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The law requires USDOL to obligate the ARRA funds to SCSEP grantees within 30 days of its enactment or no later than March 19, 2009. In addition, grantees must in turn obligate its ARRA funds to SCSEP operators within 30 days of receipt. This short time frame does not allow the State sufficient time to issue and procure SCSEP operators under ARRA through a Request for Proposal process. To comply with the State procurement rules, DLIR has submitted a Request for Exemption from Chapter 103F, HRS, to the State Procurement Office. A Request for Information has also been prepared soliciting expressions of interest. POLICY Grantees and operators are expected to adhere to the current statutory and regulatory requirements for SCSEP as contained in the following: • 2006 Older Americans Act (OAA) Amendments, Public Law 109-365; • SCSEP Performance Accountability Interim Rule, 20 CFR Part 641, Subparts A and G, 72 Federal Register 36832 (June 29, 2007); • SCSEP Final Rule 20 CFR Part 642 (Apri19, 2004); • Priority of Service for Covered Persons: Final Rule 20 CFR Part 1010, 73 FR 78132 (December 19, 2008); and • The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, PL 111-05, Division A, Title VIII. Accountability and transparency are key components of the ARRA. Recipients of ARRA SCSEP funds must: • Provide SCSEP services in the same counties/geographic areas as currently authorized; • Recruit and enroll new participants according to the SCSEP eligibility rules; • Assign participants among subprojects in accordance with the PY 08 equitable distribution formula to the extent feasible; • Recruit new host agencies or expand opportunities at existing host agencies; • Protect against maintenance of effort violations; • Track ARRA participation and document activities using the SCSEP Performance and Results QPR (SPARQ) data collection and performance reporting system; and • Track ARRA funds separately from regular SCSEP grant funds and submit all required financial reports in a timely manner as determined by USDOL in accordance with the ARRA. In addition, to the extent feasible, emphasis should be placed in training participants in areas of high growth industries such as health care, child care, education, green jobs, energy efficiency, and environmental services. While it is expected that performance under the ARRA will be utilizing the same performance measures, it is anticipated that separate goals will be issued for the ARRA funds. It is also anticipated that the reporting requirements under the ARRA will need to be more frequent than -2-