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Eligible Lead Applicants• Employers with operations in Massachusetts and that employ
Massachusetts residents• Nonprofit employers with operations in Massachusetts and that employ
Massachusetts residents• Business or Industry Associations • Labor organizations• Community-based organizations, including adult basic education providers• Institutions of higher education• Vocational education institutions• One-stop career centers• Local workforce development entities• Non-profit education, training and other service providers• Local workforce investment boards
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• This solicitation does not require any specific quantity or type of partners
• However, successful applicants will demonstrate that they have two types of organizational relationships • Business/Employer Relationships• Other Program Support Relationships
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• Un/underemployed Massachusetts residents, 18 years or older, who are homeless. For the purposes of this RFP, and pursuant with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Act, a homeless individual is an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. It also includes persons whose primary nighttime residence is either:– A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide
temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for mentally ill),
– An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, or
– A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodations for human beings
• Underemployed– Working part-time (fewer than 35 hours per week), OR– Working in a low-wage job ($14 or less per hour), OR– Working multiple jobs
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1. Written Statement from an Individual Providing Temporary Residence 2. Written Statement from Shelter/Social Service Agency 3. Letter from Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOHHS Agency (for Foster
Child and State Custody Youth, only) 4. Applicant Statement if no other forms of documentation are available –
must be supported with a corroborative contact or reliable witness 5. Telephone verification if other forms of documentation are not readily
available 6. Document inspection if provided document cannot be legally photocopied
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RFP and Questions & Answers posted on Commonwealth Corporation’s website.
Payment Terms-Performance Based– Payments will be contingent upon enrollments and job placements– 50% of grant award allocated toward each milestone– Payments per participant will be calculated based upon planned enrollments and job
placements– Enrollment = an individual must have attended a minimum of 75% of the scheduled class
days for a two week period– Job placement = an individual must have retained continuous employment for 30 days with
the same employer
Example– Organization X is awarded a grant of $250,000 and agrees to serve 50 participants and
place 30 participants into jobs. – $125,000 allocated for enrollments
• This is the maximum that the organization can be paid for enrollments• Per Participant Enrollment Payment = $2,500
– $125, 000 allocated for job placements• This is the maximum amount the organization can be paid for job placements• Per Participant Job Placement Payment = $4,166
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• Part 1: Application Summary Form• Part 2: Application Narrative Form• Part 3: Budget & Budget Narrative Forms
(Excel)• Part 4: Outcome Chart Form (Excel)• Part 5: Certificates of Good Standing • Part 6: CertificationPages 10-11 of the Employment Programs for Special Target Populations: Homeless Individuals
• Forms are in Excel File• Detailed instructions on Part 3 in RFP• Budgets will be used to evaluate applications• Payments will be issued on performance basis• Budget Form (3a)
• Summary Level• Formulas to calculate cost per enrollment & cost per outcome• These rates will become the basis for distributing funds on a
performance basis• Budget Narrative (3b)
• Narrative explaining how funds will be used• Rate @ Unit calculations• Actual Costs vs. Cost Allocation
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• Must be submitted for all partners benefiting financially from grant funds
• Complete Part 5 to determine which partners must submit a Certificate of Good Standing (C.O.G.S.)
• C.O.G.S. must be less than 6 months old• Certificates of Good Standing may be accessed online• Allow time for any delay in receiving C.O.G.S• C.O.G.S are required and must be submitted in order
to meet threshold criteria• Submit as PDF filePage 10 of the Employment Programs for Special Target Populations: Homeless Individuals RFP.
• Processo Threshold Screeningo Compliance Screeningo Scored based on 6 criteriao See Page 13 for list of criteria & point valueso Commonwealth Corporation reserves the right
to consider other criteria in making competitive awards.
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