E9-17456. Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) Amendment One; State Energy Sector Partnership (SESP) and Training Grants

AGENCY:

Employment and Training Administration (ETA, Labor).

ACTION:

Notice: Amendment to SGA/DFA-PY-08-20.

SUMMARY:

The Employment and Training Administration published a document in the Federal Register on June 24, 2009, announcing the availability of funds and solicitation for grant applications (SGA) for State Energy Sector Partnership (SESP) and Training Grants to be awarded through a competitive process. This notice is the first amendment to the SGA and clarifies items related to: (1) Updated Attachment 1—Counties Impacted by Automotive-Related Restructuring; (2) the number of parts to the technical proposal (Section IV: Application and Submission Information, Part 2 Technical Proposal); (3) the number of sub criteria to the Strategy and Project Work Plan criteria in Section V.A.3); (4) participants eligible to receive training (Section III.D.1); and, (5) Section B on Green Industries and Occupations (Supplementary Information). The document is hereby amended.

1. Attachment I—Counties Impacted by Automotive Restructuring. This notice replaces “Attachment I” as referenced on p. 30127-30128, which is a list of 281 counties impacted by automotive-related restructuring from the Center for Automotive Research. In addition to the 281 counties, an additional 31 counties have been included on the list due to an inadvertent omission on the original list. This is the complete and final list and there will be no further changes to this list. Accordingly, the “old” Attachment I on p. 30127-30128 is being replaced by the “new” Attachment I below:

