Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), Title IV-D, Demonstration Program: Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations

SUMMARY: All information required to submit a proposal is contained in

this announcement. All applicants for grant funds should read this

notice in its entirety. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Women's

Bureau (WB) announces a grant competition for a demonstration program

using Title IV-D funds of the Job Training Partnership Act administered

by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA). WB expects to

award between three (3) and four (4) grants to Community-Based

Organizations (CBOs) to provide technical assistance to employers,

labor unions, and other nonunion labor organizations which will

encourage the promotion, recruitment, selection, training, placement

and retention of women in apprenticeship and other nontraditional

occupations in private workplaces.

This notice describes the background, the application process,

statement of work, evaluation criteria, and reporting requirements for

Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA 95-02). WB anticipates that up

to a total amount of $744,000 will be available for the support of all

grants using demonstration funding. The WB will provide the policy

leadership in this project. Improving women's employment opportunities

and other employment related equity and social issues has been the

driving force of the Women's Bureau since its inception in 1920. Within

the Department of Labor, the Director serves as the policy advisor on

women's issues to the Secretary and other DOL agencies charged with

improving the economic and workplace life of American workers.

DATES: One (1) ink-signed original, complete grant application (plus

five (5) copies of the Technical Proposal and two (2) copies of the

Cost Proposal) shall be submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor,

Office of Procurement Services, Room S-5220, Reference SGA 95-02, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, not later than 4:45

p.m. EST, June 26, 1995. Hand delivered applications must be received

by the Office of Procurement Services by that time.

ADDRESSES: Applications shall be mailed the U.S. Department of Labor,

Office of Procurement Services, Attention: Lisa Harvey, Reference SGA

95-02, Room S-5220, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Harvey, Office of Procurement

Services, Telephone (202) 219-6445. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This announcement consists of five parts:

Part I describes the background and purpose of the demonstration

program and identifies demonstration policy and topics. Part II

describes the application process and provides detailed guidelines for

use in applying for demonstration grants. Part III includes the

Statement of Work for the demonstration projects. Part IV identifies

and defines the evaluation criteria to be used in reviewing and

evaluating applications. Part V describes the deliverables and

reporting requirements.

Part I. Background

Improving women's employment opportunities and other employment

related equity and social issues to promote women in the work force has

been the driving force of the Women's Bureau since its inception in

1920. Within the Department of Labor, the Director serves as the policy

advisor on women's issues to the Secretary and other DOL agencies

charged with improving the economic and workplace life of American

workers.

To support the Department's activities in support of Women in

Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Act, the Women's

Bureau would like to update and expand its directory of apprenticeship

and nontraditional occupations training and employment programs serving

women into the ``WANTO Referral Network.'' To list your program with

the Bureau's ``WANTO Referral Network,'' please provide the following

information:

(1) Program Name:

(2) Administrative Agency:

(3) Address:

(4) Contact Person:

(5) Contact Telephone Number:

(6) Brief Description of Services:

(7) Eligibility:

(8) Contact Person for Employment Referrals:

Please send your response to: Women's Bureau, Office of the

Secretary, WANTO Network, Room S-3317, U.S. Department of Labor, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. (Telephone (202) 219-

6626 x114)

The Women's Bureau has a history of encouraging women to consider

the wide array of apprenticeable and other occupations nontraditional

to women. These jobs include the traditional skilled trades such as

carpenter, plumber, electrician, sheetmetal worker, or welder in the

construction industry, as well as jobs in the electronics industries,

other technical jobs that require computer-based skills to customize,

service, build and repair precision machinery in manufacturing, and

other technical computer-based jobs in the service sector industries

such as health care, finance, telecommunications and transportation. In

fulfilling their responsibilities to promote profitable employment

opportunities for women, the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training and

the Women's Bureau have come together to jointly administer the Women

in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Act and its TA

grant demonstration.

The Women's Bureau co-administers WANTO with the Bureau of

Apprenticeship and Training (BAT), formerly the Apprentice-Training

Service. BAT was established in 1937 as the national administrative

agency in the Department of Labor to carry out the objectives of the

National Apprenticeship Law, guided by the recommendations of the

Federal Committee on Apprenticeship. BAT has the objective to stimulate

and assist industry in the development, expansion, and improvement of

apprenticeship and training programs designed to provide the skilled

workers required by the American economy.

