WDP Grant Coordinator Training

Grant 101 Basics

October 20, 2021

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Today’s Presenters

Lara Seiferd

Lead Grant Coordinator

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Nina Holland

Senior Policy Advisor

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Welcome to Grant Coordinator Training

Overview + Grants 101

• The Big Picture: Creating a resource for current and future coordinators
• Grants 101: Setting a solid foundation
• Hearing from You: Reflection, and Next Steps

Grant

Coordinator

Training

The Big Picture

WDP Grants 101 Basics

Learning Objectives

• Which WDP units administer grants and which grants they oversee
• The types of grants and funding we have
• The look and feel of each type of grant
• Resources to support more in-depth learning

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What do we already know about WDP grants?

Pre-test

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What types of grants does WDP receive?

• Federal Formula
• Federal Discretionary
• State
• Other

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What is the look and feel of Federal

formula grants?

• Congress and USDOL are the bosses
• New funding each year
• Different periods of performance
• Complex laws and regulations govern each grant
• Different eligibility, target groups, allowable costs and activities, reporting and performance requirements

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What is the look and feel of Federal discretionary grants?

• Congress and USDOL are the bosses
• Usually a one-time allocation with a specific start and end date
• Each grant has unique
• Period of performance
• Eligibility/target groups
• Allowable costs and activities
• Performance and reporting requirements

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What is the look and feel of State grants?

• State Legislature and Governor’s Office are the bosses
• Ongoing or “sunsets”
• Funds are appropriated with a one-year duration (with limited exceptions)
• Unique piece of legislation governs each grant
• Unique period of performance, eligibility/target groups, allowable costs and activities, and performance and reporting requirements

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What is the look and feel of Other grants?

• These include private foundation grants, and grants assigned to other divisions of CDLE, such as
• Federal and state apprenticeship grants
• RESEA grant
• CWDC grants
• Voc Rehab grants
• Bosses, rules, and requirements vary with each grant

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What have we learned today?

• WDP has 30 or more grants at any given time, and each one is unique
• We have federal, state, and private funding with complex rules and many administrative challenges
• Every unit in WDP is involved and has much to learn about our grants and our partners’ grants
• Luckily, there is more training coming!

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What have we learned today?

Post-test

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Grant Resources - Websites

• U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment and Training Administration:

http://www.doleta.gov/WIOA/

• U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Policy Letters

https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/

• Workforce GPS Technical Assistance and Training Resources

https://www.workforcegps.org/sitecore/content/global/home

• CDLE Policy Guidance Letters

https://www.colorado.gov/cdle/pgl

• Colorado Workforce Development Council - grant opportunities

https://cwdc.colorado.gov/

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Grant Resources - Documents

• WDP Grants 101 Slide Deck
• WDP Grants 101 Speaker Notes
• WDP Grants by Type
• WDP Grants by Unit

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We’d love to hear from you!

Survey!

https://forms

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Thank

You!

Until We

Meet Again!

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