APPRENTICESHIP EXPANSION GRANT

expired opportunity(Expired)
From: New York Department of Labor(State)
AEG-2

Basic Details

started - 18 Jun, 2019 (about 4 years ago)

Start Date

18 Jun, 2019 (about 4 years ago)
due - 30 Apr, 2020 (about 3 years ago)

Due Date

30 Apr, 2020 (about 3 years ago)
Bid Notification

Type

Bid Notification
AEG-2

Identifier

AEG-2
Department of Labor New York

Customer / Agency

Department of Labor New York
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making up to $3.7 million in funding available under the Apprenticeship Expansion Grant (AEG-2) Request for Applications (RFA). The purpose of this RFA is to expand New York State (NYS) Registered Apprenticeship (RA) training by increasing employment opportunities for approximately 800 apprentices, with a focus on underrepresented populations. These apprentices will enter into trades in high-demand occupations, with a focus on the emerging fields of Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare, Hospitality, and Information Technology, as well as other in-demand occupations. Please note that this solicitation focuses on promoting the expansion of NYS RAs and as such, RAs in the field of construction are not eligible for funding under this RFA unless the trade is to be used for the upkeep and maintenance of a facility owned by the business entity employing the apprentice, such as plant maintenance trades. Background The United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
(USDOL/ETA) announced the availability of $50.5 million in funds authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 for ApprenticeshipUSA State Expansion Grants. This investment provided funding to support states in their effort to expand and diversify RA to better respond to industry workforce demands. RA is a global, tried, and true workforce development strategy that offers apprentices opportunities to earn a salary while learning the skills that businesses demand in a variety of occupations across industries. NYS RAs provide structured On-the-Job training (OJT), Related Instruction (RI), regular documentation of progress, and achievement of a NYS certificate of completion. RA is a job-driven strategy, providing a pathway for many to the middle class. For businesses, RA serves as an opportunity to grow their own workforce and meet skill needs for the future. In May 2017, NYSDOL released RFA Bid Number AEG-1 (AEG-1), which made funding available to expand RA training by increasing employment opportunities for apprentices. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has recognized that NYS faces a middle-skill labor shortage and that failing to address this “middle-skill gap” will erode NYS’s ability to strengthen middle-class economic justice for its citizens. This causes NYS’s businesses to be less competitive in the global economy due to losses in productivity and forces them to seek skilled workers elsewhere. The Governor is committed to expanding Registered Apprenticeship in NYS by, in part, establishing a goal to double the number of apprenticeships in high-demand fields like high- tech, health care, and advanced manufacturing; and doubling the number of women in all apprenticeships by 2025. The AEG-2 RFA uses $0.4 million from the USDOL/ETA ApprenticeshipUSA State Expansion Grant award described above, as well as $3.3 million in Title 1 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Statewide Activities funds. NYSDOL continues to market and promote NYS RA as the workforce development tool to train tomorrow’s middle skill workers in high-demand occupations. Priority industries vary by area. A list of these areas, their corresponding economic development plans, and the priority industries can be accessed at http://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/ for Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC) and http://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/ Apprenticeship Expansion Grant AEG-2 4 https://labor.ny.gov/workforcenypartners/lwda/regional-plans.shtm for Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs). II. Award Information Funding NYSDOL is making up to $3.7 million available for bid until April 30, 2020 to serve approximately 800 apprentices (see Section III.B.) in NYS RAs. This funding will cover costs associated with training apprentices through RA, such as RI, OJT, books, and tools. Single award amounts will not exceed $300,000. Applications that request more than $300,000 will be considered non-responsive and will be rejected by NYSDOL. Such applications may be corrected, and the applicant may reapply if sufficient funding and time remain. If the applicant reduces the number of individuals to be trained at any time prior to or after an award is issued, the requested level of funding will be proportionately reduced. Applicants awarded a grant through this RFA may re-apply for up to an additional $300,000 after successfully registering 80% of the planned number of apprentices into their AEG-2 awarded NYS RA program, if sufficient funding and time remain. Applications will be reviewed, and determinations will be made in the order that they are received. Awards are contingent upon the availability of WIOA and AEG funding. If