In order to participate in farm worker programs sponsored and funded under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) administered by the National Farm Worker Jobs Program (NFIP) of the United States Department of Labor (USDOL), the applicant must meet the following requirements.
- Have been employed as a seasonal farm worker or migrant (a person or his/her dependents who during 12 of the last 24 months received at least 50 percent of their total income or been employed at least 50 percent of their work time in farm work); and
- Have an income below the HHS Poverty income guide lines or have been identified as a member of a family which receives public assistance or whose annual income does not exceed the higher of either the poverty level or 70 percent of the Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL); and
- Must have the potential to become gainfully employed and/or pursue Vocational or Special Training