In order to receive an award under this RFA, an Applicant must:
1. Be a workforce service provider or a community-based organization that administers
workforce programs in the manufacturing sector;
a. ORS 660.400(1)(c) defines workforce service providers as including:
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i. nonprofit and public workforce education, training, and career services providers;
and
ii. governmental entities that provide workforce development services.
b. ORS 660.390(1)(a) defines community-based organizations to include:
i. nonprofit organizations that are representative of a particular community or specific
segments of a community and are located within or in close proximity to the community
they serve; and
ii. culturally-specific organizations.
