FAPL 33 (NEG OJT Outreach Project)
Fiscal Administrative Procedure Letter No. 33
October 11, 2011
TO: Fiscal Administrative Procedure Manual Holders
FROM: Michael B. Colbert, Director
SUBJECT: National Emergency Grant (NEG) On-the-Job Training (OJT) Outreach Project

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) is allocating OJT NEG (OH-21) funds to each of Ohio's workforce investment areas to conduct OJT outreach. The purpose of the allocation is to raise awareness of OJT among employers and job seekers, and generate greater usage of OJT services. ODJFS will initially issue $22,000 in OJT NEG funding to Area 7 and $2,000 in OJT NEG funding to each of the other workforce areas. ODJFS will issue revised allocation letters should additional funding become available.

OJT NEG outreach funding may be spent on:

  • Media buys in newspapers, on radio, television, billboards, etc.
  • Targeted mailings
  • Brochures, fliers, or other hard-copy materials and hand-outs
  • Creation of on-line resources or social media promoting OJT
  • OJT Peer-to-Peer Coaching Sessions and shadowing visits
  • Workshops in the "OJT Sales Training" series
  • Other OWD approved OJT NEG outreach activities

OJT NEG outreach funding may not be spent on:

  • Give-away items such as pens, coffee mugs, flash drives, etc.
  • Food
  • Staff time

ODJFS will issue coding for the allocation via BCFTA update. Funding is available from September 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. Outreach funds must be liquidated by the close of the quarter ending December 31, 2011, to ensure the full benefit from the outreach efforts is realized by the grant.

For questions regarding allowable outreach activities and additional funding, please send

e-mails to NEG@jfs.ohio.gov. For questions regarding coding, please contact your ODJFS fiscal supervisor or the Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance (BCFTA) at (614) 752-9194.