Attachment I—Counties Impacted by Automotive-Related Restructuring

FIPS	County name	State
1013	Butler	AL
1021	Chilton	AL
1083	Limestone	AL
1085	Lowndes	AL
1089	Madison	AL
1095	Marshall	AL
1101	Montgomery	AL
1121	Talladega	AL
1125	Tuscaloosa	AL
5023	Cleburne	AR
5041	Desha	AR
5055	Greene	AR
5083	Logan	AR
6001	Alameda	CA
6037	Los Angeles	CA
10003	New Castle	DE
13089	DeKalb	GA
13121	Fulton	GA
13139	Hall	GA
13143	Haralson	GA
13167	Johnson	GA
13285	Troup	GA
19029	Cass	IA
19037	Chickasaw	IA
19071	Fremont	IA
19089	Howard	IA
19095	Iowa	IA
19115	Louisa	IA
19149	Plymouth	IA
19157	Poweshiek	IA
19175	Union	IA
19197	Wright	IA
17007	Boone	IL
17025	Clay	IL
17031	Cook	IL
17047	Edwards	IL
17067	Hancock	IL
17121	Marion	IL
17113	McLean	IL
17155	Putnam	IL
17187	Warren	IL
17189	Washington	IL
17191	Wayne	IL
18001	Adams	IN
18003	Allen	IN
18005	Bartholomew	IN
18009	Blackford	IN
18015	Carroll	IN
18017	Cass	IN
18025	Crawford	IN
18033	De Kalb	IN
18031	Decatur	IN
18035	Delaware	IN
18037	Dubois	IN
18039	Elkhart	IN
18041	Fayette	IN
18045	Fountain	IN
18047	Franklin	IN
18051	Gibson	IN
18053	Grant	IN
18059	Hancock	IN
18061	Harrison	IN
18065	Henry	IN
18067	Howard	IN
18071	Jackson	IN
18075	Jay	IN
18077	Jefferson	IN
18081	Johnson	IN
18087	Lagrange	IN
18093	Lawrence	IN
18097	Marion	IN
18103	Miami	IN
18107	Montgomery	IN
18113	Noble	IN
18123	Perry	IN
18133	Putnam	IN
18135	Randolph	IN
18143	Scott	IN
18147	Spencer	IN
18141	St. Joseph	IN
18149	Starke	IN
18151	Steuben	IN
18153	Sullivan	IN
18157	Tippecanoe	IN
18159	Tipton	IN
18175	Washington	IN
18179	Wells	IN
18183	Whitley	IN
20001	Allen	KS
20209	Wyandotte	KS
21003	Allen	KY
21009	Barren	KY
21017	Bourbon	KY
21023	Bracken	KY
21031	Butler	KY
21033	Caldwell	KY
21041	Carroll	KY
21043	Carter	KY
21055	Crittenden	KY
21057	Cumberland	KY
21069	Fleming	KY
21073	Franklin	KY
21075	Fulton	KY
21077	Gallatin	KY
21081	Grant	KY
21093	Hardin	KY
21099	Hart	KY
21101	Henderson	KY
21103	Henry	KY
21107	Hopkins	KY
21111	Jefferson	KY
21113	Jessamine	KY
21121	Knox	KY
21123	Larue	KY
21137	Lincoln	KY
21151	Madison	KY
21155	Marion	KY
21167	Mercer	KY
21169	Metcalfe	KY
21173	Montgomery	KY
21179	Nelson	KY
21183	Ohio	KY
21191	Pendleton	KY
21199	Pulaski	KY
21207	Russell	KY
21209	Scott	KY
21211	Shelby	KY
21213	Simpson	KY
21221	Trigg	KY
21227	Warren	KY
21229	Washington	KY
22017	Caddo	LA
24510	Baltimore (city)	MD
24043	Washington	MD
26009	Antrim	MI
26017	Bay	MI
26025	Calhoun	MI
26045	Eaton	MI
26049	Genesee	MI
26059	Hillsdale	MI
26063	Huron	MI
26065	Ingham	MI
26067	Ionia	MI
26069	Iosco	MI
26075	Jackson	MI
26079	Kalkaska	MI
26081	Kent	MI
26087	Lapeer	MI
26091	Lenawee	MI
26093	Livingston	MI
26099	Macomb	MI
26107	Mecosta	MI
26111	Midland	MI
26113	Missaukee	MI
26115	Monroe	MI
26125	Oakland	MI
26127	Oceana	MI
26133	Osceola	MI
26135	Oscoda	MI
26139	Ottawa	MI
26143	Roscommon	MI
26145	Saginaw	MI
26147	St. Clair	MI
26149	St. Joseph	MI
26157	Tuscola	MI
26159	Van Buren	MI
26161	Washtenaw	MI
26163	Wayne	MI
26165	Wexford	MI
27029	Clearwater	MN
27123	Ramsey	MN
29047	Clay	MO
29061	Daviess	MO
29079	Grundy	MO
29105	Laclede	MO
29113	Lincoln	MO
29147	Nodaway	MO
29175	Randolph	MO
29183	St. Charles	MO
29189	St. Louis	MO
29229	Wright	MO
28009	Benton	MS
28011	Bolivar	MS
28051	Holmes	MS
28089	Madison	MS
28119	Quitman	MS
28129	Smith	MS
28145	Union	MS
28161	Yalobusha	MS
37063	Durham	NC
37071	Gaston	NC
37089	Henderson	NC
37145	Person	NC
37165	Scotland	NC
38051	McIntosh	ND
31019	Buffalo	NE
31047	Dawson	NE
31051	Dixon	NE
31141	Platte	NE
31159	Seward	NE
34023	Middlesex	NJ
34039	Union	NJ
36029	Erie	NY
36063	Niagara	NY
36067	Onondaga	NY
36089	St. Lawrence	NY
39001	Adams	OH
39003	Allen	OH
39011	Auglaize	OH
39019	Carroll	OH
39021	Champaign	OH
39025	Clermont	OH
39027	Clinton	OH
39033	Crawford	OH
39035	Cuyahoga	OH
39039	Defiance	OH
39043	Erie	OH
39051	Fulton	OH
39061	Hamilton	OH
39063	Hancock	OH
39065	Hardin	OH
39069	Henry	OH
39071	Highland	OH
39077	Huron	OH
39079	Jackson	OH
39083	Knox	OH
39091	Logan	OH
39093	Lorain	OH
39095	Lucas	OH
39097	Madison	OH
39113	Montgomery	OH
39117	Morrow	OH
39121	Noble	OH
39125	Paulding	OH
39131	Pike	OH
39135	Preble	OH
39137	Putnam	OH
39139	Richland	OH
39141	Ross	OH
39143	Sandusky	OH
39147	Seneca	OH
39149	Shelby	OH
39153	Summit	OH
39155	Trumbull	OH
39159	Union	OH
39161	Van Wert	OH
39169	Wayne	OH
39171	Williams	OH
39173	Wood	OH
39175	Wyandot	OH
40095	Marshall	OK
40109	Oklahoma	OK
42003	Allegheny	PA
42117	Tioga	PA
45007	Anderson	SC
45019	Charleston	SC
45021	Cherokee	SC
45035	Dorchester	SC
45067	Marion	SC
45083	Spartanburg	SC
47001	Anderson	TN
47003	Bedford	TN
47007	Bledsoe	TN
47009	Blount	TN
47015	Cannon	TN
47031	Coffee	TN
47041	DeKalb	TN
47045	Dyer	TN
47051	Franklin	TN
47053	Gibson	TN
47055	Giles	TN
47061	Grundy	TN
47063	Hamblen	TN
47065	Hamilton	TN
47069	Hardeman	TN
47073	Hawkins	TN
47077	Henderson	TN
47079	Henry	TN
47087	Jackson	TN
47097	Lauderdale	TN
47099	Lawrence	TN
47105	Loudon	TN
47113	Madison	TN
47117	Marshall	TN
47119	Maury	TN
47107	McMinn	TN
47109	McNairy	TN
47121	Meigs	TN
47123	Monroe	TN
47131	Obion	TN
47133	Overton	TN
47135	Perry	TN
47141	Putnam	TN
47143	Rhea	TN
47147	Robertson	TN
47149	Rutherford	TN
47151	Scott	TN
47159	Smith	TN
47177	Warren	TN
47185	White	TN
48029	Bexar	TX
48439	Tarrant	TX
49003	Box Elder	UT
51023	Botetourt	VA
51710	Norfolk (city)	VA
51155	Pulaski	VA
51173	Smyth	VA
51177	Spotsylvania	VA
55059	Kenosha	WI
55075	Marinette	WI
55105	Rock	WI
54079	Putnam	WV

