Program Description Golden LEAF Opportunities for Work
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301 North Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone: 252-442-7474 Toll Free: 888-684-8404
www.goldenleaf.org
Golden LEAF Opportunities for Work
Program Description
The Challenge
North Carolina is currently experiencing low unemployment rates simultaneously with significant job growth.
Individually, these indicators paint a positive picture of the current economic environment. Together, however,
they present a challenge as business and industry seek to grow the workforce from a limited supply of available
workers. The issue has already been identified by North Carolina businesses; in a recent survey, 50% of
employers report current hiring difficulties. The challenge will become more serious moving forward. At least
389,000 new jobs are expected to be added to North Carolina’s economy by 2026. This is in addition to job
openings from regular labor market turnover. Compounding this challenge, it is projected that by 2030 67% of
jobs will require a post-secondary degree or credential. On its current trajectory, post-secondary educational
attainment will only reach 54%. As such, increasing the number of people in the workforce, especially for jobs
requiring a post-secondary degree or credential, is necessary for North Carolina’s economic vitality.
Golden LEAF’s strategy
Golden LEAF Opportunities for Work (GLOW) is a workforce development initiative intended to provide
funding to address the urgent workforce issues facing North Carolina. Because North Carolina is experiencing
full employment, it is necessary to assist individuals with significant barriers to employment to participate in the
state’s workforce. GLOW is intended to accomplish the following in North Carolina:
1. Close the skills gap by targeting working age adults who are pursuing work but who face significant
barriers to employment, are underemployed, or are experiencing long-term unemployment.
2. Provide opportunity for working age adults to obtain post-secondary credentials.
3. Increase the skilled workforce.
4. Increase the labor participation rate.
5. Prepare working age adults for employment in high demand fields in their community or region.
Competitive proposals will demonstrate that the proposed project:
1. Will be part of a creative and comprehensive approach for re-engaging individuals into the workforce by
leveraging existing federal, state, and local workforce development resources and by encouraging
collaboration among multiple organizations and across sectors.
2. Will identify and assist populations experiencing significant barriers to employment, long-term
unemployment and/or underemployment in North Carolina’s tobacco-dependent, economically distressed
and/or rural communities that are not adequately served by existing workforce education and development
strategies.
3. Will lead to the placement or advancement of participants in permanent, full-time jobs that provide a
living wage or wages that meet or exceed the county average.
4. Will clearly address the recruitment, assessment, training, and job placement needs of participants.
5. Will have a strategy to sustain the program after Golden LEAF grant funding ends and will be replicable
or scalable.
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Phone: 252-442-7474 Toll Free: 888-684-8404
www.goldenleaf.org
Golden LEAF expects to award up to a total of $5 million in grants through GLOW. Individual projects may
receive grants of up to $500,000. We expect grant amounts in this program to range between $250,000 and
$500,000. Golden LEAF anticipates awarding grants for this program in June 2020. Grant terms should be no
longer than 36 months. Golden LEAF funds may be used for programmatic/training costs, student supportive
services, outreach, and other direct costs essential for program success. Grant funds may not be used for
acquisition of interests in real property or for grant administration.
Applicants must be a governmental entity or a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with at least three years of
successful experience providing workforce development services. Applications must be submitted by noon,
March 6, 2020 using the online application process.
To start a new application, click here.
To continue working on a saved application that has not been submitted, click here.
Application deadline: NOON, March 6, 2020
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Phone: 252-442-7474 Toll Free: 888-684-8404
www.goldenleaf.org
Golden LEAF Opportunities for Work
Certification and Signature Form
Please attach the signatures of two officials representing the applicant organization. For 501(c)(3)
organizations, one signature must be that of a member of the applicant organization’s board of
directors.
AGREEMENT and CERTIFICATION
By signing below, we affirm that we are authorized representatives and have the authority to act on
behalf of the organization applying for this Golden LEAF grant. We further agree and acknowledge
the following: the information provided in this material is correct and complete; the funds granted by
Golden LEAF will be used exclusively for charitable, scientific, educational or other tax-exempt
public purposes; and, requests for funding and all supporting information submitted to Golden LEAF
are subject to the Public Records Act, and therefore available for public inspection.
