Pennsylvania Statutes Title 73 P.S. Trade and Commerce § 400.2903. Applications

(1) If an application is submitted by an industrial resource center or economic development organization, the industrial resource center or economic development organization may apply for a grant on behalf of a private company, greenhouse or labor organization. An economic development organization may not serve as the direct training provider of the trainees.

(2) If an application is submitted by a local work force investment board, the local work force investment board may apply for a grant only on behalf of projects which promote local education agency and private company partnerships or private company and private company partnerships.

(3) If an application to train entry-level employees is submitted by or on behalf of a private company, the applicant shall demonstrate that the private company has contacted the local work force investment board and the local county board of assistance to solicit referrals of candidates for the training program.

(4) If an application is submitted by any other person, the application shall satisfy any requirements established by the department.

(1) Demonstrate that the applicant considered other available resources, including private sector funds, other State or local agency training programs or funds made available under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-200, 112 Stat. 936)  1 or such other Federal programs which provide funds for employment training.

(2) Contain a description of the proposed training or instructional program to be carried out.

(3) Disclose if an applicant intends to contract with other organizations or individuals for the provision of all or a portion of the services to be provided and, if disclosed, contain a request to allocate a portion of the grant from the applicant to the subcontractor.

(4) Include a written commitment from the applicant to invest private matching funds in the training project.