Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service Program Allotments (PY) 2017
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- ETA-TEGL-ES-2017
- Agency
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Department of Labor
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Employment, Labor and Training
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
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Synopsis
Section 7(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (49 U.S.C. § 49f (a)) authorizes States to use 90 percent of the funds allotted to a State for labor exchange services, and other career services such as job search and placement services to job seekers; appropriate recruitment services for employers; program evaluations; developing and providing labor market and occupational information; developing management information systems; and administering the work test for unemployment insurance claimants. Section 7(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (49 U.S.C. § 49f(b)), states that 10 percent of the funds allotted to a State must be reserved for use by the Governor to provide performance incentives for public employment service offices and programs, provide services for groups with special needs, and provide for the extra costs of exemplary models for delivering services of the type described in section 7(a). Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 27-16, Attachment I shows the distribution of PY 2017 ES formula amounts by State compared to PY 2016.
Eligibility
States including the District of Columbia and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Outlying areas of Guam and the United States Virgin Islands
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