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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20241746.tiffRESOLUTION RE: APPROVE EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION AND WORK PLAN FOR THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO SIGN WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with an Expenditure Authorization and Work Plan for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce Training Grant Administration Program between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, the Workforce Development Board, and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, commencing May 1, 2024, and ending May 31, 2025, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said expenditure authorization and work plan, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said expenditure authorization and work plan, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Expenditure Authorization and Work Plan for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce Training Grant Administration Program between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, the Workforce Development Board, and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair, Karina Amaya-Ragland, Department of Human Services, and Dr. Matthew Hortt, Workforce Development Board, be, and hereby are, authorized to sign said expenditure authorization and work plan. cc' ±(SD, ACT(cP/cam) oq/06/2y 2024-1746 HR0096 EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION AND WORK PLAN FOR THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM PAGE 2 The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 26th day of June, A.D., 2024, nunc pro tunc May 1, 2024. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: c.,f Weld County Clerk to the Board BY: Octcctikt 1,0aAturrk Deputy Clerk to the Board APP'.' ED County ney Date of signature: / J ZL Kevin I. Ross, Chair erry L. B k, Pro-Tem K. James Saine 257A,40,.. 2024-1746 HR0096 Conkvct. c+ ttW%'3OL BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PASS -AROUND REVIEW PASS -AROUND TITLE: Employment Services of Weld County (ESWC) Submission of a Work Plan and Expenditure Authorization for Workforce Training Grant Admin/Program DEPARTMENT: Human Services DATE: June 11, 2024 PERSON REQUESTING: Jamie Ulrich, Director, Human Services Brief description of the problem/issue: The Department is requesting approval for Employment Services of Weld County's (ESWC) submission of a Work Plan and Expenditure Authorization for the Workforce Training Grant Admin/Program (WTG). This funding will be used to support individuals in need of reskilling, up-skilling, and/or next-skilling. What options exist for the Board? • Approval of the WTG Work Plan and Expenditure Authorization. • Deny approval of the WTG Work Plan and Expenditure Authorization. Consequences: Grant funding will not be allocated to implement programs provided by ESWC. Impacts: Program funds will not be distributed, and services provided by this program will not take place. Costs (Current Fiscal Year / Ongoing or Subsequent Fiscal Years): See funding below. NFA` WE Program/Source Period of Performance Amount Funding Year PY21 Workforce Grant Admin/Program Training 05/01/2O24 05/31/2025. through $316,550.00 23-017 • Total Grant Award: $316,550.00. • Funded through Grants from the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment (CDLE). Pass -Around Memorandum; June 11, 2024 - CMS ID 8302 2024-1746 ozio tHkouct(.0 Recommendation: • Approval of this Expenditure Authorization and Work Plan and authorize the Chair to sign electronically. Support Recommendation Schedule Perry L. Buck, Pro -Tern Mike Freeman Scott K. James Kevin D. Ross, Chair Lori Saine Place on BOCC Agenda Fit - Pass -Around Memorandum; June 11, 2024 — CMS ID 8302 Work Session Other/comments: WORK PLAN NFA #WE23-017: Local Area: Weld County Released: May 1, 2024 Overview: The Workforce Training Grant is an Initiative of the Colorado Workforce Development Council (CWDC). The funds will be allocated to local Workforce Boards in two tranches with the bulk of the funding provided beginning in May 2024. The remaining amount to be al ocated to local workforce areas will be determined based on additional unused funds being returned to CWDC from other Innovation Programs. That tranche will be determined and distributed no later than November 1, 2024. The period of Performance will be from May 1, 2024 and end May 31, 2025. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provide eligible entities with a substantial infusion of resources to meet pandemic response needs and rebuild a stronger, more equitable economy as the country recovers. Within the categories of eligible uses, recipients have broad flexibility to decide how to best use this funding to meet the needs of their communities provided those uses are allowable and allocable per all federal and state laws and guidelines that have oversight of these funds. NFA Aim: The aim of this NFA is to support individuals in need of reskilling, up-skilling, and/or next-skilling. This program offers broad flexibility to recipients to address local conditions. This includes providing assistance to allow individuals to access and participate in short-term training to obtain an industry -recognized credential. Eligible Uses: The determination for allowable costs and other relevant cost principles and standard topics follows OMB Uniform Guidance; Cost Principles and Standards for determining costs for Federal awards carried out through grants, cost reimbursement contracts, and other agreements with State and local governments and federally -recognized Indian tribal governments (government units). As directed by HB21-1264, the following are eligible uses for the following purposes: 1. Classroom training; 2. Career counseling; 3. Career and academic exploration and planning; 4. Tuition, fees, and books; 5. Employer -provided training (individuals seeking to reskill or upskill while employed must enroll in the WTG program individually); 6. Work -based learning (Local areas have substantial flexibility in the administration of work experiences as long as it remains compliant with SLFRF funding), such as: 1. Apprenticeships and Pre Apprenticeships (PA) for programs of 12 months or less) 2. On -the -Job Training or (OJT) 3. Related Technical Instruction (RTI) 7. Supportive Services such as assistance with transportation to and from a jobsite, interview, or training; Supplies needed by participants. Supportive services can be used for all listed training types for these funds and are not limited to participants enrolled in an industry -recognized credential program. 8. Supplies needed by participants (single item cost limited to less than $5,000); WORK PLAN 5.23 WORK PLAN NFA #WE23-017: Local Area: Weld County 9. Incentives for the unemployed/underemployed 1. If incentives are provided, gift cards or checks may be used and the incentive must be reasonable and proportional to the impacted class and training program/certification earned. 2. Incentives up to $25 may be used in order to encourage a customer to provide follow-up data 10. Retention services during the period of participation for training completion. 11. Personnel costs for a project manager or key staff (recorded as time and effort); 12. Program materials and supplies; 13. Travel/lodging fees (reimbursed at the State per mile and per diem rate) for work -based learning events, training, and meeting support; 14. Facilitators, Trainers, and Conveners; 15. Rental fees for facilities related to training; 16. Activities to support job quality initiatives with employers and job seekers; and 17. Program implementation and administration (up to 10% of the allocation), including reporting activities. Additionally, an individual may receive training program support through The Program for no more than twelve (12) consecutive months while pursuing an industry -recognized credential and may receive career and supportive services support during training and for up to three months following the completion of training before program exit. Follow-up services may be provided after exit. Ineligible Uses: As indicated above, recipients have considerable flexibility to use ARPA Fiscal Recovery Funds to address the diverse needs of communities. To ensure that these funds are used for their intended purposes the U.S. Department of the Treasury Interim Final Rule 31 CFR Part 35, Sec. 602 and 603 of the Social Security Act (the Act), as added by section 9901 of ARPA, specifies the restriction on uses of funds. Those include: 1. Funding may rot be used to directly or indirectly offset a reduction in net tax revenue due to a change in law from March 3, 2021, through the last day of the fiscal year in which the funds provided have been spent, 2. No recipient, including cities, non -entitlement units of government, and counties, may use funding to make deposits to a pension fund, 3. Funding debt service, 4. Legal settlements or judgments, and S. Deposits to rainy day funds or financial reserves. 