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5307 RESOLUTION NO 5 ,307 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MODIFICATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE MANPOWER (C.E.T.A. ) PLAN; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS SECTION 1. Pursuant to requirements of CETA regulations and recommendations from staff and Manpower Planning (Advisory) Council the Board of Directors hereby authorizes modificationcf the Comprehensive Manpower (C.E.T.A. ) Plan. A copy of the pro- posed modifications is attached to this Resolution as Exhibit "A" hereto. SECTION 2 . This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. ADOPTED: December 17, 1974 ATTEST: APPROVED: w '"' City Clerk Mayor e . .. .-.war'•, - •_ _w._ r r • • • . 1 • GRANT Nl/f/h(:r1 V.e. Ocr•AATNItt T Or LnnQn • Dl.n ro,••t ACmintstr•liuu GRANT SIGNATURE "';�F'T 05-5-101-10__ • MUOIP•1CAT IoIN 1.U•Md+. H • GOMYIAEIICrr1.I�•r. E�tILUYMi:2:T AJ:L iilAINING ClloGaAm •� --'-.I - GHAe 1ti. Grp 7----K i U.S. . Department of Labor, :I.A • •Central Arkansas' Consortium , Federal iiuiidi.n7,, 7th Floor City 'Hall 1 1160 Co::::.:crc:: Strc: I Markham & Broadway Streets i Dallas_,__:C�•<rtS '/5202 • I Little R�ls, Arkansas 72201. • This grant is catered into by the United States of America, Department of Labor, Manpower Adrr.irustration, hereinafter referred to as Grantor and !:ane of rn'e 3ponQ,/ ..0grCx.q..LAxkaT7,54.5...0415ortl_um • • hereinafter rciecred to as Grantee. The Grantee acrees to o;.c:ate a.Cernpcehcns:ve 1.:::pioyrnent and Tratr,Ir.g ;r; this a^ ^^:r�rt. incieciin.; tit' ComrrehPr•n•rc• '1^*.^',r.: :?!in Fray t co:l!I�nc^ vr.th the provisions n more. _ _ Program it ne and such_gcnt';;J and spacial as -as a:c taclad.d l.t':c:r S_:` 'a:.;s and corva`ts er.tcndtnl o — than one year beyond the term:nation D_.—..t f thts groat.ray Le entered info b' t i ci ntee. A.GRANT PERIOD 07/05/74 • ' to —06/30/75 . This Grant agreement covers the period (Dore) fKxn . . B.OBLIGATION • 0 increases 0 decreases 0 does r.ot change • • .This action the,' federal obligation for this grant by (this coma) 300, 2.5Q � i0 (new kvtl) .fi....?a.t7.l..5.a. : •%/••••.• C.TITLE'AND FISCAL YEAR —� _ ----- TITLf•. 1975 I 1 o l ...... • 1 7 ,1�74•n:r.-r ,.... -..•v,-. ., rL I J 2, 566, 915 2,515,590 51,325 i i I 1 Incentive I __ I 1 • Di'CrelinnSry 1 248, 925 I 248,925 (Summer)1 248, 925 � ULE II 1 I i • . Di+.-r tionary I i iTLF. 1.l j j I rn1 a1.`,...:--■J t.tigraol 1 -...._- -J Od,err I - - - 1 i I ' 2,815,840 • TOTAL 1 ; • Air aot'L'D }71t Til:. GII A• '1: ..---------------_ -. 1_ ArrnovcU t oit Ti'r Gr:ANtoit . I- UV VV i I Central Arkansas Consortium ____••___-_ 1 •� 'o .AND TSILC i HA64: r•ND TITLE - , Carleton B. McMullin, City Manager fr _ y1.; �AlViil. ( A L 1,.I;'•,•.Al VIIG 1� `I I I 1 ._1..—_. t• ,... . . Page 1 of 14 pages li......... - -- • • -2- The applicant certifies that this modification has been reviewed and approved by all members of the Consortium. William H. Walters Mayor, City of Little Rock B. Frank Mackey County Judge, Pulaski County O. I .j masse Carter County Judge, Faulkner County C.H. Benafield County Judge, Lonoke County H.W. Green County Judge, Saline County • • R`k: -3- MODIFICATION SHEET Grant No. 05-5-101-10 Modification No. GENERAL INTENT: To modify the Title I grant to include unexpended fiscal year 1974 funds, to include 1974 summer employment unexpended funds, to reflect actual first quarter accomplishments, and to change the program narrative in the 1975 Comprehensive Manpower Plan. MODIFICATION: 1. Page 4, Project Operating Plan, of this modification replaces Page 12, Project Operating Plan, in the original grant. 2. Pages 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, Program Narrative Des- cription, of this modification replaces Pages 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 23, 29, 30, 31, 32, Program Narrative Description, in the original grant. 3. This modification consists of: a. Grant Signature Sheet b. Modification Sheet c. Project Operating Plan d. Program Narrative Description • [ •. • l' • ..-.... +ar r u•.. .fie,-<-„ r, <.. �... ,. _. ... ...