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| May 14, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting | ||||||
| Title 27. Authorize the City Manager to Accept the PY24 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth Grant Award in the Amount of $75,000. (WorkSource Coastal) | ||||||
| Strategic Priority GOAL 3: Expand Economic Access, Opportunity & Vitality for All | ||||||
| Description The City of Savannah has received “Notice of Grant Award Modification” for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth Program from the Technical College System of Georgia, Office of Workforce Development in the amount of $75,000 transferred from WorkSource Middle Georgia, Workforce Delivery Area 11. The Program Grant Award will provide year-round youth programs for the period of January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026, to low-income youth between the ages of 16 and 24. The youth program will include work experience, occupational skills training, alternative secondary school services, tutoring, and supportive services. The youth program will serve Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and Screven counties. The allocation is as follows:
Pursuant to the Coastal Workforce Services Consortium Agreement, the City of Savannah serves as the fiduciary agent for the 10-county region, and as such, City Council approval and authorization for the City Manager to receive grant funds and enter into grant administration agreements is necessary in accordance with the City of Savannah's procurement policies and procedures. | ||||||
| Recommendation Approval | ||||||
| Contact Sheron Morgan, Executive Director, WorkSource Coastal | ||||||
| Financial Impact Revenue of $75,000 into the WIOA Grant Funds, via WorkSource Coastal. | ||||||
| Review Comments | ||||||
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Attachments Exhibit 1 - PY24 WIOA Youth Statement of Grant Award -Transfer from Area 11.pdf |
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