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Appendix B

Proposal Submission Template WIOA In School Youth *Please note that each program proposal submitted requires a completed submission template in the format provided below.

Proposals should be developed and organized as below with section and subsection numbers/letters. Each section is required. Responses should be succinct.

I. General Proposal Information: Name and Address of Applicant Organization Name: _____________________________________________________________

Address:_____________________________________________________________

Contact:_____________________________________________________________

(PERSON SUBMITTING)

Phone Number: ______________________________________________________ Email:_____________________________________________________________

Website:_____________________________________________________________

Authorized Contract Signor:_______________________________________________________________ (Name and email if different from above)

DUNS #:_____________________________________________________

EIN ID #:____________________________________________________

DUNS #:

EIN ID #:

County (ies) this program will serve?

☐ New Castle County ☐ Kent County ☐ Sussex County Or ☐ Statewide

Organization Type:

☐ Non-Profit ☐ Governmental ☐ Private for Profit ☐ State public institute or training center ☐ Institution of higher education ☐ DOE approved private business or trade school

Please respond to all questions as directed in the order provided to eliminate disqualification of response.

A. Program Name:

B. Number of Enrollments to be served (insert total number per year): Does your response include duplicate or carry-in participants from PY23? ☐ Yes ☐ No If yes, how many will be carried in:

C. Total Amount Requested: $____________ D. Requested amount for this program is what % of organization's overall total budget?

E. Total requested amount for all submissions and % of organization’s total overall budget. (Please account for all program submissions if submitting more than one):

F. Average Service Hours per Enrollment:

G. Amount of Training Expense to be paid by the Participant (if any) $ H. Description of services/supplies to be paid by Trainee if any:

II. Executive Summary or Program Summary Please provide a CONCISE SUMMARY of your program, limited to ½ a page. The summary should include an overview of your program along with your programs primary goals and objectives and tracked metrics. Detailed responses can be provided in subsequent questions.

III. Demonstrated Ability A. Describe your organization’s ability to operate high quality training programs that have resulted in achieving the Performance Measures outlined in the Scope of Services of the RFP. Performance with any previous DOL DET, contract will be provided to the panel by Delaware. If the proposed program is new, please describe other training program’s past performance if applicable or the organization’s past performance and ability to operate high quality training programs.

B. Describe your organization’s experience and capacity to effectively manage grant funded programs and ensure compliance.

C. Describe your criteria for participant selection. Include how you will outreach, recruit, and assess each participant’s needs and skill level. Be sure to include the assessment(s) or partnerships in place to assess participants.

D. Are staff within your organization trained in trauma informed care? Also address if your organization equips staff to address mental health needs. Please describe organization’s professional development plan.

E. Provide Staff Qualifications for any position for which funding is requested in whole or in part. If staff are not currently employed with your organization, please provide the minimum qualifications you will use to recruit for the position. For all current staff members list their current education as it relates to serving youth with barriers. Add more rows as needed.

F. Describe how your program will address the “no wrong door policy” ensure your organization is leveraging as many opportunities to serve vulnerable populations or populations with barriers to education and employment.

IV. Program Design A. Provide a program overview. Include training elements, duration, delivery method, target audience, program goals, expected outcomes, industry credentials offered (if any), and how the program aligns with workforce needs or trends.

B. Provide a description of conditions, behaviors, and barriers of typical participants as well as demographic information on targeted participants. Clearly identify why your program targets the demographics listed.

C. Describe how your organization will maintain high quality case management to support and track participants, and effectively monitor performance metrics to youth with barriers.

D. Describe how your program provides access to each of the Mandated Program Elements (listed in section (II)(C) of the RFP. Programs are not required to directly provide all of the program elements but are required to ensure youth have access to every program element in order to provide a comprehensive program. Your answer should address each of the 14 elements and clearly identify which mandated elements will be directly provided and which will be provided by partners, by purchasing (e.g., Occupational Skills Training), or other linkages. MOUs will be required for any mandated element provided by a partner agency. Please complete the chart below to show linkages within the community, key people, organizations, and other partnerships that provide services for your program.

E. Describe how your program will address durable skills (work readiness/soft skills) that all youth need. This includes appropriate work behaviors and other sought-after skills such as problem solving, teamwork, oral and written communication, and organizational skills.

F. Detail your plan, including allocated resources to develop, place and support retention in participant outcomes. Explain how you will educate youth on various post-secondary options and establish relationships with local employers to enhance job opportunity, placements, and knowledge of paths to sustainable wages. Provide previous examples.

