YRC Region 6 Community Council: Agricultural Career and Employment Grants Program or “ACE”

Agricultural Career and Employment Grants Program or “ACE”
To improve the supply of skilled agricultural workers and bring greater stability to the workforce in this sector. This stability will be

realized through services specifically designed to assist farmworkers in securing, retaining, upgrading or returning from agricultural jobs. Such services include the

following: agricultural labor skills development; the provision of agricultural labor market information; transportation; short-term housing while in transit to an agricultural worksite; workplace literacy and assistance with English as a second language; health and safety instruction, including ways of safeguarding the food supply of the United States; and other such services the Secretary deems appropriate.

Award Amount: Up to $500,000 / 8 Grants
CDFA Number: 10.465
Deadline: November 15, 2011
Eligibility: Entities eligible for awards are non-profit organizations or a consortium of entities comprised of a non-profit organization and one or more of the following: agribusinesses, State and local governments, agricultural labor organizations, farmer or rancher cooperatives, and community-based organizations with the capacity to train farmworkers.
Contact: Christine Chavez, Program Leader, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Advocacy and Outreach, Phone: 202-205-4215, E-mail: christine.chavez@osec.usda.gov