-.. ..._ _r —4— • V•a, ocrAnrMr!Nr O• Lnoon b. GAAN7 NUMBER a, GRANTEE'S NAME AND ADDRESS hlenpuw•r Adrnb,latr•tlon GflAN NUMOI CENTRAL ARKANSAS CONSORTIUM cETn PROJECT OPERATING PLAN CITY HALL • c. PROGRAM YEAR COVERED oY THIS GRANT a.TVPI. Or PROGRAM MARKHAM & BROADWAY STS. (Atonal,Day, Year) LI 1•TRIe I 0 2.TRt. II ' LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS 72201 Frorni 07/05/74 Tot 06/30/75 0 3.Other Specify PROGRAM YEAR-TO.OATE" PLAN v . I. ENROLLMENT AND TERMINATION SUMMARY 9/30 I 12/31 3/31 I 6/30 It) I 1!!I I —CO- 1250 - INDIV-- — -_of ------------- 1 1750_ 1__2_655 _I A. TOTAL IN is Ent•ALS TO DE SE�7VED (Sum of A.1'ond A.2) 469 1-1250—'1' 1 750 i 2655 1. Individuals Cnlering This Program Year �_ 1- .1,...--.-••--.•"••"1^^T"•'•"---ll 2. Individuals Carried Over From Previous Program Year 1 -0 L....:.".:...a...::c ir.;.y :4':h:..at.;•••..•�••L••-�"•'-""""""' __ 5 ;31')0 /'r' 1 1280 D. 1101:..INOIViount:.TO Dl:TI:DMINATCO DVfUNG PROGIWA YF.nl (Sum n/Ill Uirovlth'. 1 �Tr.e_, n.) t1. Totes I:nlrrinq CmploYr^"lit 0 i 95 254 I 11118 a. OlrrcI Placements• No CETA Training or Employment 1 1 1 122 1 258 t 11, N. Indirect Placement' Following CS:rA Traln{nq/Employment t I 2 15 I 32 —I 5_2- � C. Self Placement 1 2 46 1 70 1 102 2. Other Pauline Terminations I; II_ 62_I` 11011 I 205 3. Non•PoaRlve Terminations - mom. D) 1 'ro'r 1 910 1—.1-0-27 101 I 1205 C. NO. INOIVIDUAIS. PLANNED TO Rc r3vROLLf.D AT TI+C L'NO OF EACH QUARTER (A II. I;LANNI:O ENROLLMENTS IN PIlOGIlAM ACTIVITIES ' Enter baOW CO Plena d to number of f•nr,oll•duln1 each program activity program end of activity quarter;an hnalvIdua`I who i+coneurr•ntly Thi enrolled In of.ore than on• attivltV shOUld_De EOY,nted In cash acfIvltY In whirl he Or she IS enrolled, 3/31 6/30 9/30 I 12/31 - Total I Currently I Total I Currently Total Currently i •Total Currency ▪ PROGRAM ACTIVITY (I Served Enrolled I Served Enrolled Served I Enrolled Served Enroued 1 (a) (b( I (n) I IDl 1 (a)�1 lb) (a) ( (.0)_=...,.....1 • I 218 I 216 1575 I 315 I 650 325 I 950 1 25 4 • I A. Classroom Trnq., Prime Sponsor I j � I C. Classroom Trng., Voc.Ed. ( i 25 i 1 5 l 100 0 0 45 i 180 120 C, On•rne•!op Training Q. ppblle Service Employment 750 j 530 (_1150 ; 880 E. wore. Experience 251 I 248 1 575 I 530 ; I 150 I I 75 1 - 50 1 250 I 125 1 375 I F. Other Activities F a Ill.'-Vr!!.aAf1V FINANCIAL FLAN (r in Thourondr) IV. CUMULATIVE PROJECTIONS BY QUARTER OF FINANCIAL PLAN 3�J,n 7houro`�710 _ 12/31 I • A.Total can funds aylUbl• durIng 2,815 (c) (d) J Ws orogram year (a) 1 lb)• -(Sum of A.1 and A.2) ( I • 1, Funds urrled In from prevloua _0_ 1 A. Prime Sponsor Obligations I 36 962 1888 2815 I program Y•ar of other grant' I —� 'U.Total Projected Expenditures by ryotramj • 36 962 1888 I 2815 - 1 • 2 815 Racially, (See 111.10; (Sum of D.1 2. New Funding , Ihroucle D.6) ' 1. Classroom Trng., Prime Sponsor ZZ I 393 I 764 I 1134 I r D.Total prn)••aed expenditures for 2 815 1 44 I 88 132 MR Program yr.(u",m,of D.) Ow 0.61 s 2.. On•the•Job 7rnln{ng I 3. Public Service Employment I 1. nliminHVallon 563 j.`,; ; '�•+ j 14 I 103 I— 830 1241 -- n.work ExPeriencv I 103 I 206 I- 308 I 2. Allowance; 540 1:; .' yI • 3, wage I 8.81 •`•h.; 1 S. Services to Clients I >' I n. rrin(re Denr is 1 106 1 , :I 6. Other Activities (�.— I "'—"—{ -- -417 ` ....;.. I S. 7ralnlnp I,,,. f',j C. r4njecleA cx Penrlll ur et for Voc. Ed. In { Special Grants to Governor i. r „Cervlees 1 --308 ...',...l.• :aril. C.Total CI:CA funds to be carried D. Projected expenditures of non•Fcd.funds I � Into next grant program yaat I (A minor 11) -0- E. Oltxv P .h,r<K rr�l In Mme;Porno's Grant I I �� F. GRAND TOTAL Projected Expendllurenl 36 962 I 1888 2815 i I —... ,.••'��, ' '� (Sum of D, C, U, and fit I --•'f •Y, 0.t(:NI1ICANT SEGMENTS.• Indicate the nr,mher of Individuals In each segment to be served cumulatively during the program year. Significant 1 �. segments may be specified by the Manpower Administration or the irime�SPOnsbr, 1 PROGRAM VCn R-70-DATE PLAN�I rl PROGRAM VCn R•TO•DA7E PLAN _ — I 9/30 12/31 I 3/31 GPO I SIGNIFICANT SEGMENTS 9/30 12/311 3/31 ` 6/30 j • SIGNIFICANT ;FOMENTS 1 D 1 d—'•11 A. YOUTH (14-21) I 320 638 892 I 13541 F. I n —ADULTS(22-114) I 132 525 735 I 11151 G. II___ c.45 8 OVER J 17 I 87 1 123 1 186 J H. I I 1 1___ D. VIETNAM VETERANS 102 I 275 385 I 5841 L I—' I E D. OATS SIGNED VI. OTHER ACTIVITIES (Reference 11,6;lV.D.61 VII. A. SIGNATURE