19-499-303 Me. Code R. § 1
The Rural Workforce Recruitment and Retention Grant Program is a program to provide grants for local economic development initiatives in rural regions of the State that will assist rural businesses in those regions in locating, recruiting and retaining qualified staff to meet workforce needs. The purpose of the rule is to define the criteria and proposal process for applications for grant funding.
Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development.
Economic Development Organization. "Economic Development Organization" means an economic development entity that services Aroostook, Piscataquis, Somerset, or Washington counties.
Department. "Department" means the Department of Economic and Community Development.
Fund. "Fund" means the Rural Workforce Recruitment and Retention Grant Program established in 5 MSRA §13056-I.
Grantee. "Grantee" means an Economic Development Organization awarded a grant from the fund.
Grant Selection Committee. "Grant selection committee" means a committee designated by the Commissioner to review and make recommendations regarding proposals.
Leveraged match. "Leveraged match" means monies or services leveraged through Economic Development Organizations. The match may be in the form of cash, staff time and overhead expense directly attributable to workforce and talent attraction. Grant funds cannot be used to supplant existing organizational funds and can only be used to supplement funds leveraged for the program purposes.
Program. "Program" means the Rural Workforce Recruitment and Retention Grant Program.
Rural Regions. For this program, rural regions mean Aroostook County, Piscataquis County, Somerset County and Washington County.
Workforce Needs. Gap in labor market, which for this program is a quantifiable demand for workers engaged in a specific activity or enterprise within the Rural Regions.
19-499 C.M.R. ch. 303, § 1