WIA Youth Activities (17.259)

Program

17.259 WIA Youth Activities

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Employment Training Administration

Authorization

Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Title I, Part Subtitle B, Section Chapter 4, Public Law 105-220, ( U.S.C 9201; The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title VIII, Section 2, Public Law 111-5, Stat. 58.

Program Number

17.259

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To help low income youth, between the ages of 14 and 21, acquire the educational and occupational skills, training, and support needed to achieve academic and employment success and successfully transition to careers and productive adulthood.

Types of Assistance

FORMULA GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

Title I of the Act authorizes the Workforce Investment System and establishes state workforce investment boards with oversight responsibility by the governors for local workforce investment boards; and establishes the process by which eligible providers of training and youth activities are identified. The Act authorizes the use of funds for youth employment and training activities that will provide eligible youth assistance in achieving careers and academic and employment success; ensures ongoing mentoring opportunities; provides opportunities for training; provides continued supportive services; provides incentives for recognition and achievement; and provides opportunities for leadership, development, decision making, citizenship, and community service. Funds must be used in accordance with the rules and regulations.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Under WIA,50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the outlying areas are identified as the recipients of youth training activities funds. For a state to be eligible to receive youth funds, the governor of the state will submit to the Secretary for consideration by the Secretary, a single state plan that outlines a 5-year strategy for the statewide workforce investment system.

Beneficiary Eligibility

An eligible youth is an individual who: (1) is 14 to 21 years of age*; and (2) is an individual who received an income or is a member of a family that received a total family income that, in relation to family size, does not exceed the higher of (a) the poverty line; or (b) 70 percent of the lower living standard income; and (3) meets one or more of the following criteria: is an individual who is deficient in basic literacy skills; a school dropout; homeless; a runaway; a foster child; pregnant or a parent; an offender; or requires additional assistance to complete their education or secure and hold employment.

* Age eligibility for youth services funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, increased from age 21 to age 24.

Credentials/Documentation

In order to establish a continuing relationship under the Act, the governor and the Secretary of Labor shall sign a governor/Secretary Agreement. This agreement assures that the state will comply with the Workforce Investment Act and the applicable rules and regulations. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication 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 follow in applying for assistance, if the state has selected the program for review. 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 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

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. A State plan submitted to the Secretary will be considered to be approved by the Secretary at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the day the Secretary received 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 Headquarters Office to obtain information on appeal procedures.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory Formula: Title I, Chapter 4, Subpart B, Public Law 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 allotted to a state each year are available for expenditure by the State for that program year plus two succeeding program years. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: by letter of credit.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Reporting requirements as specified by the Secretary in accordance with 20 CFR 667.300. No cash reports are required. Quarterly reports are required. Quarterly financial reports are required. Regional Federal Project Offices conduct risk analysis, desk reviews, and on-site monitoring. They also review quarterly reports.

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.

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 on the Internet and are available at:
www.doleta.gov/Performance/eta_default.cfm. Fiscal Year 2009: Performance plans are published annually on the Internet and are available at:
www.doleta.gov/Performance/eta_default.cfm. Fiscal Year 2010: Once finalized, performance budgets are are posted on the Internet and are available at:
www.dol.gov/dol/aboutdol/main.htm#budget.

Financial Information

Account Identification

16-0174-0-1-504 - Annual Appropriation; 16-0184-0-1-504 - ARRA.

Obligations

(Formula Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $1,170,000,000; FY 10 est $0. (Formula Grants) FY 08 $910,000,000; FY 09 est $861,000,000; FY 10 est $927,000,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Formula grant award amounts ranged from $ 75,000 to $ 145,161,310. The average is not computed.
Recovery grant award amounts ranged from $ 186,622,034 to $ 86,779. The average is not computed.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

20 CFR PART 652 et al, WIA; Final Rules Federal Register, Friday, August 11, 2000. Federal Register: Thursday, February 28, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 403) "Solicitation of Comments on the Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and Linkages with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Notice.

Related Programs

17.207 Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. Contact the appropriate Regional Employment and Training Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Headquarters Office

Evan Rosenberg 200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room N-4464, Washington, District of Columbia 20210 Email: rosenberg.evan@dol.gov Phone: 202-693-3593 Fax: 202-693-3592

Web Site Address

http://www.doleta.gov.

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not Applicable.