funded program.
only one state as long as the other nation, or other organized group or In the context of this SGA, a
requirements are met. Note, however, community of Indians (including Alaska consortium is two or more eligible
that the Department reserves the right to Native village or regional or village entities that enter into a legal agreement
award only one applicant per state. corporation as defined in or established to apply for SCSEP funds as if they were
Applicants must also meet the pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims applying as a single organization. For
responsibility and eligibility tests under Settlement Act) which (A) is recognized grant administration purposes, the
consortium must identify one have a statutory exemption to the non- previous work experience, including
organization as the lead contact. Federal share requirement must attach a position title, duties, dates in position,
copy of the exemption language. The employing organizations, and
B. Veterans Priority
source of such documentation must be educational background. Staffing plans
This program is subject to the priority easily determined. Please see 20 CFR must identify all key tasks, the person(s)
provisions of the Jobs for Veterans Act, 641.809 for further information. or days required to complete each task,
38 U.S.C. 4215 et seq. In cases where and the percentage of time allocated to
providers of services must choose IV. Application and Submission
the program by individuals assigned to
between two or more candidates with Information
the task, including sub-contractors and
similar backgrounds and skill sets, the A. Address To Request Application consultants;
Jobs for Veterans Act requires that Package (b) A list of all government grants and
veterans and spouses of certain contracts the applicant and its affiliates
specified veterans be given priority. All application materials will be made
available on the following Web sites: have had in the past 3 years, including
Please note that, to obtain priority of grant officer contact name, telephone
service, a veteran must meet the http://www.doleta.gov/sga/; http://
www.grants.gov; and http:// number and e-mail address, amount of
program’s eligibility requirements. The award, summary of the work performed,
advisory providing policy guidance on www.doleta.gov/seniors/. Please note
that this announcement includes all period of performance, and performance
veterans’ priority is at http:// record and/or accomplishments. For
www.doleta.gov/programs/VETs/. information and forms needed to apply
for this funding opportunity. purposes of this SGA, the term
Veterans priority for SCSEP is described ‘‘affiliate’’ refers to the applicant’s
at 20 CFR 641.520. B. Content and Form of Application subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors,
Legal rules pertaining to inherently and successors;
Each application must include the
religious activities by organizations that (c) Chart listing the number of
original signed application and two
receive Federal financial assistance. The positions for which the applicant is
hard copies. The proposal must consist
government is generally prohibited from applying to serve by county and state.
of two separate and distinct parts: Part
providing direct Federal financial (See Section VIII, Appendix K of this
A—Financial Proposal and Part B—
assistance for inherently religious SGA);
Technical Proposal. Both parts must be
activities. Grants under the solicitation (d) Consortium agreement, if
included in each copy of a complete
may not be used for religious applicable; and
application. Applications that fail to
instruction, worship, prayer, (e) Federal agencies must submit a
adhere to the instructions in this section
proselytizing, or other inherently clearly identifiable copy of the statutory
will be deemed non-responsive and will
religious activities. Neutral, non- provision that permits it to receive other
not be considered for funding.
religious criteria that neither favor nor Federal funds and a clearly identifiable
disfavor religion will be employed in 1. Requirements for the Technical copy of any applicable exemptions from
the selection of grant recipients and Proposal the non-Federal share requirements.
must be employed by grantees in the Page Limit. Maximum forty-five (45) Note: Applicants receiving awards will be
selection of sub-recipients. page narrative, including all optional expected to show audit reports for the past
C. Ineligible Applicants attachments, single-side only on 81⁄2″ x 3 years for the applicant and its affiliates
11″ paper. Pages must be numbered. before final awards are made.
Proposals will not be accepted from
the following applicants: Only those attachments listed below as
‘‘Required Attachments’’ will be 2. Requirements for the Cost Proposal
(1) Organizations described in section
501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code excluded from the page limit. Optional Application for Federal Assistance
that engage in lobbying are prohibited attachments must be limited to SF–424. The SF–424 must clearly
from receiving Federal awards under meaningful information that contributes identify the applicant and be signed by
Section 18 of the Lobbying Disclosure to and/or verifies the proposed an individual with authority to enter
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–65. activities, such as letters of into a grant agreement on behalf of the
(2) Organizations that fail to provide commitment. applicant. Upon confirmation of an
any of the required information Spacing. Double-spaced with the award, the individual signing the SF–
described in this SGA, or fail to clearly exception of optional and required 424 on behalf of the applicant shall
identify the number and location by attachments. Major sections and sub- represent the responsible entity. All
county of slots requested. sections of the application should be applications for Federal grant and
(3) Organizations that fail to divided and clearly identified. funding opportunities are required to
demonstrate that they are capable of Font Size and Typeface. Minimum 12 have a Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS)
operating in more than one state, as points in Times New Roman typeface. number. Applicants must supply their
required by 20 CFR 641.400(a). Margins. Must be a minimum of one DUNS number in item #8 of SF–424.
(4) Organizations that apply to serve inch on all sides. The DUNS number is easy to obtain and
Alaska, Delaware, and/or Hawaii only. Required Attachments. The following there is no charge. To obtain a DUNS
(5) With the exception of Federal attachments must be affixed as separate, number, access http://www.dnb.com or
public agencies, other public agencies, clearly identified appendices to the call 1–866–705–5711.
such as state agencies or local application and will not count against Budget Information for SF–424A.
governments, are not eligible to apply. the page limit: Standard Form 424A must contain a
(a) An organizational chart, resumes detailed cost break out on each of the
D. Cost Sharing or Matching of key personnel, and complete staffing expenditures under Section B of the
All applicants, including Federal plans. Resumes of all key staff (e.g., form, including Federal and non-
agencies, must demonstrate a minimum Executive Director, Project Director, Federal funds. Copies of all required
of 10 percent non-Federal contribution etc.) must include a description of each forms along with the instructions for
to the program and the source of such individual’s roles and responsibilities, completing the forms are provided at
non-Federal share. Federal agencies that his/her current employment status and the appendices of this SGA.
Note: The Application for Federal grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov/ ‘‘Postmarked’’ means a printed,
Assistance (SF424) and the Budget GetStarted. Please note that these steps stamped, or otherwise placed
Information Form (SF–424A) are available at could take several days to complete, impression (exclusive of a postage meter
http://www.grants.gov/GovtWideForms. which should factor into an applicant’s machine impression) that is readily
Indirect Cost Rate. An indirect cost submission timing to avoid the rejection identifiable, with further action, as
rate is required when an organization of an application due to potential having been supplied or affixed on the
operates under more than one grant or delays. Documents should be saved as date of mailing by an employee of the
other activity whether Federally- .doc or .pdf prior to electronic U.S. Postal Service. Therefore,
assisted or not. Organizations must use submission through grants.gov. applicants should request the postal
the indirect cost rate supplied by the U.S. Postal Mail and Overnight clerk to place a legible hand
cognizant Federal agency. If an Submissions. Submit one (1) blue-ink cancellation ‘‘bull’s eye’’ postmark on
organization requires a new indirect signed, typewritten original of the both the receipt and the envelope or
cost rate or has a pending indirect cost application, and two signed photocopies wrapper.
