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education and training in the grant program; 4) connecting and placing participants with <br />collecting, tracking, and reporting participant data to <br />employers that have job openings; and, 5) g. <br />P <br />ETA. <br />State, regional, and/or local economic development agencies work ciosely,with <br />employers, understand regional <br />tang obs and stimulate indust 'industrial and commercial growth. t The role of <br />generate and retain existing) opportunities and retain their <br />economic development agencies conorriic development lopment ag ncies do not create jobs, but support <br />existing employer community. support the <br />new and ensuring businesses a e there e suffic sufficient economic development agencies <br />programs and incentives in <br />protect by en g <br />place to assist the businesses in achieving their goals. <br />Applicants are strongly encouraged to consider integrating employment and training <br />omic development programs with collaborative regional <br />to ensure that workers ar strategies align <br />be g prepared fo`r growth <br />economic development In ve <br />industries in their regional eco nomy. <br />onomy. ` <br />- -B.- Required-Part nerships- with-€ mpioyer (- s)- or- Gonsortia- of -Emp must also work with at <br />In addition to the entities included in the partnership, applicants <br />least one employer or fi consortium of ea I goals and actI it ese identifying necessary skits and of <br />• the following ways: defining the p g <br />competencies, providing resources to support education /training (such as equipment, <br />instructors, funding, internships, or OJT and other work -based learning ed activities), pr who g <br />assistance with program design, and, where appropriate, hiring q participants <br />complete grant- funded education and training programs based on real job projections. <br />ETA particularly encourages- partnerships that include multiple employers in an industry <br />cluster, which Is a concentrdaeios of <br />nd asociated interconnected businesses, institutions n a particular field that ae linked by <br />development, service prove <br />common workforce needs. Working with multiple businesses helps ensure that.training <br />prepares workers for a range of employer needs in the target indust making p ci p ants more <br />employable and giving businesses a stronger employee pool. <br />All training approaches work best. when the employment experience particular, lonely tied to er <br />anticipated employment opportunities. Applicants proposing OJT, in <br />the hiring plans of interested employers to maximize the number of participants who• are hired <br />permanently. Employers have the added incentive to participate in all phases of the training <br />development since OJT <br />hi eoffers <br />bui d ng organpzat onal p oductivity initial <br />as the participant lea ns thelj.ob <br />• fillirig skilled positions w • <br />requirements. <br />C. Cost Sharing or Matching <br />Match Requirement <br />The requirement for match is contingent on the activities proposed by the applicant. <br />t <br />Applicants that propose incumbent c worker training matching For applicants that do not include <br />to 50 percent of the gran <br />incumbent worker training activities, cost sharing or matching funds are not requireed'a percent . <br />condition for application.. For applicants proposing incumbent worker activities, <br />matching funds may be provided in cash or in -kind, however half of the total matching funds <br />must be cash match. <br />2. Definitions and Administrative Requirements <br />The general R administrative .3. Under these requirements, ocash match sharing defined as funds made <br />CFR 97.25 or 29 CFR <br />7 20A -18 <br />