Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 2660.50 - Administrative Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Grant opportunities and awards will be administered in a
				  manner that complies with all state and federal requirements applicable to each
				  funding opportunity, including, but not limited to GATA, the Uniform Guidance
				  and all applicable State or federal laws or guidance (e.g., Job Training and
				  Economic Development Grant Program,
				  20
				  ILCS 605/605-415; U.S. Department of the Treasury
				  guidance at
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-state-local-and-tribal-governments/state-and-local-fiscal-recovery-funds
).
				  Grant applicants and Grantees shall review all application materials and grant
				  award documents which will include the specific applicable requirements for the
				  grant opportunity. The Department reserves the right to suspend or terminate a
				  grant agreement, recoup grant funds received under this Part or withhold any
				  future year funding for non-compliance with the grant agreement
				  provisions.
a) Application Process
1) The Department will post one or more
				Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on the GATA Grantee Portal (
https://grants.illinois.gov/portal/
)
				seeking applications from Eligible Entities contingent upon available funds.
				The NOFO will describe in detail the types of projects for which funding is
				available (see Section
				2660.40)
				. A single NOFO may seek applications from more than one type of project.
				Applicants shall submit their application materials by the deadlines set by the
				Department in the NOFO, which will be at least 30 days after the NOFO
				posting.
2) As part of the
				application, applicants shall provide the following information about the
				proposed program:
A) a description of the
				purpose of the grant program;
B) a
				discussion of activities and eligible costs;
C) a description of the Eligible Training
				Providers, including the instructional materials that directly tie to the
				specific industry sector of the partnership employers;
D) a description of the roles in the program
				of local businesses, economic development organizations, industry associations,
				Local Workforce Innovation Boards, private nonprofits or other organizations,
				including, but not limited to, partnership agreements, assessing skill needs,
				curriculum development, the provision of training, placement of program
				completers into jobs, coordinating job retention and follow-up
				support;
E) a description of who
				within the Target Population the program is expected to assist (e.g.,
				unemployed, under-employed, or under-represented that have one or more barriers
				to employment) and how the applicant will determine program participant
				eligibility;
F) a narrative
				description of the proposed training program, including, but not limited to,
				the target industries and occupations, the curriculum and the role of employers
				in the delivery of training;
G) a
				description of any technical assistance to be provided by the applicant, if
				applicable;
H) the specific
				activities and costs proposed for the grant;
I) projected outcomes from grant activities
				including, but not limited to, a description of deliverable products,
				credentials earned, estimated jobs created or placed, wages earned, the number
				of low-income individuals and numbers by group identified in the Target
				Population to be trained and the likely effect training will have on their
				future earnings;
J) a description
				of the qualifications of key personnel to be assigned to the project;
K) a requested budget and supporting
				justification of the costs requested;
L) whether the partner employers will provide
				an in-kind or cash match;
M) a
				description of the employment barriers and needs of the local residents and how
				the project will meet these needs;
N) a description of the priority workforce
				needs of the local industries, how these align with the State's WIOA Unified
				Plan, the regional and local level plans, the Department's Economic Development
				Plan and any in-demand industries required by the funding source or as set
				forth in the NOFO, and how the project will meet these needs; and
O) a timeline for community outreach and
				enrollment of program participants.
3) Applicants for training grants will be
				required to submit a work plan that sets forth the proposed roles in the grant
				program of local employers or industry associations in target industries. The
				work plan must include a description of the:
A) involvement of local employers in
				identifying the specific skill needs;
B) involvement of local employers in planning
				the curricula;
C) use of
				instructional materials directly used by the local employers in the target
				industries;
D) local employers'
				assistance in the training activities (e.g., participate as instructors or use
				employer equipment and technology); and
E) the local employers' plans for hiring,
				retention or promotion of program participants, including unemployed and
				under-employed individuals, after receipt of training through the
				program.