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Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development/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) grant funds
Entity Name: City of Newark, One Stop Career Center
Entity Address: 375 McCarter Highway, Newark, New Jersey 07114
Grant Amount: $7,645,416.00
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027
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 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.
Grant funds must be obligated by June 30, 2027 and all funds fully expended by June 30, 2027.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development ("NJDOL") has awarded the City of Newark {"City") Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant funds in the total amount of Seven Million Six Hundred Fourty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Sixteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($7,645,416,00) for Program Year 2025 (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027); and
WHEREAS, the Program Year 2025 funds must be obligated by June 30, 2027 and all funds fully expended by June 30, 2027; and
WHEREAS, said funds have been awarded as follows:
Program
July 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
Total PY25 Allocation
WIOA Youth
$3,193,789.00
WIOA Adult
$619,878.00
$2,555,588.00
$3,175,466.00
WIOA Dislocated Worker
$272...
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