RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to enter into a contract with employers participating in the Expanded Contra Costa WORKs Subsidized Employment Program not to exceed a cumulative payment limit of $960,666 to reimburse employers up to to up to $21 per hour for those CalWORKs clients placed with employers during the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funded with $960,666 Expanded Subsidized Employment Allocation for the Expanded Employment Program wages for CalWORKs participants. (83% Federal, 17% State) (CFDA #93.558)
BACKGROUND:
Based upon the success of the subsidized employment programs operated in response to Senate Bill 72 which extended the State reimbursement to counties for subsidized employment programs as authorized by Assembly Bill (AB) 98 (now Assembly Bill 74), the Employment and Human Services Department developed and implemented the subsidized employment program known as Contra Costa WORKs (CCWORKs).
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