To provide workforce investment activities that increase
the employment, retention and earnings of participants, and increase
occupational skill attainment by the participants. This aims to reemploy
dislocated workers, improve the quality of the workforce and enhance the
productivity and competitiveness of the nation's economy. This program is
designed to increase employment, as measured by entry into unsubsidized
employment, retention in unsubsidized employment six months after entry into
employment, and extent of recovery of prior wage levels. For cross cutting
goals, the program intends to enhance customer satisfaction for participants
and for employers. The employment goals will be measured using Unemployment
Insurance Wage Records systems and customer satisfaction goals will be
measured by sampling.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
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USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
The Act authorizes three levels of service which are
available to all jobseekers. "Core" services include outreach, job
search and placement assistance, and labor market information.
"Intensive" services include more comprehensive assessments,
development of individual employment plans and counseling and career planning.
Those customers who cannot find employment through intensive services may
receive "training" services linked to job opportunities in their
communities, including both occupational training and training in basic
skills. To promote customer choice and involvement in career decisions,
participants use an "individual training account" to select an
appropriate training program from a qualified training provider. The Act also
authorizes the provision of supportive services (e.g., transportation and
child care assistance) to enable an individual to participate in the program.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility: The
only organizations eligible to receive formula-based funding from the
Department are the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and the
outlying areas. Funds are allotted based on a statutory formula. Application
for National Emergency Grant funds is made through a Governor's or other
authorized applicant's submission of a proposal in accordance with guidelines
issued by the Secretary, Office of Grants and Contract Management, Division of
Acquisition and Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, Department
of Labor, Room S-4203, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Attention: Dislocated Worker Grants, E. Fred Tello, Grant Officer.
Beneficiary Eligibility:
Individuals eligible for assistance include workers who have lost their jobs,
including those dislocated as a result of plant closings or mass layoffs, and
are unlikely to return to their previous industry or occupation; formerly
self-employed individuals; and displaced homemakers who have been dependent on
income of another family member, but are no longer supported by that income.
National Emergency Grant Program--Identical eligibility; also includes certain
military personnel and defense employees. Services are targeted on individuals
affected by mass layoffs, natural disasters, Federal government actions, and
other circumstances specified by the Secretary.
Credentials/Documentation:
Formula-funded programs are subject to Governor/Secretary Agreement and State
Plan. States sign a grant document agreeing to comply with the Act and
regulations for the formula-allotted program.
Pre-application Coordination:
This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372,
"Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should
consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in
his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be
followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for
review.
Application Procedure: For
Title I formula grants, the Governor submits a State Plan to the Employment
and Training Administration, Raymond Uhalde, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room S2307, Washington, DC 20210. This program is excluded from
coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award Procedure: Funds are
allocated by statutory formula to States by the National Office of the
Employment and Training Administration.
Deadlines: Each State shall
submit its State Plan on or before the date set by the Assistant Secretary for
Employment and Training.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:
A State Plan submitted to the Secretary by the Governor shall be considered to
be approved by the Secretary at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the
day the Secretary receives the plan, unless the Secretary makes a written
determination, during the 90-day period, that the plan is inconsistent with
the provisions of Title I.
Appeals: Contact the
Headquarters Office listed below to obtain information on appeal procedures.
Renewals: None.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements:
Formula funds are allotted to States according to the following statutory
formula: One-third of the amount is allotted based on the relative number of
unemployed individuals who reside in each State as compared to the total
number of unemployed individuals in all the States; one-third of the amount
shall be allotted among the States on the basis of the relative excess number
(over 4.5 percent) of unemployed individuals who reside in each State as
compared to the total excess number of unemployed individuals in all the
States; and one-third is allotted based on the relative number of individuals
unemployed for 15 or more weeks and who reside in each State as compared to
the total number of such individuals in all the States. National Emergency
Grant funds are used to fund projects based on applications submitted by the
Governor and other authorized applicants and selected by the Secretary. Funds
reserved by the Secretary are also used for technical assistance and training,
demonstration programs, and for funding the outlying areas. There are no
matching requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:
Formula funds allotted to a State are available for expenditure by the State
for that program year and the two succeeding program years. National Emergency
Grant and dislocated worker demonstration projects' period of performance is
stipulated in the grant agreement.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports: Reporting
requirements as specified by the Secretary in accordance with 20 CFR 667.300.
Audits: Audit of the States
and Workforce Investment Areas will be conducted in accordance with 20 CFR
667.200.
Records: States are
required to maintain adequate records in accordance with 29 CFR 95 and 97.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification:
16-0174-0-1-504.
Obligations: (Grants)
Program operates on a Program Year (PY) beginning July 1, and ending June 30.
FY 01 $1,270,032,000; FY 02 est $1,239,200,000; and FY 03 est $1,106,432,000.
For National Emergency Grants the levels are: FY 01 $318,008,000; FY 02 est
$309,800,000 and FY 03 est $276,608,000. Note: Public Law 107-20 calls for a
reduction of $110,000,000 in FY 01 formula funds and $67,500,000 in FY 01
National Emergency Grants.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: No established range.
Estimates for participant levels are: FY 01, 835,000; FY
02, 927,000, and FY 03, 902,000.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
20 CFR 652 et al., Federal Register of August 2000.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office:
Contact appropriate Regional Employment and Training Office listed in Appendix
IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office:
Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20210. Contact: Douglas Holl, Program Manager,
Office of Adult Services, Room C5319. Telephone: (202) 693-3576.
