Cal. UIC § 14032 — California Code / Code uic / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 14032
Section 14032
Status: in_force

(a) Funding for the initiative shall be subject to appropriation by the Legislature, but only for the purposes expressed in this article, and shall not draw from, supplant, or redirect existing state or federally funded education, workforce, or employment services programs, except that those funds may, but shall not be required to, be used as leverage with initiative funds.

(b) Implementation of the initiative shall be contingent upon the California Workforce Development Board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.

(c) Outreach shall be provided to prospective applicants, especially for small community-based organizations, organizations without a preexisting relationship to the local workforce boards, and organizations serving rural and small population areas.

(d) (1) Grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis.

(2) Notwithstanding any law, no more than 15 percent of all moneys appropriated by the Legislature for the award of grants under this section shall be granted to lead applicants who receive an exception under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (f).

(e) The California Workforce Development Board shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Grant recipients have demonstrated experience working to ensure populations who have been historically disenfranchised from the labor market have access to quality jobs in their regions.

(2) Applications shall explain the community-based organization’s capacity to provide services to relevant target populations and provide evidence of this capacity.

(3) Each grant proposal shall be consistent with the purposes of the initiative.

(f) Each application shall be submitted to the California Workforce Development Board and shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:

(1) (A) Designation of a partner entity that is a lead workforce development board or community-based organization with experience in providing services consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but is not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based, and services-based organizations.

(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an exception to the requirement of that subparagraph may be granted in instances where the lead applicant demonstrates, in writing to the California Workforce Development Board or the designated oversight authority as determined by the board, that securing a partner entity was not possible before the application deadline closed. However, the remaining criteria for the selection of grant recipients shall be required to be satisfied.

(2) The designation of one or more targeted populations that will be served by the grant.

(3) The designation of a service area, which may include one or more neighborhoods, local jurisdictions, regions, or statewide.

(4) An explanation of the specific purpose and goals of the grant award, the roles and responsibilities of the lead applicant and partner entities, and a discussion of how funds will be used and success will be measured, the number of individuals who will be served, and the services provided to these individuals. Documentation shall be included to demonstrate that each partnering entity has agreed to the activities in the grant proposal.

(5) A description of how the grant proposal is designed to complement the work of, and integrate the individuals being served with, the broader workforce, education, and employment system within the proposed service area, and evidence that the proposal incorporates innovative strategies or proven practices for service delivery that will lead to improved outcomes, sustainability, and systems improvement.

(6) A grant application may be submitted by a workforce development board or community-based organization as a single fiscal agent and may include additional partners.