6. Additionally, general infrastructure spending is not covered as an eligible use outside of water, sewer, and broadband investments or above the amount allocated under the revenue loss provision. Standard non -allowable uses for any funds granted or issued through the CWDC include: WORK PLAN 5.23 WORK PLAN NFA #WE23-017: Local Area: Weld County 1. Politically related activities 2. Entertainment 3. Fines/penalties 4. Donations 5. Fundraising activities 6. Individual memberships and subscriptions 7. Any activities related to the marijuana industry Timeframe for the Use of Funds A recipient may only use funds to cover costs incurred during the period beginning May 1, 2024 and ending May 31, 2025 for one or more purposes enumerated in sections 602 (c) (1) and 603 (c) (1) of the Social Security Act, as applicable. IV. WORK PLAN A. WORK PLAN TYPE (SELECT ONE) X Annual Compliance Plan is the WORK PLAN and incorporated by reference. (skip Section IV. B. below) Project Plan/Grant proposal is attached as the WORK PLAN. (skip Section IV. B. below) WORK PLAN follows in Section IV, B below. WORK PLAN modification follows in Section IV, B below and/or Section VI WORK PLAN 5.23 WORK PLAN NFA #WE23-01 7: Local Area: Weld County B. WORK PLAN COMPONENTS AND OUTLINE (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) Note: Component rows will automatically expand to fit multiple bullet points Components Program/Project AS BULLET Activities POINTS- Estimated Date if Anticipated -LIST AS Outcome (s) BULLET POINTS - Completion * "OG" ongoing -LIST Planning ❑ Outreach • Salaries (Includes travel costs) OG • To seekers community conferences, educating ESWC Creation, Development, conduct can at Career in local -based the provide, -person job with public and Services, organizations the fairs, about such Training outreach and intention as: Skill the Resume Opportunities. to to at of assistance job Partnerships . Program Integration ❑ Service Delivery • • • • • • • • • Incentives Travel Salaries Classroom Career Career Tuition, Materials Supportive counseling. and fees, training. academic and & Supplies Services books. exploration and planning. OG • • • • • Incentives Mileage attend Fund services work To with guidance, career Supportive assistance a allowable underemployed and/or jobsite, assist -based basic participant's and training, such job services, local job interview, career under for Services with accommodations learning. seekers policy. as referrals, the transportation meetings, occupational services, and the per education unemployed follow-up. and local the enrolled or training individualized supplies NFA etc. vocational policy. and training in guidelines for the to and and/or staff training such and grant others to and as from Work -Based Learning • Apprenticeships for programs of 12 and months Pre -Apprenticeships or less) (PA) OG • Create employers ongoing and relationships organizations with that are ❑ WORK PLAN 5.23 WORK PLAN NFA #WE23-017: Local Area: Weld Count • • On Related -the -Job Technical Training Instruction or (OJT) (RTI) Job them • willing Apprenticeship Enroll Apprenticeships, Related Training, setup participants to Technical create those and Opportunities, Work Registered opportunities. in On Instruction. the Apprenticeships, Experience, Job and Training, On help the Pre and - Business Services • BSU Salaries • NA. • • • • Activities ith To Develop opportunities. To employers Encouraging Connecting employers. host conduct to Hiring Work other and support and Events and Based jobseekers. Colorado Core assisting job job and Learning Services seekers quality Job utilization platform Fairs initiatives for of the for employers X Sector Strategies Career Pathways • Career Pathways OG • Improve improve the transparency equity and job of quality. career paths and ❑ Lvaluation Other: specify • Administrative Costs OG • support Up monitoring, to ten (10) program and percent implementation, reporting for personnel activities. to ❑ WORK PLAN 5.23 WORK PLAN NFA #WE23-017: Local Area: Weld County V. TRANSFER REQUEST (BETWEEN AD AND DW) (CHECK ONE) Tier I (Up To 50%) 1 Tier 2 (Between 51% and 75%) I Tier 3 (Between 76% And 100%) A. REASON FOR REQUEST (SEE PGL WIOA 2017-01) FOR CDLE USE ONLY: (SEE PGL WIOA 2017-01) 1. TIER 1(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) Local Area has a documented need to transfer funds in order to respond to market conditions and use resources effectively that is based on labor market information, Worker Readjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices, or one -stop center data. ❑Local Area has met the 70% expenditure requirement for funding available during the prior program year for Adults and Dislocated Workers; and ❑Local Area is on track to meet participant measurements for the