2009 Youth Jobs Program for New Communities
Commonwealth Corporation is pleased to announce the availability of funds to support youth summer and fall employment in 35 communities across Massachusetts.
This is a competitive grant solicitation that is being sent to a variety of organizations, including local workforce investment boards and their fiscal agents, community-based organizations, and youth-serving organizations. Eligible entities that are interested in applying must contact the workforce investment board for the region where a targeted community is located. Each LWIB will review the qualifications of interested organization(s), select the strongest partnership group that can meet the goals of the program, and submit a single proposal from each workforce region.
Funds for this program were appropriated in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. ARRA/Byrne funds were awarded to the Massachusetts Executive Office for Public Safety and Security (EOPSS). EOPSS entered into an Interdepartmental Service Agreement with the Department of Workforce Development to pass the funds to Commonwealth Corporation for grant administration and program oversight.
Because ARRA funds at both the federal and state level are subject to special requirements to ensure the highest degree of transparency in how funds are used, the Commonwealth determined that a competitive process must be used to award discretionary ARRA resources. As a result, these ARRA/Byrne funds are being made available through this required procurement.
Documents
Attachments available on this web page include all information and forms necessary to develop a response. The attached RFP outlines general instructions and specifications including eligible applicants, application process, deadlines, and content. The RFP also provides reporting requirements and the expectations for grants administration.
These documents are also available for download from the Massachusetts Comm-Pass procurement system (www.comm-pass.com). When using Comm-Pass, you can search for this solicitation using keywords "youth," "jobs," or "employment" or search for solicitation number CCYouth-001.
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Bidders' Webinar
A Bidders' Webinar was held July 10, 2009. To view the 2009 Youth Jobs Programs for New Communities (Bidders' Information Webinar), click here.
Proposal Deadlines
All proposals must be received by CommCorp by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 24, 2009.
All potential applicants are advised to check this website periodically for additional information and updates.
Eligible Cities
Eligible cities for youth employment described in this grant opportunity, and the workforce regions in which they are located, are outlined below:
Berkshire Workforce Investment Area: North Adams
Bristol Workforce Investment Area: Attleborough
Brockton Area Workforce Investment Area: Stoughton
Cape and Islands Workforce Investment Area: Barnstable, Dennis, Falmouth, and Yarmouth
Central Massachusetts Workforce Investment Area: Milford, Southbridge, and Webster
Franklin/Hampshire Workforce Investment Area: Athol, Greenfield, and Northampton
Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Area: Wareham
Hampden County Workforce Investment Area: Agawam, West Springfield, and Westfield
Merrimack Valley Workforce Investment Area: Methuen
Metro North Workforce Investment Area: Everett, Medford, Revere, Somerville, and Woburn
Metro South/West Workforce Investment Area: Brookline, Marlborough, Newton, Norwood, and Waltham
North Central Workforce Investment Area: Clinton
North Shore Workforce Investment Area: Beverly, Gloucester, Peabody
South Coastal Workforce Investment Area: Braintree, Middleborough, and Plymouth
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