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PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) GRANTS IS TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND HELP EMPLOYERS MEET THEIR WORKFORCE NEEDS. WHEN INDIVIDUALS BECOME DISLOCATED WORKERS BECAUSE OF JOB LOSS, MASS LAYOFFS, GLOBAL TRADE DYNAMICS OR TRANSITIONS IN ECONOMIC SECTORS, THE WIOA DW PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO ASSIST THEM IN REENTERING THE WORKFORCE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: WIOA SPECIFIES THAT MOST DW SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE AMERICAN JOB CENTER NETWORK, ALSO KNOWN AS ONE-STOP CAREER CENTERS. UNDER THE DW PROGRAM, ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE CAREER SERVICES, WHICH ARE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO CATEGORIES: BASIC AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES. WHILE SOME JOB SEEKERS MAY ONLY NEED SELF-SERVICE OR OTHER BASIC CAREER SERVICES SUCH AS LABOR EXCHANGE SERVICES, OTHERS MAY NEEDMORE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, SUCH AS INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE CAREER PLANNING, AND DEVELOPING AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT PLAN OUTLINING NEEDS AND GOALS OF THE JOB SEEKER. PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO RECEIVE TRAINING SERVICES LINKED TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. TO PROMOTE CUSTOMER CHOICE AND INVOLVEMENT IN CAREER DECISIONS, PARTICIPANTS USE AN INDIVIDUAL TRAINING ACCOUNT TO SELECT AN APPROPRIATE TRAINING PROGRAM FROM AN ELIGIBLE TRAINING PROVIDER LIST. WIOA ALSO AUTHORIZES THE PROVISION OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (E.G. TRANSPORTATION AND CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE) TO ENABLE AN INDIVIDUAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM OUTCOMES ARE TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS AND RECEIVE THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR, SO THAT THEY MAY BECOME EMPLOYED OR ADVANCE IN EMPLOYMENT. GRANTEES REPORT PERFORMANCE MEASURES OF THESE OUTCOMES, INCLUDING THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN THE SECOND AND FOURTH QUARTER AFTER FINISHING.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS WHO LOSE THEIR JOBS BECAUSE OF LAYOFFS, GLOBAL TRADE DYNAMICS, OR OTHER ECONOMIC TRANSITIONS, SUCH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE OF TERMINATION OR LAYOFF FROM EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING A SEPARATION NOTICE FROM ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICES. SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ARE PROVIDED IN WIOA SEC 3(15).SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE GRANTEES MAY SUBAWARD FUNDS FROM THE DW PROGRAM TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER SERVICES, TRAINING, AS WELL AS PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE WIOA ADULT GRANTS IS TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND HELP EMPLOYERSMEET THEIR WORKFORCE NEEDS. THE WIOA ADULT PROGRAM ENABLES WORKERS TO OBTAIN GOOD JOBS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH CAREER SERVICES LIKE JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: WIOA SPECIFIES THAT MOST ADULT PROGRAM SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE AMERICAN JOB CENTER NETWORK, ALSO KNOWN AS ONE-STOP CAREER CENTERS. UNDER THE WIOA ADULT PROGRAM, ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS CAN RECEIVE CAREER SERVICES, WHICH ARE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO CATEGORIES: BASIC AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES. WHILE SOME JOB SEEKERS MAY ONLY NEED SELF-SERVICE OR OTHER BASIC CAREER SERVICES SUCH AS LABOR EXCHANGE SERVICES, OTHERS MAY NEED MORE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, SUCH AS INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE CAREER PLANNING, AND DEVELOPING AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT PLAN OUTLINING NEEDS AND GOALS OF THE JOB SEEKER. PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO RECEIVE TRAINING SERVICES LINKED TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. TO PROMOTE CUSTOMER CHOICE AND INVOLVEMENT IN CAREER DECISIONS, PARTICIPANTS USE AN INDIVIDUAL TRAINING ACCOUNT TO SELECT AN APPROPRIATE TRAINING PROGRAM FROM AN ELIGIBLE TRAINING PROVIDER LIST. WIOA ALSO AUTHORIZES THE PROVISION OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (E.G. TRANSPORTATION AND CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE) TO ENABLE AN INDIVIDUAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE WIOA ADULT PROGRAM OUTCOMES ARE TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS AND RECEIVE THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR, SO THAT THEY MAY BECOME EMPLOYED OR ADVANCE IN EMPLOYMENT. GRANTEES REPORT PERFORMANCE MEASURES OF THESE OUTCOMES, INCLUDING THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN THE SECOND AND FOURTH QUARTER AFTER FINISHING THE PROGRAM, THEIR EARNINGS, AND THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO OBTAINED A CREDENTIAL.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: WIOA ADULT FUNDS MUST GIVE PRIORITY TO RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, OTHER LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BASIC SKILLS DEFICIENT. OTHER CATEGORIES INCLUDE UNEMPLOYED ADULTS, DISLOCATED WORKERS, VETERANS, INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, AND ANY ELIGIBLE POPULATION.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE GRANTEES MAY SUBAWARD FUNDS FROM THE WIOA ADULT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER SERVICES, TRAINING, AS WELL AS PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

THE JVSG PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE DISABLED VETERANS OUTREACH PROGRAM (DVOP) SPECIALIST POSITION, LOCAL VETERANS EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVE (LVER) STAFF, AND CONSOLIDATED POSITION STAFF IN AMERICAN JOB CENTERS (AJCS) ACROSS THE COUNTRY.DVOP SPECIALISTS PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER SERVICES TO VETERANS WITH SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, WITH THE MAXIMUM EMPHASIS DIRECTED TOWARD SERVING VETERANS WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY OR EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED. LVERS CONDUCT OUTREACH TO EMPLOYERS AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS AND ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS WITH HIRING EXECUTIVES TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS AND ENCOURAGE THE HIRING OF DISABLED VETERANS. CONSOLIDATED POSITION STAFF SERVE IN A DUAL ROLE AS DVOP AND LVER.JVSG-FUNDED STAFF PREPARE AMERICA S VETERANS AND TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS FOR MEANINGFUL CAREERS, PROVIDE THEM WITH EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE, AND PROMOTE THEIR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.VETERANS AND ELIGIBLE PERSONS WITH EMPHASIS ON SERVICE-CONNECTED SPECIAL DISABLED VETERANS, OTHER DISABLED VETERANS, ECONOMICALLY OR EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED VETERANS, HOMELESS VETERANS AND VETERANS WITH OTHER SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.RECIPIENTS (STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES) DO NOT SUBAWARD FUNDS.