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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBack-Up DocumentsATKINS Atkins North America, Inc. 800 Waterford Way, Suite 700 Miami, Florida 33126 ' o+1.305.592.7275 August 18, 2022 Mrs. Marie "Maggie" Gouin Director Office of Management and Budget Miami Riverside Center 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 5th Floor Miami, FL 33130 Reference: Project Analysis — City of Miami — ARPA (SLFRF) Recommendation for application of ARPA (SLFRF) funds Project Name: STEM Talent for Miami Project Mayors Office Proposed ARPA Funds Amount: $200,000 Proposed Activity for use of Funds: Program/ Service (Subrecipient) Mrs. Gouin, We are sending the recommendation for the use of ARPA (SLFRF) funds for the referenced project. STEM Talent for Miami is an intergenerational, technology workforce readiness initiative, which prepares youth and adults to engage in the anticipated Miami Technology Hub. The project offers superior research -based training in computer coding coupled with job placement assistance for 60 marginalized Miami -Dade residents. The program will be administered by Overtown Youth Center, Inc (OYC), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to uplift south Florida communities by offering equitable, high -quality programs and assistance. OYC is requesting $200,000.00 to benefit 55 youths in grades 9-12, and 5 adult family members who are enrolled in the hallmark OYC education support program. Upon completion of training and workforce readiness, cohort members work with the OYC Workforce Development Specialist and/or Family Specialists who assist with identifying suitable STEM -based job placements to meet projected Miami workforce needs. The project embeds priorities for adult subgroups including unemployed or earning less than $15 per hour, Disconnected Youth ages 18-25, Returning Citizens (i.e. formerly incarcerated), Women and Veterans. Based on the information and documentation provided by the City's Office of Management and Budget and Mayor's office, the project STEM Talent for Miami Project is eligible for the use of ARPA (SLFRF) funds under the Department of Treasury Final Rule, Expenditure Categories 2.10 — Negative Economic Impacts — Assistance to Households - Assistance to Unemployed or Underemployed Workers (e.g. job Page 1 of 2 ATKINS Member of the SNGlav,. Group training, subsidized employment, employment supports or incentives) and 2.25 - Negative Economic Impacts - Assistance to Households - Addressing Educational Disparities: Academic, Social, and Emotional Services, contingent upon additional considerations and requirements being met. Under the SLFRF program, funds must be used for costs incurred on or after March 3, 2021. Further, funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024, and expended by December 31, 2026. This time period, during which recipients can expend SLFRF funds, is the "period of performance. For considerations and requirements details go to the Project Analysis, here attached. The ARPA (SLFRF) funds, in the amount of $200,000, can be allocated to the non-profit Overtown Youth Center, Inc (OYC), as a Subrecipient, to administer the program. The funds will be used to pay for key staff salaries and fringe benefits, contracted services, office and program supplies, participants incentives, marketing and advertising, and indirect costs. Please review and contact us with any questions you may have. Jamelyn Austin Trucks, CFM, PMP, CGM ARPA Consultant, Subject Matter Expert Senior Project Manager, Land Planning Lead Enclosures as noted. Page 2 of 2 Project Analysis — City of Miami — ARPA (SLFRF) Office of the Mayor Project Title STEM Talent for Miami Project Project No. (e-Builder) N/A Total Project Cost $200,000 Proposed ARPA Funding $200,000 Project Type • Program/Service Project Status • Not started Project Estimated Completion September 1, 2022 — May 30, 2023 Agreement Type Subrecipient Contracted Services with partners will need to meet Federal Procurement Eligible Use Support the COVID-19 public health and economic response by addressing COVID-19 and its impact on public health as well as addressing economic harms to households, small businesses, nonprofits, impacted industries, and the public sector. Project Expenditure Category 2.10 — Negative Economic Impacts — Assistance to Households - Assistance to Unemployed or Underemployed Workers (e.g. job training, subsidized employment, employment supports or incentives) 2.25 - Negative Economic Impacts - Assistance to Households - Addressing Educational Disparities: Academic, Social, and Emotional Services Project Justification (short- SOW) STEM Talent for Miami is an intergenerational, technology workforce readiness initiative, which prepares youth and adults to engage in the anticipated Miami Technology Hub. The project offers superior research -based training in computer coding coupled with job placement assistance for 60 marginalized Miami -Dade residents. The program will be