rate, the Department’s Grant Officer will in one package to: U.S. Department of Mail Advisory in the DC Area. All
award a billing rate for 90 days until a Labor, Employment and Training applicants are advised that U.S. mail
provisional rate can be issued. Administration, Attention: James delivery in the Washington, DC area is
Cost Categories. Expenditures must Stockton, Mail Stop N–4716, 200 erratic. Packages addressed to the U.S.
fall under one of two cost categories: Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, Department of Labor are subject to
Administrative, which is to be divided DC 20210. radiation before delivery. All applicants
between headquarters and local, and Other Methods of Submission. must take this into consideration when
Program Costs, which includes wages, Applications submitted by preparing to meet the application
fringe benefits, and other participant e-mail, telegram, or facsimile will not be closing date, as each applicant assumes
costs. accepted. the risk for ensuring a timely
Sufficient Local Funding. The OAA, at Late Applications. Any application submission of its application. The
section 502(b)(1)(R) requires each received after the closing date will not Department recommends that applicants
grantee to allocate funding for be considered, unless it is received confirm receipt of their applications by
administrative costs incurred at before awards are made and: contacting James Stockton, U.S.
subrecipient levels for program (a) It was sent by U.S. Postal Service Department of Labor, Employment and
administrative activities. In addition, registered or certified mail not later than Training Administration, Office of
grantees may not require a subgrantee to the fifth calendar day before the closing Grants and Contract Management,
contribute financial resources to date (e.g., an application required by the telephone (202) 693–3335 before the
program operations as a condition of 20th of the month must be postmarked closing date. [This is not a toll-free
operating the program. Please see 20 by the 15th of that month); or number.]
(b) It was sent by U.S. Postal Service Applications may be withdrawn by
CFR 641.861 and 641.809(e) for further
Express Mail/Next Day Service from the written notice or telegram (including
information.
Transition and Training Costs. post office to the addressee no later than mailgram) at any time before the
Applicants are required to provide a 4:45 pm at the place of mailing, two (2) Department makes an award. An
line item for transition costs (i.e., start- working days (excluding weekends and applicant may withdraw its submissions
up [costs], participant transfers, year- Federal holidays and days when the in person by the applicant or through an
end closeout), as well as for sufficient Federal Government is closed), prior to authorized representative of the
training costs for local staff that may be the closing date; or applicant if the applicant makes the
(c) It is determined by the representative’s identity known to the
required by the Department throughout
Government that the late receipt was Grant Officer and the representative
the program year. Procurement
due solely to the mishandling by the signs a receipt when he or she receives
procedures must comply with OMB
Government after receipt at the U.S. the withdrawn application.
Circular A–122.
Department of Labor at the address
Required Attachments. Assurances, D. Intergovernmental Review
indicated.
Certifications, Signature page and Acceptable Evidence for Late This program is subject to Executive
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form Applications. The only acceptable Order (E.O.) 12372, ‘‘Intergovernmental
are required. evidence to establish the date of mailing Review of Federal Programs.’’ Each
Note: The cost proposal must be prepared of a late application sent by registered applicant must contact the office or
to cover program costs for one (1) year of or certified mail is the U.S. Postal official designated as the Single Point of
operation only. Service postmark on the envelope or Contact (SPOC) in each applicable state
wrapper and on the original receipt for information on the process the state
C. Submission Dates, Times, and from the U.S. Postal Service. If the requires to be followed in applying for
Addresses postmark is not legible, an application assistance. In some cases the SPOC may
Applications may be submitted in received after the closing date and time not have selected the SCSEP for review.
either method described below but must shall be considered as if mailed late. Names and addresses for the SPOCs are
be received no later than 4:45 p.m., The only acceptable evidence to listed in the Office of Management and
Eastern Time on the closing date. The establish the date of mailing of a late Budget (OMB) at http://
application will not be considered if an application sent by U.S Postal Service www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/
applicant fails to adhere to the Express Mail/Next Day Service from the spoc.html. Additional information on
submission instructions below. post office to the addressee is the date Executive Order 12372 can be found at
Electronic Submissions. The entered by the Post Office receiving
http://www.fws.gov/policy/library/
Department requests that applicants clerk on the ‘‘Express Mail/Next Day rgeo12372.pdf.
apply online at http://www.grants.gov. Service—Post Office to Addressee’’ label
The Department strongly recommends and the postmark on the envelope or E. Funding Restrictions
that applicants initiate and complete the wrapper on the original receipt from the The minimum funding requirement
‘‘Get Started’’ steps to register with U.S. Postal Service. must be at least 10 percent of the state
allocation or $1,600,000 (approximately it will do during the grant period will applicable) in support of program
224 slots), whichever is greater. not receive credit for that response. integration into the larger workforce
Applicants are also required to apply for Points Summary: investment system.
contiguously located counties within a 1. Design and Governance—15 points. • Strategies for coordinating with the
state, unless an applicant can meet the 2. Program and Grant Management public workforce system, SCSEP State
greater of $1,600,000 or 10 percent state Systems—10 points. Coordinators, area agencies on aging,
allocation, within a single county. 3. Financial Management System—10 502(e) grantees, as applicable and other
Applicants should follow the minimum points. SCSEP grantees that also serve in the
request for funding guidance found in 4. Program Service Delivery—40 state.
Section II.B. points. • Strategies for ensuring negotiated
5. Performance Accountability—25 MOUs that improve the delivery of
F. Other Submission Requirements points. services to low-income older workers in
Total—100 points. every local area of operation and that
Each applicant must submit a copy of
the technical proposal (including the 1. Design and Governance: (15 Points) resolve impasse situations prior to
chart of service areas but no other Strategic Planning. The applicant seeking Federal assistance.
attachment requirements) and the SF– must demonstrate how it will develop 2. Program and Grant Management
424 to the Governor in each state that it and implement a strategic approach to Systems: (10 Points)
proposes to serve before submitting an meeting business and industry needs for
application to the Department as Administrative Controls. The
a prepared and competitive workforce
required by section 503(a)(5) of the OAA applicant must demonstrate that its
through a demand-driven approach.
Amendments and 20 CFR 641.410. Applicants may wish to consider the administrative controls are sufficient to
Under this provision, the Governor of following when formulating a response: ensure grant integrity.
• Strategies for consulting with Applicants may wish to consider the
each state may submit a
business leaders from the state and local following when formulating a response:
recommendation to the Secretary
• The policies and procedures that
relating to the anticipated effect of an area in forming and managing demand-
are in place or will be in place to
applicant’s proposal on the overall driven approaches and strategies.
• Strategies for functioning as a manage core functions and program
distribution of positions within the
partner with the public workforce operations.
state; recommendations for • The monitoring tools and
redistribution of positions to under- system, business and industry,
procedures that will be used to track
served areas (i.e., Equitable economic development agencies, and
grant operations against performance
Distribution); and recommendations for education and training providers,
objectives and compliance with uniform
distribution of any newly available including community colleges.
• Strategies for identifying high- administrative requirements.
positions. The Department will not Consideration may also be given to how
consider comments that are outside the growth business and industries, the
workforce needs, and the skills and often monitoring will occur, and under
scope of this provision. what circumstances.
