Sacramento Employment And Training Agency
American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Update

FACT SHEET

FOCUS AREA:  EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

Youth Employment Activities Allocation: $5,884,992

• SETA Governing Board approved funding for the Summer Youth Employment Activity on April 30, 2009.
• Nineteen organizations were funded to provide 1,046 low-income youth with summer jobs.  Total funding for summer (May 1, 2009 – September 1, 2009) is $2,937,236.
  • Six (6) school districts
  • One (1) public agency
  • One (1) business association
  • Eleven (11) community-based organizations
• Successful summer youth providers will be funded to provide academic enrichment, leadership, and career technical education activities to youth during the school year.  Staff is estimating using about $1,000,000 for year-round youth programs.

Adult/Dislocated Worker Employment Activities Allocation:
$5,142,800 – Dislocated Workers
$2,539,534 – Adults

The SETA Governing Board approved releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) in April, 2009 for employment and  training and job creation activities targeting adults and dislocated workers.  Activities are:

• Classroom Training, Occupational Skills
• Workplace Training/Job Creation
• Business Development and Innovations

There will be two funding timelines for the RFP.  The first deadline is May 21, 2009.  The second is July 23.

FOCUS AREA: SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Services Block Grant Allocation: $2,692,561

On May 11, the SETA Governing Board approved an initial plan for the CSBG stimulus which includes a focus on providing support services for individuals with multiple barriers seeking employment.  Initiatives will include:

• Allocate $500,000 to provide scholarships and support services to low-income customers seeking employment services through the Sacramento Works One Stop Career Center system.
• Allocate $700,000 to augment contracts with 13 local organizations to provide emergency social services and self-sufficiency services to community members impacted by the recession.
• Include $1,223,305 of stimulus funding in the 2010 CSBG Request for Proposals, targeting funding to activities that target clients enrolled in the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing collaborative.

Head Start Allocation

Staff has received preliminary notice of stimulus funding for Head Start and has submitted applications to apply for:

• 3.06% Cost of Living Adjustment effective August 1, 2009
• 1.84% One-time COLA effective July 1, 2009
• Quality Improvements    (one-time, non-recurring funding)
  • 50% can be used for compensation related activities
  • 50% for quality improvements (facilities, deferred maintenance, infrastructure)

Competitive funding for Head Start and Early Head Start funds have been released by the Administration for Children and Families and SETA will submit applications to expand services in Sacramento County.