Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 145-9-8 - Minimum Application Criteria8.1. To be eligible for a workforce development initiative grant, a community and technical college must submit an application that includes, at a minimum, the following: 8.1.1. That the district consortia committee or a subcommittee thereof has participated in the development of the application and approved the application.8.1.2. That the district consortia committee or a subcommittee thereof has approved the workforce development initiative budget.8.1.3. The identification of specific business or business sector training needs that will be met if a workforce development initiative grant is awarded.8.1.4. A commitment from the private sector to provide a match of one dollar for each dollar of state grant money awarded unless the community and technical college can demonstrate in their application that it would be a hardship for the business or businesses being served to provide such a match. In those cases only, the match required may be reduced to one private dollar for every three dollars of state grant money awarded. In the case of awards for the modernization and procurement of equipment, the council may establish a separate match requirement of up to one dollar, cash and in-kind, for each dollar of state grant money received;8.1.5. An agreement to share with other community and technical colleges or other educational institutions any curricula developed using funds from a workforce development initiative grant.8.1.6. A specific plan showing how the community and technical college will collaborate with local post-secondary vocational institutions to maximize the use of existing facilities.8.1.7. An acknowledgment that acceptance of a Workforce Development Initiative grant commits the community and technical college and its consortia committee to such terms, conditions and deliverables as is specified by the Council in the request for applications, including, but not limited to, the measures by which the performance of the grant award will be evaluated.