E-ALERT: Volume 3, Number 5
TASK FORCE FOR FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Small Grassroots Organizations Connecting with the One-Stop Delivery System

The Department of Labor (DOL) announced a competition for $4 million in funding for faith-based and community organizations to help hard-to-serve populations prepare for and succeed in employment opportunities. Services funded by the grants will focus on individuals who face significant hurdles to employment, including welfare recipients, high school dropouts and ex-offenders. Grantees will provide supportive services, such as mentoring and life skills coaching, to enable individuals to fully utilize the employment services offered at local One-Stop Career Centers. The DOL's Employment and Training Administration expects to award between 60 and 70 grants. Deadline: All applications are due by 5:00 p.m. EST on May 2, 2006. The solicitation is available through www.grants.gov. View the Solicitation: http://www.doleta.gov/sga/sga/SGA-DFA-05-08.pdf.

For more information on the DOL's employment and training programs, please visit http://www.doleta.gov. The DOL will post a Frequently Asked Questions page on its website for this solicitation by March 29, 2006. Please check this page periodically during the solicitation for updates. The Frequently Asked Questions can be found at: http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/documents/misc/fbo-cbo.cfm. For technical assistance contact Shakil Khandoker, Federal IT Specialist: Phone, 202-693-3436; e-mail, Khandoker.Shakil@dol.gov.

The Task Force welcomes your comments and inquiries.

Please contact us at:

Task Force for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
US Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20530
Website: http://www.usdoj.gov/fbci
Telephone: (202) 514-2987
E-Mail: FBCI@usdoj.gov

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