National Emergency Grant (NEG) Basics Webinar

1. National Emergency Grant(NEG) Basics Webinar WorkSource Standards and Integration Division January 11, 2012

2. Why now? • Less state and federal funding to assist dislocated workers • Available Secretary of Labor Discretionary Funds to assist dislocated workers • State interest in providing technical assistance to bring additional resources into Washington to assist dislocated workers

3. Webinar Topics • What is a National Emergency Grant? • Participant eligibility • Things to consider when applying • Types of NEG • Roles and responsibilities • Local perspectives • State NEG policy • Performance, Reporting and Monitoring • NEG resources and links

4. What is a National Emergency Grant? Supplemental dislocated worker funds to assist workers and communities affected by layoffs when WIA Formula funds are insufficient or have been exhausted. Also addresses FEMA-declared Disaster Assistance by providing temporary workers for cleanup and humanitarian aid. Further addresses other unique situations.

5. Participant Eligibility • Participants must be dislocated workers as defined in P.L. 105-220-Section 101(9) • Laid off or received notice of layoff • Eligible for or exhausted Unemployment Compensation • Unlikely to return to prior industry or occupation • Includes veterans and their spouses, displaced homemakers, and dislocated public sector workers

6. Considering an NEG? • Timeline – DOL review can take several months; draft first reviewed by Region 6; next National DOL • Expenditures – Previous year expenditures must be at or above 70%; current year state and local DW Formula expenditures must be on target for 70% • Workload – Multi-area applications require staff and partner time; if funded, workload to operate an NEG • Special Terms and Conditions related to NEGs usually require additional reporting • Enrollment – All NEG clients must be enrolled within 180 days of the start of the grant

7. Types of NEG • Regular • Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) • Disaster • Dual Enrollment • Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) • Special • On-the-Job Training

8. Regular NEGs Eligible Applicants • State workforce agencies and local WIBs • Local WIB consortia • State consortia • Indian and Native American Program Grantees • National Farmworker Jobs Program Grantees Note: Exceptions in Regular NEG applicants discussed later in webinar

9. Regular NEGs (Cont.) Eligible Events • Plant closures • Layoffs of 50 or more workers at a single company • Layoffs at multiple companies where at least one layoff impacts 50 or more workers • Community-impact layoff • Industry-wide layoffs

10. Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) • Only the State can apply • Uses Regular NEG guidelines • TEGL 16-03, Change 2 • TEGL 16-03, Change 4

11. Disaster NEGs • Only the State can apply • For WDAs experiencing natural or man-made disasters • Event must be certified by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as eligible for public assistance • Allows placement of temporary workers on cleanup and community assistance projects

12. Dual Enrollment NEGs • Only the State can apply • Provides wrap-around services to dislocated workers who are TAA certified or for whom a TAA petition has been filed

13. Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) • Only the State can apply • Funds can be used for: • Infrastructure • Bridge Payments • Gap-Filler Payments

14. NEG Components • Description of need and services to be provided, including needs assessments or surveys • Description of early intervention activities • Description of assessment system for clients • Description of outreach for clients • LMI specific to area(s) and dislocated workers • Detailed budget breakout and narratives • Project plan - participants and expenditures

15. Roles and Responsibilities • State – Reviews all NEG applications and coordinates with DOL Region 6 and National offices • WDCs – Serve individually or collectively as grant Project Operators • DOL Region 6 Office – Reviews draft applications against NEG checklists and provides feedback • DOL National Office – Reviews final applications and releases funds to assist dislocated workers

16. Local Perspectives Mary Jane Vujovic-Brell Snohomish County WDC (Kimberly-Clark NEG) Tiffany Kopf Benton-Franklin WDC (Hanford NEG)

17. NEG State Policy • State reviews all NEG applications before they are sent to DOL for initial review and provides: • Statewide expenditure analysis • Early intervention and rapid response • Grant applications are a team/collaborative effort of state and local partners

18. Performance, Reporting and Monitoring Reporting • Subject to federal Common Measures • Subject to federal Data Element Validation • Quarterly reporting Monitoring • 90-day implementation review • ETA mid-point review • Random sampling by state monitors

19. Resources and Links DOL’s NEG web page (doleta.gov/neg) includes: • NEG Regulations – Federal Register Vol. 69, No. 81, April 27, 2004 • Guidebooks for Regular, Dual Enrollment and Disaster Grants • Checklists for Regular, Dual Enrollment and Disaster Grants used by Regional Office to review draft grant applications

20. NEG resources availableon Inside WorkSource http://www.wa.gov/esd/1stop/ Click on “Grants and Contracts” Click on the “NEG” tab

21. Contact Randy Bachman, Management Analyst (360) 725-9522 rbachman@esd.wa.gov Gary Kamimura, Director of Grants Administration (360) 725-9521 gkamimura@esd.wa.gov