Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the acceptance of $75,000 in grant funding from the Wisconsin Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources (DEHCR) and amends the Community Development Division’s 2023 Adopted Operating Budget. Funding will be used to support employment training and support for young adults experiencing homelessness. The Community Development Division’s revenue and purchased services will be adjusted to reflect the $75,000 award. No additional General Fund appropriation is required.
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Authorizing the Community Development Division to accept a $75,000 grant from the Wisconsin Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources (DEHCR) to support creating equitable outcomes for homeless and other marginalized young adults in high-demand science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce industries, and amending the Community Development Division’s 2023 Adopted Operating Budget to reflect the receipt and use of those funds.
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In December 2022, the City of Madison, in partnership with YWCA Madison, applied for grant funding through the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration’s Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources Employment Grants Program. The goal of the grant is to implement short and long-term training programs and practices that will support equitable economic recovery and growth for homeless and marginalized young adults who are interested in careers in the STEM workforce.
Under the grant, the YWCA Madison will provide training and support services through their YWeb Career Academy program to young adults in Madison who experience homelessness. Grant funds will be used to pay the participants for the training academy hours. YWCA Madison will partner and sub-contract with the Community Development Division, in support of the City's goal of building human capital by prioritizing the provision of employment-related services and supports to unemployed or underemployed adults w...
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