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Agenda for Commerce Site Visit to GTCF grantee partner:
Review of: Records Retention
Subcontracting
Insurance
Organizational Policies & Procedures
Fiscal Policies & Procedures
Invoice & Supporting Documentation

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New Commerce CRP Program Rep as of 11/15/24

krista.perez@commerce.wa.gov

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The Community Reinvestment Project (CRP) is a community-designed plan to uplift communities disproportionately harmed by the war on drugs. The goal is to create lasting economic benefits, build wealth and ensure everyone has a fair chance at success.

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Copy of 2024.05.24v2 CRA Budget Update(KM)

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Onya Robertson

onya.robertson@equity.wa.gov

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Washington State Department of Commerce sent this bulletin at 10/31/2023 03:07 PM PDT

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Commerce releases plan to invest $200 million to address disparities created by the war on drugs

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Comprehensive Community Reinvestment Plan details 17 grant programs addressing economic development, legal assistance, violence reduction and reentry services

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The Project Director is a temporary grant-funded position (through June 30, 2025). Position term will be extended based on successful performance and additional grant funding.

In June 2024, UWPNW was awarded $2.5 million (with a contract from June 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025) from the Washington state Department of Commerce to implement the UWPNW Community Reinvestment Plan Asset-Building Project. UWPNW and local United Way organizations in Washington state will engage in activities to deliver Community Reinvestment Account dollars to Black, Latine, and tribal communities in Washington state, prioritizing Clark, King, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane, and Yakima Counties. The Community Reinvestment Plan (CRP), published in October 2023, outlines investment of $200M of state funds to support grant programs intended to "address racial, economic, and social disparities in Washington communities" intended for "individuals disproportionately harmed by the historical design and enforcement of state and federal criminal laws and penalties for drug possession." UWPNW, in partnership with local United Way organizations, will engage in asset-building activities that include:

Providing outreach and technical assistance to support By/For organizations, including those associated with Local Advisory Teams within the six prioritized Washington counties: Clark, King, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane, and Yakima.

Supporting Asset Building Initiative projects that promote and advance policies and programs to help Black, Latine, and tribal communities. These projects will provide opportunities for participants to build, maintain, and preserve financial assets.

Planning and implementing a statewide Volunteer Income Tax Assistance scheduling system and exploring opportunities to scale VITA services in regions of the state and to populations who don't currently access the program.

Overseeing and implementing an Individual Development Account (IDA) project to provide matched savings accounts, up to $10,000, to participants using their savings from earned income.

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Project Director: UWPNW Community Reinvestment Plan Asset-Building Project

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The Project Director is a temporary grant-funded position (through June 30, 2025).

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CommerceReports 2023 Community Reinvestment Plan FINAL

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Chart of Funds and Accounts and Other Details

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2024.06.00 Template LAT Yakima Asset Building (Draft)

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Workforce Boards and Economic Security Department

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Workforce Boards and Economic Security Department

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Community Reinvestment Plan - Washington Workforce Association

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In 2022, the Washington State Legislature set aside $200 million in the Community Reinvestment Account for the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to invest in communities disproportionately harmed by the historical design and enforcement of state and federal criminal laws and penalties for drug possession. Investments are guided by the community driven Community Reinvestment Plan (CRP) …

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WIOA - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (pronounced WEE-OH-WA)

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WIOA - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (pronounced WEE-OH-WA)

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WIOA is landmark legislation that is designed to strengthen and improve our nation's public workforce system and help get Americans, including youth and those with significant barriers to employment, into high-quality jobs and careers and help employers hire and retain skilled workers.

All Things WIOA

We are striving to keep our WIOA website updated with the important information you need to best implement the new law. Provide us with your feedback to help ensure this website remains the go-to for all things WIOA! Contact Us

Technical Assistance & Stakeholder Engagement.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), in coordination with federal partners the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS), collaborated to provide information and resources for States, local areas, non-profits and other grantees, and other stakeholders to assist with WIOA enactment.

Two primary sites provide both the "What" and the "How" of WIOA.

What: Policy

DOL.gov/agencies/eta/wioa is your source for all things related to what is required under the law. You are here now - check out the links in the menu bar above to explore more on specific instructions and guidance related to WIOA enactment.

The needs of businesses and workers drive workforce solutions and local boards are accountable to communities in which they are located

One-Stop Centers (or American Job Centers) provide excellent customer service to job seekers and employers and focus on continuous improvement The workforce system supports

The workforce system supports strong regional economies and plays an active role in community and workforce development

How: Technical Assistance

Workforce GPS is an interactive online communication and learning technical assistance (TA) platform that was designed to communicate with and build the capacity of the public workforce investment system to develop and implement innovative approaches to workforce and economic development in the 21st Century economy.

This website offers TA resources, peer-to-peer connection, and supplements other guidance provided by ETA's national and regional staff to help the public workforce system, education professionals, and business ensure successful WIOA outcomes.
Of special interest to WIOA Implementation efforts:
The Innovation and Opportunity Network (ION) on WorkforceGPS is your online learning and teaching community. ION is designed to support state and local workforce development boards, system professionals, and employers, helping you find the resources you need to successfully implement the vision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). With links to the latest technical assistance and training tools, and numerous ways to engage with your peers across the country, ION helps you stay informed and connected as you navigate towards WIOA success.

Announcements
June 16, 2021 Access to Current State WIOA Strategic Plans
To access, read, and/or download the current State Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Strategic Plans (2020-2023), please click here.

Users may also search these plans with key words/phrases of interest ( e.g. apprenticeship, career pathways, eligible training providers, sector strategies, partnership, etc.)
December 18, 2019
Federal TA Webcasts: Requirements and Considerations for Unified and Combined Plans for 2020 - 2023
Read more about Requirements and Considerations for Unified and Combined Plans for 2020 - 2023 →
October 10, 2019
Planning Requirements for WIOA Unified and Combined State Plans (2020 - 2023)
Read more about Planning Requirements for WIOA Unified and Combined State Plans (2020 - 2023) →
May 9, 2019
ETA Publishes Final PY 2019 Allotments Guidance Letter
ETA has issued Training and Employment Guidance Letter 16-18: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2019; Final PY 2019 Allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES) Program Allotments; and the Allotments of Workforce Information Grants to States for PY 2019.
Read more about ETA Publishes Final PY 2019 Allotments →

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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

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WIOA is landmark legislation that is designed to strengthen and improve our nation's public workforce system and help get Americans, including youth and those with significant barriers to employment, into high-quality jobs and careers and help employers hire and retain skilled workers.

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2025-27 Biennium Budget Bill (waiting for Gov approval)

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2025-27 Biennium Budget Bill (waiting for Gov approval)

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9 minimum

13 max (for voting purposes)

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nomination

invitation

open call/application

a mix of all of the above

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Provided access to track progress and key performance outcomes

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$30,000

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geographic representation

representative of by and for organizations

lived experience

can be individuals or affiliated with an organization (only 1 per organization)

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Up to $70,800 can be used to support LAT admin costs, including compensation for LAT members

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This was shared by Seth Kirby to the group.

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2024.11.01 CRP Funder Consortium KPI Mtg

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Rhonda Tilford (Interim Co-Chair),  Joseph Todd (Interim Co-Chair), Lyle Quasim, Colette August, Cashayla Rodgers, and Randy Ford. Lyle Quasim is on GTCF’s board; Colette August is on the Pierce County LAT, Olympia Edwards (CF Snohomish) will also be joining

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Program manager over community healer grants.

jd.nielsen@commerce.wa.gov

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2024.11.01 CRP Funder Consortium Meeting Notes