Please note that Governors are not competencies needed to perform jobs in
these key business areas. Personnel. The applicant must
required to provide comments to describe how the management structure
Service Design. The applicant must
applicants. Therefore, applicants should and staffing of the organization are
describe its service delivery system
not wait for communication from the aligned with the grant requirements,
design that will accomplish its strategic
Governor before submitting the vision, and goals, and how the structure
objectives for helping older workers.
application to the Department. Applicants may wish to consider the and staffing are designed to assure
Applicants submitting as an Indian following when formulating a response: responsible general management of the
(‘‘I’’) grant are not required to submit • Resources within the organization organization.
copies of their applications to the including services, skills, expertise and Non-Federal Share. The applicant
Governors under this section, but are monetary resources, or through partners, must describe its policies and
encouraged to voluntarily comply with contributors, or vendors that will procedures to meet non-Federal share
this provision. enhance the program. requirements, including the use of
• Services to targeted industry leveraged resources.
V. Application Review Information Procurement. The applicant must
employers and host agencies, including
A. Evaluation Criteria any strategies to prevent maintenance of demonstrate that its procurement
effort violations. actions are conducted according to
All applicants are required to use the • Process for determining the needs Federal requirements.
Rating Criteria format when developing of employers that assist employers in The following must be included in the
their proposals. The technical panel will training and retaining older workers to response:
review grant applications against the meet that need. • Applicants must describe written
criteria listed below on the basis of 100 • Strategies for leveraging the procurement policies and procedures
maximum points. In order to receive full workforce system’s resources over the and the extent to which they provide for
credit, applicants must provide quality grant period to create human resource ‘‘full and open competition.’’
information that does more than solutions for employers. • Applicants must describe the
reiterate the requirement statement or Program Integration. Applicants must procedures for the competition and
merely state how it will be describe how integration will be selection of subrecipients, if applicable.
accomplished. Therefore, responses supported, codified in policy, measures, Reporting Systems. The applicant
must be thoughtful and reflect a and demonstrated at the leadership must describe how Enterprise Business
strategic vision for how these level of the organization. Support System (EBSS, formerly EIMS)
requirements will be achieved. In Applicants may wish to consider the will be used to fulfill financial and
addition, an applicant that describes following when formulating a response: programmatic requirements and how
only what has been accomplished in the • Strategies for engaging senior level data collection and the SCSEP
past but lacks a full description of what leadership (including board members, if Performance and Results QPR (SPARQ)
system will be implemented and prospects consistent with the • Applicants must describe policies
populated to meet reporting regulations at 20 CFR 641.520 and that will be implemented to assure that
requirements and track program 641.525. local projects consistently document
performance. For information on • Applicants must describe how activities and execute the plans
SPARQ, go to http:// recruitment goals for the target established by the assessments and IEPs.
charteroakgroup.org/resources/ population will be consistently met. • Applicants must identify whether
scsep.shtml. Applicants must also include a felony background checks will be
Applicants may wish to consider the description of how they will ensure that required for all participants and if so,
following when formulating a response: all vacant positions remain filled as how this requirement will be applied
• How financial data will be used to program participants exit for consistently to all participants, and
drive program performance, including unsubsidized employment. where the information will be
tracking the minimum 75 percent wages Participant Eligibility. The applicant maintained.
and fringe benefits expenditure must describe how it will ensure that Orientation. The applicant must
requirement, the remaining 13.5 percent individuals applying to be program describe how it will introduce program
administrative expenditure requirement, participants and continuing program participants and host agencies to
the use of the remaining funds for other participants meet the eligibility criteria program requirements, roles and
participant costs, and the enrollment of to enroll or remain in the program. responsibilities, and permissible and
participants. The following must be included in the impermissible activities. Please include
response: general timeframes for when orientation
3. Financial Management System: (10 • Applicants must describe their will occur and how often.
Points) procedures to ensure the accuracy of the Community Service Work-Based
Budget Controls. The applicant must individual’s income and age eligibility. Training. The applicant must describe
describe its method for tracking planned Applicants must include a description how participants will be trained through
expenditures that will allow it to of how often eligibility will be certified. community service organizations, how
compare actual expenditures or outlays • Applicants must describe their it will ensure that the work-based
to planned or estimated expenditures. procedures to ensure that the individual training is of high quality, and how this
The following information must be is unemployed at the time of enrollment training will lead to unsubsidized
included in the response: and while enrolled in the program. employment.
• Applicants must describe the • Applicants must describe how The following must be included in the
process that will be in place to compare ineligible individuals will be notified of response:
planned and actual expenditures on a their ineligibility and any other action • Applicants must describe how host
regular basis, including whether the that the applicant may implement. This agency organizations will be recruited
applicant has a formalized process for response must describe both pre- and selected, including the factors that
comparing and analyzing planned and enrollment and post-enrollment will be used to determine whether the
actual costs. situations. host agency will provide quality job
• Applicants must also describe the • Applicants must describe their training.
strategies to ensure that obligations do plans for ensuring that the veterans’ • Applicants must describe how
not exceed available funds. priority and SCSEP priorities are assignments to community service
Internal Controls. The applicant must properly implemented when there is a work-based training will be made to
describe how it will ensure effective wait list for services. ensure that the training is consistent
control, integrity and accountability for Assessments and IEPs. The applicant with the participant’s IEP, including a
all grant and subrecipient grant assets. must describe how it will continuously description of the contractual
assess program participants using the relationship that will exist between the
4. Program Service Delivery: (40 Points)
IEP and other assessment tools to ensure applicant and the host agency.
Participant Recruitment. The participants are trained for viable • Applicants must describe plans for
applicant must describe how it will employment opportunities. ensuring that participants are only
broaden local awareness of the program The following must be included in the placed in work-based training
in order to recruit eligible individuals to response: assignments that are in addition to
the program. • Applicants must describe how often employment opportunities that would
The following must be included in the assessments and IEPs will be completed. be available without assistance under
response: • Applicants must describe how the the OAA. Please include a description
• Applicants must describe the training and services reflected on the of the action steps that will take place
outreach efforts that will be made in IEP will enhance and improve the if a maintenance of effort violation is
local communities to raise awareness of participant’s skills and lead to higher discovered.
the program. Please include a level skills that will enhance • Applicants must describe plans for
description of the various methods of employability. ensuring appropriate community service
outreach that will be utilized. • Applicants must describe any work-based training assignments for ex-
• Applicants must describe how procedures that will be in place to offenders.
outreach efforts will be designed to ensure that the participant • Applicants must describe how local
encourage low-income older individuals acknowledges and agrees with the projects will ensure that participants
age 55 or over to enroll in the program. training plan. receive adequate supervision during
Please include a description of how the • Applicants must describe how training hours.
outreach efforts will be specifically assessments will capture the assistance • Applicant must describe procedures
designed to attract priority individuals that participants may need, including for rotating participants to other host
age 60 and over, and those individuals those services that will be acquired agency assignments, if the applicant
who should be given special through other programs, such as intends to implement a participant
consideration—e.g., those with multiple disability programs, veteran programs, rotational requirement.
barriers to employment, and individuals aging programs, transportation programs • Applicants must describe plans and
with poor or no employment history or or services, etc. procedures for documenting and
ensuring that host agencies are either description the types of jobs it will seek 5. Performance Accountability: (25
public agencies or have 501(c)(3) for participants. A chart may be Points)
designation, and how such records will attached if necessary. Performance Management. The
be maintained. Termination. The applicant must applicant must describe how it will
• Applicants must describe describe the circumstances under which monitor funding and program activities
procedures for terminating host agency a participant may be terminated from to achieve the performance measures.
relationships and the circumstances that the program, including its maximum Applicants may wish to consider the
would create cause for termination— duration policy (if any), for cause, or following when formulating a response:
e.g., maintenance of effort violations, other reasons. Please include • Implementation of plans that guide
inaccurate timekeeping, poor training description of the criteria that will be the daily work of staff and that identify
opportunities, failing to fulfill used for ‘‘for cause’’ terminations. project goals, activity levels, spending
contractual responsibilities, etc. targets and timeframes to achieve grant
Other Training. The applicant must Transition to Minimize Disruptions.
