Attachment VII (Accessible PDF).pdf

ETA Advisory File Text

Attachment VII VII-1 U. S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration National Farmworker Jobs Program Risk Review Process The Department will determine if the applicant had any restriction on spending for any ETA grant due to adverse monitoring findings within the past three years. Depending on the severity of the findings the Grant Officer may elect to not provide the applicant a grant award or to impose conditions on the award. All applications deemed to be complete and responsive by the Grant Officer will go through a risk review process. Before making an award ETA will review information available through any OMB-designated repository of government-wide eligibility qualification or federal integrity information such as the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System FAPIIS and Do Not Pay. Additionally ETA will comply with the requirements of 2 CFR Part 180 Government-wide Debarment and Suspension Non-Procurement . This risk evaluation may incorporate results of the evaluation of the applicant s eligibility application screening or the quality of its application technical review . If ETA determines that an entity is responsible and an award will be made special conditions that correspond to the degree of risk assessed may be applied to the award. Risk related criteria evaluated include Financial stability Quality of management systems and ability to meet the management standards prescribed in the Uniform Grant Guidance History of performance. The Applicant s record in managing awards cooperative agreements or procurement awards if it is a prior recipient of such Federal awards including timeliness of compliance with applicable reporting requirements and if available the extent to which any previously awarded amounts will be expended prior to future awards Reports and findings from audits performed under Subpart F Audit Requirements of the Uniform Grant Guidance 2 CFR 200.500 2 CFR 200.521 or the reports and findings of any other available audits and monitoring reports containing findings issues of non-compliance or questioned costs and The applicant s ability to effectively implement statutory regulatory or other requirements imposed on recipients. Note Selection of an organization as a recipient does not constitute approval of the grant application as submitted. Before the actual grant is awarded the Department may negotiate with an applicant regarding such items as program components staffing and funding levels and administrative systems in place to support grant implementation. If the negotiations do not result in a mutually acceptable submission the Grant Officer reserves the right to terminate the negotiations and decline to fund the application. The Department reserves the right to not fund any application related to this guidance.