Indleal• nlhrf aeliellles or spneld programs on •rt•eh• DECEMBER 17, 1974 • manta. fleterlhe their obl•ellv•s and 11,1 mil•tton•+ 1 ,^ward mars •chl•v•rnent In• Ou•ntlblave of n+rratly • Mesenl•llon. (Opflonel) May 1q'/♦ MA 2..0.12 { ) • • a ,. a. - •r 't -5- As outlined in the section "Objectives and Needs for Assistance" and other parts of this proposal, the entire program, other than those services being provided to the 14-21 aged, in-school target group, is aimed at immediate employment of participants in known job opportunities in the area. All training will be geared toward effective career develop- ment in those areas of skill shortages. In addition to participant training, regardless of the nature of the training, emphasis will also be placed on the elimination of artificial employment barriers and continued participant upward mobility through productive employment. C. APPROACH 1. Description of Planning System and Participation of Community Based Organizations The Planning system for CACETA evolved from two basic influences. The first is the CETA Act itself along with the regulations presented by the Secretary of Labor which interpret the purpose and limitations of the federal legislation. The second is the sponsor's manpower policy which was approved by the former MAPC council and by the sponsor. From these basic influences the sponsor initiated the planning process through the existing Manpower Area Planning Council. The Council included representatives from the entire four-county area and consisted of the client community, community-based organizations, the Employment Security Division, education and training agencies and institutions, business and labor. The Council is made of the following persons: NAME SECTOR REPRESENTED Mr. Robert E. Phillips Business Ms. Erma Cunningham Council on Human Resources Mr. Jeffery Hawkins Community Based Organization Mr. Roland Smith Education Mr. Charles Cunningham Council on Human Resources Mr. Charles Price Employment Security Division Mr. Tommy Nabholz Business Mayor Dean Boswell Elected Official Ms. Barbara Gazer Community Based Organization Mr. Curtis Slay Client Mr. Marquis Jones Public Mr. Everett Tucker Business Ms. Irene Williams Client Reverend R. E. Maus Public Mr. Karl Zimmerman Business Ms. Jeane Lambie Labor . • . . . • •• •. -6- The staff gathered and assimilated relevant statistical data concerning the area' s labor force, employment trends, family income, education levels, etc. plus a summary of the prior year's manpower funding levels, and services delivery. This information was pre- sented to the council on April 25. The council discussed the information and made general recommendations concerning target group priorities. At the same meeting the staff presented a broad outline of the possible general delivery systems. The council agreed to study the proposals for a few days and reconvene. Throughout the whole planning process frequent liaison was maintained between the council, the consortium members and the administrative member via the planning staff. In the interval between the aforementioned council sessions the staff consulted with all present program deliverers and with all consortium members or their representatives. The council met again on May 3, and unanimously voted to recommend that the sponsor approve the first proposed delivery system. Ideally, the planning staff and council would have taken more gradual steps in this stage of the planning process with the staff providing appropriate information, submitting optional plans, re- ceiving response from the council at each step, etc. However, time limitation affected the frequency and intensity of council partici- pation, diminishing the depth of council involvement in minor decision making and specific facets of program design. t • -7- Virtually all of the interested community based organizations participated in the planning process via membership in the council as may be seen in the list of members. However, these organizations and others were consulted also by the staff in informal processes to accumulate additional information and recommendations to be incorporated in the plan. These other organizations include representatives of Model Cities, health service deliverers, the state manpower planning staff and