[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25244-25246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6399]


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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) 2004 Performance

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, 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 12, 2006.

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: Karen A. 
Staha, 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, and the resulting treatment of incoming mail. 
States are encouraged to submit applications via e-mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Performance and 
Technology: Karen A. Staha (phone: 202-693-3031 or e-mail: 
[email protected]) or Traci DiMartini (phone: 202-693-3698 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: Twenty-three (23) States (see Appendix) have 
qualified to receive a share of the $16.5

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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 
for the eligible States to use through June 30, 2008, 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). (The Appendix at the bottom 
of this notice details the eligibility of each state by program.) These 
lists of eligible States were compared, and States that qualified under 
all three programs are eligible to apply for and 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. Arizona.................................................     $709,618
2. Colorado................................................      680,253
3. Connecticut.............................................      673,907
4. Delaware................................................      646,569
5. Georgia.................................................      762,930
6. Illinois................................................      941,250
7. Indiana.................................................      717,986
8. Iowa....................................................      665,157
9. Kentucky................................................      716,581
10. Maryland...............................................      711,961
11. Massachusetts..........................................      712,003
12. Michigan...............................................      817,852
13. Minnesota..............................................      699,205
14. Nebraska...............................................      651,792
15. Nevada.................................................      661,574
16. North Dakota...........................................      644,150
17. Oklahoma...............................................      688,143
18. Oregon.................................................      714,422
19. Pennsylvania...........................................      853,980
20. South Carolina.........................................      709,298
21. Tennessee..............................................      740,699
22. West Virginia..........................................      685,054
23. Wisconsin..............................................      713,988
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    These eligible states must submit their applications for incentive 
funding to the Department of Labor by June 12, 2006. 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 4, Application Process for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) 
Section 503 Incentive Grants, Program Year 2004 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 Act 
(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 4 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 A. Staha, 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 incentive grants will be 
awarded by June 30, 2006.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of April, 2006.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.

                                                    Appendix
         [States with an asterisk exceeded performance levels for AEFLA, Perkins Act, and WIA Title 1B.]
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                                                         PY 2004-05 exceeded state performance levels
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                    State                                                         Perkins Act      WIA Title I;
                                               WIA (Title I)     AEFLA (Adult     (Vocational     AEFLA; Perkins
                                                                  Education)       Education)          Act
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Alabama.....................................               X                X   ...............
Alaska......................................  ...............               X                X
Arizona*....................................               X                X                X                X
Arkansas....................................  ...............               X   ...............
California..................................  ...............  ...............               X
Colorado*...................................               X                X                X                X
Connecticut*................................               X                X                X                X
District of Columbia........................  ...............               X                X
Delaware*...................................               X                X                X                X
Florida.....................................               X   ...............               X
Georgia*....................................               X                X                X                X
Hawaii......................................  ...............  ...............               X
Idaho.......................................  ...............               X                X
Illinois*...................................               X                X                X                X

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Indiana*....................................               X                X                X                X
Iowa*.......................................               X                X                X                X
Kansas......................................  ...............               X                X
Kentucky*...................................               X                X                X                X
Louisiana...................................  ...............               X                X
Maine.......................................  ...............  ...............               X
Maryland*...................................               X                X                X                X
Massachusetts*..............................               X                X                X                X
Michigan*...................................               X                X                X                X
Minnesota*..................................               X                X                X                X
Mississippi.................................  ...............  ...............               X
Missouri....................................  ...............               X                X
Montana.....................................  ...............               X                X
Nebraska*...................................               X                X                X                X
Nevada*.....................................               X                X                X                X
New Hampshire...............................  ...............               X                X
New Jersey..................................  ...............  ...............               X
New Mexico..................................               X
New York....................................               X   ...............               X
North Carolina..............................  ...............  ...............               X
North Dakota*...............................               X                X                X                X
Ohio........................................  ...............               X                X
Oklahoma*...................................               X                X                X                X
Oregon*.....................................               X                X                X                X
Pennsylvania*...............................               X                X                X                X
Puerto Rico.................................  ...............  ...............               X
Rhode Island................................  ...............  ...............               X
South Carolina*.............................               X                X                X                X
South Dakota................................  ...............               X
Tennessee*..................................               X                X                X                X
Texas.......................................               X   ...............               X
Utah........................................  ...............  ...............               X
Vermont.....................................  ...............  ...............               X
Virginia....................................  ...............               X                X
Washington..................................               X   ...............               X
West Virginia*..............................               X                X                X                X
Wisconsin*..................................               X                X                X                X
Wyoming.....................................  ...............               X               X
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States with an asterisk exceeded performance levels for AEFLA, Perkins Act, and WIA Title 1B.

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