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