Employment Service (17.207)
Program
17.207 Employment Service
Federal Agency
Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Employment Training Administration
Authorization
Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, 48 Stat. 113; The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 , Title VIII, Public Law 111-5.
Program Number
17.207
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To assist persons to secure employment and workforce information by providing a variety of job search assistance and information services without charge to job seekers and to employers seeking qualified individuals to fill job openings.
Types of Assistance
FORMULA GRANTS; Project Grants
Uses and Use Restrictions
The Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933 established a nationwide system of public employment offices which is known as the Employment Service. Wagner-Peyser was amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, making the Employment Service part of the One-Stop Career Center delivery system. Wagner-Peyser funded activities are an integral part of the One-Stop Career Center delivery system that provides an integrated array of high-quality services so that workers, job seekers, and businesses can access the services they need under one roof in easy-to-reach locations, with many services also offered through self-service electronic access.
These services include assessment of skill levels, abilities, and aptitudes, career guidance when appropriate, job search workshops, and referral to jobs or training as appropriate. The services offered to employers, in addition to referral of job seekers to job openings, include matching job requirements with job seeker experience, skills and other attributes, helping with special recruitment needs, assisting employers analyze hard-to-fill job orders, assisting with job restructuring and helping employers deal with layoffs.
Additional services may include: 1) a computerized career information system including access to state job bank resources and institutions and organizations that provide training; 2) the development and distribution of state and local workforce information which allows job seekers, employers, and providers and planners of job training and economic development to obtain information pertaining to job opportunities, labor supply, labor market or workforce trends, and the market situation in particular industries.
These Wagner-Peyser-funded programs involve a Federal-state partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the state workforce agency. The Federal government provides general direction, funding, and oversight.
In addition the Federal government partners with states to provide tools and resources, such as development and maintenance of the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), The Projective Managing Partnership, the Analyst Resource Center and CareerOneStop (www.careeronestop.org). CareerOneStop is a self-service, integrated suite of workforce information Web sites that provide career resources and workforce information to businesses, job seekers, students, and workforce professionals. CareerOneStop includes: 1. Career InfoNet (www.careerinfonet.org), which helps individuals explore their career opportunities to make informed career choices by providing national, state, and local career information and workforce data; 2. America's Service Locator (www.servicelocator.org), which connects individuals to employment and training opportunities available at their local One-Stop Career Center and links them to a range of local workforce services; 3. O*Net Online (http://online.onetcenter.org) is the nation's primary source of occupational skills and competency information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations; and 4. Competency Model Clearinghouse (www.careeronestop.org/CompetencyModel), which provides access to competency models for careers in high-growth industries, giving educators, the workforce system, and businesses a common industry-driven framework for developing curriculum, and increasing awareness of industry skill requirements.
Under Wagner -Peyser Act Section 7(b), ten percent of the total sums allotted to each state workforce agency shall be reserved for use by the governor to provide performance incentives; services for groups with special needs; and for the extra costs of exemplary models for delivering job services. In addition, a Toll Free Help Line is funded to provide customer service: 1-877-US2-JOBS or TTY 1-877-889-5627. The funds must be used for labor exchange activities, labor market, and workforce information purposes. Training is not an allowable activity.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
States, the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
Beneficiary Eligibility
All employers seeking workers, persons seeking employment, and associated groups. Priority of service is given to veterans and other covered persons. Veterans receive priority referral to jobs, as well as specialized employment services and assistance. In addition, the system provides specialized services to individuals with disabilities, as well as groups such as Indians and Native Americans, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, ex-offenders, youth, and older workers.
Credentials/Documentation
Cost will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 as codified in 41 CFR 1-15.7 for state and local governments. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
State workforce agencies are provided preliminary planning estimates in January of each year preceding the program year for which funds are allotted. Final planning estimates are issued annually by late March. The standard application forms furnished by the Federal agency and required by OMB Circular No. A-102 must be used for this program. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. 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
OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. The governor submits a single Strategic State Plan in accordance with one of the Planning Guidances, either Stand-Alone or Unified, issued through the Federal Register. The Planning Guidance provides detailed instruction on what must be included in the State Plan. The Unified Planning Guidance provides a framework for collaboration across programs and integration of services beyond WIA Title I programs and Wagner-Peyser Activities, including non-DOL programs and other DOL programs. The plan is submitted to the Federal Coordinator for Plan Review and Approval, Division of Workforce System Support, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room S-4231, Washington, DC 20210.
Award Procedure
Those portions of the State Plan over which the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training exercises authority are reviewed and approved by the Employment and Training Administration. Formula funds are awarded to the states based on a statutory formula provided in the authorizing legislation.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From 60 to 90 days. As provided in regulations.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Not Applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory Formula: Title The Wagner-Peyser Act , Chapter Section 6 (b)(4), Public Law 29 U.S.C. 493.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Formula funds are provided at the beginning of a program year and are available for expenditure during that program year and the succeeding two program years. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: by letter of credit.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Annual performance reporting is required in addition to quarterly activities and outcomes reports. No cash reports are required. No progress reports are required. Quarterly financial reports are required. Performance monitoring is conducted by Regional Federal Project Officers based on a risk assessment.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), audits of states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations; non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
Standard records for audits are required.
Program Accomplishments
Fiscal Year 2008: Performance data are posted annually on the Internet and are available at:
www.doleta.gov/Performance/eta_default.cfm. Fiscal Year 2009: Performance plans are posted annually on the Internet and are available at:
www.doleta.gov/Performance/eta_default.cfm. Fiscal Year 2010: Once finalized, performance budgets are posted annually on the Internet and are available at:
www.dol.gov/dol/aboutdol/main.htm#budget.
Financial Information
Account Identification
16-0179-0-1-999.
Obligations
(Formula Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $396,000,000; FY 10 est $0. (Formula Grants) FY 08 $703,000,000; FY 09 est $704,000,000; FY 10 est $704,000,000. (Project Grants) FY 08 $70,000,000; FY 09 est $59,000,000; FY 10 est $54,000,000
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Recovery Act Formula Grants ranged from $1,106,097 to $46,970,564.
Wagner-Peyser Formula Grants vary by year. Funding is published annually in the Federal Register.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
20 CFR Part 652 - Establishment and Functioning of State Employment Services: Part 662 - Description of the One Stop System under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act; Part 663 - Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act; Subpart A - Delivery of Adult and Dislocated Worker Services through the One Stop Service Delivery System; Part 1001-Services for Veterans.
Related Programs
10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants; 10.768 Business and Industry Loans; 17.225 Unemployment Insurance; 17.235 Senior Community Service Employment Program; 17.245 Trade Adjustment Assistance; 17.258 WIA Adult Program; 17.259 WIA Youth Activities; 17.260 WIA Dislocated Workers; 17.272 Permanent Labor Certification for Foreign Workers; 17.273 Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers; 17.801 Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP); 17.804 Local Veterans' Employment Representative Program; 27.001 Federal Civil Service Employment; 27.002 Federal Employment Assistance for Veterans; 27.003 Federal Student Temporary Employment Program; 27.005 Federal Employment for Individuals With Disabilities
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None. Contact the nearest office of the local One Stop Career Center or state workforce agency by checking the local telephone directory or visit the Web site, America's Service Locator at www.servicelocator.org, or phone the Toll-Free Help Line at 1-877-872-5627 (TTY 1-877-889-5627.
Headquarters Office
Margaret Ewell 200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room S-4209, Washington, District of Columbia 20210 Email: ewell.maggie@dol.gov Phone: 202-693-3980 Fax: 202-693-3587
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Not Applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not Applicable.
