CARES ACT PROVIDES OJT FUNDS TO BE SPENT BY DEC 2020
The CARES Act appropriated funding by the Legislature in HB 1795 which allocated the funds to MDES for distribution to the four local workforce areas. The largest part of the bill is $49 million for equipment and capacity building for the 15 community colleges across the state. Each workforce area is responsible for administering those funds through a contract with MDES with projects relative to COVID-19. The community colleges submitted a list of their equipment needs, which were reviewed and accepted by South Delta PDD and MDES. In the Delta, the bill specified Holmes, Coahoma and MS Delta Community Colleges. All funds have to be spent by December 30, 2020.
The other part of the bill is for On-the-Job Training (OJT) for businesses and individuals affected by COVID-19. OJT is available in all 14 of the Delta Workforce Counties. MDES WIN Job Centers are administering the program in Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, and Washington Counties. Northwest MS CC is administering the OJT Program in Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and Tunica Counties.
The Delta received a total of $9.7 million, $8.5 for the community colleges and a little over $1 million for OJT.
The colleges have started the process for purchasing equipment, and the WIN Job Centers have started reaching out to employers. Specific details of the OJT are included in the attachments below.
Please share this information with your chamber and ED members, and if they’re interested in OJT, they need to contact their local WIN Job Centers. Included are attachments with contact information and details about OJT.
The CARES Act appropriated funding by the Legislature in HB 1795 which allocated the funds to MDES for distribution to the four local workforce areas. The largest part of the bill is $49 million for equipment and capacity building for the 15 community colleges across the state. Each workforce area is responsible for administering those funds through a contract with MDES with projects relative to COVID-19. The community colleges submitted a list of their equipment needs, which were reviewed and accepted by South Delta PDD and MDES. In the Delta, the bill specified Holmes, Coahoma and MS Delta Community Colleges. All funds have to be spent by December 30, 2020.
The other part of the bill is for On-the-Job Training (OJT) for businesses and individuals affected by COVID-19. OJT is available in all 14 of the Delta Workforce Counties. MDES WIN Job Centers are administering the program in Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, and Washington Counties. Northwest MS CC is administering the OJT Program in Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and Tunica Counties.
The Delta received a total of $9.7 million, $8.5 for the community colleges and a little over $1 million for OJT.
The colleges have started the process for purchasing equipment, and the WIN Job Centers have started reaching out to employers. Specific details of the OJT are included in the attachments below.
Please share this information with your chamber and ED members, and if they’re interested in OJT, they need to contact their local WIN Job Centers. Included are attachments with contact information and details about OJT.
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