Targeted Population. “Targeted Population,” as defined in 12 U.S.C. 4702(20) and related CDFI Fund and IRS Guidance documents, shall mean individuals, or an identifiable group of individuals, including an Indian tribe, who (A) are low-income persons; or (B) otherwise lack adequate access to loans or equity investments.
Targeted Population. ABAWD applicants and recipients.
Targeted Population. District of Columbia residents 12- 21 years of age.
Targeted Population. Study participants were farmworkers employed in fernery operations in northeast Central Florida where ornamental ferns are grown and harvested in a seasonally high heat environment. Ferneries are horticultural industries and fernery workers are considered agricultural laborers for the purposes of federal regulation (9). Although specific agricultural industries in Florida may have distinct employee populations and workplace risks, general occupational health and safety factors such as chemical use, repetitive motion, and heat exposure exist across all agricultural industries. Ferneries are fields of fern grown under porous black shadecloth (saran) or occasionally under natural tree cover depending upon the species of fern. The partially enclosed environment is characterized by high ambient temperatures due to solar radiation that is absorbed by the shadecloths, solar radiation that travels through the shadecloths, high humidity, and diminished air circulation (7). Ferns are harvested 12 months of the year in Volusia County, Florida, the most humid state in the United States (10). Per the most recent climate data from the Florida Climate Data Center from 1981-2010, the normal maximum ambient temperature for Volusia County from May through August is 88.2°F (31.2°C) (11). These temperatures, in combination with high humidity, create a very hot working environment. Additionally, fernery workers use self-provided, low cost, impermeable clothing (e.g., plastic trash bags tied around farmworker torso) to protect themselves from moisture arising from close contact with the harvested plants (7). Workplace demand for productivity (i.e., daily pay is “piece rate” - based on the number of harvested fern bunches) pushes fernery workers to high physical exertion levels, compromising the body’s natural compensatory mechanisms for dissipating heat (7). Over the course of two xxxxxxx (2012 and 2013), community health workers (promotores) hired by the Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF) recruited individuals to participate in the pilot study. Community workers (promotores) selected by the leadership of the FWAF assisted with recruitment, data collection, and translation of study materials. All promotores completed human subjects training, and received training on all study procedures including administering informed consent, surveys, and exit interviews, and collecting biological measures. Using strong community networks and contacts, the FWAF reached out to the commun...
Targeted Population. The service must be available to the general public with an emphasis on serving people with special needs, who because of age, income, or disability have limited transportation choices. For purposes of identifying if certain trips may be eligible for other funding sources and to document compliance with Program income requirements, CONTRACTOR shall collect certain financial and other information from each client scheduling demand response service, using a format approved by COUNCIL. CONTRACTOR will work with COUNCIL to develop and implement a marketing plan to ensure that the general public is aware of the availability of the service.
