This resolution allows the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to use a $500,000 grant to support an additional 100 workers in San Francisco who lost their jobs due to COVID-19. The funding comes from the North Valley Workforce Development Board and is intended to enhance the city's workforce development efforts until August 19, 2023.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $500,000 from the North Valley Workforce Development Board, a recipient of the grant award from United States Department of Labor for CAREER National Dislocated Worker Grant to expand San Francisco’s public workforce development system to respond to an additional 100 dislocated workers impacted by COVID-19 for the grant period of October 1, 2021, through August 19, 2023.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a need to address the impact of COVID-19 on dislocated workers in San Francisco, prompting the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to seek federal funding.
NOVAworks expressed intent to enter into a formal agreement with the City of San Francisco to provide employment and training services under the CAREER National Dislocated Worker Grant.
OEWD submitted the grant application for the CAREER National Dislocated Worker Grant to the U.S. Department of Labor, aiming to support dislocated workers impacted by COVID-19.
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded the CAREER National Dislocated Worker Grant to the North Valley Workforce Development Board, which included funding for the Office of Economic and Workforce Development.
The resolution to accept and expend the grant was introduced to the Board of Supervisors, seeking retroactive approval for the funding.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the resolution for approval, allowing the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to accept the grant.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution, officially authorizing the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to accept and expend the grant.
Mayor London Breed approved the resolution, finalizing the authorization for the grant funding.
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