Formula Grant 24A55AA000008

AWARD PURPOSE--THE PURPOSE OF THE WIOA ADULT GRANTS IS TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND HELP EMPLOYERS MEET THEIR WORKFORCE NEEDS. THE WIOA ADULT PROGRAM ENABLES WORKERS TO OBTAIN GOOD JOBS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. ACTIVITIES 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 WILL 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.DELIVERABLES--THE WIOA ADULT PROGRAM OUTCOMES ARE TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS AND RECEIVE THE TRAINING SERVICES THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR, SO THAT THEY MAY OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND REENTER THE WORKFORCE SYSTEMS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.INTENDED BENEFICIARY--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.SUBRECIP 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.