funding becomes limited for any reason prior to the closing date of this RFA, the program will be suspended with adequate notice in the NYS Contract Reporter and also posted on NYSDOL’s Funding Opportunity webpage. Applications received after the suspension date will not be given funding consideration. On a periodic basis, funding availability will be reviewed and updated, and an amended RFA with the revised funding available will be posted in the NYS Contract Reporter and also posted on NYSDOL’s Funding Opportunities webpage. Use of Funds AEG funding is intended for the placement of approximately 800 apprentices into NYS RA’s. NYSDOL will provide awardees with up to $10,000 for each apprentice under this RFA (See Section II.B.4. below); applicants may request funding to support as many apprentices as possible within the $300,000 maximum award amount. 1. Allowable Costs RI • RI for this RFA is defined as instruction in technical subjects related to the trade which will be provided to each apprentice for a minimum of 144 hours per year. RI is designed to provide apprentices with the knowledge of the theoretical subjects related to the apprentices’ occupation. https://labor.ny.gov/workforcenypartners/lwda/regional-plans.shtm Apprenticeship Expansion Grant AEG-2 5 • RI must be conducted by the RA sponsor’s approved RI Provider (as indicated on the RI Availability Form AT-8) to instruct topics listed in Appendix B of the trade’s training outline. • RI may be provided in person or via electronic media. Funds will not pay for the cost of any hardware, software, or internet service needed in order to access the instruction. • Sponsors are not required to pay wages to apprentices while they are attending RI. • For the use of RI funds under this RFA, apprentices cannot contribute to the cost of the RI. • The cost of RI shall be reimbursed based on a per apprentice amount, in accordance with standard tuition rates for RI that may be published or in the case of trainers who do not have a published tuition rate, may be calculated using the method described in the Tuition Rate (TR) attachment in Section IX. • There is no minimum number of apprentices required for RI. • All proposed RI expenditures must be reasonable, necessary, and clearly related to the purposes and activities of the project as described in the applicant’s project narrative. During the contracting process, NYSDOL reserves the right to ask for a justification of proposed expenditures and cost per apprentice. OJT - Training will be provided to the apprentice(s) by journeyworkers, while meeting the required apprentice to journeyworker ratio for each trade, as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and posted on NYSDOL’s website at https://labor.ny.gov/apprenticeship/general/occupations.shtm. This will be “hands-on” training and supplemented by RI. Refer to Section II.B.3. for OJT wage reimbursement rates allowed by this program. Textbooks or training materials directly associated with the RI. • Only items with a per-unit cost of less than $1,000 are allowed. Tools directly associated with OJT. • Only items with a per-unit cost of less than $1,000 are allowed. Group Program Sponsors or their Lead applicant (those applicants who are designated by a sponsor of an active or probationary NYS RA group program) who are not the RI training provider, or the OJT employer are eligible for reimbursement of indirect costs, if incurred. Refer to the Indirect costs in Section VI.C.1.b. for an explanation of these costs. 2. Restrictions on the Use of Funds AEG will not pay for any of the following items: Any RA in the field of construction (O*NET Family Code 47) unless the trade is to be used for the upkeep and maintenance of a facility owned by the business entity employing the apprentice, such as plant maintenance trades; The acquisition, construction, or renovation of buildings or other real estate; Any item or cost that has also been paid for or contributed to by the apprentice; https://labor.ny.gov/formsdocs/app/AT8.pdf https://labor.ny.gov/apprenticeship/general/occupations.shtm Apprenticeship Expansion Grant AEG-2 6 The purchase of any operational software; Supportive services such as child care, transportation, lodging, and meals for the apprentices (these services may be available through a local area Career Center); Costs associated with a trainer’s transportation, lodging, and meals where the cost is not incorporated into the tuition rate; Advertising; Entertainment; Interest costs incurred by provider agencies; Costs of organized fund raising; Sales training; Human resources training; Conferences and seminars; Start-up costs, curriculum development, and assessment costs on the part of the contractor; Registration fees (except those paid to RI providers); Payment of fees associated with attendance at seminars, conferences, or meetings of professional organizations; Training required as part of a Federal, state or local government mandate (excluding training that is directly related to the trade’s training outline); Purchase of videos or DVDs;

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Classification

339 -- Miscellaneous Manufacturing/339991 -- Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing