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Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Local Incentive grant, WIA Rapid Response grant modification, WIA Dislocated Worker Training National Emergency Grant modification and Trade Adjustment Act grant modification and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $269,340.
Staff Summary
• The WIA Local Incentive grant of $27,745 is a result of Lake County Workforce Development meeting or exceeding performance measures for the program year ending June 30, 2014.
• Grant funds may be used May 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 for any activities allowable under WIA.
• The WIA Rapid Response grant modification of $129,784 is for personnel related expenditures to provide case management to the unemployed individuals certified as eligible under the Trade Act and enrolled in occupational training. The grant period is through June 30, 2016.
• The Dislocated Worker Training National Emergency Grant (NEG) is increased by $78,860 to serve an additional 8 eligible dislocated workers in occupational training and work-based learning programs. The modification increases the total grant and extends the program period to December 31, 2015.
• The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) grant modification of $32,951 increases the grant budget to support costs associated with payment processing for the training and transportation assistance to the unemployed individuals certified as eligible under the Trade Act and enrolled in occupational training. The grant period is through September 30, 2015.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has provided a WIA Incentive Grant totaling $27,745 to Workforce Development; and,
WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has provided a WIA Rapid Response grant modification totaling $129,784; and
WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has provided a WIA NEG grant modification totaling $78,860; and
WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic has provided a TAA grant modification totaling $32,951 to Workforce Development; and
WHEREAS, a CFY’15 emergency appropriation of $269,340 is requested to allocate these funds into the Workforce Department’s county fiscal year 2015 budget and authorize acceptance of these grants and grant modifications.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that a CFY’15 emergency appropriation in the amount of $269,340 for Workforce Development is hereby approved and that the Workforce Investment Act Incentive grant, Rapid Response grant modification, WIA NEG grant modification and the Trade Adjustment Act grant modification be accepted.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on July 14, 2015.