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Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development
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News Release: Two projects selected to compete for Federal regional economic development grants (April 17, 2007) |
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Map: Ohio - WIRED Submitted Generation III Regions  |
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Abstract: Focusing on Unique Transformation Using Resources Effectively (FUTURE) NEOhio |
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Abstract: I-70/75 at The Crossroads: Dayton Ohio Area WIRED Initiative |
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| General Description |
| On February 13, 2007, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a letter to Governors announcing solicitation of the Third Generation of grant applications for the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative. DOL is making $65 million available for this third round and anticipates that individual grant awards will total up to $5 million over the course of three years. Only Governors may submit grant applications to DOL on behalf of regional partnerships. |
| Local communities are encouraged to work together to develop proposals to be considered. Initial letters of intent must be submitted to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services by March 16, with final applications due by March 30. A bidder's conference will be held March 8. The following documents will assist you in developing your proposal. This website is updated regularly, so interested parties should check it frequently. |
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ODJFS WIRED Solicitation |
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Download: WIRED Letter of Intent [Word] |
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Bidder's Conference Documents |
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WIRED Application Submission Notice: Applicants for the WIRED grants must submit 18 tabbed applications including an original signed application PLUS one (1) "copy-ready" version free of bindings, staples or protruding tabs. |
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Download: Updated WIRED Score Booklet [Word]
As part of the WIRED Bidders Conference Packet a "draft" WIRED Score Booklet was distributed. This is the latest version of the WIRED Score Booklet that will be used by the Ohio Review Team to rate the grant applications. The new Score Booklet scores each factor within the categories and will be weighted to reflect priority established by USDOL. |
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Download: Updated WIRED Budget Worksheet [Excel]
As part of WIRED Application Submission, bidders need to complete this Budget Worksheet which itemizes proposed costs by source of funds, categories of expense and time period. The worksheet must be included as the final item in your application and will not count against the page limitations of the technical proposal nor attachments. The Budget Worksheet will not be submitted to the US Department of Labor. The information, in conjunction with narrative information, will be used by the Ohio Review Team to score the Leveraged Resources Portion of the Score Booklet and will compiled at the state level as a part of the final submission. Cost sharing or matching funding is not required, but highly encouraged. Federal, state, local and regional levels of resources (cash and/or in-kind contributions) devoted to advancing the WIRED strategies is expected. Leveraged resources are those used directly in support of the regional WIRED initiative. |
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ODJFS WIRED Press Release |
| USDOL Solicitation for WIRED Grant Applications - Announces solicitation of the third generation of grant applications for the WIRED Initiative. The document establishes WIRED Initiative purpose, timeframes, budget, application content and form requirements, rating criteria, and much more. |
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www.doleta.gov/sga/sga/dol-sga-dfa-py-06-09.pdf |
| WIRED Documents of Interest |
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WIRED Questions and Answers |
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WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Common Performance Measures - Common Performance Measures - A brief summary of the outcomes WIRED grantees are required to report as detailed in Part VI., 3 - Reporting and Evaluation Requirements - of the DOL solicitation for WIRED grant applications. |
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http://www.doleta.gov/gen%20III%20sga%20-%20faq%20I.pdf - USDOL prepared Frequently Asked Questions |
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Turnaround Ohio Plan - The Strickland/Fisher plan to create and keep jobs in Ohio |
| WIRED Helpful Links |
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www.doleta.gov/wired/ - Includes links to previously-funded WIRED region project summaries and a suggested WIRED reading list. |
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www.doleta.gov/brg/indprof/download_profile.cfm - Information on the High Growth Job Training Initiative and Community Based Job Training Grants, including industry profiles and reports. |
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www.workforce3one.org - Offers webinars, resources, toolkits and self-paced learning about a demand-driven system and regional economic planning. |
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www.compete.org - Council on Competitiveness site offering resources on regional economic development, including "National Innovation Initiative" reports. |
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www.commerce.gov/sitemap.html - Portal to the U.S. Department of Commerce website and resources. |
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www.nado.org - The Nationals Association of Development Organizations (NADO) site providing advocacy, education, research and training for regional development organizations. |
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http://ohioworkforceinformer.org/ or Ohio Labor Market Info Classic, http://lmi.state.oh.us/ - For recent state and local area industry trends, employment and unemployment, commuting patterns and industry and occupational employment projections |
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http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/ - State and local area population and demographic information are provide by Ohio Department of Development, Office of Strategic Research |
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http://www.bls.gov/ - For comparative workforce and industry statistics across the nation see the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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http://www.census.gov/ - For comparative population and demographic characteristics across the nation see the U. S. Census Bureau |
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http://www.bea.gov/ - Per capita income and other economic indicators see the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis |
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http://nces.ed.gov/ - For educational graduation and outcome information see the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics |
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http://www.careerinfonet.org - To review occupation trends and high demand occupations across the nation see America's Career InfoNet |
| WIRED Questions? |
| Should you have any questions or concerns, please send an e-mail to WIRED@odjfs.state.oh.us |
