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Authorizing Acceptance of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Supplemental State Grant Funds and Related Contract Amendments for Program Year 2025
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WHEREAS, Kane County administers federal workforce development funding provided by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) for Local Workforce Innovation Area 05, which includes Kane, Kendall, and DeKalb Counties; and
WHEREAS, said funding is authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which supports career and employment readiness services, as well as occupational training opportunities for area job seekers; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois Fiscal Year 2026 budget includes $5 million in General Revenue Funds for Local Workforce Innovation Areas (LWIAs) to support workforce services provided in coordination with WIOA programs, with supplemental support allocated by DCEO through a needs-based assessment; and
WHEREAS, Kane County has applied for and anticipates being awarded up to $251,491 in Supplemental State Grant funds during Program Year 2025, which will be used to implement projects that advance Illinois’ WIOA Unified State Workforce Plan and address strategies outlined in WIOA Notice No. 24-NOT-06; and
WHEREAS, the County will collaborate with existing subrecipients, regional employers, labor unions, and eligible training providers to implement initiatives that serve youth, early-career jobseekers, and other underrepresented populations facing barriers to employment in Kane, Kendall, and DeKalb Counties; and
WHEREAS, in order to effectively implement these projects, the County may amend existing contracts to incorporate Supplemental State Grant funds and ensure timely program delivery in compliance with WIOA and DCEO requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chairman of the Kane County Board and/or the Director of the Workforce Development Division are authorized to accept WIOA Supplemental State Grant funds awarded to Kane County by DCEO for Program Year 2025, and to execute any related contract amendments, agreements, certifications, reports, and other documents as required by DCEO to allocate such funds in alignment with the approved grant application.
Line Item: 480.98125
Line Item Description: FY2026-PY 2025 WIOA Supplemental State Funding
Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? Yes
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available? N/A
Passed by the Kane County Board on September 9, 2025.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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