DWD 802.04 History
History: EmR2001: emerg. cr., eff. 2-25-20; CR 20-015: cr. Register April 2022 No. 796, eff. 5-1-22. DWD 802.05(1)(1)
Preliminary review. The department shall review each application for compliance with the format and content specifications of s.
DWD 802.04 (2) and the GPA. The department may deny any application that fails to meet any of those criteria.
DWD 802.05(2)(a)(a) If the department does not deny a grant application under sub.
(1), the department shall evaluate the application against all of the following criteria:
DWD 802.05(2)(a)1.
1. Demand-driven need based on labor market data and employer partnerships.
DWD 802.05(2)(a)3.
3. Optimizing regional training capacity and the number of skilled workers as validated by relevant employers.
DWD 802.05(2)(a)5.
5. Demonstrating sustainability of training pupils in the use of equipment that will be acquired with grant moneys.
DWD 802.05(2)(b)
(b) For each GPA, the department shall establish and make available a grant evaluation rubric and scoresheet that requires the department to assign points to each application signifying the degree to which the application meets each criterion under par.
(a), except that the grant evaluation rubric and scoresheet may allow the department to assign a greater number of points to applications for which private sources contribute all or some of the matching funds required under s.
DWD 802.06. The total points assigned to the application for all applicable criteria will be the score for the application. The department shall numerically rank each application for each GPA.
DWD 802.05(3)
(3)
Making awards. For each GPA, the department shall award grants to the applicants with the highest numerical scores under sub.
(2) (b).
DWD 802.05(4)
(4)
Notification. The department shall notify each applicant in writing of the department's decision on the application by the date set in the GPA.
DWD 802.05(5)
(5)
Contract. The department shall make each grant award through a contract between the department and the applicant selected to receive the grant.
DWD 802.05 History
History: EmR2001: emerg. cr., eff. 2-25-20; CR 20-015: cr. Register April 2022 No. 796, eff. 5-1-22. DWD 802.06
DWD 802.06 Match requirement. An applicant may not be awarded a grant unless the applicant provides matching funds equal to 200 percent of the amount of the grant that is awarded. The matching funds may be in the form of money, or the monetary value of equipment, contributed from private sources or the applicant or from both private sources and the applicant.
DWD 802.06 History
History: EmR2001: emerg. cr., eff. 2-25-20; CR 20-015: cr. Register April 2022 No. 796, eff. 5-1-22. DWD 802.07
DWD 802.07 Use of grant funds. A grantee may use grant funds only for the acquisition of equipment that is used in advanced manufacturing fields in the workplace, together with any software necessary for the operation of that equipment and any instructional material necessary to train pupils in the operation of that equipment.
DWD 802.07 History
History: EmR2001: emerg. cr., eff. 2-25-20; CR 20-015: cr. Register April 2022 No. 796, eff. 5-1-22. DWD 802.08
DWD 802.08 Amount of grants. The amount of a grant shall be based on the amount requested by the applicant and approved by the department, except that no grant may be less than $5,000 nor more than $50,000.
DWD 802.08 History
History: EmR2001: emerg. cr., eff. 2-25-20; CR 20-015: cr. Register April 2022 No. 796, eff. 5-1-22. DWD 802.09
DWD 802.09 Reporting requirements. A grantee shall file a report with the department by September 1 of each of the first 3 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the grant was received. In each report, the grantee shall do all of the following:
DWD 802.09(2)
(2) Describe the outcomes achieved as a result of receiving the grant.
DWD 802.09(3)
(3) Share the best practices employed by the grantee regarding the training of pupils in the use of the equipment acquired with the grant moneys.
DWD 802.09(4)
(4) Include a plan for sustainability of the training described in sub.
(3).
DWD 802.09(5)
(5) Provide such other information as the department may require in the GPA.
DWD 802.09 History
History: EmR2001: emerg. cr., eff. 2-25-20; CR 20-015: cr. Register April 2022 No. 796, eff. 5-1-22.
