[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33525-33529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11378]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Workforce Investment Act; Native American Employment and Training 
Funding Awards

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, U.S Department of 
Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces funding amounts awarded to Indian 
tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, Indian-controlled 
organizations serving Indians, and Native Hawaiian organizations for 
the purpose of providing employment and training services to Indian, 
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian individuals. Funding awards are based 
on formulas defined in the implementing regulations of the Workforce 
Investment Act (WIA) at 20 CFR 668.296(b) for the Comprehensive 
Services program and 20 CFR 668.440(a) for the Supplemental Youth 
Services program.

ADDRESSES: Comments and questions regarding these funding awards may be 
submitted to the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office 
of National Programs, Division of Indian and Native American Programs, 
Room C-4311, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, 
Attention: Ms. Athena Brown, 202-693-3737 (voice), 202-693-3818 (fax), 
e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Duane Hall, Division of Indian and 
Native American Programs, (214) 767-2154 or toll free at 1-800-877-8339 
(TTY); speech-to-speech at 1-800-877-8339; or by fax; 202-693-3818 or 
e-mail at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Labor is announcing final 
WIA section 166 formula funds for Program Year (PY) 2005 (July 1, 2005-
June 30, 2006) for the Supplemental Youth Services and Comprehensive 
Services programs. This document provides information on the amount of 
funds awarded to designated grantees under WIA section 166.
    Comprehensive Services Allotments. $54,237,600 has been 
appropriated for the PY 2005 Comprehensive Services program. Of this 
amount, $540,000 has been reserved for technical assistance and 
training purposes pursuant to the regulations at 20 CFR 668.296(e). The 
remaining $53,697,600 will be awarded to 184 grantees indicated in the 
table below. Of this amount, $7,752,571 will be transferred to the 
Department of the Interior, Office of Self-Governance and Self-
Determination, for grantees participating in the demonstration under 
Pub. L. 102-477, the Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services 
Demonstration Act of 1992, as amended. The tribes participating in the 
``477 program'' are identified with an asterisk (*) in the following 
funding table.
    Supplemental Youth Services Allotments. The ETA will also award an 
additional $14,794,321 to 97 of the 184 grantees indicated above for 
supplemental youth services (see table attached). SYS funds are only 
available to section 166 grantees serving reservation areas on which 
Native American youth reside. This includes Native areas in Alaska, 
tribal jurisdictional areas in Oklahoma, and Native Hawaiian youth in 
Hawaii.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 31st day of May, 2005.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
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