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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
17.253: Welfare-to-Work Grants to States and Localities
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| PROGRAM AND AWARD | FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO. |
| APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS | INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| RELATED PROGRAMS | ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS |
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Applicant Eligibility: States are the only eligible Federal grantees for formula funds, although subgrantees include eligible applicable service delivery area (SDA) agencies under the supervision of the Private Industry Council in the area (or "local workforce investment board").
Beneficiary Eligibility: Per the WtW 1999 Amendments, at least 70 percent of funds must be expended on individuals enrolled under General eligibility on Noncustodial parent eligibility as detailed below: General eligibility: The 1999 WtW Amendments remove the requirement that the long term TANF recipients meet additional barriers to employment. TANF recipients are eligible for WtW if they have received assistance for at least 30 months (whether consecutive or not), if they are within 12 months of reaching their TANF time limits, or if they have exhausted their receipt of TANF due to time limits. Noncustodial parent eligibility: Noncustodial parents are eligible if: (1) they are unemployed, underemployed, or having difficulty paying child support obligations; (2) their minor children are eligible for, or receiving TANF benefits (with a priority for parents with children who are long-term recipients); received TANF benefits during the preceding year; or are eligible for or receiving assistance under the Food Stamps program, the Supplemental Security Income program, Medicaid, or the Children's Health Insurance Program; and (3) they enter into a personal responsibility contract under which they commit to cooperating in establishing paternity and paying child support, and participating in services to increase their employment and earnings, and to support their children. No more than 30 percent of the funds may be expended on individuals enrolled under the "Other eligible" category which includes: (1) Recipients of assistance under the program funded under this part of the State in which the entity is located, who have characteristics associated with long-term welfare dependence (such as school dropout, teen pregnancy, or poor work history); (2) TANF recipients who have significant barriers to self-sufficiency under criteria established by the PIC; (3) youth aged 18-25 who have been in foster care; and (4) custodial parents with incomes below the poverty line.
Credentials/Documentation: Formula and competitive grant programs are subject to the Act and regulation requirements. Formula Grants: All States must submit a WtW State Plan and must complete the required certification/assurances and grant documents prior to receipt of each year allotment of funds. Competitive Grants: Applicants must comply with the documentation submission requirements published in the Solicitation for Grant Application.
Preapplication Coordination: Formula Grants: State WtW Plans must comply with the plan coordination and submission requirements of the Act and regulations as indicated in the Department planning guidance and instructions to the States. Competitive Grants: All competitive fund applications must comply with the coordination requirements in the Act and the regulations as specified in a given Solicitation for Grant Application issuance. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: To receive its formula allotment, each State must submit a WtW State Plan to the Secretary of Labor for each fiscal year of funds provided in accordance with the procedures and schedule provided by the Secretary to the States. The application procedure for competitive grant awards will be contained in each Solicitation for Grant Application document issued.
Award Procedure: Formula funds are allotted to the States every fiscal year. Competitive grant funds are awarded to eligible non-State entities on the basis of a competitive Solicitation for Grant Application (SGA) process. These SGAs are announced periodically in the Federal Register.
Deadlines: Each State must submit its State WtW plan for each fiscal year of formula funds in accordance with instructions provided to the States by the Secretary of Labor. Deadlines for submission of competitive grant solicitations are announced in each of the published Solicitation for Grant Applications which will be issued periodically during a given fiscal year.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: State WtW plans for formula grants will be reviewed for each year of funding provided in accordance with the announced schedule provided to the States. Competitive grant fund applications submitted in response to a given Solicitation for Grant Application will be reviewed usually within 45 to 60 days of receipt.
Appeals: Formula Grants: Not applicable. Competitive Grants: None.
Renewals: Not applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Formula grants to States are allotted on the basis of a statutory formula. Competitive grant awards are subject to the criteria indicated in the applicable Solicitation for Grant Application.
Examples of Funded Projects: Funded competitive grant programs can be found at wtw.doleta.gov/competitive/granteetbl.htm#allstates.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: No established range. Formula grants to States are based on statutory formula. Competitive grant awards are based on project applications approved under a given Solicitation for Grant Application.
Federal Agency: EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION (ETA), DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Type of Assistance: Formula Grants.
Obligations: (Formula Grants) FY 99 $1,026,057,658; FY 00 est $941,560,035; and FY 01 est not available. (Competitive Grants) 1st round: $199,859,811; 2nd round $273,665,143; 3rd round $329,537,772. The Secretary will allot 75 percent of these funds to the State Welfare-to-Work agencies on the basis of a formula and State plan submission. States, in turn, must distribute by formula, no less than 85 percent of their allotments among the "service delivery areas" which are under the governance of Private Industry Councils or Workforce Investment Boards. The Balance of State funds are retained by the State for special welfare to work projects. The balance of Federal appropriated funds will be retained by the Secretary for award through a competitive grant process to eligible non-State entities.
Budget Account Number: 16-0177-2-1-504.
Authorization: Social Security Act, Section 403(a)(5), 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq., as amended; Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: 20 CFR 645. See WtW Website: wtw.doleta.gov. Welfare-to-Work and Child Support Amendments of 1999 (signed November 29, 1999).
Regional or Local Office: Contact the appropriate Employment and Training Administration Regional Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office: Office of Adult Services, Division of Welfare-to-Work, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210. Phone: (202) 219-7694, Extension 132. Contact: Dennis Lieberman.
(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)
Formula and Matching Requirements: Formula funds are allotted to the States in accordance with the statutory formula at Section 403(a)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act as amended. Matching of formula funds is required on the basis of $1 match for each $2 of Federal formula funds allotted. The regulations allow up to 50 percent of in- kind match to meet this requirement. Competitive grant fund applications are funded on the basis of the specific guidelines, criteria and process established under each Solicitation. However, there are no "formula" or matching fund requirements for these funds.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Formula funds to States are available during fiscal years 1998 and 1999. Each fiscal year allotment is authorized for the maximum 3-year expenditure period. Competitive grant funds are subject to the performance period approved under the terms and conditions of each grant (up to a 3-year maximum period).
Uses and Use Restrictions: Formula and competitive grant funds are used to provide: Community service or work experience programs, job creation through public or private sector employment wage subsidies, on- the-job training, contracts with public or private providers of readiness, placement, and post-employment services, job vouchers for placement, readiness, vocational educational training, job training, job retention or support services if such services are not otherwise available. The program is comprised of: (1) Formula grants to States who, in turn, distribute no less than 85 percent of their allotments to local "service delivery areas" (SDAs) in the State as administered by Private Industry Councils (or by Workforce Investment Boards in some areas); and (2) competitive grants to eligible, non-state organizations, awarded on the basis of periodic Solicitation for Grant Application announcements and awards process.
Reports: Reporting requirements pertain to quarterly expenditure and participant reporting as specified in the OMB approved forms (two forms for each type of program, Formula and Competitive.
Audits: Audits will be performed in accordance with the applicable OMB "common rule" requirements for each type of grantee organization as codified by the Department of Labor regulations at 29 CFR 96 and 97.
Records: States and other grantees are required to maintain adequate records in accordance with the applicable OMB common rule requirements as codified by the Department at 29 CFR 95 and 97 as applicable to the type of applicant organization.
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