Adult and Dislocated Worker programs. TIER 2(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) All Tier 1 items and: Local area is on track to meet priority of service requirements for the Adult program; ❑Local area is enrolling participants in Work -based Training (On the Job Training, Apprenticeships, Internships, Work Experiences, etc.) as part of the plan; and ❑ Local area is conducting outreach activities to Dislocated Workers, such as participation in Rapid Response or Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA), across all eligibility categories applicable to the local area and to those with barriers to employment. TIER 3 (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) All Tier 1 and 2 items and: ❑Local area has a documented, significant need to transfer funds; ❑Local area has collaboration with Partner Agencies demonstrated by co -enrollments and leveraging of multiple funding streams and program referrals; and ii Local Area has met or is on track to meet its goals for discretionary grants that serve adults and dislocated workers. WORK PLAN 5.23 WORK PLAN NFA #WE23-017: Local Area: Weld County VI. CHARTS (BUDGET & PERFORMANCE) Attach all applicable workbook charts. The Workbook is a separate document from the Workplan. Charts must be maintained on the workbook and attached here to provide annual and historical data. PROJECTED EXPENDITURES Chart - Cumulative - . ___.. _ Grant: Workforce Training Grant Admin/Program Period of performance quarters - - Start in 1st Quarter Funding Year: PY21 NFA#: 23-017 Allocation $ $316,550 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter Date Range 4th Quarter Date Range 5t" Q arte- Cate Range Date Range Date Range Program Code(s): Date Range: 05,101i 2024 06/30/2024 C7/01/2024 C9/30/202G 10/01/2024 12131,E2024 31/01/2325 3-,'0= 232E 03/31/2025 35,31?2325 ►(1_ 'i Admin 52;000 $11,655 520.655 $29;655 S31 655 Program 520.000 $123,445 S178.557 S249,76C' $284,895 Total $22,000 $135,100 $199,212 $279,435 5316,550 %ExpenaeJ ":"•: . 4'=. 63% 5-, 10O.c PROJECTED PeRTORMANCE Chart -Cum +- ^.- Carry -In Participants 0 1st Quarter Date Range 2nd Quarter Date Range 3rd Quarter Date Range 4th Quarter Date Range 5t- `..,,a,te• Cate Range Date Range: 05/01/2024 06/30/2024 07/01/2024 09/30/2024 10/01/2024 12/31/2024 31/01/2025 34/01/2025 03/31/2025 35/31/2025 Total Participants (Cumulative) fi 23 48 70 75 New Participants (Cumulative) 25 ` 48 70 7 Z. % New 100%_ 100% _ 100% _ 1 UC` z l 100% WORK PLAN 5.23 Contract For Entity Information Entity Name* COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Entity ID* @00010497 Q New Entity? Contract Name* Contract ID COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & EMPLOYMENT 8302 - WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT ADMIN/PROGRAM WORK PLAN AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION Contract Status CTB REVIEW Contract Lead* WLUNA Contract Lead Email wluna@weldgov.com;cob bxxlk@weldgov.com Parent Contract ID Requires Board Approval YES Department Project # Contract Description * COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT ADMIN/PROGRAM WORK PLAN AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: MAY 1, 2024 THROUGH MAY 31, 2025. Contract Description 2 PA ROUTING WITH THIS ONBASE/CMS ENTRY. Contract Type * Department GRANT HUMAN SERVICES Amount* $316,550.00 Renewable* NO Automatic Renewal Grant IGA Department Email CM- HumanServices@weldgov. com Department Head Email CM-HumanServices- DeptHead@weldgov.com County Attorney GENERAL COUNTY ATTORNEY EMAIL County Attorney Email CM- COUNTYATTORNEY@WEL DGOV.COM Requested BOCC Agenda Date * 06/19/2024 Due Date 06/15/2024 Will a work session with BOCC be required?* NO Does Contract require Purchasing Dept. to be included? If this is a renewal enter previous Contract ID If this is part of a MSA enter MSA Contract ID Note: the Previous Contract Number and Master Services Agreement Number should be left blank if those contracts are not in OnBase Contract Dates Effective Date Termination Notice Period Contact Information Review Date" 03/31/2025 Committed Delivery Date Renewal Date Expiration Date* 05/31/2025 Contact Info Contact Name Contact Type Contact Email Contact Phone 1 Contact Phone 2 Purchasing Purchasing Approver Purchasing Approved Date Approval Process Department Head Finance Approver Legal Counsel JAMIE ULRICH CHERYL PATTELLI BRUCE BARKER DH Approved Date Finance Approved Date Legal Counsel Approved Date 06/17/2024 06/18/2024 06/18/2024 Final Approval BOCC Approved Tyler Ref # AG 062624 BOCC Signed Date Originator WLUNA BOCC Agenda Date 06/26/2024 Hello