[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 43408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19664]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Through FY 2017 Stand Down Grant Requests
AGENCY: Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Amendment to Federal Register, 80 FR 80390 (Dec. 24, 2015) [FR
Doc. 2015-32406 Filed 12-23-15; 8:45 a.m.]. This amendment extends
funding for Stand Down events to December 31, 2017, contingent upon
funding availability, and extends the award ceiling to $50,000 for
Stand Down events planned to take place in certain designated counties
where a federal major disaster has been declared by the President and
where the Secretary has determined circumstances appropriate for an
increased award ceiling.
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SUMMARY: This notice amends 80 FR 80390 (Dec. 24, 2015) [FR Doc. 2015-
32406 Filed 12-23-15; 8:45 a.m.]. The revised language is below:
IV. Award Information
In recognition of the substantial scale of such disasters as
Hurricane Harvey, the Secretary has determined it appropriate, in
certain circumstances where a federal major disaster has been declared,
to allow entities proposing to conduct Stand Down events in areas
impacted by those disasters to apply for funds in amounts up to
$50,000. It is anticipated that this expanded ceiling will be most
often provided on account of disasters that are similar in scale to
such events as Hurricane Harvey and that impact substantial
populations. In such circumstances, as declared by the Secretary in
writing, entities proposing to conduct Stand Down events (1) within
those designated counties where a federal major disaster has been
declared by the President, or (2) in geographical areas to which a
substantial number of veterans from those declared counties have been
relocated, may apply for a one-time request for funds in amounts up to
$50,000 through December 31, 2017. Applications will be processed and
awarded subject to availability of funding. The general maximum award
amounts of $10,000 per applicant per fiscal year for multiple day Stand
Down events, or $7,000 for one day events, will not apply to such
requests for designated counties where a federal major disaster has
been declared by the President. Acceptable uses of Stand Down grant
funds have not changed. Applicants may expend these funds over a period
not to exceed September 30, 2018, or if funded after October 1, 2017,
applicants may expend these funds over a period not to exceed September
20, 2019, the statutory life of the appropriated funds.
The Secretary hereby declares that entities proposing to conduct
Stand Down events in areas impacted by the following disasters may
apply for funds in amounts up to $50,000: (1) Within those designated
counties in Texas, parishes in Louisiana, or counties in other States,
where a federal major disaster has been declared by the President on
account of Hurricane Harvey, Tropical Storm Harvey, or related storm
systems, or in geographical areas to which a substantial number of
veterans from those declared counties or parishes have been relocated;
and (2) within those designated counties, municipalities, or districts
in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or counties in
other States, where a federal major disaster has been declared by the
President on account of Hurricane Irma, Tropical Storm Irma, or related
storm systems, or in geographical areas to which a substantial number
of veterans from those declared counties, municipalities, or districts
have been relocated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin, Grant Officer, Office
of Grants Management, at (202) 693[hyphen]2989, [email protected].
Sam Shellenberger,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Veterans' Employment and Training Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-19664 Filed 9-14-17; 8:45 am]
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