DEPARTMENT: Employment and Economic Assistance
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Ratification To Submit Unified Local Youth Plan To Minnesota Department Of Employment And Economic Development For Minnesota Youth Program 2027 And Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act Youth Program 2026
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Ratify the submission of the Unified Local Youth Plan to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for the Minnesota Youth Program (MYP) and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Program.
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 WIOA Youth Program grant is allocated between the Counties of Dakota and Scott based on a DEED formula and anticipated needs. The MYP grant is Dakota County specific, and funding is based on a DEED formula.
Workforce Development Areas (WDA) are required to update individualized Unified Local Youth Plans for activities funded under the Program Year (PY) 2026 WIOA Youth Program for the grant period of April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2028, and the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2027 MYP for the grant period of July 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. Updates to Unified Local Youth Plans must be approved by corresponding local Workforce Development Boards (WDB), and narrative updates to the plan were due to DEED on April 17, 2026.
On March 20, 2026, the Dakota-Scott WDB approved the submission of the Unified Local Youth Plan to DEED for the PY 2026 WIOA Youth Program and the SFY 2027 MYP (Attachment: Unified Local Youth Plan). DEED tentatively approved the Dakota-Scott Unified Local Youth Plan narrative updates on April 24, 2026. Full approval was issued on May 29, 2026.
Dakota-Scott Workforce Services was notified on ...
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