The applicant must describe how goals.
describe any training that will be
participants will be transitioned to and • Ensuring that spending will occur
offered, required, and/or provided to
from a service provider if the grant is at a rate consistent with the amounts
program participants and host agencies.
The following should be included in terminated for any reason, including budgeted through the most recent
the response: loss of funds through a competitive quarter being reviewed.
• Applicants should describe plans process, in a manner that is least • Strategies for ensuring that
for ensuring regular training of staff on disruptive to program participants. performance measures are met or
program operations, new initiatives, and The following must be included in the exceeded.
innovative ideas. response: • Procedures that will be in place to
• Applicants should describe the communicate high or low performance
• Applicants must address how
types of permissible training that will be to staff and local projects or
participant files will be transferred to a
offered to participants. Please include a subrecipients.
new provider. • Actions that will be taken to
description on how training will be paid
• Applicants must address how new improve low performance.
from other sources to leverage program
offices will be established within short • Strategies for ensuring that
training opportunities, and how often
timeframes, if necessary, to ensure subrecipient performance goals are met
the training will be offered.
• Applicants should describe how seamless services. A short timeframe is and actions that will be taken to address
computer training will be provided to defined as 2 weeks to 1 month. poor performance.
participants, and how community • Applicants must address how
B. Review and Selection Process
colleges will be utilized for computer participants will continue to be paid
and other training opportunities. during the transition from the Selection Process. The Grant Officer
• Applicants should describe how the incumbent provider to the new will organize several panels that include
training identified will lead to provider. three individuals per panel to review
employment opportunities that would • Applicants must address how the applications. The panels will use the
not have otherwise been available to the complete cooperation of local staff will point scoring system and the Rating
participant. be ensured to complete a smooth Criteria format specified in Section A
Fringe Benefits. The applicant must transition. above to evaluate each application. The
describe any permissible and/or Grant Officer will rank applications
• Applicants must describe how the based on the score assigned by the
required fringe benefits that will be transition of participants to and from
offered to participants and how it will panels through the evaluation process.
service providers will occur to ensure a The ranking will be the primary basis
terminate (‘‘zero-out’’) any permissible smooth transition. Please include a
fringe benefits at the end of each used to identify applicants as potential
description of how and when grantees; however, the panel’s
program year. If no permissible fringe participants will receive notification
benefits will be offered, the applicant conclusions are advisory in nature and
and/or other communication informing are not binding on the Grant Officer.
must provide a statement to that effect. them of the transition.
Supportive Services. The applicant Other Evaluation Factors. The
must describe any supportive services Confidentiality of Files. The applicant Department may establish a range, based
that will be offered to participants and must describe how participant files will upon the application evaluation, for the
the additional resources the applicant be kept confidential from personnel not purpose of selecting qualified applicants
will use to support those services. The affiliated with the project. If the and to ensure that the best applicants
applicant must also address those applicant plans on enlisting volunteer are awarded grants.
supportive services that will be offered assistance, the applicant must describe The Grant Officer may take into
to participants once they are placed in how it will ensure volunteer compliance account an applicant’s demonstration of
an unsubsidized job in order to help with the confidentiality requirements. past program, financial and
retain them in those positions. Complaint Resolution Process. The administrative capability in
Unsubsidized Employment. The applicant must describe the complaint administering Federal grants or
applicant must describe how it plans to resolution process that will be in place contracts during the past three (3) years.
place participants in high growth jobs for program applicants, participants The Grant Officer may also take into
according to local labor market data. In and/or host agency complaints or account the applicant’s key personnel
addition, the applicant must describe grievances without Federal intervention. and staffing plans. The lack of prior
how the targeted jobs will enable For complaints involving illegal acts or SCSEP experience will not disadvantage
participants to become self-sufficient in discrimination, the applicant must applicants.

positions for which they would not have describe the complaint resolution The Department further reserves the
otherwise had the necessary skill process that will be in place for right to select applicants out of rank
training provided by the program. participants and/or host agencies prior order if such a selection would result in
Applicants should include in this to Federal appeal. the most effective and appropriate
combination of funding; administrative Education, Hospitals, and other Non- the national grantee level. They will be
costs (e.g., cost per enrollment and Profit Organizations, and with assigned national grantee goals that are
placement); program goals (e.g., serving Commercial Organizations. the proportional aggregation of the state
the needs of minorities, limited English • 29 CFR part 96—Audit goals where they operate. New grantees
speakers, Indian eligible individuals, Requirements for Grants, Contracts, and will be subject to the incentives and
and those of greatest economic need); Other Agreements. sanctions cycle beginning in PY 2007, if
service coverage; and statutory • 29 CFR part 99—Audit of States, the initial one-year grant period is
requirements. Local Governments, and Non-Profit extended.
Organizations. The performance measures that apply
VI. Award Administration Information • Applicable cost principles and to the program are listed below. Please
A. Award Notices audit requirements under OMB note that the program also collects
Circulars A–21, A–87, A–110, A–122, information on the common
The Department anticipates A–133, and 48 CFR part 31.
completing its review and ranking performance measures that apply to all
proposals by mid-May 2006. The Grant C. Reporting ETA programs.
Officer expects to announce the results The performance measures that apply
Data Collection System. All selected
of this competition in mid- to late-May to the program are as follows:
grantees must collect and report all
2006. Applicants may appeal a Grant SCSEP data requirements according to Placement into Unsubsidized
Officer decision according to the specified time schedules. Each grantee Employment: Grantees must place a
provisions outlined at 20 CFR 641.900. will be required to use the new OMB minimum of 20 percent of the
approved SCSEP Data Collection System individuals in authorized slots into
B. Administrative and National Policy employment. The national goal is 30
Requirements (SPARQ) unless the grantee has a
method for uploading information into percent.
All grants will be subject to the SPARQ that, for all intents and Retention in Unsubsidized
following administrative standards and purposes, provides the seamless Employment: The national goal for
provisions, as applicable to the population of data in SPARQ as if it retention is currently 55 percent.
particular grantee and/or sub-awardee: were entered directly into the system. Retention is measured by determining
• 29 CFR part 2, subpart D—Equal SPARQ tracks participant records the number of placed participants that
Treatment in Department of Labor beginning at the time of enrollment. remain employed 6 months after the
Programs for Religious Organizations; SPARQ has other case management first quarter they exit the program.
