training for tomorrow webinar sponsored by: missouri department of economic development
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Training for Tomorrow Webinar Sponsored by: Missouri Department of
Economic Development
Jeff Harris, Director of Policy, Governor Jay Nixon’s office
Julie Gibson, Director, Division of Workforce Development, MO Dept of Economic Development
Andy Papen, Manager, Community Development Block Grant Program, MO Dept of Economic Development
Sallie Hemenway, Director, Business and Community Services Division, MO Dept of Economic Development
Host/Moderator: Mike Muin, Economist, Business and Community Services, MO Department of Economic Development
MO Community Colleges!
Review Training for Tomorrow purpose and opportunities
Review Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application and Guidelines
Review Application Submission procedure/deadline
Provide contacts for technical assistance during application preparation
Provide direct Q&A session
Recognized relationship of a trained workforce and our economic recovery
Capacity building for Community Colleges Development of new and expanding
programming to meet business demands specific to your regions
A one-time competitive funding round of $12M
CDBG Disaster Recovery funding, Public Law 110-329, approved 9/30/08 and distributed 12/09
Eligible applicants – County governments in areas with a Presidential disaster declaration (all counties except DeKalb, Clinton, Caldwell, Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Henry, and Benton)*
Must apply on behalf of a Community College (Community Colleges may not apply direct, nor may a County apply without a College)
County’s are generally familiar with CDBG. Regional Planning Commissions may also provide assistance.
*discussed in detail later
Eligible reimbursable costs include all costs related to increasing the capacity of the College related to the development of new and expanding programming◦ No replacing existing salaries except if duties are re-
assigned◦ No replacing existing overhead costs (expanded costs
resulting from capacity building effort are eligible)◦ No bricks and mortar projects
Costs associated with properly procured professional services are eligible
Reasonable travel, printing, and other administrative office costs are eligible
One-time only $12M pool of funds No per application maximum amount
established No administration allowance is available
from CDBG – the use of local County or College staff for administration and oversight is acceptable in-kind
No pre-agreement costs are allowed (costs incurred prior to the grant award date)
There are no match requirements for the grant application
Colleges may receive only one grant award Applications may include different activities
proposed for different campuses The “typical” fund flow structure (may vary for
Colleges in Counties not declared eligible)◦ County in which main Community College campus
resides is “applicant”◦ After award, funds are disbursed as costs are incurred,
from CDBG to County (grantee) and then distributed, per operating agreement, to Community College (sub-recipient) main campus finance office
◦ Any further distribution to other campuses occurs at college level
A collaborative partnership between the County government and the Community College
Requires a formal operating agreement that spells out roles and responsibilities
Counties are used to applying “on behalf of” other entities
This application does not interfere or replace any other potential CDBG award to the County
Sample agreements are available
Typical administrative requirements of the grant include:◦ Financial management◦ Procurement ◦ Contract management◦ Environmental review (exempt in the case of
planning grants)◦ Reporting ◦ Grant close-out
Typical CDBG grant – 2 year activities
Application Forms and Guidelines are available on the web at www.ded.mo.gov
Applications must be postmarked no later than Monday, February 15, 2010Missouri Department of Economic DevelopmentAttn: CDBG Training For Tomorrow301 West High Street, HST Suite 680P.O. Box 118Jefferson City, MO 65102
One original signed, and 3 complete copies required
Staff of BCS and DWD will review each application submitted for eligibility
Priority applications will include:◦ Well planned activities◦ Need, represented by a proven market demand for the
programming◦ Local collaboration represented by the identification of
partners in business and industry that will assist with program design
◦ Consistency of effort represented by proof of alignment with local economic recovery efforts
◦ A final product represented by the creation of, or addition to specific high demand career pathways
◦ And beneficiaries represented by a detailed implementation plan for use of the new products/skills developed through the capacity building efforts.
Andy Papen and CDBG staff are available to answer questions from Community Colleges or County’s regarding application forms, process or funding
4 main sections to Application1. General information including project budget and 7
narrative questions2. One summary sheet that captures project detail
(used for press and legislature)3. Required Application Forms for County4. Required Application Forms for Community College
Applicants may add separate sheets to the application form for the narrative questions and the budget page
Required Application Form for Colleges:1.Statement of Assurances (compliance with
federal laws)2.Restrictions on use of funds for lobbying3.Section 3 efforts (contracts over $100,000
require efforts to provide access to Section 3 businesses)
4.Disclosure Report (lists other federal assistance in project and all interested or related parties)
Type Your Questions and SubmitMike Muin will moderate the Q&A session.
sallie.hemenway@ded.mo.govandy.papen@ded.mo.gov573-522-4173
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