DESCRIPTION:
Provides grants on a competitive basis for occupational skills upgrading and training of employed and unemployed workers to enhance hiring and workforce skills, commensurate with regional economic development strategic plans.
ELIGIBLE PROJECT TYPES:
Business Hiring and Training Incentives
- Worker Skill Upgrading Training program will provide funds to private for profit and not for profit businesses to train their current (i.e., incumbent) workers in specific occupational skills needed by the business or industry that lead to potential career growth.
- The On-the-Job Training program will provide funds to private for profit and not for profit businesses to hire and train workers who are long-term unemployed.
Unemployed Worker Skills Training
- The Unemployed Worker Skills Training program will provide funds to businesses and training providers to train unemployed workers in specific occupational skills that will lead to employment with a specific business or businesses.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:
Private for profit and not for profit businesses and training entities located in New York State.
AWARD, CONDITIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
Eligible applicants may apply for up to $50,000 per program, and may apply under more than one program. For applicants applying under more than one program, there is an overall cap of $100,000 per applicant organization. There is also a per-trainee cap of $3,000 for the Worker Skill Upgrading Training program and the Unemployed Worker Training program, and a per trainee cap of $5,000 for the On-the-Job Training program.
Contracts resulting from this RFP will be awarded for a period of up to one year and will operate on a reimbursable basis. Only not-for-profit organizations funded under the Unemployed Worker Skills Training program will be eligible for a cash advance of up to 25% upon contract execution at the Department's sole discretion and subject to the availability of funds appropriated and available for contracts entered into pursuant to this RFP. Any award must be expended on program activities in New York State.
CONTACT/ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION:
The contact for this program is Andrew Gehr, New York State Department of Labor, Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions, State Office Campus, Building # 12, Room # 440, Albany, New York, 12240, (518) 457-0361. This RFP and any related questions and answers are available on NYSDOL's web site at http://labor.ny.gov/cfa/index.shtm.
