[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 75 (Monday, April 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20950-20952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8747]


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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) 2002 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 23 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 23 eligible states must submit their applications for 
incentive funding to the Department of Labor by June 3, 2004.

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, 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 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: 23 states (see list below) have qualified to 
receive a share of the $24.4 million available for incentive grant 
awards under WIA section 503. These funds are available to the states 
through June 30, 2006, 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 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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                         State                           Amount of award
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1. Alabama............................................         $ 809,399
2. Colorado...........................................           750,000
3. Florida............................................         1,855,967
4. Georgia............................................           971,730
5. Iowa...............................................           750,000
6. Illinois...........................................         3,000,000
7. Kentucky...........................................           750,000
8. Louisiana..........................................         1,082,170
9. Maryland...........................................           750,000
10. Michigan..........................................         1,368,484
11. Minnesota.........................................           750,000
12. Missouri..........................................           750,000
13. Mississippi.......................................           750,000
14. Montana...........................................           750,000
15. North Carolina....................................         1,061,154
16. North Dakota......................................           750,000
17. Nebraska..........................................           750,000
18. New Hampshire.....................................           750,000
19. Oklahoma..........................................           750,000
20. Oregon............................................           750,000
21. South Dakota......................................           750,000
22. Tennessee.........................................           811,127
23. Texas.............................................         3,000,000
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    These eligible states must submit their applications for incentive 
funding to the Department of Labor by June 3, 2004. 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 2, Application Process for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) 
Section 503 Incentive Grants, Program Year 2002 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 2 provides the specific application process that states must 
follow to apply for these funds.

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    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, DC 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, 2004.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of April, 2004.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.

                                                    PY2002 Performance Qualifies State for Incentives
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                                                                                                                   Perkins Act
                              State                                  WIA  (title I)         AEFLA  (adult          (vocational      WIA title I;  AEFLA;
                                                                                             education)            education)            Perkins Act
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1. Alaska.......................................................  ....................  ....................                    X   ....................
2. Alabama......................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
3. Arkansas.....................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
4. Arizona......................................................                    X   ....................                    X   ....................
5. California...................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
6. Colorado.....................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
7. Connecticut..................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
8. District of Columbia.........................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
9. Delaware.....................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
10. Florida.....................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
11. Georgia.....................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
12. Hawaii......................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
13. Iowa........................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
14. Idaho.......................................................                    X   ....................                    X   ....................
15. Illinois....................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
16. Indiana.....................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
17. Kansas......................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
18. Kentucky....................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
19. Louisiana...................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
20. Massachusetts...............................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
21. Maryland....................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
22. Maine.......................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
23. Michigan....................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
24. Minnesota...................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
25. Missouri....................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
26. Mississippi.................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
27. Montana.....................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
28. North Carolina..............................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
29. North Dakota................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
30. Nebraska....................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
31. New Hampshire...............................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
32. New Jersey..................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
33. New Mexico..................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
34. Nevada......................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
35. New York....................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
36. Ohio........................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
37. Oklahoma....................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
38. Oregon......................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
39. Pennsylvania................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
40. Puerto Rico.................................................                    X                     X   ....................  ....................
41. Rhode Island................................................  ....................                    X   ....................  ....................
42. South Carolina..............................................  ....................                    X   ....................  ....................
43. South Dakota................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
44. Tennessee...................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
45. Texas.......................................................                    X                     X                     X                     X
46. Utah........................................................  ....................  ....................                    X   ....................
47. Virginia....................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
48. Vermont.....................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
49. Washington..................................................  ....................                    X   ....................  ....................
50. Wisconsin...................................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
51. West Virginia...............................................  ....................                    X                     X   ....................
52. Wyoming.....................................................  ....................  ....................                    X   ....................
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