The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Career Services and Training Grants Reopening for Select Service Areas

Per 20 CFR 685.200, to be eligible to receive an NFJP grant, an entity must have (1) an understanding of the problems of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers (including their dependents); (2) a familiarity with the agricultural industries and the labor market needs of the proposed service area; and (3) 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. The Department encourages applications from organizations who may not have received NFJP grants in the past.Furthermore, applicants will receive priority consideration of two bonus points if the applicant (if applying as a non-intermediary organization) or at least one subgrantee (if applying as an intermediary organization) has at least one census tract in their target area designated by the Secretary of Treasury as a qualified opportunity zone; applicants will not receive additional bonus points for more than one opportunity zone sub-grantee. For more information on opportunity zones, go to https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/opportunity-zones-frequently-asked-questions.

Jeannette Flowers Supervisory Grants Mgmt Specialist