DEPARTMENT: Employment and Economic Assistance
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Grant Agreement For Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act Adult Services And Dislocated Worker Services And Execute Related Contracts
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of grant agreements with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to provide Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult and Dislocated Worker (DW) services and execute related contracts.
SUMMARY
WIOA requires each Workforce Development Area (WDA) to submit an annual plan describing how employment and training services will be provided to eligible program participants. By Resolution No. 18-049 (January 23, 2018), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the execution of a restated and amended joint powers agreement (JPA) between Dakota County and Scott County for delivery of employment services.
By Resolution No. 23-301 (July 18, 2023), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of a grant agreement with DEED for employment and training programs in the Dakota-Scott WDA for the WIOA Adult and WIOA DW programs in the amount of $345,851 for WIOA Adult and $539,023 for WIOA DW for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, based on the allocation formula used by DEED, and execution of contracts with DEED Job Service and HIRED for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, based on a solicitation that was issued in 2019. A solicitation was issued on March 8, 2024, in which a thorough review of proposals was completed (Attachment: Solicitation Summary).
The funding allocation for WIOA Adult and WIOA DW for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, is $291,185 for WIOA Adult ($220,718 for Dakota County and $70,467 for Scott County) and $510,751 for WIOA DW ($387,149 for Dakota County and $123,602 for Scott County).
On June 9, 2025, the Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board Executive Committee...
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