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July 1 , 1 969 Mr. Willi am u . No rwood, Jr . Regional Manpower Admin1-strator U. s . Department of Labor 1371 Peachtree Street, N. E. Atl nta , Georgia 30309 Dear Mr . Norwood : Grave concern w s expres ed at the Jun EOA Board me ting about the up-coming requirement for ten p rcent non-feder 1 matching funds in our next ACEP program ye r beginning Septemb r 1 , 1969 . Atl nta, lik 11 l arge citi s tod y , has very limited financi 1 resourQ s comp red to its demands . and it is extx l y diffioult for community ag ncies like EDA to secure addition- l local cash . As you will rsoall , the original ACEP px-opo al llow d EOA to 0laim loc l "in-kind" the supporting r souro s of its community ction progr nd 0th r fed -11y ssisted agencie providing opportunitLe for New c ~ ere and NYC traj.n - • ith this now dis llowed, and urning current funding lev l , EOA f ca n ed to gen x t pproximat ly 200 , 000 in non-f d r l shar. t p~ ent only bout 88 , 000 of "in-kind" ·ems el rly v il bl, le ·ving pot ntial non-f d 1 ficit o mor th 100,000. t , b in9 th r ion l city th t i t i . in t N w car r tr ining lot, with promi ing and up r mobility pot nti l, ~ wit.hf d r 1 upport d 9 nei • Lik wi , th youth cOIIi)Ort R dy), by virtu of bing ti d 1n with roj ct V .lu, pon• ii.tu tion. or d by th D artment of Def n , 1 1n th Whil thi i h py c rcumst nc fo~ th in vidu 1 • roll , it po dil for tho• who mu t find 10% loc ·1 ~ ou~o to teh th cot. Atl b �.. .,.J page 2 Mr. William Norwood July 1, 1969 Because of the above factors, the EOA Boa..t:d would like to request that the u. s. Department of Labor grant a waiver on our New CaJ;'eers and Operation Ready components allowing us to claim as local in-kind the participation of federally supported agencies .. We understand that such action is possible and that there are similar precedents. Your favorable consideration o f this request will be greatly appreciated . .Sincerely yours, Bo~ 1let Jones, chairman Board of Directors /er co: Mayor Ivan All n -A,1r . D n $wet Dr. Ch rl s Hicks �