DRAFT | Proposed NCWorks Commission Policy Statement CPS 05-2021, Change 1

This document (including attachments) outlines the proposed NCWorks Commission Policy Statement CPS 05-2021, Change 1. The subject of the policy statement is "NC Job Ready Workforce Investment Grants."

Purpose: 

To transmit guidance for the NC Job Ready Grants. The Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS) will provide grants up to $50,000 to workforce development boards in support of economic development projects. The DWS has developed policies and guidelines for reviewing and awarding NC Job Ready Grants to Local Area Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) to participate in economic development activities and to foster the alignment of economic and workforce development, both priorities of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Public Law 113-128).
This Change updates the following:
• Updates the allowable uses of the funding to include recruitment and related activities
• Changes the framework used to determine award amount
• Updates the application
 

This Change rescinds CPS 05-2021. This Commission Policy Statement and the procedures herein supersede all previous policies, procedures, and guidelines regarding NC Job Ready Grants.