A State Plan Modification is required as the result of receipt of additional funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. This modification aligns the four primary goals within the Strategic Workforce Plan for Rhode Island 2009-2014 while fulfilling the intent of the Recovery Act to preserve and create jobs, promote the nation's economic recovery and to assist those most impacted by the recession.
Because Rhode Island's 2009-2014 strategic workforce plan is firmly anchored in labor market data, was created with vast stakeholder input and is managed and measured closely by an institutionalized plan management structure, it is highly adaptable to changing economic conditions. Since the current economic recession in Rhode Island began early in the plan's process, many of the strategies are specifically designed to channel leveraged resources to a workforce in crisis. The significant investment of stimulus funds presents an extraordinary and unique opportunity for the workforce system to accelerate its transformational efforts to achieve new levels of effectiveness.
Documents associated with this modification: the current State Plan and Exhibits, State Plan Modification and Replacement Exhibits, Waiver Request Plan for Program Year 2009, and the Public Hearing Transcript are available for download.
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