administered by Overtown Youth Center, Inc (OYC), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to uplift south Florida communities by offering equitable, high -quality programs and assistance. OYC is requesting $200,000.00 to benefit 55 youths in grades 9-12, and 5 adult family members who are enrolled in the hallmark OYC education support program. Upon completion of training and workforce readiness, cohort members work with the OYC Workforce Development Specialist and/or Family Specialists who assist with identifying suitable STEM -based job placements to meet projected Miami workforce needs. The project embeds priorities for adult subgroups including unemployed or earning less than $15 per hour, Disconnected Youth ages 18-25, Returning Citizens (i.e. formerly incarcerated), Women and Veterans. Eligible (Y/N) Yes, Project is considered eligible under Department of Treasury Final Rule, contingent upon the below additional considerations and requirements being met. Additional Information needed • Provide any additional information related to use of contracted services with partners • Provide executed agreement between Overtown Youth Center and City of Miami once available. Next Steps • Atkins to monitor costs, expenditures and gather data for quarterly and annual reporting. • Atkins to review contract agreements when available. QC Completed (Name/Date) Jamelyn Austin Trucks 8/18/2022 Additional Considerations/Program Requirements: • Under the SLFRF program, funds must be used for costs incurred on or after March 3, 2021. Further, funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024, and expended by December 31, 2026. This time period, during which recipients can expend SLFRF funds, is the "period of performance." • ARPA funds can be used to provide additional funding for projects in progress prior to 3/3/2021, however only activities initiated AFTER 3/3/2021 are eligible for ARPA funds. • Ensure that the City of Miami Procurement Process meets Office of Management and Budget procurement standards set forth in 2 CFR 200.316-320. • Expenditure Category 2.10 - Assistance to Unemployed or Underemployed Workers (e.g. job training, subsidized employment, employment supports or incentives) — Requires the following additional reporting: o Recipients must identify the amount of the total funds that are allocated to evidence - based interventions o Recipients must report on whether projects are primarily serving disproportionately impacted communities. • Project Type/EC Use of Evidence (for all ECs indicated) - Collection to begin in April 2022 o The dollar amount of the total project spending that is allocated towards evidence - based interventions o Indicate if a program evaluation of the project is being conducted • Required Programmatic Data For all projects listed under the following Expenditure Categories, the information listed must be provided in each report. Public Health and Negative Economic Impact (EC 1.1-3.5) - Collection to begin in April 2022 o Brief description of structure and objectives of assistance program(s), including public health or negative economic impact experienced o Brief description of how a recipient's response is related and reasonably and proportional to a public health or negative economic impact of COVID-19. • Project Demographic Distribution (applicable to Public Health and Negative Economic Impact ECs: EC 1.1-2.37)— Collection began April 2022 Recognizing the disproportionate public health and negative economic impacts of the pandemic on many households, communities, and other entities, recipients must report whether certain types of projects are targeted to impacted and disproportionately impacted communities. Recipients will be asked to respond to the following: o a. What Impacted and/or Disproportionally Impacted population does this project primarily serve? Please select the population primarily served. o b. If this project primarily serves more than one Impacted and/or Disproportionately Impacted population, please select up to two additional populations served. Recipients will select from the following options: Assistance to Households Impacted • Low- or -moderate income households or populations • Households that experienced unemployment • Households that experienced increased food or housing insecurity • Households that qualify for certain federal programs • For services to address lost instructional time in K-12 schools: any students that lost access to in- person instruction for a significant period of time • Other households or populations that experienced a negative economic impact of the pandemic other than those listed above (please specify) Disproportionality • Low-income households and populations • Households and populations residing in Qualified Census Tracts • Households that qualify for certain federal programs • Households receiving services provided by Tribal governments • Households residing in the U.S. territories or receiving services from these governments • For services to address educational