The legislative mandate of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and

Training--``to promote the furtherance of labor standards of

apprenticeship * * * to extend the application of such standards by

encouraging the inclusion thereof in contracts of apprenticeship, to

bring together employers and labor for the formulation of programs of

apprenticeship, to cooperate with State agencies in the formulation of

standards of apprenticeship.'' With the WANTO technical assistance

grants, BAT and the WB seek to broaden the horizons of women in

apprenticeship and other nontraditional occupations in promoting a

skilled work force.

Related Solicitation. This Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA

95-02), Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations is

complimentary to Diversity in Apprenticeship (SGA/DAA 95-004) now

seeking applicants by the Bureau of [[Page 25109]] Apprenticeship and

Training, Employment and Training Administration. All information

required to submit a proposal is provided in the March 17, 1995,

Federal Register (Vol. 60, No. 52), as amended. Applications for

Diversity in Apprenticeship are due in the U.S. Department of Labor,

Employment and Training Administration, by COB May 1, 1995. For further

information on SGA/DAA 95-004, contact Charlotte Adams, Division of

Acquisition and Assistance, Telephone (202) 219-8702 (this is not a

toll-free number).

Definitions. Nontraditional Occupations are those where women

account for less than 25 percent of the persons employed in a single

occupational group. Generally speaking, Apprenticeship includes a

formal paid training-work agreement where labor and management work

together to promote learning on the job; to support the ``hands on''

learning, there must be related theoretical instruction (often

classroom). After completing the program standards successfully--

usually 3 to 5 years--the apprentice is awarded a certificate of

completion by either the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training or the

State Apprenticeship Committee Agency.

A. Authorities

The technical assistance grants were first authorized under the

Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Act,

Public Law 102-530, approved October 27, 1992. Under an ``Intra-Agency

Agreement,'' the Bureau of Apprenticeship, ETA transferred to the

Women's Bureau $744,000 to fund the second year of WANTO under Part IV-

D of the Job Training Partnership Act which authorizes the use of funds

for pilot demonstration projects and are administered by ETA. The WB

has responsibility for implementing the Solicitation for Grant

Applications (SGA) process for the Technical Assistance (TA) grants to

Community-Based Organizations (CBOs).

B. Purpose of the Demonstration

The purpose of the WANTO Act is to competitively award TA grants to

CBOs with documented experience in the areas of recruiting, selection,

training, placing, retaining, and promotion of women in apprenticeship

and nontraditional occupations. CBOs will provide TA to employers,

labor unions and other nonunion labor organizations who have requested

TA from the Department of Labor to promote the employment of women in

apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations (NTOs) in their

workplaces. By providing TA to job creators--employers, unions and

other nonunion labor organizations--the Department of Labor (DOL)

anticipates increased employment and expanded job opportunities, with

good pay and benefits, for women in apprenticeship and nontraditional

occupations. Such WANTO activities promote the goal of the Department

to build and enhance a skilled work force in a high performance

workplace of new and better jobs.

Part II. Application Process

A. Eligible Applicants

1. Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) are eligible applicants to

receive technical assistance grants. The term ``community-based

organization'' as defined in section 4(5) of the Job Training

Partnership Act (29 U.S.C 1501(5)), means private nonprofit

organizations which are representative of communities or significant

segments of communities and which provide job training services. For

this solicitation the significant segment of communities are the

private nonprofit organizations which are representative of

organizations that have demonstrated experience administering programs

that recruit, select, train, place, and retain women for apprenticeship

training and other nontraditional occupations (NTOs).

2. Employers, Labor Unions, and Other Nonunion Labor Organizations

are eligible to receive technical assistance provided by community-

based organizations receiving WANTO grants. To be selected to receive

technical assistance, employers, and others must submit a technical

assistance request either directly (1) to the Department of Labor,

Office of Procurement Services or (2) to the CBO you have agreed to

partner in preparing the response to SGA 95-02. The CBO must then take

full responsibility for a timely and complete application. Also see G.

Technical Assistance Requests, below.

B. Contents

To be considered responsive to the Solicitation for Grant

Applications (SGA), each application must consist of and follow the

order of the sections listed in Part III of this solicitation. The

applicant must also include information which the applicant believes

will address the selection criteria identified in Part IV. Technical

proposals shall not exceed 20 single sided, double spaced, 10 to 12

pitch typed pages (not including attachments). Any proposals that do

not conform to these standards shall be deemed non-responsive to this

SGA and will not be evaluated.

