California Community Colleges
Economic Development and Workforce Preparation Division
FY 2011-12
STATEMENTS OF ASSURANCES
APPLICATION FOR ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
FUNDS
DISTRICT/COLLEGE:
ADDRESS:
The district/college understands and accepts the following requirements of the
Economic and Workforce Development Program:

Recipients of Economic and Workforce Development Program funds must abide by
requirements contained in Education Code section 88500 et seq.
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Programs and services provided through the Economic and Workforce Development
Program shall be flexible and responsive to the needs identified through the
statewide and regional planning process. Services shall be demand-driven, and
delivery structures shall be agile, performance-oriented, cost-effective, and
contribute to regional economic growth and competitiveness in new and emerging
growth sectors and be formed, modified, eliminated, and reformed for short- or
longer-term responses customized to the duration of the need

Funds allocated shall not be used to supplant existing courses or contract education
offerings. The chancellor shall ensure that funds are spent only for expanded
services and shall implement accountability reporting for districts receiving these
funds to ensure that training, credit, and noncredit programs remain relevant to
business needs. Programs that do not demonstrate continued relevance and
support by business shall not be eligible for continued funding.
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Performance standards established by the Chancellor's Office will be followed.
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Regional Center services shall respond to the statewide strategic priority pursuant to
the mission of the Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development
Program. These services should be consistent with the programmatic priorities,
targeted industries, identified economic development, vocational education, and
continuous workforce training needs of a region as identified by regional business
resource, assistance, and innovation network infrastructure plans.
FY 2009-10 Statements of Assurances
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All reports required by the Program will be submitted in a timely manner. These
include accountability measures that quantify both business and student outcomes
and seek to specifically isolate the impact of the Program on participants (Education
Code §88550(a)).

Forms such as the Application Budget Summary, Application Budget Detail sheets,
Workplans, Abstract, and Contact Page will be completed with the applicant's
information but standard language cannot be revised. In addition, Applicants may
not modify Articles I and II, the Instructions, RFA Specifications, or terms on the
Grant Agreement Face Sheet.
All projects that receive Economic and Workforce Development Program funding must
agree to or be prepared to participate in the following activities as a part of the statewide
Economic and Workforce Development activities:
(1)
Work with the appropriate Statewide Initiative Director, other Regional Centers,
and an advisory committee to act as a regional resource and technical support
center to other community colleges and their faculty interested in expanding their
ability to provide services in the strategic priority area/industry cluster area.
(2)
Coordinate project activities with other efforts of the Program to create a
statewide network, including funded Regional Centers and Regional Consortia,
other related programs, statewide initiative committees, and short-term projects
that are in the same strategic priority area/industry cluster.
(3)
Work collaboratively with appropriate Statewide Initiative Director(s) and
Chancellor's Office staff in determining and carrying out Workplan activities and
objectives, and on technical assistance and compliance issues.
(4)
Work with the Chancellor’s Office on Program marketing efforts.
Project Director
Date
Chief Business Officer
Date
FY 2009-10 Statements of Assurances
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