Protection of Religious Liberty of capabilities, although the primary use of Participation Service Rate: The
Department of Labor Social Service SPARQ is to track participant training national service rate goal for Program
Providers and Beneficiaries. and employment, generate Quarterly Year 2005 is 160 percent. This
• 29 CFR part 30—Equal Employment Progress Reports (QPR), alert grantees represents the number of participants
Opportunity in Apprenticeship and when follow-ups are required, and lead served beyond the number of authorized
Training. grantees to program improvement. slots. For example, using the current
• 29 CFR part 31—Nondiscrimination Applicants must ensure that all local program goal, a grantee that has 100
in Federally Assisted Programs of the providers will have high-speed Internet slots will be required to serve at least
Department of Labor—Effectuation of access and the ability to use SPARQ. For 160 people during the program year.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. a preview of the SPARQ system, Service to the Most in Need: Grantees
• 29 CFR part 32—Nondiscrimination applicants may visit http://dol.saic- are required to give special
on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or solutions.com/sparq2prototype/ consideration to enrolling individuals
Activities Receiving Federal Financial index.html. who qualify as having the greatest need.
Assistance. For financial data, grantees are The current national goal is 67 percent.
• 29 CFR part 33—Enforcement of required to use the EBSS. Grantees must Community Services: This measure
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of submit quarterly financial reports using represents the number of hours a
Handicap in Programs of Activities the SF–269. participant spends in community
Conducted by the Department of Labor. Negotiated Performance Measures. In service work-based training
• 29 CFR part 35—Nondiscrimination PY 2006, each grantee will be subject to assignments. This measure does not
on the Basis of Age in Programs and negotiated performance measures. All currently have a goal and is not subject
Activities Receiving Federal Financial national grantees must meet the state to sanctions.
Assistance from the Department of goals in each state in which they Customer Satisfaction: The
Labor. operate. Please see Appendix I for the satisfaction of participants, employers
• 29 CFR part 36—Nondiscrimination list of state goals established for PY and host agencies is a required
on the Basis of Sex in Education 2005. performance measure and is measured
Programs or Activities Receiving Incumbent grantees that are using the American Customer
Federal Assistance. successful in this competition will have Satisfaction Index (ACSI) questions in
• 29 CFR part 37—Implementation of performance measures that reflect prior addition to other questions that are
the Nondiscrimination and Equal performance and previously established designed to provide useful feedback on
Opportunity Provisions of the goals. Adjustments may be negotiated program operations. Only the 3 ACSI
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 based on factors such as populations scores are used in the performance
(WIA) with barriers to employment and measures to ease the burden on
• 29 CFR part 93—New Restrictions poverty and unemployment in the new grantees. The Department currently
on Lobbying. areas served. Incumbents’ PY 2006 utilizes a mail house with grantee
• 29 CFR part 94—Government-wide performance measures will continue letterhead and electronic signature to
Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace into the second year of the three-year organize survey samples from
(Financial Assistance). sanction and incentive cycle. participant and host agencies. Grantees
• 29 CFR part 95—Grants and For new grantees, PY 2006 will be a must meet a minimum sample size and
Agreements with Institutions of Higher baseline year for establishing goals at response rate to have a valid sample.
Earnings: The Department plans to currently served continue to be served minimum disruptions to participants,
establish an average earnings measure. through the selection and negotiation including continuous payments during
processes. The Grant Officer expects to the transition. Therefore, the
VII. Agency Contacts
negotiate the final assignments of slots Department expects new grantees to
James Stockton, Grant Officer of the by the end of May. assume payroll responsibilities on July
Division of Federal Assistance, at (202) In addition, all successful applicants 1, 2006. Successful applicants must
693–3335. will be required to produce verification plan to make the first payment to
[This is not a toll-free number.] of workers’ compensation coverage for participants in the first or second week
VIII. Other Information the participants, and will negotiate of July 2006.
performance goals with the Department
A. Notice to Incumbent National that will be included in the grant F. Transition Roles and Responsibilities
Grantees and State Grantees agreement. Successful applicants may The Department
With the publication of this SGA, want to consider grouping resources
under an umbrella insurance plan to In addition to the responsibilities
incumbent national grantees and state described throughout this SGA, the
grantees are notified that no slot minimize the costs to any one
organization of workers compensation Department will be responsible for:
movements due to Equitable • Convening a national SCSEP
Distribution or for other reasons will be costs.
In order to receive a grant, successful Program Year 2006 Orientation and
approved until the completion of the Training conference to inform all
competition. applicants must make any mandatory
changes to the application requested by national grantees about program
B. Bidders’ Conference the Grant Officer before the Department administration and management. (The
The Department is planning on makes an official grant award. estimated date of this conference is mid-
holding a webinar in lieu of the June.);
E. Transition of Participants • Institution of regularly scheduled
traditional bidders’ conference format in
order to reach more interested The Department expects the transition conference calls that include national
organizations and to reduce costs. period from incumbent grantees to new and regional Department staff and
Bidders will be able to access providers to take place from June 1–June national grantees; and
information on the date and time of the 30, 2006. Currently, participants occupy • Provision of an appropriate script
bidders’ conference at http:// nearly all SCSEP positions. If transitions for Customer Service Representatives at
www.doleta.gov/Seniors. are made from one grantee to another as the Toll-Free Help Line national call
a result of this competition, the enrolled center to respond to questions from
C. Questions about the Program or SGA. participants must be given the participants and other interested parties
Individuals may submit questions opportunity to continue in the program. about the transition.
about the program or information in this Therefore, by applying for funds under
State Grantees
SGA to the Department by faxing the this SGA, selected applicants agree to
question(s) to: James Stockton, Grant offer incumbent SCSEP participants the State grantees have coordination
Officer. Facsimile Number: 202–693– first opportunity to continue in the responsibilities to ensure that services
2879. SCSEP authorized position in the are adequately provided across the state.
Please note the SGA number on all grantee’s program (i.e., ‘‘right of first This opportunity is the Department’s
submitted questions (SGA/DFA PY 05– refusal’’). As such, selected grantees attempt to include state coordinators in
06). Please also include your name, must offer incumbent SCSEP this process, which also facilitates the
facsimile number and contact number participants the opportunity to continue working relationship the state
on your submission. in the SCSEP in the same geographic coordinators will have with any
Responses will be posted on the area, and in the same host agency for up providers in the state. In addition, this
Employment and Training to 90 days. At the end of the 90-day process will assist the state coordinators
Administration Web site at http:// period, selected grantees may choose to with their Equitable Distribution report
www.doleta.gov/seniors. Questions will move participants into new host requirements as well as local board
be received for one month after agencies, or they may continue to utilize MOU negotiation responsibilities.
publication only. The Department will the current host agencies. Participants Therefore, the Department will expect
not respond to duplicate questions or may not remain with an incumbent state coordinators to assist with the
questions that are not within the scope grantee that is no longer serving in that transition of national grantees to ensure
of this SGA. Please do not direct area. a smooth transition for participants.
