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Workforce Training Initiative

Workforce Training Initiative

 Statewide initiative to:

• Increase access to job training programs in underserved

areas and by persons of low and moderate income

Job Training Programs:

• Practical skill development (vs traditional education and

soft skills) specific to a job or opportunity

• Targets growth occupations, teaching specific skills/tasks
• May provide a competency certification (vs teaching

general concepts)

Workforce Training Initiative

 Does not replace education or federal

public workforce funding

 The goal is to increase access to job

training programs for disadvantaged persons or in underserved areas where job demand is high

 One-time funds, not designed to be

• ngoing operating funding

Eligible Applicants

 CDBG applicants must be local governments; a local

government may apply on behalf of a Missouri non- profit, public high school, community college, public technical college, or public university

 NAP applicants must be Missouri non-profits  YOP applicants may be Missouri non-profits, public

high school, community college, public technical college, or public university

• Serve at-risk youth ages 21 and under
• Projects may not include activities that are part of

normal school curriculum

Workforce Training Initiative

 Grant funding and/or tax credits to assist

with:

• Property acquisition
• Capital improvements (new or rehab)
• Equipment
• Program supplies and training materials
• Support service expenses (transportation)

 May seek capital campaign funds,

program funds, or a combination.

Workforce Training Initiative

 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

• $3,000,000 available
• Maximum award/project $500,000

 Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) and Youth

Opportunities Program (YOP)

• $3,000,000 in NAP tax credits and $500,000 in YOP tax

credits available

• Maximum award - $250,000 in 50% credits (raises

$500,000 in donations)

 Maximum DED Funding - $1,000,000 per project

Request for Proposals (General Info and Organizational Capacity)

 General Applicant Information

• Contact information for applicant, board of

directors, executive staff, and contacts for local government(s) supporting the project

 Organizational Capacity of the Applicant

• Mission and history of the applicant
• rganization and the services the applicant

currently provides

Request for Proposals (Organizational Capacity and Project Information)

• Description of training facility and program

staffing (contracted out, direct staffing, etc.)

• Organizational Chart depicting current staff

and duties

• Educational requirements for the job training

program

 Project Information

• Business plan summary, project description,

financial analysis, and implementation plan

Request for Proposals (Project Information)

 Description of the service area and job

training opportunities currently available

 Description of the proposed training  Documentation of the need for the training

project (analysis of job demand in the area, industry clusters, skills needed)

 Description of who will be targeted for

workforce training activities

Request for Proposals (Project Information and Capital Improvements)

 Targeted Clientele Examples (but not limited to):

• Specials needs
• People who did not graduate from high school
• Unemployed
• Low to moderate income individuals

 Capital Improvements:

• Description and timeline of construction

activities for new, expanded or rehabbed facility.

Request for Proposals (Capital Improvements)

 Site Control Statement (ownership, option on

the property or lease agreement)

 Preliminary architectural drawings,

description of facility, and cost estimates

 Amount of funding requested for the capital

improvements

 Uses identified for the state funding

requested

Request for Proposals (Program Funds and Project Financing)

 Programming Funds

• A description of expenses and amount of

funding requested for equipment purchases, program supplies, training materials and/or supportive services

• Timeline of the proposed activities

 Project Financing

• Detailed budget with amounts, sources and

whether the source is committed or not

• Pro Forma, if applicable, and copy of the most

recent audited financial statements

Request for Proposals (Future Operating Budget and Outcomes)

 Future Operating Budget

• 5-year operating budget, including overhead
• Anticipated annual revenue sources and

amounts

 Outcomes

• One or more outcomes that reflect the annual

number of participants to successfully complete training and/or obtain quality employment

• Evaluation tools and processes to measure and

track progress

Request for Proposals (Partners)

Partners

• Names and descriptions of partnering

businesses, local agencies, schools

• Must include a partnership with a local

public educational entity (public high school, community college, technical college, or public university)

• Preference given to projects that

demonstrate partnerships with one or more business, industry or trade group.

Deadline

 Proposals must be received by DED no

later than 5 PM April 1, 2019

Department of Economic Development Division of Business and Community Solutions Workforce Training Center Initiative PO Box 118 301 West High Street, Room 770 Jefferson City, MO 65101

 Please send 2 originally signed hard copies to

the address above and send electronically to Keisha.kinkead@ded.mo.gov

 Proposals should be 12-point font and include

all the information and attachments on the checklist in the Request for Proposals.

