Title
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Grants
Action
Action:
Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $450,848 of grant funds to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Grant Fund
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Tracy Dodson, Economic Development
Explanation
* The City of Charlotte receives grant funding annually from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
* The city acts as a pass-through entity transferring funds from the state to the Charlotte Works organization.
* CharlotteWorks administers the funds and provides services to unemployed and underemployed adults, dislocated (laid off) workers and low-income youth, as well as businesses in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
* Additional funding has been provided by the state to support specific workforce investment initiatives in Charlotte.
* Awarded grants provide funding for the following initiatives:
* $50,000 to support Central Piedmont Community College operations to provide emergency assistance (supportive services) to students at CPCC who are at or above 50 percent completion of their degree or program.
* $30,848 to support Central Piedmont Community College for a staff person and to adjust prior year grant awards.
* $200,000 to support implementation of the CharlotteWorks Careers4All program. This is a partnership with Charlotte Executive Leadership Council, Goodwill, CPCC and Generation to provide training scholarships for low income youth in three high demand career tracks.
* $75,000 to support the cost of personnel to work with local employers to create work-based learning opportunities such as internships or apprenticeships.
* $45,000 to support CharlotteWorks Maximize Carolina program, for additional work experience opportunities, such as internships, for low income in school youth.
* $50,000 to support NCWorks Innovation program to expand the delivery Working Smart curriculum, for soft skills training.
* No matching funds are required by the city
Fiscal Note
Funding: Workforce...
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