Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Per Scholas for the provision of workforce development services for a twelve-month period. The total amount of this grant agreement is $37,500.00.
The legislation targets a workforce development program that falls 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.
Per Scholas will receive funding for providing tuition-free IT Job Ready Training to the unemployed and underemployed residents of Columbus.
Emergency action is necessary to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for these expenditures is allocated from the Emergency Human Service Fund ($37,500.00).
Title
To approve the grant application of Per Scholas seeking financial assistance to address emergency human service needs pursuant to Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $37,500.00 from the Emergency Human Services Fund; to authorize the Director of Development to execute a grant agreement with Per Scholas for the provision of workforce development services; and to declare an emergency. ($37,500.00)
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WHEREAS, Per Scholas has submitted a grant application 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 a grant agreement with Per Scholas for the continued provision of social services; and
WHEREAS, Per Scholas will be funded with the Emergency Human Service Fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into a grant agreemen...
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