CDBG Eligibility

Only “non-entitlement” Units of General Local

Government (UGLG) are eligible for state CDBG

• Eligible applicants: cities less than 50,000 in

population, counties less than 200,000

• List of entitlement communities in the RFP

document

Sub-applicants: Missouri non-profit organizations,

public high schools, community colleges, technical college, or public university

CDBG National Objective

 Eligible projects must benefit: Low and

moderate income individuals (household incomes below 80% of county median income)

• 51% of students meet the LMI requirement

(individual income surveys)

• 51% LMI area wide benefit by census or survey.

Target area benefit by survey (target area must be defined & defensible in terms of use of facility).

 Limited Clientele: Facilities address a specific

group of beneficiaries

Census

 Census: only HUD census data may be used

(2010)

 Get census data from CDBG staff, can also be

found on our website

 Block groups or census tract data may be

used if project beneficiaries match group or tract exactly (up to applicant to prove), make sure to discuss with staff

Survey

 Survey: Used with a target area projects

benefiting a part of jurisdiction (or parts

• f multi- jurisdictions) or used for area-

wide projects for which the census LMI is less than 51%

Limited Clientele

 Restricted to groups listed in regulation  Project must serve limited clientele groups

• EXCLUSIVELY

 Allowable if project is restricted to LMI persons

(100% benefit to LMI persons)

• Facility has income requirements equal to or lower

than LMI

 Allowable if income survey of clientele shows at

least 51% of clientele are LMI

• Always discuss with CDBG staff

Limited Clientele

 Used when projects serve particular recognized

groups of persons presumed to be LMI:

• Abused children
• Battered spouses
• Homeless persons
• Severely disabled
• Elderly persons (over 62)
• Illiterate adults
• Persons living with

AIDS

• Migrant farm workers

CDBG Compliance

• Contact Regional Planning Commission;

Council of Government or Private Grant Administrator

• Attend an Administrative Training workshop
• July 30-31, 2019
• Environmental Review is applicable to entire

project, no land purchase or construction activity regardless of funding source

• Davis Bacon is applicable to project

Contribution Tax Credit Programs

 Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP)  Youth Opportunities Program (YOP)  Incentives:

• For donors to redirect their tax dollars into

the community and increase levels of giving

• Expand donor base

How Credits Work

 A donor makes an eligible contribution to

an approved NAP or YOP project

 The State issues a tax credit to the donor

equaling 50% of the donation

 Tax credit used against state taxes owed  The NAP/YOP project uses the full donation

to implement the proposed project

NAP and YOP Projects

• Capital projects: Acquisition, renovation,

and/or new construction

• Service Delivery projects: Implementation
• f programming
• Combined: Capital and Service Delivery

NOTE: Approved projects must be completed (fundraising and construction or services) within the approved 1, 2, 3 year project period.

Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP)

 Improves endangered communities and

quality of life for Missouri residents through public private partnerships

 Eligible Applicants:

• Nonprofits – Registered to do business in

MO, incorporated under Chapter 355, RSMo and/or holding 501(c)(3) status

Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP)

 Credits have a 5 year carry forward  Not transferrable or sellable  Eligible donors are Missouri businesses or

individuals with business income

 Eligible donations:

• Monetary - Checks, credit card, EFT, stocks
• In-kind - Labor/services or materials

Youth Opportunities Program (YOP)

 Broaden and strengthen opportunities for

positive development for at-risk youth (21 years and under)

 Encourage participation in community life  Discourage youth from crime and violent

behavior

Youth Opportunities Program (YOP)

 Eligible Applicants:

• Non-profit organizations
• Schools – Outside normal curriculum
• Local governments

Youth Opportunities Program (YOP)

 Credits have a 5 year carry forward  Not transferrable or sellable  Eligible donors are Missouri businesses and

individuals

 Eligible donations

• Monetary: Checks, credit card, EFT, stocks
• In-kind: Materials (30% credit)

Compliance and Reporting

 Approved NAP and YOP Organizations:

• Attend an administrative workshop
• Track and report donations, tax credits, project

expenses

• Biannual Reports – outcome measurement and

fundraising success

• Final Report and Audit
• Accountability Act report (NAP only)

Contact and Questions

 CDBG Contact:

Marcy Oerly E-Mail: marcy.oerly@ded.mo.gov Telephone: 573-751-3600

 NAP and YOP Contact:

Brenda Horstman E-Mail: brenda.horstman@ded.mo.gov Telephone: 573-751-3713