questions to the Division of Older The Department is committed to Specifically, state coordinators should:
Worker Programs. minimizing disruptions to the extent • Hold a meeting (by conference call
possible, and the requirements that if necessary) with the incumbent and
D. Post-Selection Negotiations and applicants and grantees must meet new national grantee(s) to discuss the
Requirements reflect this commitment. The transition process and timelines;
A successful applicant may be Department will work with grantees to • Ensure that positive
required to negotiate with the promote a seamless transition if there is communications are presented to
Department on the geographic areas it a new grantee in an area. The participants regarding the transition;
will serve to ensure that grantees serve Department will support the transition • Alert the responsible national
contiguous counties within a state and by providing technical assistance, grantee organization when a complaint
that all geographic areas continue to be participant and host agency data, and is made to the state office regarding the
served. Therefore, a successful applicant pre-award cost approval, in accordance transition;
may not be awarded all areas that it with 29 CFR part 95 and the applicable • Reassure participants who are
proposes to serve, and may be required cost principles in OMB Circular A–122, concerned about the transition process;
to serve one or more counties not prior to the start of the grant period. • Assist with turnover of records to
identified in its application. The Successful applicants and incumbent the new national grantee, if necessary;
Department will assure that all areas grantees will be required to ensure and
• Report issues that cannot be • Determining how and when Appendix E: Standard Form LLL, Disclosure
resolved to the Department. participants will be notified of changes; of Lobbying Activities
• Establishing procedures to transfer Appendix F: Current County and State
National Grantees records, as applicable; Authorized Positions
The national grantees will be • Maintaining privacy of individual Appendix G: States that Require 10 Percent
records; and Minimum Bid
responsible for:
• Establishing a mechanism for the Appendix H: PY 2005 Levels of Funding for
• Maintaining open lines of PY 2006 national grantees to Current National Grantees
communication with the states and communicate among themselves. Appendix I: List of State Performance
attending any state or Federally Measures in PY 2005
scheduled conference calls; G. Appendices Appendix J: List of Resources
• Ensuring that all participants have Appendix K: Positions Bid Form
Appendix A: Application for Federal
the right of first refusal regarding new Assistance, Standard Form 424 Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day
work-based community service Appendix B: Budget Information Sheet, of February, 2006.
assignments for up to 90 days; Standard Form 424A Emily DeRocco,
Appendix C: Standard Form 424A Clarifying
• Ensuring that check payments to Instructions Assistant Secretary, Employment and
participants are made in a timely Appendix D: Assurances and Certifications Training Administration.
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Appendix C: Standard Form 424A (Federal), (f), (Non-Federal) and (g) the Column (b). Enter the amount of applicant
Clarifying Instructions appropriate amounts of funds needed to cash and/or in-kind contributions to be
support the project for the grant period. made.
Budget Information Instructions Line 5. Show totals for all columns of the Column (c). Enter the State(s) contribution.
Part 2 of the proposal should be titled non-Federal funds. The non-Federal share This requirement does not apply to State
‘‘PART II—PROPOSED PROJECT BUDGET.’’ must be no less than 10 percent of the total grantees.
The applicant must prepare the proposed cost of the project. The legislative Column (d). Enter the amount of cash and/
budget using Standard Form (SF) 424A requirement is found in section 502(c)(1) of or in-kind contributions to be made from all
(available in Adobe Acrobat format at http:// the OAA Amendments. Rules regarding other sources.
www.doleta.gov/seniors/other_docs/ States and non-Federal funds are found in Column (e). Enter totals of Columns (b), (c),
SF424a.pdf.) or a comparable format. the administrative regulations, 29 CFR Part and (d). The amount under Column (e)
Sections A, B, C, and D of the Budget 97. Please indicate as a remark (on Line 23) should be equal to the amount on Line 5,
Information Form should include budget the specific source(s) and amounts (if known) Column (f), Section A.
estimate for the entire grant Period. Sections of any non-Federal funds and include this Line 12. Under each column enter the same
A and B require information on the four basic information in the detailed cost breakout. figure entered in Line (8).
grant functional areas: (1) Administration; (2) Section B—Budget Categories Section D—Forecasted Cash Needs
Local Administration; (3) Participant Wages
In the column headings at Line 6 titled Make no entries.
and Fringe Benefits; and (4) Other Participant
‘‘Object Class Categories’’ (1) through (4),
Costs. Costs attributable to these function Section E—Budget Estimates of Federal
enter the titles of the grant functional areas
areas are described in the regulations. (See Funds Needed for Balance of Project
(Administration, Local Administration, PW/
also 20 CFR 641.847–641.873). Applicants
FB, and OEC) shown on Lines 1–4, Column Make no entries.
must ensure that the proportional
(a), Section A. For each functional area fill
distribution of the Federal funds among these Section F—Other Budget Information
in the total funds needed (Federal plus non-
functional areas meets the program Line 21—Direct Charges. In the space
Federal) by object class categories. The object
requirements. provided type ‘‘A Detailed Cost Breakout is
class categories are those listed in lines 6(a)
The following instructions are intended to through 6(k) including totals. Attached.’’
clarify the process of completing the SF–424 Lines 6a through 6h. Show the estimated A Detailed Cost Breakout is required with
grant application and the SF–424A budget amount (include the combined Federal and the Grant Application Package. All
form. The current regulations should be non-Federal share) for each direct object class applicants should prepare this and have
reviewed as well as OW Bulletin No. 00–20, category under each column used. All costs available for inspection the basis for their
Allocation of Indirect Costs, and OAA to be incurred under contracts or subgrants estimated costs by line item (including the
Amendments sections 502(b)(3)–(b)(4). Local should be reflected in line 6f (Contractual). detail for the ‘‘Other’’ line item). The cost
Administration includes estimated sums The costs to be incurred under individual breakout should reflect the SF–424A so that
associated with the administration of state contracts or sub-grants must be properly totals match for both the form and the
and Local SCSEP project activities including attributed among the three basic functional detailed breakout. Information should be
subgrantees, subcontractors, or other areas (i.e., Administration, Local presented by line item and category.
affiliates (OAA Amendments section Administration, PW/FB, and OPC). Under the Applicants are encouraged to describe any
502(b)(1)(R)). Sufficient funding for PW/FB column (Participant Wages and extraordinary item such as planned
administrative costs must go to the local Fringe Benefits), entries may be made in conferences, travel, and unusual expenses.
levels of program operation. three object class categories: ‘‘Personnel’’ It is important that the cost breakout
Clarifying Instructions for Standard Form (Participant Wages), ‘‘Fringe Benefits’’ demonstrate how costs are distributed
424 (Participant Fringe Benefits), or vertically as well as horizontally, showing
‘‘Contractual’’ (when funds for participant costs that occur at the local levels. The
If additional space is needed to complete wages and fringe benefits are to be included detailed cost breakout should also indicate
an item, insert an asterisk and use an extra in contracts or subgrants). the specific kind of non-Federal resources;
sheet of paper. For the most part, this form Line 6i. Show the total of entries made for for instance, the provision of office space or
is self-explanatory. Complete all applicable lines 6a through 6h in each column. the salaries of project staff.
items. Line 6j. Show the amount of indirect costs. The applicant may consult with the
Item 12. List the counties with the number A copy of the current indirect cost rate Federal Project Officer regarding the needed
of authorized positions to be placed in each agreement must be sent with the application. level of detail. In categorizing costs and their
one. If the space on the form is not sufficient, If it is not available please provide an applicability, all sponsors must follow OAA
please continue on a separate page. This list explanation and an estimate as to when it 2000 Section 502(c) and the Regulations at 20
must be consistent with the appropriate will be available. CFR Part 641 Subpart D, sections 641.847–
current individual State Equitable Line 6k. Enter the totals of the amounts 641.876. Please also see the discussion of
Distribution plans. indicated on lines 6i and 6j. For all administrative costs in the One-Stop
Item 15. The Federal funding for Program applications, the total amount in Column (5), Comprehensive Financial Management Guide
Year 2005 for all State applicants is listed in Line 6k, should be the same as the total at http://wdsc.doleta.gov/sga/pdf/
Attachment V or may be obtained by calling amount shown in Section A, Column (g), FinalTAG_August_02.pdf, pages II–5–3 to II–
your primary contact. Line 5. 5–6.
