The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the availability of $6.5 million in grants to help organizations improve delivery of safe and sanitary housing solutions for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents.
Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) will award approximately eight grants. They will go to organizations that propose project designs to provide housing services in one or more states and a territory with the highest estimated number of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers. They are Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas and Washington.
Applications for the grants must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 28. Click here to apply and to obtain more information. Those that do not have a Grants.gov username and password will be given the opportunity to register for an applicant account.
Authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the funding will connect eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents to permanent and temporary housing that is owner-occupied, or occupied on a permanent, year-round basis (notwithstanding ownership). The permanent housing must be the person’s primary residence to which they return at the end of the work or training day. At least 70% of the funds will go toward permanent housing.
To be eligible to receive an NFJP grant, an entity must have the following:
- 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 effectively deliver a diversified program of workforce investment activities, including youth workforce investment activities and related assistance for eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
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