1. Technical Proposal

Each proposal shall include (a) a two (2) page abstract which

summarizes the proposal and (b) a full description of the CBO's program

for technical assistance, including information required in Part III

and IV. No cost data or reference to price shall be included in the

technical proposal.

2. Cost Proposal

The cost (business) proposal must be separate from the technical

proposal. The transmittal letter and the grant assurance and

certification form shall be attached to the business proposal, which

shall consist of the following:

a. Standard Form 424 ``Application for Federal Assistance,''

(Appendix C) signed by an official from the applicant organization who

is authorized to enter the organization into a grant agreement with the

Department of Labor. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

(CFDA) is 17.700;

b. Standard Budget Form 424A ``Budget Information Form,'' (Appendix

D); and

c. Budget Narrative: Provide a narrative explanation of the budget

which describes all proposed costs and indicates how they are related

to the operation of the project. Provide this information separately

for the amount of requested Federal funding and the amount of proposed

Non-Federal contribution. In those applications which propose to fund

staff positions, the budget narrative must provide information which

describes the number of proposed positions by title and by the amount

of staff time and salary charged to Federal and Non-Federal funding

resources. The Budget Narrative provides the detailed description of

the costs reflected on the SF 424A.

C. Funding Levels

The Department has set aside up to $744,000 to be disbursed through

WANTO grants. The Women's Bureau expects to make three (3) or four (4)

awards to Community-Based Organizations (CBOs).

The Bureau expects awards to range from approximately $150,000 to

$250,000, depending upon Department agreement on technical assistance

services provisions, with no award in excess of $250,000.

D. Length of Grant and Grant Awards

The initial performance period for the grants awarded under this

SGA shall be for eighteen (18) months of program

[[Page 25110]] performance, with the option to extend for up to three

months as a no cost extension to complete final reports. Each applicant

shall reflect in their application the intention to begin operation no

later than September 1995.

E. Submission

One (1) ink-signed original, complete grant application (plus five

(5) copies of the Technical Proposal and two (2) copies of the Cost

Proposal must be submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of

Procurement Services, Room S-5220, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20210, not later than 4:45 pm EST, June 26, 1995. Hand

delivered applications must be received by the Office of Procurement

Services by that time.

Any application received at the Office of Procurement Services

after 4:45 pm EST will not be considered unless it is received before

award is made and:

1. It was sent by registered or certified mail not later than June

21, 1995.

2. It is determined by the Government that the late receipt was due

solely to mishandling by the Government after receipt at the U.S.

Department of Labor at the above address; or

3. It was sent by U.S. Postal Service Express Mail Next Day

Service-Post Office to Addressee, not later than 5:00 pm June 22, 1995.

The only acceptable evidence to establish the date of mailing of a

late application sent by registered or certified mail is the U.S.

Postal Service postmark on the envelope or wrapper and on the original

receipt from the U.S. Postal Service. If the postmark is not legible,

an application received after the above closing time and date shall be

processed as if mailed late. ``Postmark'' means a printed, stamped or

otherwise placed impression (not a postage meter machine impression)

that is readily identifiable without further action as having been

applied and affixed by an employee of the U.S. Postal Service on the

date of mailing. Therefore, applicants shall request that the postal

clerk place a legible hand cancellation bull's-eye postmark on both the

receipt and the wrapper or envelope.

The only acceptable evidence to establish the date of mailing of a

late application sent by U.S. Postal Service Mail Next Day Service-Post

Office to Addressee is the date entered by the post office receiving

clerk on the ``Express Mail Next Day Service-Post Office to Addressee''

label and the postmark on the envelope or wrapper and on the original

receipt from the U.S. Postal Service. ``Postmark'' has the same meaning

as defined above. Therefore, applicants shall request that the postal

clerk place a legible hand cancellation bull's-eye postmark on both the

receipt and the envelope or wrapper.

The only acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at

the U.S. Department of Labor is the date/time stamp of the Office of

Procurement Services on the application wrapper or other documentary

evidence of receipt maintained by that office. Applications sent by

telegram or facsimile (FAX) will not be accepted.

Part III. Statement of Work--Key Features

A. Introduction

The Women's Bureau (Washington, D.C.) announces the Solicitation

for Grant Applications (SGA) for competitive grant awards first funded

under the technical assistance program authorized by the Women in

Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Act and is now

funded under the JTPA Title IV-D, demonstration program administered by

the Employment and Training Administration. With grant funding of

$744,000 for Fiscal Year 1995, the Department expects to make three (3)

or four (4) awards to CBOs that will provide direct technical

assistance to change the workplaces of job creators--employers, labor

unions and other nonunion labor organizations--to make them more

supportive to the needs of women in apprenticeship and nontraditional

occupations (NTO).