Line 7. Enter the estimated amount of Other considerations: Successful
Clarifying Instructions for Standard Form
income, if any, expected to be generated from applicants may be expected to attend
424–A
this project. Do not add or subtract this Department-sponsored training and should
Section A—Budget Summary amount from the total project amount. Under prepare their budgets accordingly. It will also
Lines 1–4, Columns (a) and (b). Under the project narrative statement describe the be useful to budget amounts for training,
Column (a), enter the following: nature and source of such income. Note: software and new computers (including
Income generated by SCSEP projects must be Internet access) related to new reporting
Line 1—‘‘Administration’’ used for SCSEP activities. requirements. NOTE: Applicants must have
Line 2—‘‘Local Administration’’ current computer technology and ensure that
Line 3—‘‘Participant Wages and Fringe Section C—Source of Non-Federal Resources their organizations have the capability to link
Benefits (PW/FB)’’ Line 8. Enter amounts of non-Federal to the Internet. Reporting will be done via the
Line 4—‘‘Other Participant Costs (OPC)’’ resources that will be used in the grant. Internet.
Under Column (b) on Line 1, enter Column (a). On Line (8) Column (a) only, When applicants divide costs between the
‘‘17.235’’. enter ‘‘SCSEP’’ (Senior Community Service ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Other Participant
Lines 1–4, Column (c) through (g). Leave Employment Program). A breakdown by Costs’’ Categories for the same cost item
Columns (c) and (d) blank. For each line functional areas is not necessary. Use Line (8) (such as a local project director), they should
entry under Column (a), enter in Columns (e) for entries under all columns. describe the basis for that division and
include mention of any surveys used to grant applicant of the documents and Appendix D: Assurances and
determine the allocations. The Department of materials that must accompany the grant Certifications Signature Page
Labor reserves the right to require additional application in support of the request. Where
information on any budget line item or cost THE GRANT CONDITIONS AND CLAUSES
indirect charges are approved, the terms and
category. WILL BE PROVIDED TO GRANTEES BY THE
conditions relating to the payment of indirect DIVISION OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
Line 22—Indirect Charges. Enter the type
costs, which are subject to negotiation by the (GRANT OFFICER) ALONG WITH A GRANT
of indirect rate (provisional, predetermined,
final, or fixed) that will be in effect during Department, will be specified in the grant SIGNATURE SHEET AND PACKAGE FOR
the grant period, and the nature and the document. THE GRANTEE’S SIGNATORY OFFICIAL.
amount of the base to which the rate is Line 23—Remarks. Provide any other SHOULD THERE BE ANY INCONSISTENCY
applied, and the total indirect charges. explanations or comments deemed necessary, BETWEEN THE CONDITIONS AND THE
Include a copy of your agency’s approved such as specific sources of non-Federal GRANTEE’S PROPOSAL, THE CONDITIONS
indirect cost rate agreement. It should cover funds. It is also suggested that the words SHALL GOVERN. FURTHER, IF THERE
the entire grant period. If not, state that a new ‘‘See Attached Detailed Cost Breakout’’ be SHOULD BE SUCH INCONSISTENCY
one will be provided when available. entered in this section. BETWEEN THE CONDITIONS AND THE
Applicants that have not previously used SPECIAL CLAUSES, THE SPECIAL
an indirect cost rate but wish to do so must CLAUSES SHALL GOVERN.
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Appendix F: County and State counties to compensate for the over-service APPENDIX H.—PY 2005 LEVELS OF
Authorized Positions in the other counties. In addition to FUNDING FOR CURRENT NATIONAL
temporarily utilizing allocations from the
Note: The following text is the instructions under served areas, attrition, and GRANTEES
for reviewing Appendix F, which is located concentrated efforts to make additional
at http://www.doleta.gov/Seniors/SGA/ unsubsidized placements, the grantee can use AARP Foundation ................. 73,454,709
SGA.cfm. other local, non-Federal resources. In a few Asociacion Nacional Pro
In making decisions about areas to be extreme cases in which the number of actual Personas Mayores ............ 7,689,923
served, applicants should be mindful of the participants is far out of proportion to the Easter Seals, Inc. ................. 16,077,169
number of ‘‘authorized positions’’ in each number of available contiguous counties, the Experience Works ................ 85,790,315
county as compared to the number of ‘‘actual Department, in consultation with the state Mature Services, Inc. ............ 5,514,963
positions.’’ grantee, will intervene to alleviate the National Able Network, Inc. .. 5,435,364
Funding will be based on the number of situation. National Asian Pacific Center
‘‘authorized positions,’’ which is the first
Other Resources on Aging ............................ 5,978,047
column of the state charts in this Appendix.
The actual number of participants in each National Caucus & Center on
For additional information regarding Black Aged ........................ 15,228,375
county is shown in the second column. In which grantees are currently in a county and
many counties the two numbers are different. National Council on the
where the state SCSEP grantee’s service areas
In counties in which the actual positions Aging ................................. 21,838,654
are located, applicants may consult the
are greater than the authorized positions, Equitable Distribution Report which is found National Indian Council on
grantees will have to manage their state-wide Aging ................................. 6,027,252
at the SCSEP Web site http://
allocation to accommodate actual on-board www.doleta.gov/seniors and the maps found Senior Service America, Inc. 50,970,214
participants in the over-served areas even SER—Jobs for Progress,
at the SGA item under ‘‘What’s New.’’
though their funding allocation is based on Inc. .................................... 26,168,160
the authorized position level, which may be USDA Forest Service ........... 20,369,239
less. Generally, in most counties that are APPENDIX G.—STATES THAT REQUIRE
over-served, the difference is small and can 10 PERCENT MINIMUM BID
be adjusted by normal attrition or targeted Appendix I: State Performance
efforts to place more participants into Funding Measures in PY 2005
unsubsidized employment. It is expected that Slots
amount
these imbalances will be resolved by the end Note: These values may be slightly higher
of the grant period. California ............... $29,193,091 4,079 (1–2 percent) in PY 2006 in order to promote
In a few states, there is one or more Florida ................... 20,122,897 2,813 continuous improvement in program
significantly over-served counties. In these New York .............. 22,540,759 3,151 performance and to reflect actual
states, applicants that wish to serve these Pennsylvania ........ 18,297,675 2,558 performance.
