20A - LABOR TECHNICAL SIKLLS TRAINNING GRANT

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available to the grantee (or subgrantee) to be used specifically for project activities. The grantee has control over and disburses these funds and they are tracked and accounted for in their accounting system. Other federal resources may not be counted towards the match. requirements. Examples of cash match include funds provided for grant activities by the applicant; funds the applicant receives from employers or salaries paid by employers providing the incumbent worker training; and cash funds the applicant receives from partners of the applicant including foundations, private entities or state or local governments, provided that the government resources are not comprised of any federal funds. In -kind contributions are non cash contributions provided by the applicant or, non - Federal third parties. In -kind contributions may be in the form of equipment, supplies, and other expendable property, donated time, and the value of gpods and services that directly benefit and are specifically identifiable to the, . project program. 9. Allowable Match To be allowable as.part of match, a cost must be an allowable charge for Federal grant. Determinations of allowable costs will be made in accordance with the applicable Federal cost — - — principles- for- nonprofitsfeducation- and- governmerrt entities -as- indicated -in- Section V[-.B-.I- - -- Additionally, grantees must follow the requirements regarding match, including definition and valuation of in -kind resources found in 29 CFR 95.23 and 29 CF 97.24. 4. Incumbent Worker Salaries The portion of an incumbent worker's salary paid while the worker is participating in incumbent worker training (i.e., employee paid release time) may be counted as match under these grants.. Fringe benefits and other pefsonal benefits cannot be counted as. match. For employer partners (or subrecipients), these funds may be counted as cash match. Please note that salaries paid by employers to OJT participants cannot .count as match. 5. SF -424, SF -424A and the Budget Narrative The matching funds required of applicants who are proposing incumbent worker activities must be shown on the SF -424 application and the SF -424A budget form. Please note that any cash or in -kind resources beyond the 50 percent required match should be counted as leveraged resources. Applicants must clearly make the distinction between what will be considered matching funds and what will be considered additional leveraged resources.and explain leveraged resources in the budget narrative separately from the explanation of match. Do not include the leveraged funds on the 8F -424 or SF -424A. Applicants who are not proposing incumbent worker activities should list no match amount on the SF -424 and SF -424A, even if they are providing leveraged resources. Details on leveraged resources can be included in the budget narrative. For applicants proposing incumbent worker activities, the amount and nature of the match must also be clearly described in the budget narrative as discussed in Section N.B.I. The budget narrative must include a breakdown of the match that lists the amount of the cash match; the amount of in -kind match; and the total match provided. If there is a discrepancy in the amount of funds specified on the SF -424, SF -424A or Budget Narrative, DOL will consider the amounts specified on the SF -424 as the applicant's match. Applicants that fail to provide the required match information on the SF-424, SF -424A and in the budget narrative will be found 'non-responsive to this SGA and their application will not be considered for funding. There are no evaluation criteria or points associated with this match requirement or the provision of leveraged resources.