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Dated: April 14, 2021.
Kevin Brown,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Agreement for a Social Impact
Partnership Project
Department of the Treasury.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Social
Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results
Act (‘‘SIPPRA’’), the U.S. Department of
the Treasury (‘‘Treasury’’), the U.S.
Department of Labor (‘‘DOL’’), and the
New York State Energy and Research
Development Authority (‘‘NYSERDA’’)
have entered into an agreement for a
social impact partnership project (the
‘‘Project Grant Agreement’’).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Project Grant Agreement contains the
following features:
(1) The outcome goals of the social
impact partnership project:
The project expects to increase
employment and earnings of low
income individuals who may
experience barriers to employment and
increase the financial stability of lowincome families.
(2) A description of each intervention
in the project:
The project’s interventions will be
delivered by training providers located
in several priority geographic regions
across New York State. Training
providers will be subcontracted by
NYSERDA who will oversee
implementation and administration of
the interventions.
Training providers will provide clean
energy job training and supportive
services to eligible and enrolled
individuals. Common intervention
features and strategies across
participating providers will include:
• Sectoral employment training
focused on energy efficiency
occupations and leading to industry
recognized technical certifications (e.g.,
Building Performance Institute (BPI)
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(3) The target population that will be
served by the project:
The project will serve low-income
individuals in New York State whose
household income is below 60% of the
State Median Income, including those
participating in Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families (TANF),
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), the Home Energy
Assistance Program (HEAP), and other
benefit programs. Priority populations
include individuals who are long-term
unemployed and youth who are 16 to 24
years of age.
(4) The expected social benefits to
participants who receive the
intervention and others who may be
impacted:
The primary expected social benefits
from the project include:
• Increased employment
opportunities and earnings for long-term
unemployed individuals and youth;
• Reduced dependence of lowincome families on federal means-tested
benefits; and
• Increased financial stability of lowincome families.
(5) The detailed roles, responsibilities,
and purposes of each Federal, State, or
local government entity, intermediary,
service provider, independent evaluator,
investor, or other stakeholder:
Role
Entity
Responsibilities
Government Entity/Funder ..............
NYSERDA .....................................
PFS Intermediary ............................
Social Finance, Inc ........................
Independent Evaluator ....................
MDRC ............................................
Service/Training Provider Technical
Assistance.
TRC Companies, Inc .....................
Training Providers ...........................
Green City Force and others .........
• Manage SIPPRA funds flow between Treasury and Project.
• Fund training services.
• Lead project design and support government entity contracting and
fund management.
• Oversee and support evaluation.
• Provide active performance management services to monitor
project indicators and outcomes and facilitate governance committees.
• Evaluate whether pre-determined outcomes have been achieved.
• Analyze federal budgetary impact observed.
• Produce Evaluation Progress Reports bi-annually and a Final Evaluation Report within six months of project completion.
• Support NYSERDA in implementation of interventions by contracted service providers delivering job training and supportive
workforce services (e.g., Green City Force).
• Identify and enroll eligible individuals in designated geographic region.
• Deliver clean energy workforce services (job training and supportive services) to enrolled individuals and support their placement
into employment.
• Report and share programmatic data with Service Provider and
other Project partners as necessary.
(6) The payment terms, the
methodology used to calculate outcome
payments, the payment schedule, and
performance thresholds:
NYSERDA will deliver the job
training to three different cohorts.
Cohort 1 will receive the training in
project year 1; cohort 2 will receive the
training in project year 2; and cohort 3
will receive the training in project year
3. To calculate the outcome payment,
the average annual earnings of the
treatment group will be compared to the
average annual earnings of the control
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group, for six years after program
services, or follow-up years. As a result,
the project will measure six outcomes,
with a single outcome payment to be
calculated for each project year from
project years 4 through 6 (covering
follow-up years 1 through 3,
respectively, for all cohorts) and three
outcome payments in project year 7
(covering follow-up year 4 for all
cohorts, follow-up year 5 for cohorts 1
and 2 and follow-up year 6 for cohort
1).
