Agenda Plus - 60. Added Item: Authorize the City Manager to Accept the PY24 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Grant Award for National Dislocated Worker/Disaster Recovery Grant (NDW/DRG) Program in the Amount of $215,000. The award will be used to provide disaster recovery activities from August 5, 2024, through June 30, 2025, to assist with temporary loss of employment, clean-up projects, demolition, repair, renovation, and reconstruction of destroyed public structures, facilities and lands within the 10-county region communities affected by Hurricane Debby.

September 12, 2024, City Council Regular Meeting

Title
60. Added Item: Authorize the City Manager to Accept the PY24 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Grant Award for National Dislocated Worker/Disaster Recovery Grant (NDW/DRG) Program in the Amount of $215,000. The award will be used to provide disaster recovery activities from August 5, 2024, through June 30, 2025, to assist with temporary loss of employment, clean-up projects, demolition, repair, renovation, and reconstruction of destroyed public structures, facilities and lands within the 10-county region communities affected by Hurricane Debby.

Strategic Priority
Economic Strength And Poverty Reduction

Description

The City of Savannah has received a “Statement of Grant Award” for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Award for National Dislocated Worker/Disaster Recovery Grant (NDW/DRG) from the Technical College System of Georgia, Office of Workforce Development in the amount of $215,000. The Program Grant Award will provide assistance with program activities such as temporary loss of employment, clean-up projects, demolition, repair, renovation, and reconstruction of destroyed public structures, facilities and lands affected by Hurricane Debby between the period of August 5, 2024, to July 31, 2025. The funds will serve Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and/or Screven counties.

The allocation is as follows:

Award Number	Grant Amount	Category
DR31-24-24-12-019	$215,000	Dislocated Worker Program

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 $215,000 into the WIOA Grant Funds, via the WorkSource Coastal Fund

Review Comments

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