It is the policy of Workforce Florida, Inc. (WFI) to elicit
input and program recommendations from any party that wishes
to contribute to the overall goal of creating a better-prepared
workforce to facilitate business retention, expansion and
recruitment. The process described here and the attached
form provide an opportunity for any individual or group
to present a program ‘concept’ for consideration by WFI.
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NOTE:
State and federal law requires Workforce Florida,
Inc. (WFI) to use a competitive process-- Invitations
to Bid, Requests for Proposals (RFP), Grant Solicitations--
to select contractors or grantees for workforce projects. For
this reason, individuals or groups that submit individual
program concepts for funding consideration through
this process are advised that approval of their program
concept will result in a competitive selection process
in which they can participate if qualified and interested.
No funding will be provided by WFI directly to an
individual or group that submits a program concept.
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1. Please
complete the entire concept evaluation form and provide
specific information regarding the purpose of the proposed
project and its scope of work. Failure to adequately
describe the program concept may inhibit its consideration
and may result in its rejection (attempt to address each
of the ‘bullets’ under Purpose & Scope of Work)
2. It
is important that the targeted population be specified
as funding for various types of targeted populations
comes from different sources.
3. Since
program concept approval will result in a competitive
selection to which the submitting individual/group will
be invited to participate, financial information presented
is not considered a price quote but should merely give
WFI some idea of overall anticipated costs for the project.
It is critical that financial information be provided,
however, because a part of the concept consideration
will be the identification of funds at the state level.
4. Please
limit the submission to not more than five (5) pages
including the form. Individuals/groups submitting a program
concept may be called to clarify or expand upon their
submittal.
5. The
contact person listed should be someone who can answer
specific questions about the proposed program. Also,
the person or an individual from the group that submits
a program concept for consideration will be required
to be available to answer questions when the concept
is scheduled for consideration at one of WFI’s three
Councils.
Process
· A
confirmation letter will be issued to the contact person
listed on the submittal. This letter may request additional
information; may indicate that the concept has been accepted
for consideration and identify the Council to which it
will be assigned; or may reject the concept as being
outside the purview or strategic plan of WFI.
· Staff
will schedule the program concept for review by the appropriate
Council and advise the contact person to make arrangements
to attend the meeting at which it will be discussed (most
Council meetings are conducted via teleconference but
some are scheduled along with the general meetings of
the WFI Board).
· If
the Council approves the concept and identifies available
funding from its discretionary funds, a recommendation
will be developed to present the program concept to the
WFI Board for final approval – all funding projects must
be approved by the full Board or Executive Committee.
· Once
the Board has approved funding for the program, a bid
or RFP or grant solicitation will be issued, evaluated
and awarded. Contracts or grants will be developed after
a selection(s) is made.
Relative
information regarding WFI’s strategic plan and the roles,
priorities and objectives of the three Councils can be
obtained from WFI’s web site: http://www.workforceflorida.com/
Workforce
Florida, Inc.
Concept Submission
Form
Contact Information
Name:__________________________________
Organization:_____________________________
Title:____________________________________
E-mail Address:___________________________
Address:_________________________________
Telephone:_______________________________
Fax:____________________________________
Please provide a complete response to each area noted
below (limiting the entire response to no more than five
pages)
Concept
Purpose:
- Summary
- Relevance
to Workforce Florida Board (view Strategic
Plan) and/or Council priorities (see www.workforceflorida.com/)
- Description
of regional workforce board involvement, if any
- Description
of similar existing programs/services, if applicable
Scope of Work:
- Identify
population/number of persons to be served (e.g.,
employed workers, dislocated workers, low-income job seekers,
persons in welfare transition, first-time job seekers/youth)
- Provide
goals, performance measures, and expected outcome
- Identify potential partners in the project and describe
their
level of involvement
Financial:
- Funding
needed (to include cost of training per participant
served)
- Leveraging of other funds (federal funds, state
funds, regional workforce
board funds, private funds, etc.)
Submit to:
Andra Cornelius, V.P. Business Outreach
Workforce Florida, Inc.
1580 Waldo Palmer Lane, Suite 1
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Phone: 850-921-1119; FAX: 850-921-1101
E-mail: acornelius@workforceflorida.com
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