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6. Fulfilling the Match Requirement <br />Applicants are expected to fulfill the match amount specified on the SF -424 during the <br />grant period of performance. If the match amount specified is not met or If a portion of the <br />matching funds are found to be unallowable costs, the amount of DOL grant funds may be <br />decreased on a dollar- for - dollar basis. If this occurs, the grantee may be required to repay <br />funds to DOL. <br />7. Reporting Match-and Leveraged Resources <br />DOL grantees must track and report both match and leveraged resources quarterly on <br />ETA Form 9130. Instructions and the ETA Form 9130 may be found at <br />http: / /www.doleta.gov /grants /fin.anclal_reporting.cfm <br />D. Other eligibility Criteria <br />1: Grant Recipient Training <br />Grant recipients are required to participate in all ETA training activities related to <br />- - -- orientation-,- financial - management -and- reporting; Verfermance- reportirrg—,p-rod-�Tct dfsse imatiori, — - " —" <br />and other technical assistance training ap appropriate during the life of the grant. These trainings . <br />may occur via conference calls through virtual events such as wehinars� and in- person meetings <br />Applicants should budget for at least two staff members to attend two in- person training events <br />during the life of the grant. <br />2. Transparency . <br />The Department is committed to conducting a transparent grant award process and <br />publicizing information about program outcomes. Applicants are advised that their application and <br />information related to Its review and evaluation (whether or not the application is successful) may <br />be made publicly available, either fully or partially. In addition, information about grant progress <br />and results may also be made publicly available. <br />E. Eligible Participants <br />1. Participants Eligible to Receive Training <br />. .Applicants must propose projects that focus on providing education and training to <br />unemployed and /or-employed workers, however, incumbent workers are not eligible for OJT <br />under this SGA. The Department is particularly interested in making sure that grants focus on <br />serving long -term unemployed workers, especially those who have been unemployed the <br />longest. <br />In order to be considered as an applicant focusing on this population, at least 75% of the <br />applicant's participants should be documented as long -term unemployed. While long -term <br />unemployed individuals are defined as those who have been unemployed for 27 weeks or more, <br />the Department is also interested in making sure that applicants have the. flexibility to serve <br />Individuals from their communities that have been unemployed the longest. Individuals who <br />have lost theirjobs during the recent recession (commencing from January 1, 2008 forward), <br />and have exhausted unemployment benefits, or have not yet reconnected with a job that <br />provides comparable responsibility and pay (underemployment), or who are working part -time <br />job(p) when they want a full -time job, or who have become discouraged and have stopped <br />looking for a job should be considered among the long -term unemployed. Applicants should . <br />consult their state's .unemployment data to target individuals who have been unemployed for <br />much longer than 27 weeks. (Data on unemployment Is available at <br />hftp: / /ows.doleta.gov /unemploy /) <br />0 <br />4111_WIC <br />