1. CBOs may solicit employers, labor unions and other nonunion

labor organizations' representatives who request technical assistance

in preparing their workplace to promote women in apprenticeship and

nontraditional occupations (NTOs).

2. At the same time, the Department will continue to build an

inventory of workplace requests from employers, labor unions and

nonunion labor organizations sent directly to the Office of Procurement

Services, Room S-5220, Reference SGA 95-02, U.S. Department of Labor,

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210, Attention: Lisa

Harvey.

3. Technical assistance requests from both CBOs and employers,

labor unions and nonunion organizations should be in writing. A

technical assistance request should include information on the

demographics and needs of the firm. A sample of the information

required is attached to this SGA. The attached form can be duplicated

in any legible manner.

4. The Department will award only one grant per CBO--with or

without multiple service providers or sub-contractors. The total amount

of each grant will depend upon the total amount of direct technical

assistance to be provided. Applicants should provide estimated cost

(hourly or fixed rates) for specific technical assistance services they

are prepared to perform in the cost proposal.

5. Since the thrust of this SGA is technical assistance to

employers, etc. to attain workplace change, this is an employer-driven

program. Allowable grant expenditures do not include CBO capacity

building services, unless they are directly related to the provision of

technical assistance to improve job creators' workplaces--employers,

labor unions and nonunion labor organizations.

B. Program Requirements

The Department, through this competition, is seeking Community-

Based Organization grantees with a record of accomplishment, with

overall organizational experience and facilities, and with staff who

can demonstrate the necessary technical knowledge that can ensure

successful completion of provision of technical assistance to

employers, union and nonunion labor organizations, including research

and evaluation methodology in support of promoting women in

apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations in job creators'

workplaces. Grant applicants will have to demonstrate that they fulfill

these criteria, and that they have reasonable prospects for

establishing cooperative working arrangements with employers, union and

nonunion labor organizations.

In the grant application process, Community-Based Organization

grant applicants are not required to provide specific program design

for providing technical assistance. They are required to present

evidence of their experience, qualifications, technical knowledge of

programs to assist job creators to recruit, select, train, place and

retain women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations.

1. Provide Technical Assistance

Community-Based Organization (CBO) Eligibility: Definition. The

term ``community-based organization'' as defined in section 4(5) of the

Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501(5)), means private

nonprofit organizations which are representative of communities or

significant segments of communities and which provide job training

services.

a. For this solicitation the significant segment of communities are

organizations that have demonstrated experience administering programs

that [[Page 25111]] train and place women for apprenticeable

occupations or other nontraditional occupations, including CBOs that

have also had policy and publication experience in the area.

b. Community-Based Organizations, for this competition, do not

include for profit or public entities such as, the Job Training

Partnership System, hospitals, educational institutions--schools,

colleges and universities.

2. Community-Based Organizations: Scope of Work. The Women's Bureau

is seeking Community-Based Organizations with a record of

accomplishment in the areas related to increasing the employment of

women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations.

a. CBOs will provide Technical Assistance (TA) to employers, labor

unions, and nonunion labor organizations to assist them in preparing

their workplaces to support and promote women in apprenticeship

training and nontraditional occupations.

b. TA will include a variety of activities to recruit, train,

select, retain, and promote women in apprenticeable occupations and

other nontraditional occupations to promote workplace change for women,

increasing self-sufficiency for them and their families.

c. In addition to performing TA, CBOs will be required to conduct

workplace feasibility study/examination to produce a ``plan of action''

and to describe/analyze project activity in a manual or ``how-to'' at a

professional level.

3. Scope of CBO Technical Assistance Activities--Key Features

CBOs' technical assistance tasks include, but are not limited to,

the following activities:

a. With TA request, develop outreach and orientation sessions and

services to recruit women into the employers' apprenticeable

occupations and nontraditional occupations;

b. With TA request, develop preapprenticeable occupations or

nontraditional skills training to prepare women for apprenticeable

occupations or nontraditional occupations curriculum or employer

supported training;

c. With TA request, provide ongoing orientations for employers,

unions, and workers on creating a successful environment for women in

apprenticeable occupations or nontraditional occupations;

d. With TA request, establish support groups to facilitate

nontraditional occupation Networks for women on or off the job site to

improve job retention;

