Montana eligible to receive $750,000 in Workforce Investment Act funds

The U.S. Department of Labor, in collaboration with the Department of Education, has announced that 23 states are eligible to apply for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) incentive awards under the WIA Regulations. The 23 eligible states must submit their applications for incentive funding to the Department of Labor by June 3, 2004.

The 23 states have qualified to receive a share of the $24.4 million available for incentive grant awards under WIA section 503. These funds are available to the states through June 30, 2006, to support innovative workforce development and education activities that are authorized under title I (Workforce Investment Systems) or title II (the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) of WIA, or under the Perkins Act. In order to qualify for a grant award, a state must have exceeded performance levels agreed to by the Secretaries, Governor, and State Education Officer for outcomes in WIA title I, adult education (AEFLA), and vocational education (Perkins Act) programs.

The states eligible to apply for incentive grant awards, and the amounts they are eligible to receive, can be found in the Federal Register notice announcing the availability of the incentive awards.

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* Federal Register awards notice http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-8747.htm