Section DWD 801.05 - Application(1) WHO MAY APPLY. An applicant may be any of the following: (a) A public organization.(b) A private organization.(c) A consortium of placement partners with a lead public or private organization serving as the applicant.(2) SOLICITATION. The department shall solicit applications for grants by publishing a GPA on the department's website. The department may also distribute copies of the GPA to interested parties. Note: GPAs can be found on the department's website at https://wisconsinfastforward.com/wff_standard.htm.
(3) SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS. (c) An applicant shall submit an application for a grant to the department in accordance with the deadline and processes indicated in the GPA for the grant, which may include instructions for applications on paper or in an electronic format.(d) The department may issue grant guidelines and may update the guidelines as necessary. The guidelines may contain clarification or additional information on grant application instructions, requirements, and procedures.(4) CONTENT OF APPLICATION. An application for a grant for a project shall include all of the following: (b) Identification and contact information for the project point of contact, the financial officer for the project, and the signatories authorized by the proposed grantee to execute legal documents.(d) A description of the critical work force shortage that exists in the project target area.(e) An abstract that briefly describes the project and highlights the project's purpose.(f) A summary of the budget request, including the amount and source of matching funds to be used in the project in accordance with requirements established by the GPA.(g) A justification of the proposed budget detailing cost estimates used in compiling the budget request.(h) A narrative description of the project, including the number of unemployed and underemployed workers and incumbent employees that will be enrolled as trainees in the project and how the project will achieve the outcomes required by the GPA.(i) A statement of assurances and certifications in accordance with s. DWD 801.12. (im) If the applicant is the lead for a consortium of placement partners, the names of the placement partners.(jm) For applicants proposing to use one or more placement partners, in whole or in part, to achieve the outcomes required by the GPA, a letter of commitment from each placement partner describing the commitment the placement partner has made to the applicant to achieve the outcomes required by the GPA. A letter of commitment under this paragraph must be signed by an official of the placement partner who has the authority to enter a binding commitment on its behalf.(km) A letter of commitment from each organization that will be providing match contributions to the project stating the match contribution that the organization will make. A letter of commitment under this paragraph must be signed by an official of the organization who has the authority to enter a binding commitment on its behalf. (l) Information on the proposed use of one or more subcontractors in accordance with standards established by the GPA.(m) Any other information required in the GPA.(5) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS. (a)Preliminary review. All grant applications shall meet the eligibility requirements under s. DWD 801.04 and include all of the application contents specified in sub. (4). The department or persons invited by the department shall review each application for eligibility under s. DWD 801.04 and compliance with the format and content specifications of sub. (4) and the GPA. The department may deny any application that fails to meet any of the eligibility requirements or fails to comply with the format and content specifications. Denial of an application under this paragraph is not subject to administrative review.(b)Evaluation criteria. The department or persons invited by the department shall evaluate grant applications that meet the criteria as specified in par. (a) using the criteria specified in the GPA and all of the following criteria: 1. The applicant's organizational and programmatic capacity to implement the proposed project.2. The applicant's understanding and ability to communicate the needs of the target population.3. The applicant's stated purpose and objectives for the project and methods and timetable for implementing the project.4. The extent to which the applicant's proposed budget is clear and justified.5. An evaluation plan for the project.6. The potential impact on economic development.7. The potential impact on economic opportunities for the business, the trainees and the local workforce.8. The potential impact of the project on building the capacity of the workforce to find and retain employment.(6) RANKING APPLICATIONS. (a) The department or persons invited by the department shall weigh the importance of each evaluation criterion by assigning points to it. The criteria weighting shall be provided in the GPA.(b) Using the evaluation criteria specified in sub. (5) (b), the department or persons invited by the department shall evaluate each application using each applicable criterion and assign points signifying the degree to which the application meets the criterion up to the maximum number of points specified in the GPA. The total points assigned to the application for all applicable criteria will be the score for the application.(c) The department shall numerically rank each application for each GPA.(d) In addition to application rankings, the department or persons invited by the department may consider underserved populations, strategic priorities, past performance, underserved geographic areas, potential to replicate the project, cost per trainee, and available funding.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Workforce Development DWD 801.05
CR 13-045: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14.Amended by, CR 22-056: am. (1) (a), (c), r. (1) (d), am. (2), (3) (title), r. (3) (a), (b), am. (3) (c), (d), (4) (intro.), r. (4) (a), am. (4) (b), r. (4) (c), am. (4) (h), (i), cr. (4) (im), r. (4) (j), cr. (4) (jm), r. (4) (k), cr. (4) (km), am. (5) (a), (b) (intro.), 3., (6) (a), (b), (d) Register May 2023 No. 809, eff. 6/1/2023Amended by, CR 22-056 (corrected version): CR 22-056: am. (1) (a), (c), r. (1) (d), am. (2), (3) (title), r. (3) (a), (b), am. (3) (c), (d), (4) (intro.), r. (4) (a), am. (4) (b), r. (4) (c), am. (4) (h), (i), cr. (4) (im), r. (4) (j), cr. (4) (jm), r. (4) (k), cr. (4) (km), am. (5) (a), (b) (intro.), 3., (6) (a), (b), (d) Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7/1/2023