Description
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides funding to states for workforce development programs. This grant notice announces the availability of funds for Program Year (PY) 2021. The funds will be used to support workforce information grants to states. The grant will provide funding for states to manage their workforce development programs, including funding for adult, dislocated worker, and youth activities. The grant will also provide funding for employment services and workforce information grants. The funding will be 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. States must submit an application to receive funding, and the application must include a description of the state's workforce development plan and how the funding will be used.
* Key aspects of the grant include:
* Funding for workforce information grants to states
* Allocation of funds based on a formula that takes into account the number of unemployed individuals, excess unemployed individuals, and disadvantaged youth and adults in each state
* States must submit an application to receive funding
* The application must include a description of the state's workforce development plan and how the funding will be used
* The grant will provide funding for adult, dislocated worker, and youth activities
* The grant will also provide funding for employment services and workforce information grants