Job Opportunities for Low Income Individuals (JOLI) Program

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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.593 ContactProgram Office Contact:
Thom Campbell
OCS Grants Operations Center
1400 Key Boulevard
Suite 910
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 1-800-281-9519
Email: OCSGRANTS@acf.hhs.gov

Office of Grants Management Contact:
Katrina Morgan
OCS Grants Operations Center
1400 Key Boulevard
Suite 910
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 1-800-281-9519
Email: OCSGRANTS@acf.hhs.gov

PurposeThe Office of Community Services' (OCS) will award up to $1.16 million through the Job Opportunity for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) program to support business development and expansion opportunities, including micro-enterprise and self-employment opportunities, in an effort to help Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other low-income individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency.

JOLI grantees create jobs through provision of technical and financial assistance to private employers in the community in order to create sustainable employment and business opportunities.

Financial assistance to low-income individuals may be provided through the use of revolving loan funds or the provision of direct cash assistance to a micro-enterprise or self-employed business owner. Funded projects should focus on one of the following three program strategies:
new business ventures, business expansion, and self-employment/micro-enterprise projects.

Grantees must ensure that TANF or RCA recipients and other low-income individuals are recruited to participate in business development and expansion activities and to fill positions created under the program. The program must help TANF recipients and other low-income individuals overcome personal or community barriers, and ensure that the businesses and jobs remain viable for at least one year after the end of the grant. OCS will strongly encourage applicants to propose projects that support child care and early childhood education as such projects create jobs for low-income participants and support other working families.

In addition, OCS would encourage projects that coordinate support services for participants with a program that provides Individual Development Accounts.

EligibilityNonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education>

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) or a 501(c)(4) status with the IRS, organizations, other than institutions of higher education. Faith-based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Amount of
fundingExpected Number of Awards: 4
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,160,000
Award Ceiling: $290,000 Application
processAddress to Request Application Package
Standard Forms, assurances, and certifications are available at the ACF Funding Opportunities
Forms webpage. Standard Forms are also available at the Grants.gov Forms Repository website.
Thom Campbell
OCS Grants Operations Center
1400 Key Boulevard, Suite 910
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 1-800-281-9519
Email: ocsgrants@acf.hhs.gov
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A link to the application is available through Grants.gov at: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=97794.

For complete information about funding programs, including your application status, please contact funders directly. Summaries are provided for your convenience only. RAC does not take part in application processes or monitor application status.

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