Grant Info
The “Career Advancement and Retention in Healthcare & Healthcare Information Technology” grant RFP was released by Nevada Workforce Connections on July 9, 2010. Final bids are due by August 13, 2010.
As we progress through the planning stage of the grant, you will be able to access critical information here. As a registered user of the website, you will also be able to comment or make recommendations.
Click Here for the RFP
Grant Amount: $750,000
So how does the grant get funded? Every year, the Department of Labor provides Workforce Investment Act (WIA) dollars to state Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs). Nevada’s State Board is also know as the Governor’s Workforce Investment Board (GWIB). The GWIB then assigns management of the WIA funds to the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR), who then delegates administration of these funds to one of the regional Workforce Investment Boards. In Nevada there are two boards, the North and the South. The Southern Nevada Workforce Investment Board (SNWIB) is known as Workforce Connections. Workforce Connections puts these WIA dollars to work with their Service Providers. This grant RFP opportunity (Carrot Grant) is what SNMIC is pursuing. Below is a chart that will illustrate what was just described:
Workforce Connections:
Workforce Connections mission/passion is to develop a world-class workforce through the distribution of funds earmarked for training, apprenticeships and other market driven strategies designed to couple the right workers with the right employers. Rather than finding employment for job seekers, we work with relevant agencies and organizations to connect those looking for a job with the best resources available so that they can make a difference in their own lives.
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