Employment and Training Administration

Description

On December 20, 2019, the President signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-94). This Act provides $55,000,000 for Native American programs under section 166 of the WIOA. Of this amount, one percent ($550,000) will be set-aside for technical assistance pursuant to 20 CFR 684.270(e) of the WIOA regulations. Therefore, the total amount available for the Native American CSP is $54,450,000. This amount will be allocated to INA grantees using the formula at 20 CFR 684.270(b).The Act also provides $913,130,000 for grants to States for WIOA youth activities and pursuant to Section 127(b)(1)(A) of WIOA, 1½ percent of this amount is to be used to provide youth workforce investment activities for Native American youth in accordance with Section 166(d)(2)(A)(ii) of WIOA. Accordingly, $13,693,590 is available for PY 2020 and will be allotted to INA grantees to provide supplemental services to low-income Native American youth on or near Indian reservations and in Oklahoma, Alaska, and Hawaii. ETA will allocate funds to INA grantees using the formula in the WIOA regulations at 20 CFR 684.440.

Who can apply

• Others

Contact

Duane Hall <br/>(972) 850-4637 <br/>hall.duane@dol.gov
hall.duane@dol.gov