N.Y. Labor Law § 841: Regional and demonstration projects

§ 841. Regional and demonstration projects. 1. Demonstration

projects. (a) The state unit shall conduct statewide projects and

demonstration programs to address the needs of distressed industries and

to provide for projects that would lead to the development of innovative

strategies to meet the needs of dislocated workers.

(b) Such projects shall emphasize retraining, and include counseling

and assessment components.

(c) Funding for such projects shall be allocated through a contract

process subject to the state plan and in coordination with the substate

grantees affected.

(d) Funding for projects and programs shall be made available in

annual rounds, by December thirty-first of each fiscal year beginning in

nineteen hundred eighty-nine. The department shall, by rule, establish

a solicitation and award evaluation process for funds made available for

this purpose. Such rules shall specify the criteria by which the

department shall evaluate proposals and determine which shall receive

funding. The evaluation process shall consider the ability of the

provider to accomplish the proposal based on past performance,

administrative capability and fiscal responsibility, the innovativeness

of the proposal, the expected improvement in the delivery of services

within the area served by the substate grantee, the extent to which

elements of the proposal may be replicated in other service areas within

the state, and such other factors as the commissioner shall, by rule,

prescribe.

2. Regional projects. The state unit shall provide extended

retraining and basic readjustment services directly through the

department, through awards to substate grantees or through awards by the

department to service providers. Substate grantees shall have preference

in receiving such grants. Such grants shall be made available from funds

allocated to the state pursuant to paragraph (e) of subdivision four of

section eight hundred forty-seven of this article and shall be subject

to such requirements as are imposed by section eight hundred forty-seven

of this article.