WIOA Youth Activities
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 17.259 (USAspending.gov).
- State Of California Employment Development Department 3 awards $457,559,261
- Texas Workforce Commission 3 awards $274,266,538
- Department Of Labor New York 3 awards $204,220,690
- Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity $51,532,517
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
To help low income youth, between the ages of 14 and 24, acquire the educational and occupational skills, training, and support needed to achieve academic and employment success and successfully transition into careers and productive adulthood.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- U.S. State Government
- U.S. Territory Government
Under WIOA, 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the outlying areas are identified as the recipients of youth training activities funds. For a state to be eligible to receive youth funds, the governor of the state will submit a Unified or Combined State Plan to the Secretary of DOL that outlines a 4-year strategy for the State’s workforce development system.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
Those portions of the State Plan over which the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training exercises authority are reviewed and approved by the Employment and Training Administration. Formula funds are awarded to the states based on a statutory formula provided in the authorizing legislation.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 60 to 90 days
In Section 102(c)(2)(B) of WIOA, a unified State plan shall be subject to the approval of both the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education after approval of the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration for the portion of the plan described in subsection (b)(2)(D)(ii). The plan shall be considered to be approved at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the day the plan is submitted, unless the Secretary of Labor of the Secretary of Education makes a written determination, during the 90-day period, that the plan is inconsistent with the provisions of this section or the provisions authorizing the core program as appropriate.
Program details & compliance
Description
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth program under current law helps out-of-school youth and low-income in-school youth with barriers to employment by providing services that prepare them for employment and post-secondary education. WIOA authorizes services to 14–21 year-old low-income in-school youth and 16-24 year-old out-of-school youth who have barriers to employment. Youth Activities funds are allotted by formula to States that, after reserving up to 15 percent for State-wide activities, allocate funds to local areas to deliver an array of youth workforce investment activities. WIOA requires that not less than 75 percent of funds be used to serve out-of-school youth.
Mission Categories
Primary: Work Education
Other categories:
Youth ServicesVocational Education
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Title I of the Act authorizes the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act System and establishes state workforce development boards with oversight responsibility by the governors for local workforce development boards; and establishes the process by which eligible providers of training and youth activities are identified. The Act authorizes the use of funds for youth employment and training activities that will provide eligible youth assistance in achieving careers and academic and employment success; ensures ongoing mentoring opportunities; provides opportunities for training; provides continued supportive services; and provides opportunities for leadership, youth development, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and community service. Funds must be used in accordance with the rules and regulations. Section 129(C)(4)(A) increases the minimum Out-of-School Youth expenditure rate for youth formula funded programs to 75 percent. Additionally, Section 129(c)(4) prioritizes work experiences with the requirement that local areas must spend a minimum of 20 percent of non-administrative local area funds on work experience.
Required Documentation
WIOA requires the Governor of each State to submit a Unified or Combined State Plan to the Secretary of DOL that outlines a 4-year strategy for the State’s workforce development system. States must have approved State Plans (Section 102(a) of WIOA) in place to receive funding for a core program under WIOA—the youth program (Title I of WIOA).
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements
Formula
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