Labour market · 02/04/1999

Job Training Partnership Act, Section 402: Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Program and Workforce Investment Act of 1998; Section 167: Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs

The U.S. Department of Labor (the Department or DOL) announces the availability of funds under Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA-DFA-99-009), for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker (MSFW) Programs for Program Year (PY) 1999, and procedures for selection of designated grantees for PY 1999 and PY 2000 (July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2001). This SGA is under the authority of Section 402 of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), 29 U.S.C. 1672, and Section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), 29 U.S.C. 9201. Applicants selected will be designated as PY 1999/2000 grantees to deliver appropriate workforce investment activities, and related assistance, to eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers. Section 402 of JTPA and Section 167 of WIA require that the eligible entities be selected using a process consistent with Federal competitive procurement policies.