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Council member inquires about Advance and Earn program funding and slots
4:02:10
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Council Member Althea Stevens questions DYCD officials about the Advance and Earn program's funding adjustment of $8.8 million in the executive plan for fiscal year 2026. The officials explain that this is an annual transfer from the Office of Economic Opportunity and provides details on the number of slots funded and their distribution across boroughs.
- The program funds 1,380 slots per year, delivered in two cohorts (fall and spring)
- Programs operate citywide, with providers able to recruit from any borough
- The funding transfer occurs during the executive plan to allow for more effective planning and implementation of services
Althea Stevens
4:02:10
I'm back.
4:02:13
I'm switch over to advance and earn.
4:02:16
The executive plan includes a technical adjustment of 8,800,000.0 in fiscal twenty twenty six.
4:02:22
This adjustment appears to be an annual budget transfer from the office of economic opportunity.
4:02:27
Why is this funding not included in DUICD budget at adoption?
Christopher Lewis
4:02:33
I'm sorry.
4:02:34
Can you make can you repeat that question?
4:02:36
I apologize.
Althea Stevens
4:02:37
The executive plan includes a technical adjustment of 8,800,000.0 in fiscal year twenty twenty six, and this is for advance and earn.
4:02:44
This adjustment appears to be an annual transfer from the office of economic opportunity.
4:02:49
Why is this not included in DYCD's budget at adoption?
Christopher Lewis
4:02:53
Thank you chair Stephens.
4:02:56
This has been an annual action in terms of how the Office of Economic Opportunity funds our advanced interim programs and also our young men's initiative as well.
4:03:10
This funding has come comes in during the adopt plan and that affords us a bit more time relative to the to the adopt plan, excuse me, comes in during the exec plan that affords us a bit more time relative to the adopt plan to be able to effectively plan and implement services for the upcoming fiscal year.
Althea Stevens
4:03:25
How many slots how many slots is the funding for?
Michary Almanzar
4:03:40
I got you.
4:03:41
Thank you
Valerie Mulligan
4:03:42
for that question.
4:03:42
So for Advance and Earn we have thirteen eighty slots funded.
4:03:46
With that funding in addition to a couple
Althea Stevens
4:03:48
So you said one hundred and eighty?
Valerie Mulligan
4:03:50
Thirteen eighty slots per year and we deliver those slots in two cohorts.
4:03:57
So there's a fall cohort and a spring cohort.
4:03:59
So half in the fall, half in the spring.