(a) Funding for the initiative shall be subject to appropriation by the Legislature, but only for the purposes expressed in this article, and shall not draw from, supplant, or redirect existing state or federally funded education, workforce, or employment services programs, except that those funds may, but shall not be required to, be used as leverage with initiative funds.

(b) Implementation of the initiative shall be contingent upon the California Workforce Development Board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.

(c) The California Workforce Development Board shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Outreach and technical assistance shall be provided to prospective applicants, especially in rural and small population areas.

(2) Grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis.

(3) The initiative shall include provisions to ensure that a range of targeted populations and geographic locations receive grants.

(4) Applications shall explain the community-based organization’s capacity to provide services to relevant target populations and provide evidence of this capacity.

(5) Each grant proposal shall be consistent with the purposes of the initiative.

(d) Each application shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:

(1) The designation of at least one lead workforce development board and one lead mission-driven, community-based organization with experience in providing services consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but is not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, cultural-based, and services-based organizations. Documentation shall be included to demonstrate that each lead workforce development board and lead community-based organization has agreed to be the lead designation in the grant proposal.

(2) The designation of one or more targeted populations that will be served by the grant.

(3) The designation of a service area, which may include one or more neighborhoods, local jurisdictions, regions, or statewide. A grant proposal that proposes to serve clients across one or more workforce development areas shall include a commitment to notify each workforce development board in the proposed service area.

(4) An explanation of the specific purpose of the grant funds, the roles and responsibilities of each of the lead workforce development boards and community-based organizations, and a discussion of how funds will be used, the number of individuals who will be served, and the services provided to these individuals.

(5) A description of how the grant proposal is designed to complement the work of, and integrate the individuals being served with, the broader workforce, education, and employment system within the proposed service area, and evidence that the proposal incorporates innovative strategies or proven practices for service delivery that will lead to improved outcomes, sustainability, and systems improvement.

(6) A grant application may be submitted jointly by a lead workforce development board and a lead community-based organization or jointly by one or more lead workforce development boards and one or more lead community-based organizations.

(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 824, Sec. 1. (AB 1111) Effective January 1, 2018. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)