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Commissioners press for details on Project SEARCH internships and small provider grants
Summary
Hudson County commissioners reviewed a slate of workforce and human-services grants Nov. 24 and asked administration staff for follow-up data on Project SEARCH internship counts, prior-year allocations and how program spending translates into placements. Staff said the Project SEARCH stipend is roughly $15,600 per intern and promised detailed spending and placement figures.
Hudson County commissioners spent part of their Nov. 24 caucus probing how federal and state-funded workforce and service grants translate into placements and measurable results.
Commissioner William O'Dea asked for a spending and placement breakdown for the county's Project SEARCH internships, which the clerk listed under a resolution to accept Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Service (DVRS) funding. "I have a question going back on No. 5," O'Dea said, asking how much of the money has been spent and how many interns the county received. Darice Toon, Director of Health and Human Services, replied: "We are able to get, I think it's…
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