For
Applicant Organization
Project title:
Amount requested
Total project cost: $ from Golden LEAF: $
Signature Date / /
Name
First Middle/Initial Last
Title
Signature Date / /
Name
First Middle/Initial Last
Title
GOLDEN LEAF GLOW Certification and Signature Form – FOR GUIDANCE ONLY301 North Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone: 252-442-7474 Toll Free: 888-684-8404
www.goldenleaf.org
Golden LEAF Opportunities for Work
Please respond to all questions and fill in all blanks on this form. Limit answers to questions to the space provided.
An incomplete application will be considered ineligible for review. Provide only the information that is requested in
this form. Additional information will be requested if needed. If you have questions regarding this form, please
contact send an e-mail to GLOWinfo@goldenleaf.org or call 888-684-8404.
Organization
Applicant Organization:
Mailing Address:
Phone: ( ) - Website:
Executive
Director/President:
Applicant’s Tax ID/EIN#: - Applicant County:
Applicant is a: Government entity or 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Contact Person: Title:
(The contact person is responsible for your grant request.)
Mailing Address:
(If different from organization’s mailing address.)
Phone: ( ) - E-mail address:
Project title:
Amount requested
Total project cost: $ from Golden LEAF: $
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Phone: 252-442-7474 Toll Free: 888-684-8404
www.goldenleaf.org
Golden LEAF Opportunities for Work
EXPECTED PROJECT OUTCOMES
This program is an expansion of Golden LEAF’s existing Workforce Preparedness and Education priority funding
area. The goals of the program, therefore, are to increase the number of individuals with skills and qualifications
aligned with current and future needs of North Carolina businesses and to prepare participants with the technical and
other skills necessary to enter work.
From Golden LEAF’s priority outcomes, select the outcomes that you will use to gauge the success of your proposed
project. You must be able to track and report on every outcome that you select below throughout the life of the grant
and, potentially, for a period after the end of the grant term. You will also be expected to track demographic
information relevant to your project, for example the number of people served that are underemployed, long-term
unemployed, and/or experiencing other barriers to employment that your project is intended to address.
Increase the number of working age adults obtaining a certificate, diploma or degree.
Increase the number of working age adults obtaining at least one industry/third-party credential certification,
license, or other credential in the area of training supported by the project.
Increase the number of working age adults participating in work-based learning (apprenticeship, internship and/or
externship).
Increase the number of working age adults receiving employment that pays a living wage or wages that meet or
exceed the county average.
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Phone: 252-442-7474 Toll Free: 888-684-8404
www.goldenleaf.org
Golden LEAF Opportunities for Work
REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS
An application is not considered complete or eligible for review unless all blanks have been appropriately filled in,
questions answered and attachments provided, and all documents have been received via Golden LEAF’s online
application system. Applications must be submitted by noon, March 6, 2020.
Create/obtain and upload the required attachments as described in the checklist below. Attachments must comply
with the guidelines provided and must accompany the application form for the application to be considered complete
and eligible for review.
Document formatting guidelines:
Use a font no smaller than 11 points.
Use only black as the font color—no colored text.
Documents should be single-spaced with 1” margins.
Format to standard, letter-sized paper (8.5” x 11”).
Project Description (Maximum length: 2 pages)
Describe the proposed project, the workforce issues the project will target, and how the project will meet
the outcomes identified in the “Expected Project Outcomes” section. The description must clearly and
specifically address:
a. What strategy and actions the applicant organization will use to accomplish the outcomes.
b. How this project fits within a comprehensive approach to workforce development designed to
create a skilled and educated workforce. Identify other organizations and businesses that will
support the project and describe in detail their roles and the resources they will offer to make the
project successful. Collaborators might include, for example, businesses, educational, economic
development, and workforce development, and community organizations. Collaborators must
submit letters of support and commitment specifically identifying their role in the project. See
required attachments, below, for more detail.
c. How this program will complement and/or leverage existing workforce development resources
such as WIOA.
d. The population(s) the project will target. This initiative is especially interested in:
a. Disconnected youth ages 18-24
b. Long-term unemployed adult workers
c. Underemployed adult workers
e. The key identified barriers to educational attainment and/or employment for the identified
population and how the project will address them.
f. The service area of the project, i.e. in which community, municipality, county, and/or region the
applicant will focus its work. Golden LEAF prioritizes projects in rural, economically distressed,
and tobacco dependent communities.
g. Planned outreach to engage the target population(s).
h. How the project will assess a person’s readiness to participate in the project and likelihood of
ability to obtain a post-secondary credential and/or employment.
