# National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grants for Housing Services

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/foa-eta-24-18-national-farmworker-jobs-program-nfjp-grants-for-housing/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353901

> Employment and Training Administration offered grants of up to $1.5 million (at least $500,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $6.5 million in total. Applications closed on June 28, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FOA-ETA-24-18 |
| Agency | Employment and Training Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 28, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $1.5 million |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | 8 |
| Total funding | $6.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 17.264 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The following organizations are eligible to apply:Per section 167(b) of WIOA and 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 Project Narrative section of this FOA is designed to elicit information from the applicants to demonstrate these three qualities. Further, the department will only award NFJP Housing Funds to provide housing services in service areas located in one or more of the 12 states specified in Section III.B.

## What the grant funds

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $6,500,000 in grant funds authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 167 for the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP), Housing Services. The period of performance is 51 months and starts July 1, 2024, and ends September 30, 2028. The NFJP model aims to connect eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents to permanent 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 to at the end of the work or training day. Additionally, the NFJP model aims to provide temporary housing that is not owner-occupied to eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers whose employment requires occasional travel outside their normal commuting area. The Department will award at least 70 percent of the funds for permanent housing.

## Questions people ask

### Is FOA-ETA-24-18 still open?

No. It closed on June 28, 2024.

### Who can apply for National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grants for Housing Services?

Employment and Training Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grants for Housing Services?

Closed June 28, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.5 million each. About $6.5 million in total across about 8 awards.

### Who has won National Farmworker Jobs Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Motivation Education & Training Inc, Pathstone Corporation, Center for Employment Training. The program made 327 awards worth $462 million in that time.