Located in:
- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B--
- c. Youth Program RequirementsWith respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA,—
- c. Youth Program Requirements
c. 1. Identify the State-developed Criteria to Be Used by Local Boards in Awarding Grants for Youth Workforce Investment Activities and Describe How the Local Boards Will Take into Consideration the Ability of the Providers to Meet Performance Accountability Measures Based on Primary Indicators of Performance for the Youth Program as Described in Section 116(b)(2)(a)(ii) of WIOA in Awarding Such Grants.*
Current Narrative:
The state deferred development of criteria for awarding youth grants to the local boards. Each local was required to describe criteria established to award youth grant contracts in its local plan. Criteria shall be established in compliance with WIOA, Section 129 and will be included in each local plan. Youth service providers shall be procured with qualified service providers through a competitive process. In the past, local boards often contracted directly with agencies/organizations serving targeted populations and considered a provider’s historically demonstrated success serving the most at-risk populations and those having barriers to employment including juvenile offenders, school drop-outs, disabled youth, those in or aging out of foster care, children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers, youth for whom English is a second language and others meeting the WIOA eligibility criteria.