The $519,747 Formula Grant from the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration supports comprehensive youth workforce development services through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult Program. Local workforce development agencies will use the funds to deliver tutoring, paid and unpaid work experiences including internships and job shadowing, occupational skills training, guidance and counseling, and supportive services to help out-of-school and in-school...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $4,894,254.83 WIOA Adult Program (CFDA 17.258) formula grant to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC), a state government entity, on Apr 1, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to provide comprehensive workforce development services to adults in Oklahoma, including job search assistance, career counseling, skills training, and supportive services like transportation and childcare. OESC may subaward...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded the Virgin Islands Department of Labor a $4.6 million Formula Grant under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult Program (CFDA 17.258) to deliver comprehensive youth services from April 2022 through June 2025. The grant funds local workforce development areas to provide activities such as tutoring, paid and unpaid work experiences including internships and job shadowing, occupational skills training,...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $4,733,939 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities Formula Grant to the Iowa Workforce Development agency. The purpose of this grant is to provide comprehensive workforce development services for low-income youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment. The funding will support a range of activities, including tutoring, paid and unpaid work experiences, occupational skills training, leadership...
This $14,093,876 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration funds the WIOA Youth Activities program (CFDA 17.259). The purpose is to provide comprehensive workforce development services to low-income youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment, helping them attain secondary credentials, gain occupational skills, and secure employment. Key services include tutoring, paid/unpaid work experiences, occupational training, leadership development,...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $5,499,645 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Formula Grant to Workforce West Virginia, the state workforce agency, to provide comprehensive youth services in West Virginia. The purpose of the WIOA Youth program (CFDA 17.259) is to help low-income youth aged 14-24, with barriers to employment, prepare for academic and career success. Through this formula grant, Workforce West Virginia and its...
This $4,090,376 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities grant (CFDA 17.259) was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration to the Government of the District of Columbia's Department of Employment Services (DOES). The grant provides funding for DOES to deliver comprehensive workforce development services targeting low-income youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment across Washington, D.C. Key activities to be performed under this...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $14,430,689 formula grant under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities program (CFDA 17.259) to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. This grant provides resources for local workforce development areas to deliver comprehensive youth services focused on assisting out-of-school and in-school youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment. The grant will fund activities to help...
The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $37,831,696 formula grant under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities program (CFDA 17.259) to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services (ODJFS). The purpose of this grant is to provide resources to local workforce development areas in Ohio to deliver comprehensive services to out-of-school and in-school youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment. These services are intended to...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $16,711,538 Formula Grant under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities program (CFDA 17.259) to the Kentucky Department of Workforce Development. This multi-year grant, with an award date of April 1, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2028, will enable the state's local workforce development agencies to deliver comprehensive youth services focused on assisting...
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE WIOA ADULT GRANTS IS TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND HELP EMPLOYERSMEET THEIR WORKFORCE NEEDS. THE WIOA ADULT PROGRAM ENABLES WORKERS TO OBTAIN GOOD JOBS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH CAREER SERVICES LIKE JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: WIOA SPECIFIES THAT MOST ADULT PROGRAM SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE AMERICAN JOB CENTER NETWORK, ALSO KNOWN AS ONE-STOP CAREER CENTERS. UNDER THE WIOA ADULT PROGRAM, ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS CAN RECEIVE CAREER SERVICES, WHICH ARE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO CATEGORIES: BASIC AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES. WHILE SOME JOB SEEKERS MAY ONLY NEED SELF-SERVICE OR OTHER BASIC CAREER SERVICES SUCH AS LABOR EXCHANGE SERVICES, OTHERS MAY NEED MORE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, SUCH AS INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE CAREER PLANNING, AND DEVELOPING AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT PLAN OUTLINING NEEDS AND GOALS OF THE JOB SEEKER. PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO RECEIVE TRAINING SERVICES LINKED TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 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 LIST. WIOA ALSO AUTHORIZES THE PROVISION OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (E.G. TRANSPORTATION AND CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE) TO ENABLE AN INDIVIDUAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE WIOA ADULT PROGRAM OUTCOMES ARE TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS AND RECEIVE THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR, SO THAT THEY MAY BECOME EMPLOYED OR ADVANCE IN EMPLOYMENT. GRANTEES REPORT PERFORMANCE MEASURES OF THESE OUTCOMES, INCLUDING THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN THE SECOND AND FOURTH QUARTER AFTER FINISHING THE PROGRAM, THEIR EARNINGS, AND THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO OBTAINED A CREDENTIAL.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: WIOA ADULT FUNDS MUST GIVE PRIORITY TO RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, OTHER LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BASIC SKILLS DEFICIENT. OTHER CATEGORIES INCLUDE UNEMPLOYED ADULTS, DISLOCATED WORKERS, VETERANS, INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, AND ANY ELIGIBLE POPULATION.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE GRANTEES MAY SUBAWARD FUNDS FROM THE WIOA ADULT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER SERVICES, TRAINING, AS WELL AS PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.