various private manufacturing and other commercial employers. (2) & (3) Statement of Strategy and Description of Programs: The basic strategy for accomplishing CACETA goals is contained in a three component delivery system including (1) Training for Upward (TRUPMO), (2) Comprehensive Training and (3) Special Training Services (STC) . The following outline and chart indicate the general strategy and describe the activities and services of the components. I. TRAINING FOR UPWARD MOBILITY (TRUPMO) A. YOUTH IN SCHOOL: TARGET GROUP: Economically disadvantaged High School and Jr, High School students aged 14-21, especially potential drop-outs and dropouts. PURPOSE: Facilitate completion of High•School with supple- mentary incentives of earned income and work-train- ing experience which will ultimately enhance job opportunities. OPERATION: Similar to former NYC In-School except that dropouts returning to school may be permitted to work as many as 18 hours per week. School seasons will not affect enrollment except that the number of work hours may be increased during summer months and additional participants will be served. • -8- B. ADULTS AND YOUTH OUT OF SCHOOL: TARGET GROUP: Economically disadvantaged unemployed and underemployed persons aged 17 and above. PURPOSE: Provide opportunity for target group persons to train for upward mobility while simultaneously receiving paid work experience directed toward permanent jobs in the local labor market. Work- training employers and the assignments will be non-profit motivated though training would aim toward ultimate employment with both profit and non-profit employers. OPERATION: Combine advantages of former Mainstream, NYC Out-of-School and New Careers type programs. Participants wages will be subsidized for limited time periods depending on the nature of job training, with a maximum period of 6 months. The sub-contractor for delivering the services of TRUPMO will be EOA of Pulaski County, chosen because of its several years experience with NYC I/S, NYC 0/S, Operation Mainstream and New Careers programs. Also, the sub-contractor presently sponsors outlying "neighborhood centers" which are closely identified with target group persons of the local communities. These centers should be valuable to the program, especially recruitment. II. COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING TARGET GROUP: Economically disadvantaged persons aged 17 years and above who need skill training, basic or remedial education and motivational training or some of these services to acquire suitable employment. PURPOSE: Provide the services mentioned above for target group persons to enhance adequate job opportunities and earning power and to provide job development and placement services following training. OPERATION: The administrative arm, with approval by the Consortium, proposes, through a Comprehensive Training Component drawing on present resources available in both the Skills Center and OIC. The component will provide • F -9- participants with additional crossover mixes of manual-mental, educational, motivational, pre-vocational, academic, and vocational skills. Adult education and GED instruction will be provided at the Center's location and will be directly related to the skill training program. In an effort to assure comprehensive delivery and provide the maximum number of training slots and thereby serve the greatest possible number, the Consortium proposes to sub-contract for two separate programs or projects through the component. The negotiations will stipulate that both OIC and the Skills Center remain operative with the two programs pro- viding support to each other in the selection of skill training areas to be provided. Recruitment, assessment, intake, counseling job development and placement for the Skill Center will be contracted to Employment Security Division. As required by the CETA regulations, the Consortium must provide for a "unified payment allowance" system for all participants within a parti- cular program. The Consortium proposes to directly operate the allowance payment system for enrollees attending the Central Arkansas Skill Center. The allowance schedules will be outlined as required by the regulations. Basic allowances, dependent allowances, and incentive allowances