Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA); Notice of Incentive Funding Availability for Program Year (PY) 2000 Performance [Notices] [05/02/2002]
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA); Notice of Incentive Funding Availability for Program Year (PY) 2000 Performance [05/02/2002]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA); Notice of Incentive
Funding Availability for Program Year (PY) 2000 Performance
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, in collaboration with the Department
of Education, announces that 12 States are eligible to apply for
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) (Pub. L. 105-220, 29 U.S.C. 2801 et
seq.) incentive awards under the WIA Regulations.
DATES: The 12 eligible States must submit their applications for
incentive funding to the Department of Labor by June 17, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications to the Employment and Training
Administration, Performance Accountability Task Force, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room N-4470, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Christine
Kulick, 202-693-3937 (phone), 202-693-3113 (fax), e-mail:
ckulick@doleta.gov. Please be advised that mail delivery in the
Washington, DC area has been inconsistent because of concerns about
anthrax contamination. States are encouraged to submit applications via
e-mail.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Performance Accountability Task
Force: Christine Kulick (phone: 202-693-3937 or e-mail:
ckulick@doleta.gov) or Jim Aaron (phone: 202-693-2814 or e-mail:
jaaron@doleta.gov). (These are not toll-free numbers.) Information may
also be found at the Web site--http://usworkforce.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After the first year of full implementation
of the Workforce Investment Act across the country, 12 States (see list
below) have qualified to receive a share of the $27.6 million available
for incentive grant awards under WIA section 503. These funds are
available to the States through June 30, 2004, to support innovative
workforce development and education activities that are authorized
under title I or title II (the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
(AEFLA)) of WIA, or under the Perkins Act (Pub. L. 105-332, 20 U.S.C.
2301 et seq.)
In order to qualify for a grant award, a State must have exceeded
performance levels, agreed to by the Secretaries, Governor, and State
Education Officer, for outcomes in WIA title I, adult education
(AEFLA), and vocational education (Perkins Act) programs. The goals
included placement after training, retention in employment, and
improvement in literacy levels, among other measures. After review of
the performance data submitted by States to the Department of Labor and
to the Department of Education, each Department determined which States
would qualify for incentives for its program(s). (See below for a list
of the States that qualified under all three programs.) These lists of
eligible States were compared, and States that qualified under all
three programs are eligible to receive an incentive grant award. The
amount that each State is eligible to receive was determined by the
Department of Labor and the Department of Education and is based on WIA
section 503(c) (20 U.S.C. 9273(c)) and is proportional to the total
funding received by these States for the three programs.
The States eligible to apply for incentive grant awards, and the
amounts they are eligible to receive, are listed below:
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Amount of
State award
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1. Connecticut............................................. $ 1,652,500
2. Florida................................................. $ 3,000,000
3. Idaho................................................... $ 975,500
4. Illinois................................................ $ 3,000,000
5. Indiana................................................. $ 2,896,500
6. Kentucky................................................ $ 3,000,000
7. Maine................................................... $ 819,700
8. Massachusetts........................................... $ 2,887,400
9. Michigan................................................ $ 3,000,000
10. North Dakota........................................... $ 750,000
11. Texas.................................................. $ 3,000,000
12. Wisconsin.............................................. $2,599,000
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These eligible States must submit their applications for incentive
funding to the Department of Labor by June 17, 2002. As set forth in
the provisions of WIA section 503(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 9273(b)(2)), 20 CFR
666.220(b) and Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 20-
01, Application Process for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Section 503
Incentive Grants, Program Year 2000 Performance, which is available at
http://usworkforce.org, the application must include assurances that:
A. The legislature of the State was consulted with respect to the
development of the application.
B. The application was approved by the Governor, the eligible
agency for adult education (as defined in section 203(4) of WIA (20
U.S.C. 9202(4))) and the State agency responsible for vocational and
technical education programs (as defined in section 3(9) of Perkins III
(20 U.S.C. 2302(9)).
C. The State and the eligible agency, as appropriate, exceeded the
State adjusted levels of performance for WIA title I, the State
adjusted levels of performance for the AEFLA, and the performance
levels established for Perkins Act programs.
In addition, States are requested to provide a description of the
planned use of incentive grants as part of the application process, to
ensure that the State's planned activities are innovative and are
otherwise authorized under the WIA title I, the AEFLA, and/or the
Perkins Act as amended, as required by WIA Section 503(a). TEGL No. 20-
01 provides the specific application process that States must follow to
apply for these funds.
The applications may take the form of a letter from the Governor,
or designee, to the Assistant Secretary of Labor, Emily Stover DeRocco,
Attention: Christine Kulick, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4470,
Washington, DC 20210. In order to expedite the application process,
States are encouraged to submit their applications electronically to
Christine Kulick at ckulick@doleta.gov. The States will receive their
incentive awards by June 30, 2002.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of April, 2002.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
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