Round 4 (FY 2018 & FY 2019)

Notice Inviting Applications:

Bidders Conference

Presented by:

U.S. Departments of Education, Health and 

Human Services, Housing and Urban 

Development, Justice, and Labor

Corporation for National and Community 

Service

Institute of Museum and Library Services


TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

• Timeline

• Overview

• Eligible applicants

• Eligible programs

• Priorities

• Application requirements

• Selection criteria

• Review and selection process

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PRESENTERS

• Braden Goetz, U.S. Department of Education

• Jeff Hunt, U.S. Department of Labor

• Michelle Boyd, U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services

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TIMELINE

• Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) has been published.

• Deadline for submitting applications is 90 days from 

the date of publication.

• See youth.gov and NIA for specific dates.

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OVERVIEW: SUMMARY

• Up to 10 pilots (for each Fiscal Year) will implement 

activities with their partners that:

• Blend discretionary funds and/or waive certain 

statutory, regulatory, or administrative 

requirements;

• Include at least two federal programs targeting 

disconnected youth;

• Seek to improve education, employment, and 

other key outcomes for disconnected youth

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OVERVIEW: DISCONNECTED YOUTH

• Individuals between the ages of 14 and 24

• Who are low-income, and 

• Either homeless, in foster care, involved in the 

juvenile justice system, unemployed, or not 

enrolled in or at risk of dropping out of an 

educational institution.

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OVERVIEW: BLENDING FUNDS

• Blended funding merges two or more funding streams, or 

portions of multiple funding streams, to produce greater 

efficiency and/or effectiveness. 

• Funds from each individual stream lose their awardspecific identity.

• The blended funds together become subject to a single 

set of reporting and other requirements, consistent with 

the underlying purposes of the programs for which the 

funds were appropriated.

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OVERVIEW: WAIVERS

• In addition to existing waiver authority, agencies also may 

waive any statutory, regulatory, or administrative 

requirements that they are otherwise not authorized to 

waive, in keeping with important safeguards. 

• Waivers must:

• Be consistent with the statutory purposes of the 

relevant Federal program(s).

• Be necessary—and no broader in scope than 

necessary-- to achieve pilot outcomes.

• Result in either efficiencies or increased ability of 

individuals to obtain access to services.

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Refer to FAQs, Section C, “Waivers”
OVERVIEW: WAIVERS (CONTINUED)

• Agencies cannot waive requirements related to:

• Nondiscrimination

• Wage and labor standards

• The allocation of funds to State and sub-State 

levels

• Federal Agency heads must determine that the 

Agency’s participation and the use of proposed 

program funds meet requirements related to:

• Not denying or restricting individual eligibility

• Not adversely affecting vulnerable populations 

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Refer to FAQs, Section C, “Waivers”
OVERVIEW: WAIVERS (CONTINUED)

• Youth.gov includes a list of waivers that Agencies 

granted P3 pilots in prior rounds.

• The notice includes illustrative examples of possible 

waivers, such as—

• Waiving required and allowable uses of state-level 

set-aside funds to carry out other activities not 

specified in the program statute that are consistent 

with the program purposes;

• Waiving eligibility requirements to serve a broader 

population. 

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OVERVIEW: PROGRAMS

• Pilots must include at least two programs from a 

participating Federal agency:

• Targeted on disconnected youth, or designed to 

prevent youth from disconnecting from school or 

work, that provide education, training, employment, 

and other related social services; 

• At least one of which is administered (in whole or in 

part) by a State, local, or tribal government;

• Does not include entitlement programs like TANF or 

Medicaid.

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Fiscal Year Agencies with Programs that May Be Included 

in Pilots

FY 2018 ED, HHS, DOL, CNCS, IMLS, DOJ and HUD

FY 2019 ED, HHS, DOL, CNCS, IMLS + DOJ and HUD*

OVERVIEW: PROGRAMS (CONTINUED)

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* The NIA notes that there is pending Senate legislation that would 

allow certain HUD and DOJ programs to be included in P3 pilots for FY 

2019. Applicants may include these programs in their FY 2019 

applications if this legislation is enacted before the application 

deadline.
OVERVIEW: PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS

• Each pilot will be governed by a performance 

agreement between a lead Federal agency and the 

respective representatives of all of the State, local, or 

tribal governments participating in the pilot.