disparities, Title I eligible schools • Other households or populations that experienced a disproportionate negative economic impact of the pandemic other than those listed above (please specify) • Additional Required Programmatic Data for States, U.S. territories, and metropolitan cities and counties with a population that exceeds 250,000 residents only: Assistance to Unemployed or Underemployed Workers (EC 2.10) and Community Violence Interventions (EC 1.11): o Number of workers enrolled in sectoral job training programs o Number of workers completing sectoral job training programs o Number of people participating in summer youth employment programs. Responding to Public Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 To assess eligible uses of funds in this category, recipients should (1) identify a COVID-19 public health or economic impact on an individual or class (i.e., a group) and (2) design a program that responds to that impact. Responses should be related and reasonably proportional to the harm identified and reasonably designed to benefit those impacted. The final rule recognizes that the pandemic caused broad -based impacts that affected many communities, households, and small businesses across the country; for example, many workers faced unemployment and many small businesses saw declines in revenue. The final rule describes these as "impacted" households, communities, small businesses, and nonprofits. At the same time, the pandemic caused disproportionate impacts, or more severe impacts, in certain communities. For example, low-income and underserved communities have faced more severe health and economic outcomes like higher rates of COVID-19 mortality and unemployment, often because pre- existing disparities exacerbated the impact of the pandemic. The final rule describes these as "disproportionately impacted" households, communities, small businesses, and nonprofits Job Training Pg. 116-118: Assistance to Unemployed and Underemployed Workers The interim final rule included assistance to unemployed workers as an enumerated eligible use, including "services like job training to accelerate rehiring of unemployed workers." Treasury provided further guidance, based on recipient questions after the interim final rule, that eligible uses under this section also include "other efforts to accelerate rehiring and thus reduce unemployment, such as childcare assistance, assistance with transportation to and from a jobsite or interview, and incentives for newly employed workers[,]" as well as assistance to unemployed workers seeking to start small businesses. Finally, further guidance also provided that "public jobs programs, subsidized employment, combined education and on-the-job training programs, or job training to accelerate rehiring or address negative economic or public health impacts experienced due to a worker's occupation or level of training" are all enumerated eligible uses as assistance to unemployed or underemployed workers. The interim final rule defined eligible beneficiaries of assistance as "individuals who want and are available for work, including those who have looked for work sometime in the past 12 months or who are employed part time but who want and are available for full-time work." This definition is based on definitions used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to define individuals currently unemployed, as well as persons marginally attached to the labor force and working part-time for economic reasons.176 The latter two classifications are types of labor underutilization, or "underemployed" workers.177 Finally, the interim final rule specified that assistance to unemployed workers included both workers who lost their job during the pandemic and resulting recession and workers unemployed when the pandemic began who saw further deterioration of their economic prospects due to the pandemic. Treasury confirmed that job fairs or grants to businesses to hire underserved workers are eligible uses under this section. Treasury is also enumerating that job and workforce training centers are eligible capital expenditures, so long as they adhere to the standards and presumptions detailed in the section Capital Expenditures in General Provisions: Other. The final rule maintains the definition of eligible beneficiaries, which is aligned with the Bureau of Labor Statistics' definitions of unemployed workers and other labor underutilization, using a common, widely known definition that incorporates a broad group of individuals both unemployed, or whose skills are otherwise underutilized in the labor market. In addition, recognizing that the pandemic has generated broad workforce disruption, in the final rule, Treasury is making clear that recipients may provide job training or other enumerated types of assistance to individuals that are currently employed but are seeking to move to a job that provides better opportunities for economic advancement, such as higher wages or more opportunities for career advancement.