(a)The department shall award grants to qualified applicants on a competitive basis using funds to be appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of the program.
(b)The department shall accept grant applications from qualified applicants. The grant application shall identify a lead applicant who shall be deemed the fiscal agent responsible for reporting and monitoring.
(c)The department shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1)Demonstrated experience working to ensure populations who have been dislocated from the labor market
have access to quality jobs in their regions, with an emphasis on those transitioning or displaced from the oil, gas, and related industries.
(2)Capacity to provide servic
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(a)
The department shall award grants to qualified applicants on a competitive basis using funds to be appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of the program.
(b)
The department shall accept grant applications from qualified applicants. The grant application shall identify a lead applicant who shall be deemed the fiscal agent responsible for reporting and monitoring.
(c)
The department shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1)
Demonstrated experience working to ensure populations who have been dislocated from the labor market
have access to quality jobs in their regions, with an emphasis on those transitioning or displaced from the oil, gas, and related industries.
(2)
Capacity to provide services to target populations and provide evidence of this capacity.
(3)
Experience in providing services, consistent with the objectives of the program, to the target population.
(4)
Support from partner entities includes, but is not limited to, local workforce development areas, education and training providers, tribal organizations, employers and faith-based organizations, business-based, labor-based organizations, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based organizations, and services-based organizations.
(5)
The specific purpose and goals
of the grant award, the roles and responsibilities of the lead applicant and partner entities, a discussion of how funds will be used and success will be measured, the number of individuals who will be served, and the services to be provided to these individuals. Documentation shall be included to demonstrate that each partner entity has agreed to the activities in the grant proposal.
(6)
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 create pipelines to quality jobs, including temporary job creation, and income security for workers with an emphasis on career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
(d)
Funding awarded for training shall meet the requirements of high road as defined in subdivisions (r) and (s) of Section 14005.