ELL Workforce Navigator Pilot Project Narrative

Form A

STATE USE ONLY / FORM A
Subgrant Number:
Grant Code:
Initial Plan:
Modification Date:
Organization Name:
Project Name:

Important: Follow the Instructions when completing each section item.

Section I–Statement of Need

I.1. Describe the challenge and/or gap your project is designed to address, the opportunity for improvement or change, and how this project will uniquely address the problems and “move the needle” on employment for ELL individuals.

I.2. Describe how the project will enhance or create greater collaboration with community organizations and those partners that can help provide supportive wrap around services for targeted populations.

I.3. Describe how the project will successfully create a stronger collaboration and infrastructure to support dual enrollment or co-enrollment of ELL individuals in Title I and Title II programs.

I.4. Describe the systems change that will use these seed resources to begin to adapt the workforce system and make it more accessible, with no wrong door to access services for ELL individuals.

I.5. Describe how the project will implement a navigator model that can help recruit, enroll, and successfully support participants through program completion, serving as a liaison in referring and connecting participants to support services.

Section II–Project Partnerships

II.1. Describe existing partnerships with community based organizations, immigrants’ rights organizations, and other social service organizations that help serve immigrant and ELL populations.

II.2. Describe how the project will actively collaborate and partner with Adult Education and local AEBG consortia efforts.

II.3. Describe your experience engaging CBOs, in particular dealing with organizations that represent immigrants and ELL populations.

II.4. Describe your experience in convening partners, working collectively to develop common plans and outcomes.

Section III–Project Budget

III.1. Complete and attach the Budget Summary Plan (Form F).

III.2. Complete a Budget Narrative. Provide a detailed justification for each line item cost contained in the Budget Summary Plan (Form F). Explanations should include how the proposed costs are necessary and reasonable.

The proposed budget is designed to fund, at minimum levels needed for quality service provision, the services, training, and support required to develop and implement the program as described in the narrative above.

Salaries: (Total Salaries Paid - WIOA 15%) $______

1)  For a benefits rate that varies among staff members, please use the format below:

Position / FTE x Salaries x time / Benefits / Total
(salary + benefits)
-  Sample -
Program Manager / .5 FTE x $4,500 x 12 months / 24.6% / $33,642

2)  For a benefits rate that is the same for all staff, please use the format below:

Position / FTE x Salaries x time / Total
(salary + __% benefits rate)
-  Sample -
Program Manager / .5 FTE x $45,000 x 12 months / $33,642

Staff Travel $______

List staff traveling, destination, and mode of transportation.

Operating Expenses $______ (Not to exceed 10 percent of the award)

The following are some of the major line items included

Rent / $______
Insurance / $______
Accounting (payroll services) and Audits / $______
Consumable office/testing supplies / $______
Printing / $______
Communications (phones, web services, etc.) / $______
Mailing and Delivery / $______
Dues and Memberships / $______
Leasehold Improvements / $______
Outreach / $______

Furniture and Equipment* $______

Small Equipment and Furniture - $______ (Pooled items less than $5K per unit, include a cost allocation).

Equipment Purchase - $______ (Greater than $5,000, requiring prior approval, and listed on Exhibit G, Supplemental Budget.

*Refer to WSD14-13 Property-Prior Approval, Purchasing, Inventory, and Disposal

Consumable Testing and Instructional Materials $______

Explain purpose and planned use.

Tuition, Payments/Vouchers $______

Costs for xx programs and sector-specific training and certificate programs at (organization), as well as training costs for outside training providers (organization/location).

On-the-Job Training $______

Employer re-imbursements for training by an employer that is provided to a paid participant while engaged in productive work in a job that:

a) provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job;

b) is made available through a program that provides reimbursement to the employer of up to 50 percent of the wage rate of the participant, except as provided in section 134(c)(3)(H) of the WIOA Final Rule, for the extraordinary costs of providing the training and additional supervision related to the training; and

c) is limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation for which the participant is being trained, taking into account the content of the training, the prior work experience of the participant, and the service strategy of the participant, as appropriate.

Participant Wages and Fringe Benefits $______

Supportive Services $______

Gas cards, bus passes, housing, food vouchers, or any additional immediate assistance.

Contractual Services $______

Description of the services provided by each contractor, cost of individual contract, name of organization/individual providing services. If the contract is out for proposal, list type of procurement and the date the contract will be awarded. Upon award, a revised Exhibit G, Supplemental Budget, must be submitted to EDD.

Other $______

Clearly explain what these costs encompass that does not fit into the specific categories above.

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