[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22119-22121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10888]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA); Notice of Incentive 
Funding Availability for Program Year (PY) 2000 Performance

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, in collaboration with the Department 
of Education, announces that 12 States are eligible to apply for 
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) (Pub. L. 105-220, 29 U.S.C. 2801 et 
seq.) incentive awards under the WIA Regulations.

DATES: The 12 eligible States must submit their applications for 
incentive funding to the Department of Labor by June 17, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications to the Employment and Training 
Administration, Performance Accountability Task Force, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Room N-4470, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Christine 
Kulick, 202-693-3937 (phone), 202-693-3113 (fax), e-mail: 
[email protected]. Please be advised that mail delivery in the 
Washington, DC area has been inconsistent because of concerns about 
anthrax contamination. States are encouraged to submit applications via 
e-mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Performance Accountability Task 
Force: Christine Kulick (phone: 202-693-3937 or e-mail: 
[email protected]) or Jim Aaron (phone: 202-693-2814 or e-mail: 
[email protected]). (These are not toll-free numbers.) Information may 
also be found at the Web site--http://usworkforce.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After the first year of full implementation 
of the Workforce Investment Act across the country, 12 States (see list 
below) have qualified to receive a share of the $27.6 million available 
for incentive grant awards under WIA section 503. These funds are 
available to the States through June 30, 2004, to support innovative 
workforce development and education activities that are authorized 
under title I or title II (the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act 
(AEFLA)) of WIA, or under the Perkins Act (Pub. L. 105-332, 20 U.S.C. 
2301 et seq.)
    In order to qualify for a grant award, a State must have exceeded 
performance levels, agreed to by the Secretaries, Governor, and State 
Education Officer, for outcomes in WIA title I, adult education 
(AEFLA), and vocational education (Perkins Act) programs. The goals 
included placement after training, retention in employment, and 
improvement in literacy levels, among other measures. After review of 
the performance data submitted by States to the Department of Labor and 
to the Department of Education, each Department determined which States 
would qualify for incentives for its program(s). (See below for a list 
of the States that qualified under all three programs.) These lists of 
eligible States were compared, and States that qualified under all 
three programs are eligible to receive an incentive grant award. The 
amount that each State is eligible to receive was determined by the 
Department of Labor and the Department of Education and is based on WIA 
section 503(c) (20 U.S.C. 9273(c)) and is proportional to the total 
funding received by these States for the three programs.
    The States eligible to apply for incentive grant awards, and the 
amounts they are eligible to receive, are listed below:

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                                                              Amount  of
                           State                                award
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1. Connecticut.............................................  $ 1,652,500
2. Florida.................................................  $ 3,000,000
3. Idaho...................................................    $ 975,500
4. Illinois................................................  $ 3,000,000
5. Indiana.................................................  $ 2,896,500
6. Kentucky................................................  $ 3,000,000
7. Maine...................................................    $ 819,700
8. Massachusetts...........................................  $ 2,887,400
9. Michigan................................................  $ 3,000,000
10. North Dakota...........................................    $ 750,000
11. Texas..................................................  $ 3,000,000
12. Wisconsin..............................................   $2,599,000
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    These eligible States must submit their applications for incentive 
funding to the Department of Labor by June 17, 2002. As set forth in 
the provisions of WIA section 503(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 9273(b)(2)), 20 CFR 
666.220(b) and Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 20-
01, Application Process for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Section 503 
Incentive Grants, Program Year 2000 Performance, which is available at 
http://usworkforce.org, the application must include assurances that:
    A. The legislature of the State was consulted with respect to the 
development of the application.
    B. The application was approved by the Governor, the eligible 
agency for adult education (as defined in section 203(4) of WIA (20 
U.S.C. 9202(4))) and the State agency responsible for vocational and 
technical education programs (as defined in section 3(9) of Perkins III 
(20 U.S.C. 2302(9)).
    C. The State and the eligible agency, as appropriate, exceeded the 
State adjusted levels of performance for WIA title I, the State 
adjusted levels of performance for the AEFLA, and the performance 
levels established for Perkins Act programs.
    In addition, States are requested to provide a description of the 
planned use of incentive grants as part of the application process, to 
ensure that the State's planned activities are innovative and are 
otherwise authorized under the WIA title I, the AEFLA, and/or the 
Perkins Act as amended, as required by WIA Section 503(a). TEGL No. 20-
01 provides the specific application process that States must follow to 
apply for these funds.
    The applications may take the form of a letter from the Governor, 
or designee, to the Assistant Secretary of Labor, Emily Stover DeRocco, 
Attention: Christine Kulick, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4470, 
Washington, DC 20210. In order to expedite the application process, 
States are encouraged to submit their applications electronically to 
Christine Kulick at [email protected]. The States will receive their 
incentive awards by June 30, 2002.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of April, 2002.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.

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