1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jobs in the Woods Act . 2. Forestry workforce development grants (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Career pathway The term career pathway has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). (2) Eligible area The term eligible area means an area that— (A) is a nonmetropolitan area that qualifies as a low-income community (as defined in section 45D(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); (B) has access to or has a plan to achieve broadband service with— (i) at least 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload speeds; (ii) latency sufficiently low for real-time, interactive applications; and (iii) network reliability of not more than 48 hours of outage time over any 365-day period; and (C) has a population of 20,000 or fewer inhabitants. (3) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means— (A) a nonprofit organization; (B) a State; (C) an Indian Tribe; (D) a unit of local government; and (E) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )). (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Establishment Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to make grants to eligible entities to carry out career pathway training programs in eligible areas with respect to forestry operations and forestry products industries. (c) Applications (1) In general To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, which shall include— (A) a demonstrated capacity to carry out a career pathway training program in accordance with subsection (b); (B) a demonstration of need for such program within a region; (C) a projection of the extent of reach intended for such program