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National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grants for Housing Services

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 17.264
Sponsors
Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Deadlines
Jun 28, 2024
Purpose

The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grants for Housing Services provides funding to facilitate the delivery of housing solutions that are responsive to the needs of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents. Projects should work to meet immediate and near-term needs to address homelessness, prevent homelessness, and improve safety and sanitary standards of existing housing.

Applicants must propose a project that will focus on providing permanent housing only or providing permanent and temporary housing. Descriptions of the types of housing services and examples of project activities are provided in the application instructions.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are entities that have:

  • An understanding of the problems of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers, including their dependents
  • A familiarity with the agricultural industries and the labor market needs of the proposed service area
  • The ability to demonstrate a capacity to administer and deliver effectively a diversified program of workforce investment activities, including youth workforce investment activities, and related assistance for eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers

Education and training providers, tenant and housing organizations, advocacy organizations, labor or worker organizations, industry representatives, and organizations that provide services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers and other populations facing multiple barriers to employment are encouraged to apply.

Geographic coverage
California, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas, and Washington
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $1,500,000
Award floor: $500,000
Project period: 51 months
Estimated number of awards: 8
Estimated total program funding: $6,500,000

Application process

Links to the full announcement and online application process are available through grants.gov. The application instructions will be found on the related documents tab.

Tagged as
Employment and unemployment · Families · Farmers and farmworkers · Housing and homelessness · Migrants · Arizona · California · Florida · Idaho · Illinois · Michigan · New York · North Carolina · Oregon · Puerto Rico · Texas · Washington

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