Agricultural Career and Employment Grants Program (ACE)

The summary for the Agricultural Career and Employment Grants Program (ACE) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the DM Office of Advocacy and Outreach, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Agricultural Career and Employment Grants Program (ACE): The ACE grants program is intended to improve the supply of skilled agricultural workers and bring greater stability to the workforce in this sector. This stability will be realized through services specifically designed to assist farmworkers in securing, retaining, upgrading or returning from agricultural jobs. Such services include the following: - agricultural labor skills development; - the provision of agricultural labor market information; - transportation; - short-term housing while in transit to an agricultural worksite; - workplace literacy and assistance with English as a second language; - health and safety instruction, including ways of safeguarding the food supply of the United States; and - other such services the Secretary deems appropriate.

Federal Grant Title:	Agricultural Career and Employment Grants Program (ACE)
Federal Agency Name:	DM Office of Advocacy and Outreach
Grant Categories:	Agriculture Employment Labor and Training
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA2011ACE01
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	10.465
CFDA Descriptions:	Farmworker Training Grant Program
Current Application Deadline:	Nov 15, 2011
Original Application Deadline:	Nov 15, 2011
Posted Date:	Oct 20, 2011
Creation Date:	Oct 20, 2011
Archive Date:	Dec 15, 2011
Total Program Funding:	$4,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$500,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	8
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - For profit organizations other than small businesses - Small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility: Entities eligible for awards are non-profit organizations or a consortium of entities comprised of a non-profit organization and one or more of the following: agribusinesses, State and local governments, agricultural labor organizations, farmer or rancher cooperatives, and community-based organizations with the capacity to train farmworkers. The criteria by which an entity's capacity to train farmworkers will be evaluated, at a minimum, by the following items: 1) an understanding of the issues facing hired farmworkers and conditions under which they work; 2) familiarity with the agricultural industry in the geographic area to be served, including agricultural labor needs and existing services for farmworkers; and 3) the capacity to effectively administer a program of services and benefits authorized by the grants program.
Grant Announcement Contact: Christine Chavez National Farmworker Coordinator 202-205-4215

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