WWP's Commitment to Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. The following privacy clause explains our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. Willamette Workforce Partnership (WWP) operates as a data controller with regards to Personally Identifiable Information (PII) which includes your data. We determine the purpose and means of processing any data provided to us. 

What We Can Collect and How We Use it
Data collected for WWP's manage website is used for the review and awarding of grant applications. WWP requires this consent as a legal basis for all data collected via our website(s). In addition, your participation in any WWP funded activity we enter into, allows WWP to deem information as Personally Identifiable Information (PII) as defined in 2 CFR 200.79. Any information deemed as PII will be entered into our secure Information Management System, I-Trac. That information will be reported to the Department of Labor as required by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Data that is not considered as PII, is considered public-record and subject to disclosure under the federal and state public records law. WWP will not sell your data.
From time to time, WWP may use your business information to send you important notices, or for our internal purposes, such as auditing, data analysis, and research.  We may also use this information to send you announcements on the latest news, programs, and updates from WWP. If you do not wish to receive these periodic announcements, you may opt out by sending an email to info@willwp.org. 

WWP's Notice of Application change
All information posted in this application and site is subject to change without notice. In addition, these Terms and Conditions may be changed at any time without prior notice. Your continued access to the application and site after such changes conclusively demonstrates your acceptance of these changes. Any application submitted prior to the change will be grandfathered to the terms and conditions stated during the time of application submission. 

Grant funding is allocated to the WWP between August 1 - December 31, 2021 and is available on a first-come first-served basis. Funding is allocated to local businesses at the discretion of the WWP and is not guaranteed. Any previous grant funds from Marion County will be deducted from your total award.   All applications are automatically scored using Alchemer. The scoring sheet is available upon request. The maximum score is 10 points.  The following criteria is used determining a Marion County Business grant award: ​​​​​​
The business has less than 100 employees;
The business is women owned;
The business is minority owned;
The business is owned by someone with a disability;
The business is owned by a service-disabled veteran;
The business is within a rural area of Marion County;
The business is part of Agri-Tourism;
The business is part of a federally recognized tribe;
The business is in one of Marion County's targeted sectors of Retail, Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, Accomodation and Food Services, Other Personal Care Services;
The business is COBID certified;

To request a copy of your scoresheet, please contact info@willwp.org. 

WWP's Commitment to Equal Opportunity
WWP is an equal opportunity program/employer. It is against the law for any WWP awardee to discriminate on the following bases: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief. Further, awardees may not discriminate against any beneficiary of programs financially assisted under Title I of the Workforce Innovations and Opportunities Act (WIOA) on the basis of the beneficiary’s citizenship/status as a lawfully admitted immigrant authorized to work in the United States, or his or her participation in this program. As part of your participation in any WWP funded activity we enter into, the awardee may not discriminate in any of the following areas: Deciding who will be admitted, or have access to, any WWP financially assisted program or activity; providing opportunities in, or treating any person with regard to, such as a program or activity; or making employment decisions in the administration of, or in connection with, such program or activity.  If you have any questions regarding WWP's commitment to Equal Opportunity, please email our Equal Opportunity Officer: Ami Maceira, at amaceira@willwp.org If you

Suspect a Violation Has Occurred
Any applicant may file a complaint alleging a violation to our non-discrimination agreements, laws, or policy. Your complaint should include, at a minimum, your name, address, phone number, name of the person or organization the complaint is against, a written statement of what occured, dates of the event, what WIOA regulation  you believe was violated, the satisfaction or resolution you are seeking.  Anonymous complaints will not be processed.  To submit a complaint, you may contact the Equal Opportunity Officer or WWP's Executive Director: Kim Parker-Llerenas at kparker-llerenas@willwp.org.