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(A) The Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) office of workforce development (OWD) is permitted by federal law to reserve up to twenty-five per cent of the total WIA dislocated worker allocation for statewide rapid response to address the needs of dislocated workers in Ohio. ODJFS is therefore reserving up to five million dollars of rapid response funds to provide grants for comprehensive community engagement and regional planning to address pending and future mass layoffs. This funding was issued in state fiscal year (SFY) 2007 and carried forward to SFY 2008. The mass layoff planning grants are designed to help areas or regions develop real time efficient strategies to assist workers in returning to appropriate employment or provide training to obtain new credentials and/or education to succeed in available jobs. The catalog of federal domestic assistance number for this program is 17.260.
(B) ODJFS will award rapid response funds according to the following:
(1) Funds will address strategic planning initiatives and will include the following:
(a) Development of a comprehensive delivery system;
(b) Gathering of resources; and
(c) Development of a plan prior to delivery of one-on-one services.
(2) Activities should include:
(a) Research;
(b) Assessment of impact on local and regional economies;
(c) Feasibility studies;
(d) Labor market information;
(e) Development or strengthening of area-wide involvement of key stakeholders;
(f) Assessment of workers;
(g) Identification of skills gaps; and
(h) Comprehensive collaborative strategy to address the impacted workers regardless of the potential state and federal funds and eligibility for services.
(C) Funds may be distributed through local workforce investment boards (WIB). Once funding has been approved, ODJFS will issue an allocation letter to the WIA fiscal agent or designated fiscal agent.
Effective: 11/01/2007
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 5101.02, 6301.03
Rule Amplifies: 5101.02, 6301.03