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Golden LEAF Opportunities for Work
Applicant Information (Maximum length: 1 page)
Describe the applicant’s history, current programs, and accomplishments, specifically explaining its
experience providing services and programs dealing with issues and concerns similar to those to be
addressed in the proposed project. Describe the results of that prior work, including quantitative
information regarding the numbers served and outcomes achieved, and any lessons learned that inform the
plan for the proposed project.
Target Job Market (Maximum length: 1 page)
In no more than one page, identify the jobs for which the proposed project will train participants and the
major employers in the applicant’s service area that have those jobs available. Specifically address:
a. The job type(s), e.g. welder, CNA, etc., and how many positions these employers expect to fill
over the next three to five years.
b. Alignment between the services the project will provide and the skills and qualifications needed
for these jobs.
c. To the extent not addressed in response to Question 1, above, the engagement of these major
employers in the design and implementation of the proposed project.
Measuring Success (Maximum length: 1 page)
Describe how success of the proposed project will be measured. Specifically address the numbers of
people the proposed project plans to serve, the number earning credentials, the kinds of credentials to be
earned, and the number expected to be employed after completion of the program. Please also provide a
target date for achieving these outcomes. Be certain that there is a system in place to gather the data that
will be reported. The date by which the final outcomes are expected to be achieved may extend beyond
the end date of the proposed project, but the grantee will be expected to report on those outcomes even
after the grant term has ended.
Sustainability, Scalability, Replicability (Maximum length: 1 page)
Describe how the applicant will sustain the project after the end of the grant term and how the project can
be replicated and/or scaled.
Project Collaborators
Letters of support and commitment from those organizations and businesses that have agreed to
collaborate with the applicant organization to implement the project. The letters should describe in detail
the role of the collaborating organization and any resources, monetary or in-kind, that it will commit to the
project. Please note that Golden LEAF staff may contact the letter writers during review of the
application to discuss their commitment and the application. (The applicant may also include general
letters of support, but these do not replace the detailed letters regarding collaborating organizations.)
Agreement and Certification
Document should be signed and dated by two authorized officials of the applicant organization. For
501(c)(3) organizations, one signatory must be a member of the applicant organization’s board of
directors.
• Open the form and complete the appropriate fields.
• Print the certification and signature form and obtain the required signatures.
• Scan the signed form and upload to the online application.
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Phone: 252-442-7474 Toll Free: 888-684-8404
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Board of Directors
List should include applicant organization’s board members along with their addresses and occupations.
Staff
List of staff who will be involved in the project, their length of service, brief job descriptions, staff
qualifications to do the job (for existing staff) and their roles in the implementation of the project
Project Budget
Complete the project budget and narrative form identifying project expenses and funding sources for those
project costs, including the request from Golden LEAF and how Golden LEAF dollars would be spent.
Evidence of Tax-Exempt Status
For 501(c)(3) organizations – A copy of the current IRS exemption determination letter.
For governmental entities – A description of governmental status.
Budgets
The organization’s budget for the current year
The organization’s budget for the period covered by the grant request, if available. If not available,
provide a letter so stating.
Financial Statements – Audited, if available
To include Balance Sheet, Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Cash Flows
Most recent fiscal year-end financial statements [501(c)(3) and government entities]
Most recent management letter and/or reports on internal controls [501(c)(3) and government entities]
Prior two years of fiscal year-end financial statements [501(c)(3) organizations]
Grant Application Review and Notification
Complete applications will be reviewed by Golden LEAF staff and by the Golden LEAF Board of Directors. The
Board will decide whether or not to fund the proposal, request more information about the proposal, or take some
other action. Communications regarding the application and the Board’s determination will be sent to the contact
person on the application form.
The Public Records Act
Information submitted to Golden LEAF is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Act and thus subject to
inspection by the public. Click here for information on limited exceptions to the Public Records Act.
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