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TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

• Timeline

• Overview

• Eligible applicants

• Eligible programs

• Priorities

• Application requirements

• Selection criteria

• Review and selection process

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ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: LEAD APPLICANT

• State, local, or tribal government entity.

• Represented by chief executive of the entity (e.g., 

governor, mayor) or the head of a State, local, or 

tribal entity.

• Private nonprofit organizations are not eligible, but may 

play a role in the partnership.

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Refer to FAQs, Section B, “Eligibility”
ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS

• The participating Federal Agencies have identified programs that may 

be eligible to be blended under a P3 pilot. 

• At the same time that funds are blended and pilots are given new 

flexibilities, pilots must protect vulnerable populations and 

individuals. 

• Some programs may introduce greater likelihood of adversely 

affecting vulnerable populations. 

• The Federal Agencies have identified three categories of risk and 

specific examples of the types of programs in each category. 

• Refer to the lists on Youth.gov.

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Refer to FAQs C-2, C-3, and D-1 
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

• Timeline

• Overview

• Eligible applicants

• Eligible programs

• Priorities

• Application requirements

• Selection criteria

• Review and selection process

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PRIORITIES: ABSOLUTE

• Absolute priorities create separate categories for 

scoring and considering applications.

• Applicants must address one of two absolute 

priorities:

• Absolute Priority 1: Improving Outcomes for 

Disconnected Youth in Communities that Have 

Experienced Civil Unrest.

• Absolute Priority 2: Improving Outcomes for 

Disconnected Youth.

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ABSOLUTE PRIORITY 1

• Improving Outcomes for Disconnected Youth in 

Communities that Have Experienced Civil Unrest

• Applicants should describe the instance or 

instances of civil unrest, including:

• a description of the civil unrest that 

occurred in the community or communities 

they intend to serve; and

• the date or dates the civil unrest occurred.

• The NIA does not include a definition of “civil 

unrest,” but identifies several examples of what 

might be considered “civil unrest.”

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Refer to FAQs M-4 and M-5
ABSOLUTE PRIORITY 2

• Improving Outcomes for Disconnected Youth

• Applicants serving communities that have not 

experienced civil unrest apply under this absolute 

priority. 

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COMPETITIVE PREFERENCE PRIORITY

Promoting Economic Opportunity

• Projects designed to increase educational opportunities 

by reducing academic or nonacademic barriers to 

economic mobility by aligning Federal, State, or local 

funding streams to promote economic mobility of lowincome individuals.

• The NIA highlights how P3 flexibilities may be useful in 

economically distressed communities, such as communities 

with Qualified Opportunity Zones.

• Up to 15 points awarded for addressing this priority.

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TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

• Timeline

• Overview

• Eligible applicants

• Eligible programs

• Priorities

• Application requirements

• Selection criteria

• Review and selection process

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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Executive summary.

• Table 1: Identify the target population(s).

• Table 2: Identify programs to be included and the 

requested flexibilities.

• Table 3: Identify amounts of funds to be included in 

the pilot.

• Table 4: Identify pilot partners.

• We recommend limiting your application narrative to 

no more than 15 pages. 

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TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

• Timeline

• Overview

• Eligible applicants

• Eligible programs

• Priorities

• Application requirements

• Selection criteria

• Review and selection process

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SELECTION CRITERION (A): NEED FOR THE 

PROJECT (35 POINTS)

• Consider the magnitude of the need of the 

target population, as evidenced by the 

applicant’s analysis of data:

• Comprehensive needs assessment 

conducted or updated within the past 3 

years using representative data on youth 

from the jurisdiction(s) proposing the pilot

• Encourage disaggregation of data 

according to relevant demographic factors

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Refer to FAQ E-1
SELECTION CRITERION (B): NEED FOR 

REQUESTED FLEXIBILITY (65 POINTS TOTAL)

• Consider the strength and clarity of the 

applicant’s justification that each of the 

specified Federal requirements for which the 

applicant is seeking flexibility hinders 

implementation of the proposed pilot (30 

points)