e. With TA request, establish a local computerized data base

referral network to maintain a current list of tradeswomen who are

available for work and employers and local labor unions who have

available job openings or apprenticeship opportunities;

f. With TA request, develop intervention strategies to address

workplace issues related to gender;

g. With TA request, provide liaison structure between tradeswomen

and employers and tradeswomen and labor unions to address workplace

issues related to gender;

h. With TA request, conduct exit interviews with tradeswomen to

evaluate their on-the-job experience and to assess the effectiveness of

the program; and

i. With TA request, develop front-end feasibility (``plan of

action'') and assessment tools to evaluate the effectiveness of the

program to be used by the customers; i.e., employers, labor unions and

other organizations.

4. Capabilities and Qualifications of CBO and Staff Applicant CBOs

are asked to provide information on organizational capacity, and

experience; and the qualifications of the principal investigator(s) and

staff who will provide both the ``hands on'' services and related

technical written products that describe the project activities in a

professional manner in the management and staff loading plans. In

addition, applicant CBOs shall provide responses to items a-e and their

subparts listed below:

a. Briefly describe and provide resumes documenting the

qualifications of your organization's principal investigator (or

technical assistance provider) and related staff (human resources) who

will provide technical assistance (also include staff responsible for

supporting research, analysis and writing manual and/or ``how-to''

publication(s)).

Provide complete resumes in staff loading section that describes

the qualifications of persons to provide technical assistance in the

area of women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations; include

both education and work experience.

Provide work references, to support principal investigator and

support staff qualifications to provide technical assistance in the

area of women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations.

Briefly describe physical resource facilities that support your

organization's human resources delivery of the technical assistance--

book and video library, conference rooms, computer hardware and

software, etc.

b. Briefly describe your organization's demonstrated experience in

preparing women to gain employment in apprenticeable occupations or

other nontraditional occupations;

Briefly describe your organization's current services.

Describe your organization's hourly or fixed costs for a range of

technical assistance services provided by your organization.

Describe your organization's current funding levels and sources of

funds.

Describe your organization's experience and success in the

provision of services to women in preparing them for gainful employment

in apprenticeable and other nontraditional occupations.

Describe what your organization would consider as its most

outstanding success over the last two years?

Provide customer references that specifically support your

organization's experience and qualifications to provide technical

assistance in the area of women in apprenticeship and nontraditional

occupations.

c. Briefly describe your organization's experience in delivering

technical assistance.

Briefly describe the geographic location of your organization's

technical assistance services and any experience in policy and/or

written technical publications, including ``how-to.''

Include (in the appendix) copies of publications, such as, policy

papers/studies, manuals or ``how-tos'' and feasibility studies related

to women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations that your

organization has developed.

Briefly describe target groups of women your organization has

provided recruitment, training, placement, retention and promotion

services; for what types of occupations and industries.

Briefly describe your organization's relationship with the Bureau

of Apprenticeship and Training or the State Apprenticeship Committee.

d. Demonstrate experience working with the business community to

prepare business to place women in apprenticeable occupations or other

nontraditional occupations;

Briefly describe your organization's relationship and experience

with employers and labor unions who offer apprenticeable and

nontraditional occupations.

Briefly describe the type(s) of technical assistance to employers

you have provided previously by your organization. What were the

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Provide business references to support your work with the business

community to prepare business to place women in apprenticeship and

nontraditional occupations.

Briefly list the employer and labor unions for which your

organization has provided technical assistance.

e. List the tradeswomen or women in nontraditional occupations as

active members of the organization, as either employed staff or board

members.

List name, trade, and organizational position of tradeswomen and

other women in nontraditional occupations on staff or on your

organization's Board of Directors.

Include the dates when tradeswomen served as active paid or unpaid

positions in your organization.

In addition all applications must also include a management and

staff loading plan. The management plan is to include a project

organization chart and accompanying narrative which differentiates

between elements of the Applicant's staff and subcontractors or

consultants who will be retained.

The staff loading plan must identify all key tasks and the person-

days required to complete each task. Labor estimates for each task must

be broken down by individuals assigned to the task, including

subcontractors and consultants. All key tasks must be charted to show

time required to perform them by months or weeks.

