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93.593:  Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals

Popular Name:  JOLI Program

Objectives:  To promote the ability of welfare recipients and other low-income individuals and families to become financially self-sufficient by awarding grants to certain nonprofit organizations and community development corporations that will create new employment and business opportunities through: self-employment; microenterprise; new business ventures; and the expansion of existing businesses through technical and financial assistance that will result in full-time permanent jobs for eligible participants.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

93.593 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  Grants are made to nonprofit organizations (including community development corporations) exempt from taxation under Section 501(c) 3 or 4 of the Internal Revenue Code, to develop demonstration projects as authorized.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and any low-income individual, whose income does not exceed 100 percent of the official poverty guidelines.

Credentials/Documentation:  Project applicants must present with application written evidence of State TANF agency's willingness to enter a cooperative agreement. Applicants are encouraged to include with application written evidence of other organizations' and businesses' willingness to cooperate when the project involves the use of other agency resources, to include funds, facilities, services, etc. Nonprofit organizations (including community development corporations) exempt from taxation under Section 501(c) 3 or 4 of the Internal Revenue Code must submit proof of this nonprofit status. Grantee's applicable costs and administrative procedures will be determined in accordance with 45 CFR Part 74 and 92.

93.593 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Program." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Application Procedure:  All information and forms required to prepare a grant are published in the Federal Register. Copies of the program announcement are available from the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447. Phone: (202) 401-5282. All information needed to submit an application for funding consideration is provided through a Request for Proposal published in the Federal Register.

Award Procedure:  Official notice of approved grant applications is made through issuance of a Financial Assistance Award. Official notice of an accepted application proposal is made through award of a grant.

Deadlines:  Established when grants are solicited. Deadlines for grants are announced in the Federal Register as part of the solicitation of applicants.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  From 60 to 365 days. Generally, solicited grants will be acted upon within 180 days.

Appeals:  Appeals are processed in accordance with HHS regulations in 45 CFR Part 16.

Renewals:  No-cost extensions are available if formally applied for and approved. If an application is recommended for approval for 1 or more years, the grantee must submit each year a formal request for an extension accompanied by a progress report which will be evaluated prior to a recommendation of continuation.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Selecting factors include: (1) Organizational experience in program area and staff responsibilities; (2) analysis of need; (3) work program; (4) significant and beneficial impact; (5) third party evaluation; (6) public-private partnerships; and, (7) budget appropriateness and reasonableness.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Microenterprise business development, self-employment business training, specialized job training related to new business ventures and/or a specific business expansion project that is designed to create permanent full-time jobs for eligible AFDC and low-income individuals to move toward economic self-sufficiency.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  The average is $500,000.

93.593 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 93.647 Social Services Research and Demonstration;
• 93.645 Child Welfare Services: State Grants.

93.593 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

93.593 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $5,500,000; FY 00 est $5,500,000; and FY 01 est $5,500,000.

Budget Account Number:  75-1536-0-1-506.

Authorization:  Family Support Act, Title V, Section 505, as amended, Public Laws 86-778, 88-452, 90-265, 99-190, 100-485, and 104-193 as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1310.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  Guidelines and other information are published in the Federal Register.

93.593 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Not applicable.

Headquarters Office:  Nolan Lewis, Division of Community Discretionary Programs, Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447. Phone: (202) 401-5282.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

93.593 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  There is no requirement for matching Federal funds, however grantees are encouraged to share in the cost of projects and to mobilize other resources for project implementation. Cooperative letters of resource commitment are given special considered in the review of applications.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Grant awards are approved for up to 3 year project periods and are funded for up to a maximum of $500,000, for the full project period.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Projects must: 1) Create new employment and/or business opportunities for welfare recipients and other low-income individuals; (2) each nonprofit organization funded under this demonstration must enter into a cooperative relationship with the agency responsible for administering the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in the area served by the project; (3) develop a comprehensive project design that describes the work program and strategy, the training design, support services and counseling, technical and financial assistance plan, access to business capital and follow up support services; and (4) include an independent, methodologically sound evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities in creating new jobs and/or business opportunities. Funds awarded under this demonstration program cannot be used for new construction or the purchase of real property.

93.593 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Semi-annual programmatic and fiscal reporting are required, and final program report covering the total project operational period. All projects funded under this program must include an independent, methodologically sound evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities carried out under the grant. Interim project evaluation reports must be submitted annually and a final project evaluation report at the end of the project period.

Audits:  Audits are required in accordance with requirements in 45 CFR 74 and 92.

Records:  Financial and other records of the grant are to be kept 3 years after the termination of the grant or until audited, whichever comes first.