Eligible applicants are entities that have the capacity, experience, and expertise necessary to help the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) achieve its goal to fortify and leverage Pennsylvania’s existing workforce development system to avert layoffs and assist at-risk businesses.<br />1. Applicants must have the capacity to support the entire state of Pennsylvania.<br />2. Applicants must have the capacity to carry out their work throughout <br />Pennsylvania and must have extensive knowledge of and/or extensive experience with working with the public workforce and economic development systems including at a minimum:<br />a. local and statewide industry partnerships<br />b. rapid response programs and services, and <br />c. Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs). <br />3. The applicant(s) must be capable of bringing together business, education, <br />workforce, and provider partners to achieve the overall project goals as <br />defined by this Notice of Grant Availability (NGA). <br />4. The applicant(s) must demonstrate the ability to coordinate, manage, and <br />implement the design of the project; develop and implement the project <br />budget; implement a strategy to collect, analyze, and report performance <br />outcomes; and coordinate and evaluate the activities of the project.<br />5. The applicant(s) must be capable of monitoring and administering the fiscal <br />components of the NGA.<br />6. The applicant(s) must be capable of submitting the required reporting <br />elements at the required intervals as documented in the NGA.<br />7. The applicant(s) must have the capacity to work with an evaluator.