will continue to be paid to CETA participants who are served by what was formerly known as the MDTA Skill Center, however, waiver of allowances will be negotiated with any other agency providing training, specifically OIC. This will allow maximum services. Linkage will be maintained with the State Unemployment Insurance Division and the Welfare agencies. Appeal procedures for non-receipt of such payments will be developed as outlined in the regulations. .ti -10- III. SPECIAL TRAINING SERVICES (STS) TARGET GROUP: Economically disadvantaged, underemployed, and unemployed persons aged 17 and above provide training services to the extent possible for participants through "buy-in" arrangements with more accessible training facilities including vocational-technical schools and private employer- trainers throughout the four county area. OPERATION: Sponsor negotiates with both formal training insti- tutions and prospective delivers to provide "less than class", "on-job-training", and manpower services for participants. Probable and/or possible contract agencies include Urban League, ESD/JOPS, NAB/JOBS, and VO-Tech schools in outlying areas. SERVICES TO CACETA PARTICIPANTS TRAINING FOR UPWARD MOBILITY COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING SPECIAL TRAINING SERVICES RECRUITING RECRUITING RECRUITING SCREENING SCREENING SCREENING ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT EMPLOYABILITY PLAN EMPLOYABILITY PLAN EMPLOYABILITY PLAN WORK-TRAINING ASSIGIvIENT SPECIFIC SKILL TRAINING SKILL TRAINING OR ON-JOB- ' (IN COOP. WITH USER-AGENT PERIODIC PROGRESS EVALUATION TRAINING PERIODIC PROGRESS EVALUATION TRAINING CERTIFICATION PERIODIC PROGRESS EVALUATION LIAISON WITH SUPERVISOR PLACEMENT LIAISON WITH SUPERVISOR OR { PLACEMENT POST TERMMINATION FOLLOW-UP TRAINING AGENCY POST TERMINATION FOLLOW-UP AND REPORTING PLACEMENT AND REPORTING POST TERMINATION FOLLOW-UP AND REPORTING . OTHER SERVICES GENERAL ASSESSMENT & REFERRAL: All contractors will cooperate with ESD by requesting referrals, general assessment information and providing relevant information for placement assistance. ICOUNSELING: Individual counseling will accompany all of the services to participants from recruiting through follow-up. In the outlying counties, counselors will serve participants in all programs. In Little Rock and Pulaski County counselors will specialize in one of the programs. ill-- 11!:' * -11- FINANCIAL: A unified fiscal accounting and delivery system will serve the total CACETA program. The system will be under the general control of the City of Little Rock but may be subcontracted to program operators. It will include timesheet processing, payrolling of staff and participants, operational expense accounting, wages, allowances, etc. MISCELLANEOUS: Various other services may be provided to participants throughout the system which are not charted as fixed items because of their miscellaneous nature. They include transportation, minor health services, etc. (4) Recruiting, etc. Primary responsibility for recruiting, selecting and determining eligibility of participants will be with each contracted deliverer, however, in outlying counties the CACETA representative will provide additional support for all components. In all counties all representatives of CACETA will serve as ex- office recruiters for the total program. Newspapers, radio and television stations, public school announcements and posters, civic organizations and any other appropriate media will be employed to disseminate information concerning the program. (5) Limited English-Speaking Persons of limited english-speaking ability do not comprise a significant portion of the population. (6) Consideration of Demonstrated Effectiveness Thorough consideration has been given to all manpower programs of demon- strated effectiveness in the design of the new program. The basic activities of NYC In-School, Out-of-School, Summer NYC, Mainstream and New Careers are incorporated in the TRUPMO (Training for Upward Mobility) component. The basic advantages of the Skill Center and OIC are incorporated in the Comprehensive Training component. • ;,: } tit • f -12- (7) & (8) Administrative System The prime sponsor 's administrative and management system, as shown in the organizational chart on the