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Community Development Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/cd <br />Item # 20 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />July 20, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Funds <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Sub Grant Agreements to <br />Receive Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds for a Three-Year Period <br />Expiring June 30, 2024 (Non-General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute sub-grant <br />agreements (AA211027) and all necessary documents for Workforce Innovation and <br />Opportunity Act funds from the State of California for a three-year period from July 1, <br />2021 to June 30, 2024 subject to non-substantive changes approved by City Manager <br />and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 provides funds to Local <br />Workforce Development Areas (LWDA) to operate job-training programs permissible <br />under the Act for adults, dislocated workers and youth meeting specific criteria set forth <br />in the Act. <br />The City of Santa Ana was designated as a Local Workforce Development Area by the <br />State pursuant to the WIOA. Under WIOA, Local Workforce Development Areas, such as <br />Santa Ana, receive formula allocations on an annual basis to operate job-training <br />programs for adults, economically disadvantaged youth and dislocated workers and <br />address the workforce needs of area businesses. <br />A new sub-grant is required at the beginning of each fiscal year. Submittal of the sub- <br />grant agreement will enable the City to receive WIOA Youth Formula Funds. As in <br />previous years, the State has provided a sub-grant agreement for Program Year 2021- <br />22. Upon approval of the resolution (Exhibit 1) and execution of the PY 2021-22 sub grant <br />agreement, Santa Ana’s Youth formula allocation is $751,794 (Exhibit 2). The State has <br />notified staff that the PY 2021-22 allocation for Adult will be $726,100 and $481,757 for <br />Dislocated Worker and will be incorporated by a unilateral modification to the sub grant <br />at a later date.