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The outcome payment is determined
using a tiered outcome payment scheme
based on levels of success in achieving
the outcome. While the average increase
in earnings due to the treatment is
calculated at the level of the follow-up
year, individuals within each cohort
and follow-up year may differ in
income. Thus, the payouts are
calculated by combining the cohortlevel increase in income due to the
treatment with individual-level income
data.
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and Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), among others);
• Work-based learning, including
opportunities for apprenticeships and
on-the-job training;
• Cohort models, which facilitate
persistence and completion, particularly
for youth;
• Direct employment of completers
by training providers who are also
contractors, or well-established linkages
to employers, which facilitates job
placement;
• ‘‘Soft skills’’ and ‘‘21st Century
Skills’’ training; and
• Supportive services, such as
childcare and transportation.
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(8) The project timeline:
The project timeline covers the sevenand-a-half-year period starting June
2021 through November 2028. Service
delivery is expected to be implemented
over three years in three cohorts.
Evaluation is to be conducted over six,
five, and four years after service
delivery is completed for each cohort,
respectively, with the final evaluation
report being completed in the six
months following the project period.
(9) The project eligibility criteria:
Providers will identify eligible
participants using a variety of outreach
tactics and referral channels that
leverage local and community partners
and networks and will employ a
comprehensive recruitment and
enrollment process that is tailored to the
target population. The application
process will include multiple stages that
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assess applicants’ skills, interest and
motivation, as well as potential needs or
barriers to be addressed.
Each service provider will have access
to a pool of interested applicants
through the agencies in which they are
housed and through their network of
community-based organizations.
(10) The evaluation design:
A randomized controlled trial will be
conducted in which eligible and
interested individuals would be
randomly assigned to a group eligible
for the clean energy training program
and other services or to a control group
not eligible for the program.
(11) The metrics that will be used in
the evaluation to determine whether the
outcomes have been achieved as a result
of each intervention and how these
metrics will be measured:
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Annual earnings will be measured
using wage records from the New York
State Unemployment Insurance (UI)
system.
(12) The estimate of the savings to the
Federal, State, and local government, on
a program-by-program basis and in the
aggregate, if the agreement is entered
into and implemented and the outcomes
are achieved as a result of each
intervention:
The estimated savings to the federal
government is the $7.1 M.
The estimated savings to State is
$3.6M.
Kathleen Victorino,
SIPPRA Program Director, Office of Economic
Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Agreement for a Social Impact Partnership Project
AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for
Results Act (``SIPPRA''), the U.S. Department of the Treasury
(``Treasury''), the U.S. Department of Labor (``DOL''), and the New
York State Energy and Research Development Authority (``NYSERDA'') have
entered into an agreement for a social impact partnership project (the
``Project Grant Agreement'').
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Project Grant Agreement contains the
following features:
(1) The outcome goals of the social impact partnership project:
The project expects to increase employment and earnings of low
income individuals who may experience barriers to employment and
increase the financial stability of low-income families.
(2) A description of each intervention in the project:
The project's interventions will be delivered by training providers
located in several priority geographic regions across New York State.
Training providers will be subcontracted by NYSERDA who will oversee
implementation and administration of the interventions.
Training providers will provide clean energy job training and
supportive services to eligible and enrolled individuals. Common
intervention features and strategies across participating providers
will include:
Sectoral employment training focused on energy efficiency
occupations and leading to industry recognized technical certifications
(e.g., Building Performance Institute (BPI)
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and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), among
others);
Work-based learning, including opportunities for
apprenticeships and on-the-job training;
Cohort models, which facilitate persistence and
completion, particularly for youth;
Direct employment of completers by training providers who
are also contractors, or well-established linkages to employers, which
facilitates job placement;
``Soft skills'' and ``21st Century Skills'' training; and
Supportive services, such as childcare and transportation.
(3) The target population that will be served by the project:
The project will serve low-income individuals in New York State
whose household income is below 60% of the State Median Income,
including those participating in Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), and other benefit programs.
Priority populations include individuals who are long-term unemployed
and youth who are 16 to 24 years of age.
(4) The expected social benefits to participants who receive the
intervention and others who may be impacted:
The primary expected social benefits from the project include:
Increased employment opportunities and earnings for long-
term unemployed individuals and youth;
Reduced dependence of low-income families on federal
means-tested benefits; and
Increased financial stability of low-income families.
