[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21816-21818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8449]


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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) 2003 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 19 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 19 eligible states must submit their applications for 
incentive funding to the Department of Labor by June 13, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications to the Employment and Training 
Administration, Office of Performance and Technology, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Room S-5206, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Esther R. 
Johnson, 202-693-3031 (phone), 202-693-3490 (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 Office of Performance and 
Technology, Karen Staha (phone: 202-693-3031 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/performance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 19 states (see list below) have qualified to 
receive a share of the $16.6 million available for incentive grant 
awards under WIA section 503. These funds, which were contributed by 
the Department of Education from appropriations for the Adult Education 
and Family Literacy Act and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
Technical Education Act, are available to the states through June 30, 
2007, 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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                                                              Amount of
                           State                                award
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1. Alabama.................................................     $912,153
2. Colorado................................................      825,020
3. Delaware................................................      776,272
4. Georgia.................................................      944,675
5. Iowa....................................................      803,173
6. Indiana.................................................      879,629
7. Louisiana...............................................      966,800
8. Maryland................................................      870,909
9. Michigan................................................    1,024,160
10. Minnesota..............................................      852,449
11. Missouri...............................................      891,441
12. North Dakota...........................................      772,770
13. Nebraska...............................................      783,830
14. Nevada.................................................      797,987
15. Oregon.................................................      874,471
16. Pennsylvania...........................................    1,076,445
17. South Carolina.........................................      867,055
18. South Dakota...........................................      773,309
19. Tennessee..............................................      912,500
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    These eligible states must submit their applications for incentive 
funding to the Department of Labor by June 13, 2005. 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 3, Application Process for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) 
Section 503 Incentive Grants, Program Year 2003 Performance, which is 
available at http://www.doleta.gov/performance, 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 3 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: Esther R. Johnson, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room S-5206, 
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, 2005.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of April, 2005.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.

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                                PY2003 Performance Qualifies State for Incentives
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                                                                                                    Eligible for
                          State                                WIA          AEFLA      Perkins Act    incentive
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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             X             X
10. Florida.............................................  ............            X             X   ............
11. Georgia.............................................            X             X             X             X
12. Hawaii..............................................  ............            X   ............  ............
13. Iowa................................................            X             X             X             X
14. Idaho...............................................  ............  ............            X   ............
15. Illinois............................................  ............            X             X   ............
16. Indiana.............................................            X             X             X             X
17. Kansas..............................................  ............            X             X   ............
18. Kentucky............................................            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   ............
27. Montana.............................................  ............  ............            X   ............
28. North Carolina......................................  ............            X             X   ............
29. North Dakota........................................            X             X             X             X
30. Nebraska............................................            X             X             X             X
31. New Hampshire.......................................  ............            X             X   ............
32. New Jersey..........................................  ............  ............            X   ............
33. New Mexico..........................................            X   ............            X   ............
34. Nevada..............................................            X             X             X             X
35. New York............................................            X   ............            X   ............
36. Ohio................................................  ............            X             X   ............
37. Oklahoma............................................  ............            X             X   ............
38. Oregon..............................................            X             X             X             X
39. Pennsylvania........................................            X             X             X             X
40. Puerto Rico.........................................  ............            X   ............  ............
41. Rhode Island........................................  ............            X             X   ............
42. South Carolina......................................            X             X             X             X
43. South Dakota........................................            X             X             X             X
44. Tennessee...........................................            X             X             X             X
45. Texas...............................................  ............            X   ............  ............
46. Utah................................................  ............  ............            X   ............
47. Virginia............................................  ............            X             X   ............
48. Vermont.............................................  ............            X             X   ............
49. Washington..........................................            X   ............            X   ............
50. Wisconsin...........................................  ............            X             X   ............
51. West Virginia.......................................  ............            X   ............  ............
52. Wyoming.............................................  ............            X             X   ............
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