2. Section IV: Application and Submission Information, Part 2. Technical Proposal (page 30119) is revised to confirm the number of parts that are referenced in the technical proposal as follows:

a. Old Text—“Under the leadership of the State Workforce Investment Board, the SESP will develop a comprehensive Sector Plan that will serve as the technical proposal in response to this Solicitation. The Sector Plan will present the State's overall strategy for preparing workers in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries and consists of four parts: (1) Statement of Need; (2) State Energy Sector Partnership; (3) Strategy and Work Plan; and (4) Implementation Timeline and Projected Outcomes. Applicants will be evaluated on the completeness and quality of their submissions. A full description of the criteria that will be used to evaluate each submission and points are awarded are outlined in section V.A.”

b. New Text—“Under the leadership of the State Workforce Investment Board, the SESP will develop a comprehensive Sector Plan that will serve as the technical proposal in response to this Solicitation. The Sector Plan will present the State's overall strategy for preparing workers in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries and consists of five parts: (1) Statement of Need; (2) State Energy Sector Partnership; (3) Strategy and Work Plan; (4) Implementation Timeline and Projected Outcomes; and (5) Suitability for Evaluation. Applicants will be evaluated on the completeness and quality of their submissions. A full description of the criteria that will be used to evaluate each submission and points are awarded are outlined in section V.A.”

3. Section V.A.3, Application and Review Information, Evaluation Criteria (page 30122) is revised to clarify the number of sub-criteria in the Strategy and Project Work Plan as follows:

a. Old Text—“iii. Strong evidence that the applicant has the fiscal, administrative, and performance management capacity to effectively administer this grant. The applicant must fully describe its capacity to lead and manage the SESP, and oversee the local and regional project teams in order to successfully implement the State Energy Sector Plan.”

b. New Text—“iv. Strong evidence that the applicant has the fiscal, administrative, and performance management capacity to effectively administer this grant. The applicant must fully describe its capacity to lead and manage the SESP, and oversee the local and regional project teams in order to successfully implement the Sector Plan.”

4. Section III.D.1, Participants Eligible to Receive Training (page 30118) is revised to clarify that individuals with disabilities are among the populations that may be served. Accordingly, Section III.D.1 on p. 30118 is revised by replacing the language designated below as “old text” with the language designated as “new text”:

a. Old Text—“Other individuals, such as untapped labor pools and entry-level and incumbent workers that do not fit into the categories above, may also be served through these projects.”

b. Next Text—“Other individuals, such as untapped labor pools including individuals with disabilities and entry-level and incumbent workers that do not fit into the categories above, may also be served through these projects subject to the priority considerations given to the populations above and consistent with the populations to be served through the grantee's statements of work for their existing grant(s).”

5. Supplementary Information Section B “Green Industries and Occupations” on p. 30115 is revised to provide further information on the industries in which applicants may focus and includes the following statement:

a. New Text: We will also evaluate applications for projects that include emerging green occupations from industries that have not been discussed in this section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeannette Flowers, Grants Management Specialist, Division of Federal Assistance, at [phone] (this is not a toll-free number).

Signed at Washington, DC this 17th day of July, 2009.

Eric D. Luetkenhaus,

Grant Officer.