5. Use of Funds

The Technical Proposal of CBO applicants shall describe both known

and anticipated expenditures that may arise in the conduct of providing

technical assistance to and on employers, union and nonunion labor

organization relevant to workplace change for women in apprenticeship

and nontraditional occupations. The Department is also interested in

hearing about any leverage activities anticipated with WANTO funds.

a. List activities on which grant funds will be expended.

b. List any leverage of funds activities taken or anticipated with

this grant--any partnerships, linkages or coordination of activities,

combining of streams of funding, etc.

c. List activities on which grants funds will be expended by

subgrantees (if applicable).

6. Continuation of Activities

The Technical Proposal of CBO applicants shall describe any

anticipated strategies proposed by them to encourage and promote the

continuation or expansion of grant activities beyond the grant's period

of program performance.

a. Briefly describe your organization's approach to employers or

unions/nonunion organizations to continue support for women in the

workplace after they are recruited, trained and placed in

apprenticeship and other nontraditional occupations and after the

completion of this project.

b. Briefly describe how your organization will approach employers

or unions/nonunion organizations to incorporate technical assistance

into ongoing recruiting, training and promotion of women in

apprenticeships and other nontraditional occupations after the

completion of this project.

G. Technical Assistance Requests

1. The Department is seeking employers, labor unions and other

nonunion organizations who want to receive technical assistance from

the community-based organizations with grants to provide such

assistance. Requesting employers and union and nonunion labor

organizations should submit technical assistance requests to the

Department of Labor, Attention: Lisa Harvey, Office of Procurement

Services, Room S-5220, Reference SGA 95-02, 200 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.

2. A sample copy of a request for information is attached to this

SGA, although no special form is required as long as the information

indicated is provided. The information requested for technical

assistance includes inquiries 1-8, listed below as (a)-(h), along with

your name, title, organization, address, phone, FAX, employer or labor

(union/nonunion) affiliation, firm/organizations' industry and product:

a. Briefly describe your (firm/organization's experience in

recruiting, training and retraining women for apprenticeship and other

nontraditional occupations.

b. Briefly describe your (firm/organization's) current or

anticipated need(s) for technical assistance (i.e., problem recruiting,

training, and/or retraining women in apprenticeship and other

nontraditional jobs.

c. Provide a description of the types of apprenticeship or

nontraditional occupations your firm or organization want to train and

place women, including women already in your workplace and working at

other jobs, including pay and benefits.

d. How many jobs, also new employment opportunities, will be

created in your workplace, and for what occupations or apprenticeships,

over the next two to five years?

e. Briefly discuss the type of women your firm or organizations

wishes to target or attract.

f. Assurance that there are or will be suitable and appropriate

positions available--in your workplace or outside economy--in

apprenticeable occupations programs or nontraditional occupations

targeted.

g. Commitment that reasonable effort will be made to place

qualified women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations.

h. Briefly describe your plans for the development and maintenance

of a relationship with the State level of the Bureau of Apprenticeship

and Training.

3. Applicants who prefer to submit the completed technical

assistance forms with their grant proposal shall include them within a

separate section entitled ``Section G.'' This section shall be attached

to the end of the Technical Proposal.

Part IV. Evaluation Criteria and Selection

Applicants are advised that selection for grant award is to be made

after careful evaluation of technical applications by a panel. Each

panelist will evaluate applications against the various criteria on the

basis of 100 points. The scores will then serve as the primary basis to

select applications for potential award. Clarification may be requested

of grant applicants if the situation so warrants. Please see Part III.,

Section B. for additional information on the elements against which

proposal will be reviewed.

1. Technical Criteria: Points

a. Capabilities and Qualifications of CBO and Staff...... 60

b. Use of Funds.......................................... 20

c. Continuation of Activities............................ 20

2. Cost Criteria:

Proposals will be scored, based on their costs in

relation to other proposals submitted in response to

this SGA................................................

3. Total Score:

Technical quality of proposals will be weighted three (3)

times the estimated price in ranking proposals, for

purposes of selections for award........................

Proposals received will be evaluated by a review panel based on the

criteria immediately following. The panel's recommendations will be

advisory, and final awards will be made based on the best interests of

the Government, including but not limited to such factors as technical

quality, geographic balance.

The Department wishes to make it clear that it is not simply the

best- [[Page 25113]] written proposals that will be chosen, but rather

those which demonstrate the greatest experience and commitment to

assisting business to successfully recruit, train, and retain women in

apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations and to expand

the employment and self-sufficiency options of women.

During the technical panel evaluation of all proposals and

requests, the Department will bring together CBO qualifications and

capabilities with employers/labor unions and other nonunion labor

organizations requests to develop final grant activities. In addition,

the Department will also consider geographic coverage and occupational/

industrial impact in the final TA grant awards, as well as broadening

coverage of different CBO service providers.

