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INTERAGENCY COORDINATING GROUP
FOR ADULT LITERACY |
Funding Database: Search Result
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| Agency/Office |
Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration |
| Program Name |
Title I- Dislocated Workers Workforce Investment Act Programs |
| CFDA Number |
17.260 |
| Program Description |
The Workforce Investment Act Title I- Dislocated Workers program funds workforce investment activities that increase the employment, retention and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by the participants. Most services are provided through the One-Stop Career Centers under three levels of services that are sequential, starting from core, to intensive and to training. Participants who cannot find jobs after enrolling in core services may receive intensive, and then training services. |
| Eligible Grantees |
Eligible applicants are the 50 States, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia and the outlying areas and their departments that administer workforce training programs (usually State Dept of Labor). Funds are allotted based on a statutory formula. The State agency then allocate funds to local Workforce Investment Boards via formula, who issue RFPs to fund eligible providers through a competitive process. |
| Eligible Beneficiaries |
Individuals eligible for assistance include workers who have lost their jobs, including those dislocated as a result of plant closings or mass layoffs; formerly self-employed individuals; and displaced homemakers. National Emergency Grant Program--identical eligibility; also includes certain military personnel and defense employees. Services are targeted on individuals affected by mass layoffs, natural disasters, and Federal government actions. |
| Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$1,181,331 |
| Eligible Activities |
The Act specifies that most services for adults will be provided through One Stop Career Centers and offered core, intensive and training services. "Core" services include outreach, job search and placement assistance, and labor market information. "Intensive" services include more comprehensive assessments, development of individual employment plans and counseling and career planning. Those customers who cannot find employment through intensive services may receive "training" services linked to job opportunities in their communities, including both occupational training and training in basic skills. To promote customer choice and involvement in career decisions, participants use an "individual training account" to select an appropriate training program from a qualified training provider. ESL instruction is considered an intensive or training service. |
| Program Contact |
Dennis Lieberman, Director
Divisions of Adults and Dislocated Workers and the U.S. Employment Service
Room C-4318
(202) 693-3375 |
| Program URL |
http://www.doleta.gov |
Last Modified: 01/29/2007
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