Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into grant agreements with the Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council and Per Scholas for the provision of workforce development services for a twelve-month period. The total amount of these grants is $115,000.00.
The legislation targets workforce development programs that fall into one or more of the City’s three priority areas including emergency and basic needs, employment and self-sufficiency, and social success for our residents and neighborhoods. The two agencies receiving funding include:
* Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council for the MBE Academy to provide a customized approach to cultivating and strengthening Minority Business Enterprise; and
* Per Scholas for providing tuition-free IT Job Ready Training to the unemployed and underemployed residents.
This funding will allow the agencies to continue much needed services.
Emergency action is necessary to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: $115,000 is available for these grants from the Jobs Growth Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute grant agreements with the Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council and Per Scholas to address and provide for workforce development needs; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $115,000.00 from the Jobs Growth Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($115,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council and Per Scholas have submitted grant applications seeking financial assistance; and
WHEREAS, City Council is authorized to allocate funds annually to assist social service agencies in the city with the operating costs of delivering programs; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into grants with the Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council and Per Scholas for the continued provision of...
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