Part V

A. Deliverables

(This section is provided only so that grantees may more accurately

estimate the staffing budgetary requirements when preparing their

proposal. Applicants are to exclude from their cost proposal the cost

of any requested travel to Washington, D.C.)

1. No later than four (4) weeks after award, the grantee shall meet

with the Women's Bureau and the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training

to discuss technical assistance activities, timelines, and technical

assistance outcomes assessment for comment and final approval. At that

time the grantee final technical assistance requests and CBOs will be

matched. The CBO and the Department will discuss and make decisions on

the following program activities:

a. The number of employers and union/nonunion labor unions to be

served.

b. The methodology to be used to change management and employee

attitudes about women in non- traditional occupations.

c. The types of systemic change anticipated by technical assistance

strategies anticipated to be incorporated into employer on-going

recruitment, hiring, training and promotion of women in apprenticeship

and apprenticeable nontraditional occupations.

d. The occupational, industrial and geographical impact

anticipated.

e. The supportive services to be provided to employers and women

after successful placement into apprenticeship or apprenticeable

nontraditional occupations.

f. The plan for the development and maintenance of a relationship

with the State level of the Federal Bureau of Apprenticeship and

Training.

The Women's Bureau and the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training

will provide input orally and in writing, if necessary, within ten (10)

working days after the meeting.

3. No later than twelve (12) weeks after award, the grantee shall

begin the program of technical assistance to employers and labor unions

to recruit, promote and retain women in apprenticeable occupations and

other nontraditional training for women, characterized by employment

growth and above average earnings.

4. No later than sixteen (16) weeks after award, the first

quarterly progress report of work done under this grant will be due.

Thereafter, quarterly reports will be due ten (10) working days after

the end of each of the three remaining quarters.

Quarterly progress reports should include:

a. A description of overall progress on work performed during the

reporting period, including (1) number and profiles of employers, union

and nonunion labor organizations provided technical assistance during

the period; (2) systemic workplace and policy changes--actual or in

process; (3) public presentations; (4) media articles or appearances;

(5) publications disseminated and (6) publications developed.

b. An indication of any current problems which may impede

performance and the proposed corrective action.

c. A discussion of work to be performed during the next reporting

period.

Between scheduled reporting dates the grantee shall also

immediately inform the Grant Officer's Technical Representative of

significant developments affecting the grantee's ability to accomplish

the work.

5. No later than fifty-two (52) weeks after award, the grantee

shall submit, one (1) camera ready copy and one (1) diskette (IBM

compatible; WordPerfect 5.1), an integrated draft report of the process

and results of the technical assistance activities during the year. The

Women's Bureau and the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training will

provide written comments on the draft report within twenty (20) working

days if substantive problems are identified. The grantee's response to

these comments shall be incorporated into the final report.

6. No later than sixty-four (64) weeks after award, the grantee

shall submit one (1) camera ready copy and one (1) diskette (IBM

compatible, WordPerfect 5.1) of the final report. The report shall

cover findings, final performance data, outcome results and assessment,

and employer or labor union plans for follow-up of participants. Copies

of technical assistance curricula shall be included, as well as any

plans for replication and dissemination of information. An Executive

Summary of the findings and recommendations, if any, shall either be

included in the report or accompany the report.

Signed at Washington, D.C. on May 3, 1995.

Lawrence J. Kuss,

Grants Officer.

Appendices

Appendix A--Application for Technical Assistance

Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WA-NTO)

WOMEN'S BUREAU

BUREAU OF APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING

The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking employers and labor

unions who want and would benefit from receiving Technical

Assistance (TA) in their outreach and recruitment training and

retention of women in apprenticeship and apprenticeable

nontraditional occupations. The object of the technical assistance

is both to promote the self-sufficiency of women and to promote a

skilled and stable workforce for employers and labor unions.

TA will be provided by community-based organizations (CBOs) with

experience and DOL grants to provide such TA. The U.S. Department

will match employer or labor unions with CBOs or CBOs can submit

employers and/or labor unions with their response to the SGA. All

Technical Assistance Requests should be received at the address

below by September 8, 1995.

Please complete this application and mail it to: Office of

Procurement Services, Room S-5220, Reference SGA--95-02, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20210, Attention: Lisa Harvey.

