DEPARTMENT: Employment and Economic Assistance
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Ratification Of Unified Local Youth Plan Submission For Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act Youth Program 2024 And Authorization To Accept Funds, Execute Grant Agreement And Execute Related Contracts
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires local service areas to provide services to low-income, at-risk youth to promote educational and employment success; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) fulfills this requirement through grants to local Workforce Development Boards (WDB) for the WIOA Youth Program; and
WHEREAS, the WIOA Youth Program grant is allocated between Dakota and Scott Counties based on the DEED formula and anticipated needs; and
WHEREAS, a Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued for Dakota County WIOA Youth Program services every five years, the last being on November 30, 2020; and
WHEREAS, a new solicitation will be completed in 2025; and
WHEREAS, Dakota-Scott Workforce Services received official notification of Program Year (PY) 2023 funding on April 25, 2023; and
WHEREAS, WIOA Youth Program funding was $405,786 for Dakota and Scott Counties; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 23-274 (June 20, 2023), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of a contract with HIRED to provide WIOA Youth Program services for the period of April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Dakota-Scott Workforce Services submitted the 2024 Unified Local Youth Plan to DEED for WIOA Youth PY 2024 funds for the grant period of April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, official notification of WIOA Youth PY 2024 funding in the amount of $359,788 for Dakota and Scott Counties was received on June 7, 2024; and
WHEREAS, ten percent of the amount allocated will be retained for administrative expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota Count...
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