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Refer to FAQs C-1, C-2, C-3, and C-4
SELECTION CRITERION (B): NEED FOR REQUESTED 

FLEXIBILITY (CONTINUED) (65 POINTS TOTAL)

• Consider the strength and quality of the 

applicant’s justification of how each request 

for flexibility will increase efficiency or access 

to services and produce significantly better 

outcomes for the target population(s) (35 

points)

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Refer to FAQs C-1, C-2, C-3, and C-4
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

• Timeline

• Overview

• Eligible applicants

• Eligible programs

• Priorities

• Application requirements

• Selection criteria

• Review and selection process

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REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS

• Federal staff with expertise on issues related 

to improving outcomes for disconnected 

youth will score the selection criteria.

• Applications will be rank ordered based on 

their total scores.

• Agency officials will evaluate whether the 

flexibilities sought by the top-scoring 

applicants meet the statutory requirements 

for P3 and are otherwise appropriate.

• Applicants may be asked to participate in an 

interview to clarify aspects of proposals 

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REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS (CONTINUED)

• Federal agency officials may recommend up 

to 10 projects per Fiscal Year.

• If a performance agreement cannot be 

negotiated, an alternative project may be 

selected.

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Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Program Implementation:

A Tool for Community Reflection

PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP PILOTS (P3)

Los Angeles 

Performance Partnership Pilot 

(LAP3)

Robert M. Sainz

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LA’S DISCONNECTED YOUTH

City of Los Angeles by the Numbers

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In 2008, approximately 100,000 Youth between the ages of 

16-24 are Out of School & Out of Work (1 in 5)

14,000 LAUSD Homeless Youth

8,278 LAUSD Youth in Foster Care

6,950 LAUSD students from the Class of 2015 dropped out of 

school

New Drexel University Study by Dr. Paul Harrington confirms 

reduction of disconnected youth to (1 in 6)
A SHORT HISTORY

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City priority to align workforce development to serve 

out of school youth 

Shared Vision and Values as well as data and 

assessments. 

LA Unified School District co-investment to place 

counselors in each YouthSource Center

FY 2012 launch of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) 

dropout recovery system
LAUSD AND YOUTHSOURCE SHARED COMMITMENT

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580,601 19,646

Chronically absent high 

school students

LAUSD Enrollment

LAUSD --

LOCAL CONTROL 

FUNDING

USDOE GRANT

STATE FUNDING

CITY OF LOS ANGELES–

WORKFORCE INNOVATION 

AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 

(WIOA) FUNDING

CDBG FUNDING

CITY GENERAL FUNDS

PRIVATE DONATIONS 
LOS ANGELES PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP 

PILOT

The LAP3 Model
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FLEXIBILITIES/WAIVERS

U.S. DOL Waiver: WIOA Title I Youth

Consider foster, justice-involved, homeless and runaway youth 

who are in- school to be counted in the 75 percent out-of-school 

youth service category for fiscal accounting purposes.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: 

Transitional Living Program

The HHS Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) Runaway and 

Homeless Youth Program ( RHY) has granted the LA LGBT Center 

a waiver to increase the eligibility ages for youth in its transitional 

living program from 21-24.
LA P3: SYSTEM CHANGES

• One data collection system (CalJOBS) for WIOA and 

non-WIOA program participants

• Implementation of waiver authority

• Focus on special populations (i.e. foster youth, 

probation youth, homeless; etc.)

• Integration of partners, coordination and utilization of 

partner services
LOS ANGELES PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP 

PILOT

Partnership 

Committee

Steering 

Committee

Strategic 

Planning 

Committee

Operations 

Committee

Data, Research 

& Evaluation 

Committee

Policy & Waiver 

Committee
LAP3 PARTNERS

City of Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti 

LA County Board of Supervisors 

Los Angeles Unified School District 

Los Angeles Community College District 

LA County Department of Community & Senior 

Services 

LA County Workforce Development Board 

LA City Workforce Development Board 

City of LA Economic & Workforce Development 

Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce 

Los Angeles Economic Development 

Corporation 

Los Angeles City Homeless Service Authority 

Los Angeles County Department of Mental 

Health

Annenberg Foundation

LGBT Center

California State University, C5 

State of California Employment 

Development Department 

LA County Chief Executive Office 

LA City Housing and Community 

Investment Department 

LA Gang Reduction and Youth 

Development 

LA Promise Zone/Youth Policy Institute 

LA Opportunity Youth Collaborative 

County of Los Angeles Probation 

County of Los Angeles Department of 

Children and Families 

County of Los Angeles Department of 

Public and Social Services 

YMCA

Los Angeles County Office of Education
EDUCATION

RESULT: Increase outcomes for disconnected youth in 

one or more focus areas:

EMPLOYMENT

WELL BEING ( SOCIAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL)

STABILIZED HOUSING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOOLS TO BE DEVELOPED 

Develop a Strategic Plan that develops the Vision, Mission, 

& Goals for LA P3 partner community to facilitate 

alignment and goal achievement for serving disconnected 

youth in years to come

Develop a robust Asset/Fiscal Map of LA County services, 

funding, contacts, how to access services, and more

Develop and implement an Application/Web Portal that will 

host and direct key stakeholders and partners to the right 

information and services related to LA P3 and serving 

disconnected youth, rather than relying solely on phone 

calls and email

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DFSS PROGRAM DIVISIONS

DFSS INVESTS $350 MILLION ANNUALLY SERVING 300,000 OF CHICAGO’S RESIDENTS

Youth 

Services

Children’s 

Services

Community 

Service 

Centers

Domestic 

Violence 

Services

Homeless 

and 

Emergency 

Services

Senior 

Services

Workforce 

Development 

Services
Teen Mom Summer Jobs

Summer of 2014

One Summer Chicago +

Teen Literacy Coaches

Partners

❖ SGA Youth & Family Services

❖ Chapin Hall Center for Children

❖ University of Illinois Chicago Center for Family Literacy

❖ Chicago Housing Authority

35 Participants 

@ 3 months

Preliminary results

Expansion Plans
P-3: Chicago Young Parents Program

Chicago Department of Family & Support Services

Head Start, Early Head Start & Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership

Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership 

Workforce Investment Opportunity Act -- Youth

SGA Youth & Family Services

Mentoring

Conduct socializations & home visits

Coordinate with HS delegate agency worksites

Single payer for work experience

Chapin Hall Center for Children 

Conduct federal evaluation & qualitative evaluation

DFSS Head Start Delegate Agencies

CYPP recruitment and enrollment

Full Head Start comprehensive services for children and families

Worksite and support for participants
Mentoring

❖ One-on-one weekly contact with mentees, Friday 

socializations

❖ Monitor progress/act as liaison to work sites

❖ Mentors conduct home-visits (2 x per month)

Home Visits

❖ Meeting participants where they are at--SelfAdvocacy

❖ Parents as Teachers curriculum (parenting 

curriculum)

❖ 2 x per month

Socializations

❖ Mentor-lead Peer-to-peer support / circles of 

support

❖ Workshop & enrichment sessions based on 

participant interest

❖ Parent-Child Socialization (once per month)

Education Goal Setting & Enrollment

❖ High School, Out-of-School, College-Enrolled

❖ Cohort of Child Development Credential (CDA)

Child Development

❖ Enrollment in Head Start, Early Head Start, or Early 

Head Start-Child Care Partnership

❖ Participants work at same site as child attends 

❖ Medical & Dental Homes

❖ Child assessments & referrals

Work Experience

❖ 4 days per week/3-3.5 hours per day literacy coach 

at a Head Start site

❖ 6 hours Friday Enrichments: Youth Socialization (3x 

per month/Parent-Child Socialization/ 1x per month

Program Components
CYPP Program Objectives

Support young women on an education and career track leading to credentials and full time employment in a Head 

Start or other quality early learning program.

Increase parent knowledge of child development and best practices to support them both in their professional 

work and in their role as parents.

Provide systems of support that address the particular social-emotional development needs of adolescents and 

young adults.

Enroll their children in high quality, comprehensive early learning and development programs.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Youth.gov/P3

U.S. Department of Education:

Braden Goetz

Phone: (202) 245-7405

Corinne Sauri

Phone: (202) 245-6412

Email: disconnectedyouth@ed.gov

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Thank You!

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