CDO Workforce coordinates and focuses employment, training and education development resources across three counties, providing service to employed people, unemployed people and employers alike. Our goal is to improve the long-term growth and development of the work force.
The CDO WDB, through its fiscal agent (Delaware County), is soliciting proposals from organizations interested in establishing partnerships to provide comprehensive educational development, and employment preparation services via a skills-based design to WIOA eligible youth aged sixteen (16) through twenty-four (24).
The CDO WDB is looking to fund programs that address the academic, occupational, social, economic, and personal needs of the regions' disadvantaged youth that result in measurable outcomes and meet the established federal and state performance measures.
The Requirements under this Solicitation are based on federal legislation, The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which was signed into law on July 22, 2014. All potential applicants are strongly encouraged to refer to the WIOA legislation for additional information.
Proposals submitted in response to this RFP must be received as a solitary PDF document emailed to
Subject line to read: Youth RFP Response (organization name)
Your proposal is not considered received until you receive a confirmation email.
Proposals which comply with all RFP requirements and are received by the above email on/or before the deadline will be reviewed and considered for funding.
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Our goal is to help job seekers not just find a job, but develop and manage a career. That means helping them when they have a job and when they are looking. We also strive to help employers find the workers they need quickly and the resources to improve training, workforce retention and workforce restructuring.
A DRC is a Disability Resource Coordinator, someone who helps individuals with disabilities find employment.
High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) A high school equivalency or GED/HSE is a recognized alternative to a high school diploma.
Work-Based Learning (WBL) provides students and job seekers with real-life work experience that compliments their academic studies. Typically they include job shadowing, mentoring, internships, and apprenticeships.
A Team Helper is anyone who is the lead support person to the job seeker with disabilities along their career journey. It can be a family member, friend, employment counselor, Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC), or case manager.
A stop-gap job is temporary employment until something better or more permanent can be obtained.
Basic needs refers to the goods and services necessary for a minimum standard of living. This includes access to food, safe shelter, clothing, and sanitation. Reliable transportation and education can also be considered a basic need.
A safe space is intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations.
Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is work performed by a person with an impairment or health-related disability (health impairment) within an integrated setting. Wages are at least minimum wage or higher and at a rate comparable to non-disabled workers performing the same tasks.
For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education.