The Grundy Livingston Kankakee Workforce Board and Kankakee County release a Request for Proposal (RFP) under the Job Training and Economic Development Grant Program (JTED). Services providers are being sought to deliver JTED workforce development services for youth in Kankakee County.
Inquiries regarding this RFP should be directed to Ladonna Russell via email at [email protected]. Questions must be presented in writing by September 13, 2024. Questions other than those presented in writing by the due date will not be entertained.
A summary of all questions received from prospective respondents and answers will be posted on the Workforce Board website at www.glkwb.com.
The deadline for submitting proposals is 12:00 p.m. on October 4, 2024.
Click the below links to access the RFP
JTED Request for Proposal
Budget Template
Questions & Answers
Do you have a cost per participant or how many participants you want to serve?
No. We do not have a cost participant. The grant is serving a minimum of 33 individuals.
Does IT and Manufacturing both have to be offered as selected industries for training?
This program focusses on IT & manufacturing sectors. As such, training programs need to be offered for each sector.
For the ESL component, does the provider or its partners have to offer ESL classes for Kankakee County youth?
There is adult ESL classes offered through Kankakee Community College. However, their ESL funding cannot serve youth. As such, there currently is not an ESL classes for youth.
Is there a percentage of ESL students you would like to serve?
The program is at the minimum provide ESL to 8 youth.