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Dept/ Agency: One Stop Career Center-NewarkWORKS
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Acceptance of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Entity Name: City of Newark, One Stop Career Center
Entity Address: 990 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $5,019,995.00
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
The grant funding source is the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Economic Opportunity through the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) to assist youth, adult, and dislocated workers with significant barriers to employment, high quality jobs, and careers and to help employers hire and retain skilled workers.
Eighty (80%) percent of grant funds must be obligated by June 30, 2024 and all funds fully expended by June 30, 2025.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Economic Opportunity awarded the City of Newark the following Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant (formerly Workforce Investment Act) through the Newark Workforce Development Board (NWDB), for Program Year 2023 (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024) for Adults, Dislocated Workers and Youth with significant barriers to employment, high quality jobs, and careers and to help employers hire and retain skilled workers; and
WHEREAS, the Program Year 2023 funds must be eighty percent (80%) obligated by June 30, 2024 and all funds fully expended by June 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, funds will be allocated as follows:
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