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U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 “Economic Stimulus”. ARRA General Overview . Overall Funding: $4,470,000,000 Activity H.R. 1 Fed. Obligation WIA Adult $500M (formula) rpt lang. 30 days

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U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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  1. U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 “Economic Stimulus”

  2. ARRA General Overview Overall Funding: $4,470,000,000 ActivityH.R. 1Fed. Obligation WIA Adult $500M (formula) rpt lang. 30 days WIA Youth $1.2B (formula) rpt lang. 30 days WIA DW $1.250B (formula) rpt lang. 30 days SCSEP $120M (formula) bill lang. 30 days W-P ES $400M (formula) 9/30/2010 YouthBuild $50M (competitive) 6/30/2010 HG/Green Jobs $750M (competitive) 6/30/2010 Nat’l Reserve $200M (application) 6/30/2010

  3. Unemployment Insurance Provisions • Federal Additional Compensation. $25 Federal general revenue add-on to weekly benefit amounts: • States administer under agreements with the Secretary which must be executed quickly after enactment. • Operational guidance to states needed the week following enactment. • New fiscal and reporting guidance required. • New Federal Additional Compensation Account to be established by Treasury requiring interdepartmental MOU.

  4. Workforce Programs • Wagner-Peyser: $400 M - $250 M for Reemployment Services • WIA Adult: $500 M • WIA Dislocated Worker: $1.25 B • WIA Youth: $1.2 B - Includes Summer Youth • $120M – authorization to recapture & re-obligate

  5. High Growth / Green Jobs • $750M • Competitive grants for training & placement in high growth sectors and emerging industry sectors–priority for sectors in Green Jobs Act and health care • Research, Labor Exchange, and Job Training projects for careers in energy efficiency and renewable industry industries.

  6. YouthBuild • $50M • Competitive grants • Plan to use current competition for stimulus implementation and hold new competition for PY 2008 funds focused on “green”

  7. WOTC Expands WOTC target populations to two new categories: • Unemployed veterans - discharged during 2008, 2009, 2010 - received UCX for at least 4 wks during year before hire • Disconnected Youth 16 – 24 - not regularly attending school, not readily employed, and lacking basic skills

  8. National Emergency Grants • $200M • Available through June 30, 2010 • Essentially more resources for current program offerings

  9. ARRA of 2009: TAA • TAA Reauthorization • Raises Training Cap to $575M • Office Structure • Service Workers • Case management

  10. ARRA of 2009: TAA • 26 additional weeks of TRA • Pre-layoff training options • Part time training • Extends period for worker to enroll in training to 26 weeks • Reemployment Trade Adjustment Assistance • Increase HCTC from 65% to 80%

  11. Now….Are You Ready for Recovery

  12. Backdrop • Worst Recession since 1930 • Highest unemployment rate in 25 years • Largest infusion of capital into our system ever • Largest spending bill ever signed by the US government • And, in order for this to have any lasting impact, it must be spent strategically

  13. Point/Counterpoint • For years the workforce system has told us it needed more money. • ARRA=A lot of money • For years the workforce system has been retooling to meet the needs of workers • Recession=extreme need • For years the workforce system has building capacity to show its ability to build a competitive American workforce • Now=The Time

  14. Step One: Mourning

  15. Step Two: Communication • Who needs to know? • What do they need to know? • How frequently do they need to know? • How are you going to let them know?

  16. Step Three A: Planning • What do you want to accomplish? • Do you have detailed timelines? • Have you involved your fiscal staff? • Have you planned for the administrative changes required? • How will your need interface with your procurement rules?

  17. Step Three B: Serving • How will you recruit? • How will you serve?

  18. Step Four: Safeguarding • Assets • Safety • Tracking • Reporting • Monitoring

  19. Step Five: Preparing for Inquiry • You will be noticed • You will be visited • You will be reviewed

  20. Step Six: Telling the Story • Vignettes • Numbers • Performance • Jobs Created • People trained • People served

  21. The End

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