Referred to: The Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee (Chairwoman Sperry and Legislators Clinton, Corcoran, Hewitt, Litts, Stewart and Walls), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Collins, Hansut, Kovacs, Nolan, Roberts, and Uchitelle)

Chairwoman of the Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee, Megan Sperry, and Deputy Chair Herbert Litts, III offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Office of Employment and Training; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County proposes an innovative workforce development initiative that partners with businesses, educational institutions, and community-based workforce development organizations to implement in-demand skills training, catalyze creative approaches to workforce development for long-term impact, and is responsive to the business/industries in Ulster County and the employment needs of our residents; and

WHEREAS, the New York State Office of Strategic Workforce Pay for Performance Grant Program (P4P): Operating Grant seeks to facilitate innovative, sustainable, and impactful approaches to workforce development with funding to support a variety of working capital and/or programmatic expenses, such as curricula development, instruction and instructional materials, technology, marketing, and/or trainee supports; and

WHEREAS, the P4P Grant Program: Operating Grant track will cover the programmatic expenses related to the aforementioned programs; and

 WHEREAS, Funding assistance for the Operating Grants track can range from $100,000.00 to $2,000,000.00 and require a twenty-five percent (25%) match, with preference given to applicants leveraging more than the minimum twenty-five percent (25%) of project cost from additional sources; and

WHEREAS, the County desires to submit an application for the New York State Office of Strategic Workforce Pay for Performance Grant Program (P4P): Operating Grant to support the creation of a program model/framework; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Director of the Ulster County Department of Employment and Training is hereby authorized to submit an application to the New York State Office of Strategic Workforce Pay for Performance Grant Program: Operating Grants up to the maximum award amount for which awardees must provide at least 25 percent of the total project cost as a matching share from additional sources,     

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                       NOES:             

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture on ________________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

TBD – ANTICIPATED 2025 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

(25% OF TOTAL PROJECT COST REQUIRED AS MATCHING SHARE FROM ADDITIONAL SOURCES)