(5) The detailed roles, responsibilities, and purposes of each
Federal, State, or local government entity, intermediary, service
provider, independent evaluator, investor, or other stakeholder:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Role Entity Responsibilities
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Government Entity/Funder...... NYSERDA.......... Manage
SIPPRA funds flow
between Treasury and
Project.
Fund
training services.
PFS Intermediary.............. Social Finance, Lead project
Inc. design and support
government entity
contracting and fund
management.
Oversee and
support evaluation.
Provide
active performance
management services
to monitor project
indicators and
outcomes and
facilitate
governance
committees.
Independent Evaluator......... MDRC............. Evaluate
whether pre-
determined outcomes
have been achieved.
Analyze
federal budgetary
impact observed.
Produce
Evaluation Progress
Reports bi-annually
and a Final
Evaluation Report
within six months of
project completion.
Service/Training Provider TRC Companies, Support
Technical Assistance. Inc. NYSERDA in
implementation of
interventions by
contracted service
providers delivering
job training and
supportive workforce
services (e.g.,
Green City Force).
Training Providers............ Green City Force Identify and
and others. enroll eligible
individuals in
designated
geographic region.
Deliver
clean energy
workforce services
(job training and
supportive services)
to enrolled
individuals and
support their
placement into
employment.
Report and
share programmatic
data with Service
Provider and other
Project partners as
necessary.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(6) The payment terms, the methodology used to calculate outcome
payments, the payment schedule, and performance thresholds:
NYSERDA will deliver the job training to three different cohorts.
Cohort 1 will receive the training in project year 1; cohort 2 will
receive the training in project year 2; and cohort 3 will receive the
training in project year 3. To calculate the outcome payment, the
average annual earnings of the treatment group will be compared to the
average annual earnings of the control group, for six years after
program services, or follow-up years. As a result, the project will
measure six outcomes, with a single outcome payment to be calculated
for each project year from project years 4 through 6 (covering follow-
up years 1 through 3, respectively, for all cohorts) and three outcome
payments in project year 7 (covering follow-up year 4 for all cohorts,
follow-up year 5 for cohorts 1 and 2 and follow-up year 6 for cohort
1).
The outcome payment is determined using a tiered outcome payment
scheme based on levels of success in achieving the outcome. While the
average increase in earnings due to the treatment is calculated at the
level of the follow-up year, individuals within each cohort and follow-
up year may differ in income. Thus, the payouts are calculated by
combining the cohort-level increase in income due to the treatment with
individual-level income data.
(7) The project budget:
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(8) The project timeline:
The project timeline covers the seven-and-a-half-year period
starting June 2021 through November 2028. Service delivery is expected
to be implemented over three years in three cohorts. Evaluation is to
be conducted over six, five, and four years after service delivery is
completed for each cohort, respectively, with the final evaluation
report being completed in the six months following the project period.
(9) The project eligibility criteria:
Providers will identify eligible participants using a variety of
outreach tactics and referral channels that leverage local and
community partners and networks and will employ a comprehensive
recruitment and enrollment process that is tailored to the target
population. The application process will include multiple stages that
assess applicants' skills, interest and motivation, as well as
potential needs or barriers to be addressed.
Each service provider will have access to a pool of interested
applicants through the agencies in which they are housed and through
their network of community-based organizations.
(10) The evaluation design:
A randomized controlled trial will be conducted in which eligible
and interested individuals would be randomly assigned to a group
eligible for the clean energy training program and other services or to
a control group not eligible for the program.
(11) The metrics that will be used in the evaluation to determine
whether the outcomes have been achieved as a result of each
intervention and how these metrics will be measured:
Annual earnings will be measured using wage records from the New
York State Unemployment Insurance (UI) system.
(12) The estimate of the savings to the Federal, State, and local
government, on a program-by-program basis and in the aggregate, if the
agreement is entered into and implemented and the outcomes are achieved
as a result of each intervention:
The estimated savings to the federal government is the $7.1 M.
The estimated savings to State is $3.6M.
Kathleen Victorino,
SIPPRA Program Director, Office of Economic Policy.
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