WIA Dislocated Workers (17.260)
Program
17.260 WIA Dislocated Workers
Federal Agency
Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Employment Training Administration
Authorization
Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Title I, Subtitle B, Chapter 5, Title I, Public Law 105-220, 20 U.S.C 9201; The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009, Title VIII, Public Law 111-5.
Program Number
17.260
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
The purpose of the WIA Dislocated Worker program is to reemploy dislocated workers, improve the quality of the workforce, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the nation's economy by providing workforce investment activities that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by the participants. This program is designed to increase employment, as measured by entry into unsubsidized employment, retention in unsubsidized employment after entry into employment, and extent of recovery of prior earnings. 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. The purpose of National Emergency Grants (NEGs) are to temporarily expand service capacity at the state and local levels by providing time-limited funding assistance in response to significant dislocation events. Significant events are those that create a sudden need for assistance that cannot reasonably be expected to be accommodated within the on-going operations of the formula-funded Dislocated Worker program, including the discretionary resources reserved at the state level.
Types of Assistance
FORMULA GRANTS; Project Grants
Uses and Use Restrictions
The Act authorizes three levels of service, which are available to all job seekers. "Core" services include outreach, job search and placement assistance, and labor market information, and are available to all jobseekers. "Intensive" services include more comprehensive assessments, development of individual employment plans and counseling, and career planning, and are available to those who could not find employment through core services. 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 an eligible 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. Funds reserved by the Secretary are also used for technical assistance and training and demonstration programs. Eligible circumstances for NEG funding include: Plant closures; mass layoffs affecting 50 or more workers; and special assistance, including health insurance coverage assistance to trade impacted workers and other individuals eligible under the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009. Currently, CFDA number 17.260 represents both the WIA Dislocated Worker formula grants and the National Emergency Grants (NEGs). Beginning in Program Year (PY) 2010 CFDA number 17.260 will be archived and any new funds allocated through these two programs will be referenced using two new CFDA numbers: 17.277 for NEGs and 17.278 for WIA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants. All subsequent information listed here under 17.260 refers to WIA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants. For further information on NEGs please see the entry under CFDA number 17.277. Funds must be used in accordance with the statute and regulations.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Under WIA, the 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 and states in turn allocate funds to local workforce investment boards (approximately 600), by formula prescribed by the governor. Applicants for NEGs may be states, outlying areas, local workforce boards, and non-profit and private organizations whose purpose is to provide targeted services to eligible beneficiaries.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Individuals eligible for assistance through the applicants receiving the funds 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. Priority of Service is given to veterans and other covered persons. The NEGs have identical eligibility to the above and also includes certain military personnel and defense employees. Services through NEGs 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. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is required. 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 guidance, either Stand-Alone or Unified, issued through the Federal Register. The planning guidance provide 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, currently Janet Sten, 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
Formula Funds: 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 90 to 120 days. State plans will be reviewed in accordance with 20 CFR 661.220(e), which provides that the Secretary must approve all state plans within 90 days of their submission, unless the Secretary determines in writing that: (1) the state plan is inconsistent with the provisions of Title I of WIA or the WIA regulations, including 29 CFR Part 37; or (2) the portion of the state plan impacting the Wagner-Peyser Act plan does not satisfy the criteria for approval in section 8(d) of the Wagner-Peyser Act or the Wagner-Peyser Act regulations at 20 CFR Part 652.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Not Applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory Formula: Title Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law PL 105-220.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Formula funds are allotted to states under a statutory formula based on the distribution of unemployed individuals by state in three categories of unemployment. There are no matching requirements. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: by letter of credit.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Program reports are submitted annually. No cash reports are required. No progress reports are required. Quarterly financial reports are required in accordance with 20 CFR 667.300. Regional Federal Project Officers conduct monitoring using risk assessments, desk reviews, and on-site visits.
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. Subject to audits by the Department of Labor or other authorized Government agencies.
Records
States are required to maintain adequate records in accordance with 29 CFR 95 and 97.
Program Accomplishments
Fiscal Year 2008: Outcomes are published annually and posted on the Internet at:
www.doleta.gov/Performance/eta_default.cfm. Fiscal Year 2009: Performance plans are published annually and posted on the Internet at:
www.dol.gov/dol/aboutdol/main.htm#budget. Fiscal Year 2010: Once finalized, Department of Labor budgets are posted on the Internet and are available at:
www.dol.gov/dol/aboutdol/main.htm#budget.
Financial Information
Account Identification
16-0184-0-1-504 - ARRA; 16-0174-0-1-504.
Obligations
(Formula Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $1,241,000,000; FY 10 est $0 - Dislocated Worker Formula Grants (ARRA). (Formula Grants) FY 08 $1,001,000,000; FY 09 est $971,000,000; FY 10 est $0 - Dislocated Worker Formula Grants (see 17.278 for 2010 obligation estimate). (Project Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $194,000,000; FY 10 est $0 - National Emergency Grants (ARRA). (Project Grants) FY 08 $118,000,000; FY 09 est $84,000,000; FY 10 est $0 - National Emergency Grants (see 17.277 for 2010 obligation estimate).
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Dislocated Worker Formula fund grants ranged from $ 1,950,897 to $ 212,284,647.
Dislocated Worker Recovery Act grants ranged from $ 2,039,325 to $ 221,906,888.
National Emergency Grant (NEG) amounts awarded have ranged from $149,000 to $22,000,000.
NEG Recovery Act grant amounts awarded have ranged from $254,000 to $18,600.000.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
20 CFR 652 et al., Federal Register of August 2000.
Related Programs
17.207 Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities; 17.245 Trade Adjustment Assistance; 17.258 WIA Adult Program; 17.259 WIA Youth Activities; 17.277 Workforce Investment Act (WIA) National Emergency Grants; 17.278 WIA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Regional Agency Offices. Contact appropriate Regional Employment and Training Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office
Margaret Ewell 200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room S-4209, Washington, District of Columbia 20210 Email: ewell.maggie@dol.gov Phone: 202-693-3160 Fax: 202-693-3587
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Not Applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not Applicable.
