[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25640-25643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11856]


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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) 2001 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 16 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 16 eligible states must submit their applications for 
incentive funding to the Department of Labor by June 27, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications to the Employment and Training 
Administration, Performance and Results Office, 200 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Room N-5306, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Karen Staha, 202-
693-2917 (phone), 202-693-3991 (fax), e-mail: [email protected]. 
Please be advised that mail delivery in the Washington, D.C. 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 and Results Office: 
Karen Staha (phone: 202-693-2917 or e-mail: [email protected]). (This 
is not a toll-free number.) Information may also be found at the Web 
site: http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 16 states (see list below) have qualified to 
receive a share of the $29.8 million available for incentive grant 
awards under WIA section 503. These funds are available to the states 
through June 30, 2005, to support innovative workforce development and 
education activities that are authorized under title I (Workforce 
Investment Systems) 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 Acts.) 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

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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 Acts.
    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. Colorado.............................................      $1,138,334
2. Florida..............................................       3,000,000
3. Illinois.............................................       3,000,000
4. Kentucky.............................................       2,074,242
5. Louisiana............................................       3,000,000
6. Maryland.............................................       1,944,845
7. Montana..............................................         750,000
8. North Dakota.........................................         750,000
9. Nebraska.............................................         750,000
10. Oklahoma............................................       1,382,134
11. South Carolina......................................       1,866,263
12. South Dakota........................................         750,000
13. Tennessee...........................................       2,604,604
14. Texas...............................................       3,000,000
15. Washington..........................................       3,000,000
16. Wyoming.............................................         750,000
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    These eligible states must submit their applications for incentive 
funding to the Department of Labor by (insert date 45 days after date 
of publication), 2003. 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, Change 1, Application 
Process for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Section 503 Incentive 
Grants, Program Year 2001 Performance, which is available at http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/, 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, Change 1 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: Karen Staha, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-5306, 
Washington, D.C. 20210. In order to expedite the application process, 
states are encouraged to submit their applications electronically to 
Karen Staha at [email protected]. The states will receive their 
incentive awards by June 30, 2003.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., this 7th day of May, 2003.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
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