Description
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker Activities Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2023 provide funding to states and outlying areas to support dislocated worker activities. The program aims to provide employment and training services to dislocated workers, including those who have lost their jobs due to plant closures, layoffs, or other economic dislocations. The funding is allocated based on a formula that takes into account the number of unemployed individuals, excess unemployed individuals, and disadvantaged youth and adults in each state and outlying area. The program also provides support for youth activities, adult employment and training activities, and Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service programs. Some key features of the program include:
* The total appropriated funds for Adult Activities in PY 2023 is $885,649,000.
* The total appropriated funds for Dislocated Worker Activities in PY 2023 is $1,417,357,000.
* The program provides funding for employment and training services, including job training, education, and supportive services.
* The program also provides support for youth activities, including summer employment programs and year-round employment programs.
* The funding is allocated to states and outlying areas based on a formula that takes into account the number of unemployed individuals, excess unemployed individuals, and disadvantaged youth and adults in each state and outlying area.
* The program requires states to distribute funds to local workforce areas based on a formula that takes into account the number of unemployed individuals, excess unemployed individuals, and disadvantaged youth and adults in each local area.