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Attachment A <br />Expanded Project Narrative <br />Introduction <br />The project area of the California Multi- Sector Workforce Partnership (Multi- Sector Partnership or <br />Multi- Sector Partners) consists of 21 geographically contiguous local workforce investment board (LWIB) <br />jurisdictions (see page 11) encompassing 56% of the state's population (20,759,931), 53% of its labor <br />force (9,632,240), and 43% of its land mass (67,268 square miles). The project addresses 123 individual <br />mass dislocations affecting 32,527 workers in a range of occupations in 19 California industries; of the <br />total, 5,887 workers will participate in this project. As state and local funds for mass job dislocations are <br />severely constrained, this application requests $45,080,077 in National Emergency Grant (NEG) <br />assistance to respond to the retraining and employment needs of these displaced workers who reside in <br />economically vital regions of the state. <br />Major project strategies will include: <br />1. Common project policies <br />2. Collaborative project planning, oversight, and implementation <br />3. Performance accountability using the federal Common Measures <br />4. Early Rapid Response interventions <br />5. Demand - driven training and employment services <br />6. Demand- driven job placement <br />Each participating LWIB has met or exceeded the 70% disbursement threshold for PY 2009 (July 1, <br />2008 -June 30, 2009) WIA Dislocated Worker (DW) formula funds, and the 50% disbursement threshold <br />for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) -PY 2009 Workforce Investment Act (WIA) DW <br />funds. The one -time allocation of ARRA DW funds received by the Multi- Sector Partners in mid -2009 <br />totaled $67,743,733; collectively, 82.74% ($49,687,713) of the total was spent by December 31, 2010. <br />Additionally, each of the participating WIBs has met the 70% DW expenditure threshold for FY 10 (July 1, <br />2009 -June 30, 2010) as of the date of this application. Provided by the California EDD, individual FY 10 <br />expenditure data for each WIB are attached (Attachment B). <br />Regarding the State's DW expenditures, 81.4% ($108,427,564) of the $133,144,133 in ARRA DW <br />Formula funds allocated to California was expended by December 31, 2010. By December 31, 2010, PY <br />09 -10 DW Formula fund expenditures were $115,573,314 or 90.7% of the total allocation <br />($127,370,789). Total PY 10 -11 DW Formula expenditures were $23,148,675 (20.1% of the total) on <br />December 31, 2010 and obligations equaled 100% ($115,447,810). <br />2 <br />