1. Name and Title of Applicant:

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2. Name of Organization:

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3. Industry and Product:

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4. Check Affiliation:

Employer:

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Labor Union & related:

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5. Address:

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6. Telephone:

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7. Fax:

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8. Briefly describe your (firm/organization's experience in

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apprenticeship and other nontraditional occupations.

9. Briefly describe your (firm/organization's) current or

anticipated need(s) for technical assistance (i.e., problem

recruiting, training, and/or retraining women in apprenticeship and

other nontraditional jobs.

10. Provide a description of the types of apprenticeship or

nontraditional occupations your firm or organization want to train

and place women, including women already in your workplace and

working at other jobs, including pay and benefits.

11. How many jobs, also new employment opportunities, will be

created in your workplace, and for what occupations or

apprenticeships, over the next two to five years?

12. Briefly discuss the type of women your firm or organizations

wishes to target or attract.

13. Assurance that there are or will be suitable and appropriate

positions available--in your workplace or outside economy--in

apprenticeable occupations programs or nontraditional occupations

targeted.

14. Commitment that reasonable effort will be made to place

qualified women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations.

15. Briefly describe your plans for the development and

maintenance of a relationship with the State level of the Bureau of

Apprenticeship and Training.

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Signature

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Date

Appendix B--Assurances and Certifications Signature Page

The Department of Labor will not award a grant or agreement

where the grantee/recipient has failed to accept the ASSURANCES AND

CERTIFICATIONS contained in this section. By signing and returning

this signature page, the grantee/recipient is providing the

certifications set forth below:

A. Assurances--Non-Construction Programs

B. Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion--Lower Tier Transaction

C. Certifications Regarding Lobbying: Debarment, Suspension,

Drug-Free Workplace

D. Certification of Release of Information

E. Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity Requirements of JTPA

Applicant Name:

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Date: ________

If there is any reason why one of the assurances or

certifications listed cannot be signed, please explain. Applicant

need only submit and return this signature page with the grant

application. All other instructions shall be kept on file by the

applicant.

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Signature of Authorized Certifying Official

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Applicant Organization

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Title

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Date Submitted

Please Note: This signature page and any pertinent attachments

which may be required by these assurances and certifications shall

be attached to the applicant's Cost Proposal.

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Instructions for the SF 424

This is a standard form used by applicants as a required

facesheet for preapplications and applications submitted for Federal

assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies to obtain applicant

certification that States which have established a review and

comment procedure in response to Executive Order 12372 and have

selected the program to be included in their process, have been

given an opportunity to review the applicant's submission.

Item and Entry

1. Self-explanatory.

2. Date application submitted to Federal agency (or State if

applicable) & applicant's control number (if applicable).

3. State use only (if applicable).

4. If this application is to continue or revise an existing

award, enter present Federal identifier number. If for a new

project, leave blank.

5. Legal name of applicant, name of primary organizational unit

which will undertake the assistance activity, complete address of

the applicant, and name and telephone number of the person to

contact on matters related to this application.

6. Enter Employer Identification Number (EIN) as assigned by the

Internal Revenue Service.

7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space provided.

8. Check appropriate box and enter appropriate letter(s) in the

space(s) provided:

--``New'' means a new assistance award.

--``Continuation'' means an extension for an additional funding/

budget period for a project with a projected completion date.

--``Revision'' means any change in the Federal Government's

financial obligation or contingent liability from an existing

obligation.

9. Name of Federal agency from which assistance is being

requested with this application.

10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and

title of the program under which assistance is requested.

11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. If more than

one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a

separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction or real property

projects), attach a map showing project location. For

preapplications, use a separate sheet to provide a summary

description of this project.

12. List only the largest political entities affected (e.g.,

State, counties, cities).

13. Self-explanatory.

14. List the applicant's Congressional District and any

District(s) affected by the program or project.

15. Amount requested or to be contributed during the first

funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of in-kind

contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable.

If the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award,

indicate only the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the

amounts in parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are

included, show breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program

funding, use totals and show breakdown using same categories as item

15.

16. Applicants should contact the State Single Point of Contact

(SPOC) for Federal Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the

application is subject to the State intergovernmental review

process.

17. This question applies to the applicant organization, not the

person who signs as the authorized representative. Categories of

debt include delinquent audit disallowances, loans and taxes.

18. To be signed by the authorized representative of the

applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for you to

sign this application as official representative must be on file in

the applicant's office. (Certain Federal agencies may require that

this authorization be submitted as part of the application.)

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