G. How does your organization engage with multi language learners?

V. Outcome Placement .

A. How does the proposed program address current and future needs of local employers, targeted industries, and all stakeholders through durable skills training, job readiness, and resume and interview preparation? Highlight its benefits to the community, state, and region.

B. How does this program provide work-based learning experiences for participants?

C. Provide a comprehensive outcome statement that describes what a participant will have achieved after successfully completing the proposed program. This should include all credential(s) received, job title, and expected wages.

VI. Cost/Budget-Brief Narrative Only (Budget template must be completed in its entirety) A. Brief Narrative Only (Please provide a short budget narrative here including your cost per participant and cost per training hour).

VII. Leverage Resources A. Describe how the proposed program is leveraging resources through braiding funds, direct financial or in-kind contributions by other programs, employers, investors, stakeholder, etc. Be sure to explain the source of funds and how they will be used to support the program and achieve programmatic goals. In addition, please complete the following:

a. Cash Contribution Amount:

b. In-Kind Amount:

c. Other.

B. Provide any state contracts your organization currently has. Please include the contract goals and outcomes.

VIII. Employer Participation: Provide employer partners that hire or have hired from your program or that partner with your organization.

IX. Digital Literacy: Describe how your program incorporates digital literacy skills into the curriculum.

X. Certificate of Information and Authorization Must be completed for your proposal to be considered* Please note-Failure to submit a live signature will disqualify your submission.

By submitting this proposal, I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge all information contained in this proposal is accurate and complete, that this is a valid proposal and that I am legally authorized to submit and to represent this organization.

Signature (live):

Name:

Title:

Organization:

XI. Attachments-Required except unless noted Attachment 1: Program Budget

TOTAL

1. Staff Salaries

2. Staff Fringe Benefits

3. Staff Salary and Fringe for Work Experience (of lined 1 & 2 and not included in total)

4. Staff Salary and Fringe Total (Do not include Line 3 amount in the total)

5. Supportive Services To Participants

6. Rent (inc. cost per sq. ft./hr. rates)

7. Custodial Services

8. Utilities (List as a % of Annual Expense)

Heat/AC

Phone

Electric

Other

9. Consumable Office Supplies

10. Postage

11. Equipment and Furniture Purchase: (Itemize on Attached Page)

12. Equipment Rental: (Itemize on Attached Page)

13. Tuition

14. Entrance Fees

15. Training Materials Books Software Videos Other (specify)

16. Printing/Advertising

17. Travel Student Staff

18. Staff Training

19. Participant Payments (Wages. OJT Payments, etc...)

20. Participant Fringes

21. Insurance:

22. Professional Services: (Specify)

23. Overhead/Indirect for Parent Organization:

24. Profit:

25. Other: (Specify)

26. TOTAL

Attachment 1

BUDGET SUMMARY

Organization:

Program Year:

EMPLOYEE LISTING

SALARY AND FRINGE EXPENSES

AREA OF TRAINING:__________________________________ YEAR: _________

ORGANIZATION:_______________________

LIST EVERY EMPLOYEE BY TITLE

(USE ADDITIONAL PAGES TO LIST EACH EMPLOYEE NUMERICALLY)

POSITION

DATES OF EMPLOYMENT HOURS PER WEEK (if seasonal give # of weeks and hourly rate) (If part-time, indicate hourly rate)

Person #1

THIS PROGRAM

OTHER

Person #2

THIS PROGRAM

OTHER

Person #3

THIS PROGRAM

OTHER

Organization________________________________

Type of Training _____________________________

BUDGET BACK-UP PAGE

LINE

NUMBER

ITEM

NUMBER OF EACH

AMOUNT

EXPLANATION/

REMARKS

SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO PARTICIPANTS

CONTRACTOR:___________________________________________________

TYPE OF TRAINING_______________________________________________

TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES: $__________________________

CLIENTS MUST NOT RECEIVE CASH. VOUCHERS ARE TO BE USED FOR GOODS AND SERVICES) CONTRACTORS MUST MAINTAIN A CUMULATIVE LOG TO DOCUMENT CLIENTS RECEIVED SUPPORTIVE SERVICE(S). AT A MINIMUM THIS LOG MUST INCLUDE CLIENT NAME, STAFF AND CLIENT SIGNATURE, AMOUNT OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES GIVEN, AND VENDOR.

Furthermore, contractors will only be reimbursed for direct benefits they have given to client.

TYPE OF PAYMENT: ________________________________________

EXPLANATION: _____________________________________________________________