Workforce Connections, Southern Nevada’s Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB), awarded $14,337,000 in federal funds from the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to ten local workforce agencies for the 2017-2018 fiscal year starting July 1, 2017, with the goal of training and employing a ready workforce in Southern Nevada.
Nonprofit agencies and organizations that provide employment and training services respond to Request for Proposals (RFPs) to be considered for the federal funding. The funding targets adults who are re-entering the workforce and face barriers to employment, adults who have been laid off or terminated from employment, and youth who are seeking help to start or strengthen careers.
The funding also supports the local One-Stop Delivery System, which includes the comprehensive One-Stop Career Center at 6330 W Charleston Blvd #190, Las Vegas, NV 89146 and four affiliate One-Stop sites operated by partner agencies. Together, the centers provide accessible services throughout Southern Nevada and improve long-term employment outcomes for those seeking assistance.
The Workforce Connections Board and Southern Nevada’s Local Elected Officials Consortium awarded the following agencies funding starting July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018:
Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow (FIT)
$800,000
Adults Re-Entry
Goodwill of Southern Nevada – One-Stop Affiliate Site East
$1,800,000
Adult & Dislocated Workers ($840,000)
Youth ($960,000)
Help of Southern Nevada – One-Stop Affiliate Site South
$2,300,000
Adult & Dislocated Workers ($1,500,000)
Youth ($800,000)
HOPE for Prisoners, Inc.
$600,000
Adults Re-Entry
Lincoln County Grants Administration
$362,000
Adults & Dislocated Workers ($150,000)
Youth ($212,000)
Nevada Partners, Inc. – One-Stop Affiliate Site North
$2,500,000
Adult & Dislocated Workers ($1,500,000)
Youth ($1,000,000)
Nye Communities Coalition
$975,000
Adult & Dislocated Workers ($575,000)
Youth ($400,000)
Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority – One-Stop Affiliate Site East
$1,000,000 Youth
Res Care – One-Stop Career Center
$3,000,000
Adult & Dislocated Workers
KRA Corporation
$1,000,000
Day-to-day Management of existing comprehensive One-Stop Center and additional centers to open Program year 2017 throughout the Southern Nevada Workforce Development Area (Contract term May 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018)
In responding to the RFPs, each agency detailed existing and future programs, their success rates in training and placing jobseekers into employment, population served, tracking and accountability methods, among other benchmarks. Those proposals were scored by an independent third party on a detailed point system. Selected applicants were recommended to the full board and local elected officials consortium (LEOs) for funding approval, which occurred on May 23, 2017 and April 25, 2017. With the exception of KRA, all awards were contract renewals from a prior year RFP action.
About Workforce Connections:
Workforce Connections’ mission is to connect employers to a ready workforce. The passing of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides opportunity for reforms to ensure the One-Stop Delivery System (also known as the American Job Center System) is job-driven, responding to the needs of employers and preparing workers for jobs that are available now and in the future. For more information, visit: www.nvworkforceconnections.org.
About the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA):
On July 22, 2014 President Barak Obama signed into law the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The new law is designed to improve and streamline access to federally funded employment, education, training and support services. Congress passed the law by a wide bipartisan majority. It is the first legislative reform in 15 years of the public workforce system. https://www.doleta.gov/wioa/