REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 5, 2025
FROM
BRADLEY GATES, Director, Workforce Development Department
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth Provider Contracts
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2 to the following contracts, to increase the total aggregate contract amount by $10,018,998, from $15,028,497 to $25,047,495, to provide academic enhancement, employment skills, and occupational training services for eligible youth participants under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, with no change to the term of June 15, 2022 through June 30, 2027:
1. Contract No. 22-512 with California Association of Health and Education Linked Professions
2. Contract No. 22-514 with El Proyecto del Barrio, Inc.
3. Contract No. 22-515 with Arbor E&T, LLC dba Equus Workforce Solutions
4. Contract No. 22-516 with First Institute Training and Management, Inc.
5. Contract No. 22-517 with Hawkeye Properties and Workforce Innovation, Inc.
6. Contract No. 22-518 with Operation New Hope
7. Contract No. 22-519 with Youth Action Project, Inc.
(Presenter: Bradley Gates, Director, 387-9862)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The combined expenditures of these contracts will not exceed $25,047,495 and will be fully funded through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Youth allocation. Adequate appropriation and revenue are included in the Workforce Development Department's (WDD) 2025-26 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The proposed amendments with the seven entities listed below (collectively, "Youth Providers") will allow WD...
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