In addition to the definitions found in WIA secs. 101 and 167 and
in 20 CFR 660.330, the following definitions apply to programs under
this subpart:
Allowances means direct payments, which must not exceed the higher
of the State or Federal minimum wage, made to MSFW participants during
their enrollment to enable them to participate in training services.
Capacity enhancement means the technical assistance afforded to
grantees and grantee staff by the Department to improve the quality of
the program and the delivery of program services to MSFWs.
Department means the U.S. Department of Labor, including its
agencies and organizational units, unless otherwise indicated.
Disadvantaged means a farmworker whose income, for any 12
consecutive months out of the 24 months immediately before the
farmworker applies for the program, does not exceed the higher of
either the poverty line or 70 percent of the lower living standard
income level.
DSFP means the Division of Seasonal Farmworker Programs within the
Employment and Training Administration of the Department, or a
successor organizational unit.
Eligibility determination period means any consecutive 12-month
period within the 24-month period immediately preceding the date of
application for the MSFW program by the applicant farmworker.
Emergency Assistance means assistance that addresses immediate
needs of farmworkers and their families, provided by MSFW grantees.
Except for evidence to support legal working status in the United
States and Selective Service registration, where applicable, the
applicant's self-attestation is accepted as eligibility for emergency
assistance.
Farmwork means those occupations in the agricultural industries
identified by the Department for inclusion in its allocation formula
for MSFW-funded programs.
MSFW program grantee means an entity which is awarded a WIA grant
directly from the Department to carry out the MSFW program in one or
more designated States or substate areas.
MSFW means a Migrant or Seasonal Farmworker under WIA section 167.
MOU means Memorandum of Understanding.
Self-certification means a farmworker's signed attestation that the
information he/she submits to demonstrate eligibility for the MSFW
program is true and accurate.
Service area means the geographical jurisdiction in which a WIA
section 167 grantee is designated to operate.
Work experience means a planned, structured learning experience
that takes place in a workplace for a limited period of time. Work
experience may paid or unpaid, as appropriate.