following page, will consist of planning, monitoring and evaluation, operations, and fiscal components. The planning and evaluation component, consisting of three manpower planners, will be responsible to the program director and will provide operational monitoring and evaluation in addition to providing the technical staff support for the Manpower Planning Council. The responsibilities of this component will further include management information requirements and maintenance of an efficient reporting system. The City of Little Rock has operated under CAMPS, MAPC, and the OPG and in doing so, has formulated experience and expertise in program planning and evaluation. This component will also be responsible for any required in-service staff training and EEO compliance. The overall centralized fiscal component, in addition to the allowance payment system, will be placed within the Finance Department of the Administrative Arm. All fiscal coordination and monitoring will be provided by the central system. Program component subcontractors will handle their own fiscal operations and feed required information into the central system with the exception of the training allowances for institutional training. The component specialists will provide a constant link between the admini- strative arm and each sub-contractor. Each specialist will be primarily respon- sible for specific component operational effectiveness. The four outreach/ counselors will be responsible for outreach, assessment, referral, counseling, job development, and placement efforts in each of the four counties. They will be responsible for the overall coordination of various component efforts in each respective county. •4 -13- All administrative personnel employed by the administrative arm will be employed through the City of Little Rock's personnel department based on principles of merit and qualifications. Job descriptions will be developed and selection standards created in line with modern personnel practices and standards prior to the selection of personnel. Presently, the administrative arm of the sponsor, the City of Little Rock, has a IPA representative from the U.S . Civil Service Commission developing an Affirmative Action Plan. Attached is an ordinance prohibiting discrimination in all personnel actions. ORGANIZATION CHART Manpower Programs Department: DIRECTOR ASST. DIRECTOR MANPOWER ACCOUNTANT PLANNERS (3) • EEO SECRETARY ACCOUNT CLERK COORDINATOR CLERK TYPISTS (2) WORK COMPREHENSIVE OUTREACH EXPERIENCE TRAINING COUNSELORS SPECIALIST SPECIALIST (4) -14- (9) Accounting for Placements Each program component will have responsibility for follow-up of its participants to determine the success of the system at meeting their needs in relationship to job placement, earning capacity and vocational permanence. Follow-up information will be gathered and re- ,I ported after the participant has been terminated for six months. All erform a participant follow- program delivery agents will be required to p up within the seventh month after placement and report in writing to the prime sponsor. (10) Selection of Delivery Agents • The sponsor chose program delivery agents on the basis of their experience and evaluation made by the MAPC council and its staff, parti- cularly in recent months. The sponsor felt that no other agencies in the area could offer proven capability for meeting the needs of the target groups better than those which were selected. The delivery agents chosen are the only presently existing agencies with experience in the delivery of similar categorical program sponsors through the 1J .S. Department services, having been g of Labor. The time restriction, resulting from the date of receipt of regulations as it related to plan submission date, further complicated the process of selecting delivery agents. The sponsor does, however, project lengthly selection processes for FY 1976. (11) Special Vocational Education Grants The sponsor is still in the process of negotiating with state government for an appropriate percentage of special grant funds for vocational education to be used in the CACETA area. These funds will be applied to the Comprehensive rainin component and Special Services component. A copy of the proposed T g •cc_:c;;t {, :;tt:;C1I I to the plan. ::