Grant proposals being accepted for Real Jobs RI

CRANSTON – The state Department of Labor and Training is soliciting planning grant proposals for Real Jobs RI, which focuses on employers’ needs and is part of Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s jobs plan to jumpstart the Rhode Island economy.
Real Jobs RI is a flexible grant program to support ideas from employers and partners of all sizes, to connect people to job openings more quickly. This solicitation will help employers to analyze their workforce demands and build partner relationships that will produce a stable pipeline of workers to jobs, according to a news release about the program.
“It’s essential that we focus on the specific needs of employers as we reshape Rhode Island’s job training system. That’s what the Real Jobs approach is all about,” Stefan Pryor, R.I. Secretary of Commerce, said in a statement. “Accepting applications is the beginning of what we hope is a successful program – helping employers gain the workforce they need to grow.”

Applications are due on July 3, and planning=grant awards will be made on July 17.

“We’ve heard from too many Rhode Island business owners who have struggled to find skilled workers to fill the jobs they have now,” Raimondo said in a statement. “Real Jobs RI will help spark our economic recovery by connecting employers with the trained workforce they need to grow and expand. These planning grants are a key step in establishing critical industry partnerships that will put Rhode Islanders back to work.”

Planning grants of up to $25,000 per grant, for a total of $300,000, will be awarded to enable employers to convene partnerships, determine the specific workforce needs of employers, gather the necessary partners and produce a proposed plan to train individuals to meet those needs. Implementation grants will be available to fund those partnerships whose plans are approved and selected.

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Planning grant awards will be made on a competitive basis. Priority will be given to proposals that best meet employer demand and put the most Rhode Islanders back to work.
A preproposal conference will be held on May 22 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Save The Bay Center Citizens Bank Community Room at 100 Save The Bay Drive, Providence. Prospective applicants are encouraged to attend. No registration is required. For information, visit www.dlt.ri.gov/realjobs.

First-year funds of $1.3 million for Real Jobs RI have been requested from the Governor’s Workforce Board through its administration of the state Job Development Fund.

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    Rate of measurement at Level U6 is: TEN POINT NINE PER CENT (10.9%)…
    (further details can be found at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm which is updated monthly….)
    and as of April 24th, 2015, R.I’s Employment/Unemployment Rate of measurement at Level U6 is:
    TWELVE POINT NINE PER CENT (12.9%)…
    (further details can be found at http://www.bls.gov/lau/stalt.htm which is updated quarterly….)