1. Long Island Regional Economic Development Council New York State Consolidated Funding Application Grant

2.  The Connect Long Island Partnership, facilitated by the Long Island Forum for Technology and led by the three Long Island local workforce investment boards (LWIBS), consolidated 8 separate organizational proposals under the Workforce Innovation Network (WIN) Proposal.  The WIN Proposal was included in the LIREDC’s Strategic Plan. 2

3.  The Long Island Business and Workforce Investment Project (LIBWIP) was among the proposals included in the WIN Proposal.  The LIBWIP was submitted for funding through the CFA process by the Town of Hempstead Department of Occupational Resources (DOOR) on behalf of the 3 LI LWIBs.  The proposal was selected for funding under the New York State Economic Development Purposes Fund in the amount of $427,535.  The LIBWIP was unique in that it was a LWIB led project funded under the CFA process. 3

4.  The goal of the project was to educate, train and provide job development for a pool of workers to be employed by Long Island firms.  This project was transformative in that it fostered economic development through workforce development. 4

5. Begin: May, 2012 Complete: May, 2014 5

6.  18 Years of Age and Older  Out-of-School  Long Island (Nassau or Suffolk County) Resident  Either Low Income (Same criteria as WIA Priority of Service) or Dislocated Worker  Unemployed 6

7. BenchmarkGoalActual Low Income Individuals to Who Have Completed Training 114140 Low Income Individuals to Who Have Entered Employment 5778 Project Expenditures$540,000 7

8. Ana-Maria Hurtado Commissioner/WIB Director Town of Hempstead Department of Occupational Resources Hempstead Executive Plaza 50 Clinton Street, Suite 400 Hempstead, New York 11550 Phone: (516) 485-5000, ext. 1105 Fax: (516) 485-5009 amh@hempsteadworks.com 8