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Revenue Sources
The revenue for this project would come entirely from this grant. It would Provide vital
capacity building funding. WRW has a long history of providing robust employment services
through a variety of grant-funded programs, but WRW has outgrown its capacity with an
increased demand for services due to higher numbers of refugee arrivals. This program would
allow employment services to expand capacity with an emphasis on strengthening employment
skills and opportunities for refugees residing in Oshkosh.
Expense Detail
Salary and benefits
1.0 FTE for this project for the period between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. The FTE would
be split among the employment specialist, who would provide client recruitment for this
program, and job placement services for clients graduating the program, and our employment
manager who would coordinate with the program partners and provide staff oversight and
management. The entire 12 months of salary and benefits would be committed to this
program upon receipt of this grant, well before the 12/31/2024 deadline.
Occupancy, Printing, and Supplies
These costs are based on the percentage of total costs in the office as a ratio of FTEs for our
entire Fox Valley Office divided by 40.0 FTEs in our office. For this grant it would be a 1:40 ratio.
Contracted Services
These costs would cover translation and interpreting services by contracted services that will
work directly on this program.
Professional Development
This will cover continuing education on relevant topics and employment related skill
development.
Computer and iPad
All client facing staff are equipped with a computer and iPad to serve clients and make reports
most effectively.
Phone and iPad Data Plan
$50/month combined for both for the duration (12 months) of program covered by grant.
Staff Mileage
To cover mileage reimbursement of staff as the recruit serve and provide job placement for
clients during the term of this grant.
Van Purchase
To cover 40% of the cost of a van to provide transportation for clients to classes throughout the
program. This is an important part of the program as we could not provide consistent
transportation throughout the program without an additional van. It is at 40% as we project
that being the percentage of use throughout the program. This program will always have access
to this van, but we will also use it for other programs when not in use for this program. That is
the reasoning behind having those programs cover the remaining 60% of the van’s cost.
Client Items
This would cover work shoes, short-term child care, and short-term transportation assistance to
remove barriers to getting employment upon graduation of the program. We have fond that
these small supports can allow our clients the resources they need while they are waiting for
their first one or two paychecks to arrive.
Client Incentives
This would be $500 per client for the 45 Oshkosh clients that we project graduating the
program and placing in jobs upon completion. This not only incentivizes clients to complete the
program, but also to agree to enroll in the program. Our clients cannot always see the benefits
of this program until they are in it. We have found that these incentives are key to reaching the
outcome we project for this program.
Enterprise Support
The home office and national network provide vital programmatic, financial, legal and other
support which helps leverage our local impact more effectively. It is at the approved federal
NiCRA rate of 12.32%