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Dept/ Agency: One Stop Career Center-NewarkWORKS
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: Vocational Job Readiness
Entity Name: Urban League
Entity Address: 508 Central Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07107
Contract Amount: $67,500.00
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Contract Period: July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
To be fully expended by June 30, 2017
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WHEREAS, on August 5, 2015 through Resolution 7R3-c , the Municipal Council authorized the Mayor and or the Deputy Mayor of Workforce Development and or the Director of NewarkWORKS to accept the following Youth ($1,834,102.00), Adult and Dislocated Worker ($2,637,887.00) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant funds (formerly Workforce Investment Act), that was signed into law on July 1, 2014 for Program Year 2015 (July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 ) for a combined funding total of $4,471,989.00; and WorkFirst New Jersey (WFNJ) grant allocation of $765,005.00 for TANF and $580,157.00 for GA/SNAP for a combined total of $1,345,162.00; and
WHEREAS, there exists a need for NewarkWORKS to enter into a contract with an entity that can provide educational services to twenty five (25) youth clients in the areas of "Job Readiness" training pursuant to the provisions of the WIOA for the 2015-2016 Program Year July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, on July 6, 2015 NewarkWORKS advertised a Request for Proposal, returnable on August 27, 2015 for educational and training services under the provisions of the WIOA for Program Year 2015-2016 (a copy of the R...
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