DEPARTMENT: Employment and Economic Assistance
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Accept Minnesota Youth Program State Fiscal Year 2027 And Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act Youth Program Year 2026 Funds, Execute Minnesota Department Of Employment And Economic Development Grant Agreements, And Execute Related Contracts
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize acceptance of the Minnesota Youth Program (MYP) State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2027 and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Program Year 2026 funds, execution of the grant agreement with the Minnesota Department of Employment And Economic Development (DEED), and execute related contracts with HIRED and Tree Trust.
SUMMARY
The Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 requires local areas to provide services to low-income, at-risk youth to promote educational and employment success. This requirement is fulfilled by DEED through grants to local governments for the WIOA Youth Program and MYP.
The MYP grant is Dakota County specific, and funding is based on a DEED formula. The WIOA Youth Program grant is allocated between Dakota and Scott Counties based on a DEED formula and anticipated needs.
By Resolution No. 25-297 (June 24, 2025), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of a contract with Tree Trust to provide MYP services for the SFY 2026 period of July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $426,540. The contracted amount was less ten percent for administrative expenses. Residual SFY 2026 MYP funding was tied to a solicitation for services issued on June 2, 2025, in which the Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board selected Tree Trust to continue as the Dakota County MYP services provider.
Notification of SFY 2027 MYP funding in the amount of $167,756 for Dakota County was received on December 15, 2025. Ten percent of funding will be retained for administrative expenses. Staff requests to accep...
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