Title
Dept/ Agency: One Stop Career Center-NewarkWORKS
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To train Dislocated Workers
Entity Name: City of Newark One Stop Career Center
Entity Address: 990 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103
Grant Amount: $168,368.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration through State of New Jersey Department Labor and Workforce Development
Total Project Cost: $0
City Contribution: $0
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0
Contract Period: July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, without any application required by the City of Newark, the State of New Jersey, Department of Labor and Workforce Development granted the City of Newark $168,368.00 in Workforce Development Partnership Program - Dislocated Worker - Employer FOCUS (WDP-DW-EF) funds for State Fiscal Year 2016 (July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016); and
ITA's (75%) $126,276.00
Counselor (15%) $25,255.00
Admin (10%) $16,837.00
TOTAL $168,368.00
WHEREAS, these funds are available to New Jersey Workforce Investments Boards (WIB's) to support job-driven training programs that will lead New Jersey's dislocated workers, including, long-term unemployed and Unemployment Insurance (UI) clients with no more benefits to meaningful employment; and.
WHEREAS, all participants must meet the definition of "Qualified Displaced Worker" as stated in Section 12:23-1.1 of the Workforce Development Partnership Program regulations. The long-term unemployed and UI clients should also be targeted for participation. Th...
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