counties may consider proposing to also Texas .................... 18,928,589 2,646
serve enough contiguous under-served
Service Most in
Placement Retention level need
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
Alabama ........................................................................................................................... 23 55 162 70

Alaska .............................................................................................................................. 40 54 162 64
Arizona ............................................................................................................................. 29 54 162 67
Arkansas .......................................................................................................................... 25 54 151 67
California .......................................................................................................................... 26 67 162 71
Colorado .......................................................................................................................... 29 54 162 67
Connecticut ...................................................................................................................... 36 55 162 67
Delaware .......................................................................................................................... 30 67 162 67
District of Columbia ......................................................................................................... 20 50 162 81
Florida .............................................................................................................................. 33 82 162 73
Georgia ............................................................................................................................ 35 88 162 67
Hawaii .............................................................................................................................. 30 55 162 67
Idaho ................................................................................................................................ 29 54 151 67
Illinois ............................................................................................................................... 30 55 160 67
Indiana ............................................................................................................................. 30 55 151 67
Iowa ................................................................................................................................. 30 55 162 67
Kansas ............................................................................................................................. 21 53 151 73
Kentucky .......................................................................................................................... 30 55 162 67
Louisiana .......................................................................................................................... 28 53 162 67
Maine ............................................................................................................................... 29 54 162 67
Maryland .......................................................................................................................... 30 55 162 67
Massachusetts ................................................................................................................. 30 55 162 67
Michigan ........................................................................................................................... 22 54 151 67
Minnesota ........................................................................................................................ 23 55 151 67
Mississippi ........................................................................................................................ 30 55 162 67
Missouri ............................................................................................................................ 30 55 162 67
Montana ........................................................................................................................... 31 55 151 67
Nebraska .......................................................................................................................... 28 53 162 67
Nevada ............................................................................................................................. 66 54 162 79
New Hampshire ............................................................................................................... 21 53 151 64

New Jersey ...................................................................................................................... 25 50 162 67
New Mexico ..................................................................................................................... 25 54 151 67
New York ......................................................................................................................... 30 55 162 67
North Carolina .................................................................................................................. 29 55 162 67
North Dakota .................................................................................................................... 21 53 151 77
Service Most in
Placement Retention level need
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
Ohio ................................................................................................................................. 30 58 160 67

Oklahoma ......................................................................................................................... 30 55 160 71
Oregon ............................................................................................................................. 27 52 162 67
Pennsylvania .................................................................................................................... 30 55 162 67
Puerto Rico ...................................................................................................................... 25 52 162 67
Rhode Island .................................................................................................................... 20 52 162 67
South Carolina ................................................................................................................. 29 54 151 67
South Dakota ................................................................................................................... 30 55 151 67
Tennessee ....................................................................................................................... 23 55 151 70
Texas ............................................................................................................................... 29 54 162 67
Utah ................................................................................................................................. 27 52 162 67
Vermont ........................................................................................................................... 34 53 162 64
Virginia ............................................................................................................................. 30 82 160 70
Virgin Islands ................................................................................................................... 20 52 162 67
Washington ...................................................................................................................... 30 55 162 67
West Virginia .................................................................................................................... 22 54 151 73
Wisconsin ......................................................................................................................... 29 54 162 67
Wyoming .......................................................................................................................... 41 54 162 67
Appendix J: Resource List 3. Financial Resources • Workforce Investment Act Final Rules,
• OMB Circulars 20 CFR part 652
1. Program Legislation, Regulations, and
Policies http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ http://www.doleta.gov/seniors/html_docs/
circulars.html regs.cfm
• Older Americans Act Amendments of
• Allowable and Unallowable Cost
2000, Pub. L. 106-501 http://www.doleta.gov/ 5. ETA Initiatives
Requirements 20 CFR 641.850
Seniors/other_docs/owp-106–501.pdf • High Growth Job Training Initiative
• SCSEP Final Rule, 20 CFR part 641 http://www.doleta.gov/Seniors/other_docs/
http://www.doleta.gov/Seniors/other_docs/ etaOAreg.pdf http://www.doleta.gov/BRG/
etaOAreg.pdf • Allocation of Indirect Costs Under the JobTrainInitiative/
641.440–460, Responsibility Review of
SCSEP • Community College Initiative
Applicants http://www.doleta.gov/Seniors/html_docs/ http://www.doleta.gov/business/Community-
641.500, Participant Eligibility docs/00–20.cfm BasedJobTrainingGrants.cfm
641.700–715, Grantee Performance Measures • One-Stop Comprehensive Financial • Hispanic Initiative
641.750–770, Sanctions for Failure to Meet Management Assistance Guide,
Administrative Costs and Limitations, http://www.doleta.gov/reports/HWI_brief.cfm
Negotiated Levels of Performance
Chapter II–5–3 through II–5–6 and
641.844, Maintenance of Effort Requirements
641.856, Administrative Costs http://www.doleta.gov/sga/pdf/ http://www.doleta.gov/reports/DPLD.cfm
641.864, Program Costs FinalTAG_August_02.pdf 6. SCSEP Data Collection System (DCS)/
• Older Worker Bulletins and Training and SPARQ
4. Other Applicable Laws
Employment Guidance Letters • DCS/SPARQ Forms and Management
• Civil Rights Laws
TEGL No. 29–04, PY 2005 Fringe Benefit Reports Handbook
Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972—49
Guidelines CFR part 25 (gender) http://www.doleta.gov/Seniors/html_docs/
http://166.97.5.198/Seniors/other_docs/ Americans with Disabilities Act—28 CFR GranteePerf.cfm
TEGL29-04.pdf part 35 (Disability) • DCS/SPARQ 2 Prototype
TEGL No. 21–04, Revised Federal Poverty Rehabilitation Act—29 CFR part 32 Section http://dol.saic-solutions.com/
Guidelines for SCSEP 504 (Disability)
sparq2prototype/index.html
Civil Rights Act of 1964—29 CFR part 31
http://166.97.5.198/Seniors/other_docs/ Title VI (Race, color, national origin, sex)
teig_21-04.pdf 7. Grantee Contact Information
Workforce Investment Act—29 CFR part 37,
TEGL No. 13–04, Revised Income Definitions Section 188 (race, color, national origin, • Current National Grantees
and Income Inclusions and Exclusions for sex, religion, disability, political affiliation http://166.97.5.198/Seniors/html_docs/docs/
Determining SCSEP Eligibility and or belief, and age). NationalGrantees.cfm
Attachments Age Discrimination Act of 1975—29 CFR part • State Grantees
http://166.97.5.198/Seniors/other_docs/ 35 (any age)
U.S. Department of Labor Civil Right http://166.97.5.198/Seniors/html_docs/docs/
teig_13-04.pdf statecontacts04.cfm
Center contact information: Office of
http://166.97.5.198/Seniors/other_docs/
Compliance Assistance and Planning (202)
TEGL_PopSurvey.pdf 8. Other Contact Information
693–6501
http://166.97.5.198/Seniors/other_docs/
http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/crc/ • One-Stop Career Centers
TEGL_ComputeIncome.pdf
crcwelcome.htm • State Units on Aging
2. Applicable Forms • Jobs for Veterans Act • National Association of Area Agencies
on Aging
Routine Program Forms http://www.doleta.gov/seniors/html_docs/

regs.cfm http://www.n4a.org/
http://166.97.5.198/Seniors/html_docs/
• Workforce Investment Act, Pub. L. 105– • 502(e) Grantees and PY 2005 Service
Forms.cfm
220
SGA Forms Areas
http://www.doleta.gov/seniors/html_docs/
http://www.doleta.gov/sga/forms.cfm regs.cfm
Appendix K: Positions Bid Form

Note: Appendix K is located at http://
www.doleta.gov/Seniors/SGA/SGA.cfm.
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