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IWDC seeks proposals to train at-risk teens
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April 14, 2012 |
The Idaho Workforce Development Council is
soliciting proposals to train low-income,
at-risk high school students for jobs in demand
by the high-growth industries that will drive
Idaho’s economic future.
Over $1.4 million in one-year grants will be
awarded by the council, which oversees Idaho’s
workforce development activities. The grants
under the federal Workforce Investment Act must
be matched by participating school districts
either in cash or through in-kind contributions
such as staff time or facilities.
The grants will run from July 1 through June 30,
2013. Written proposals must be submitted to the
Department of Labor by May 14. The complete
Request for Proposal and proposal submittal
instructions are available on the department’s
website,
www.labor.idaho.gov, under “What’s News.”
The training programs are targeted at low-income
youth 14 to 21 who are offenders, school
dropouts, homeless, in foster families, pregnant
or parenting, deficient in basic literacy skills
or require additional assistance to complete
their high school education or find and hold a
job.
The council has set aside $258,355 in grant
funds for northern Idaho, $162,748 for north
central Idaho, $409,512 for southwestern Idaho,
$106,968 for south central Idaho, $89,523 for
southeastern Idaho and $120,627 for eastern
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