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b. 5. Describe the State’s Criteria Regarding Local Area Transfer of Funds Between the Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs.

Current Narrative:

Transfer of Funds between Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs

Transfer Requests

Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the state Workforce Development Council (Council) is given the authority to approve fund transfer requests of up to 100 percent of an area’s program year formula allocation between adult and dislocated worker funds. This authority is provided under WIOA as long as the request meets the Governor’s approval. The Idaho Department of Labor, in conjunction with any of the region’s service providers, may develop a request to transfer funds during the program year. These requests will then be presented to the Council’s executive director for authorization to forward to the Governor for approval.

The transfer request may be submitted in a brief narrative outlining the items below:

  • The situation necessitating the transfer, including local conditions (labor market, economic, etc.) contributing to the need for this transfer request.
  • How the funds transfer will impact the participant levels in both programs.
  • The transfer’s effect on current providers of training and other services.
  • Describe the expected impact on WIOA performance outcomes for both funding streams.

The fund transfer may be approved by the Council, provided that:

  • The transfer will not adversely impact an area’s capacity to adequately provide appropriate services to individuals in need of such services provided by the program subject to reduced funding.
  • The transfer should also not adversely impact the area’s ability to achieve program performance measures established for the current or subsequent years.
  • The local area will expend, at a minimum, 80 percent of all funds budgeted to the receiving funding stream by the end of the program year.

Funds Not Available for Transfer Requests

The following funds are not available for transfer requests:

(1) Adult or dislocated worker funds re-allocated by the Idaho Department of Labor;

(2) Funds awarded to the state under a National Emergency Grant (NEG); and

(3) Funds reserved under the governor’s 15 percent discretionary rules.