AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT- FUNDED NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS (for National Farmworker Jobs Program Grantees) August 17, 2009, 2:00-3:15 p.m. EST

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Featured Speakers Presenters Kevin Culp, Workforce Analyst, Division of Adult Services Yolanda Logan, Team Lead, Division of Worker Dislocation and Special Response Kim Powell, Workforce Development Specialist, Division of Worker Dislocation and Special Response Moderator Greg Hitchcock, Program Manager, Division of Worker Dislocation and Special Response

Office of National Response Employment and Training Administration Moderator Greg Hitchcock Program Manager Office of National Response Employment and Training Administration

(for National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grantees) KEY POINT I American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)- Funded National Emergency Grants (for National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grantees)

Agenda RECOVERY ACT–FUNDED NEGS Eligibility of National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) grantees Types of ARRA-funded NEGs Application Process Policy Emphasis Reporting Requirements

Presenter Kevin Culp Workforce Analyst Division of Adult Services Office of Workforce Investment Employment and Training Administration

NFJP Grantees Eligibility “Dislocated Worker” defined as (a) an individual who has been terminated or laid off or has received a notice of termination or layoff; (b) the preceding + as a result of plant closure or substantial layoff; (c) was self employed but is now unemployed as a result of general economic conditions or natural disaster; OR (d) is a displaced homemaker.

NFJP Grantees Eligibility General Clause (a): Eligible for or exhausted entitlement to UC; OR Not eligible for UC due to insufficient earnings or performed services for employer not covered under state UC law; AND Unlikely to return to a previous industry or occupation. Further defined at WIA Title 1 Section 101(9)

NFJP Grantees Eligibility ETA Guidance – TEGL 19-08

NFJP Grantees Eligibility Examples Outsourcing: Associated Press May 27, 2008: Some US farms outsourced to Mexico Freeze San Joaquin Valley, CA Flood Midwest 2008 From DOL’s National Agricultural Worker Survey: 39% of workers reported that they would be covered by unemployment insurance (UI) if they lost their job.  54% reported not being covered by UI and eight percent did not know.

Office of National Response Employment and Training Administration Presenter Yolanda Logan Team Leader Office of National Response Employment and Training Administration Kevin Culp: My colleague, Yolanda Logan, will discuss ARRA-funded NEGs in greater detail. (ADVANCE SLIDE)

ARRA-Funded National Emergency Grants Overview of ARRA-Funded NEGs Eligibility Disbursement Guidelines Life of Funds Application Process

Overview of ARRA-Funded NEGs

Overview of ARRA Funded NEGs Regular Dual Enrollment Health Coverage Tax Credit Regional Economic Impact (New) Dislocated Worker Formula Funds Replenishment (New)

II. ARRA-Funded NEGs Subpoint 2 Eligibility

II. ARRA-Funded NEGs Eligibility Applicants Currently eligible applicants, including state workforce agencies and local WIBs Consortia of local boards Consortia of states Indian and Native American Program grantees National Farmworker Jobs Program grantees Participants Must be dislocated workers

II. ARRA-Funded NEGs Subpoint 3 Disbursement Guidelines

ARRA-Funded NEGs Disbursement Guidelines % of Funds That Must Type of Funds Be Drawn Down WIA Appropriated PY08 70 DW Formula Funds WIA Recovery Act PY08 50

II. ARRA-Funded NEGs Subpoint 4 Life of Funds

II. ARRA-Funded NEGs Life of Funds Issued In: May Be Spent by Grantee by: PY 2009 6/30/2012

II. ARRA-Funded NEGs Subpoint 5 Regular & Dual Enrollment NEGs

II. ARRA-Funded NEGs Regular NEGs 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 layoffs Industry-wide layoffs

II. ARRA-Funded NEGs Dual Enrollment NEGs Wrap-Around Services Type of Service Allowed Allowed in Limited Circumstances Support Services  Career Counseling Case Management

II. ARRA-Funded NEGs Application Procedures

II. ARRA-Funded NEGs Application Procedures Items Needed PIN Password Email for Assistance NEGEsystem@dol.gov Resource www.doleta.gov/layoff

Presenter Kimberly Powell Workforce Development Specialist Office of National Response Employment and Training Administration

KEY POINT III ARRA POLICY EMPHASIS

III. POLICY EMPHASIS Roadmap Supportive Services Green Jobs Connections to Other ARRA Investments

III. POLICY EMPHASIS Subpoint 1 Supportive Services

III. POLICY EMPHASIS Supportive Services Child and dependent care Transportation Needs-related payments

III. POLICY EMPHASIS Subpoint 2 Green Jobs

III. POLICY EMPHASIS Green Jobs Training Opportunities

III. POLICY EMPHASIS Subpoint 3 Connections to Other ARRA Investments

III. POLICY EMPHASIS Connections to Other ARRA Investments ARRA-Funded Construction/ Restoration: Schools Veterans Affairs hospitals/medical facilities Public facilities and parks Department of Defense facilities Highways and public, air, and rail transportation infrastructure

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS KEY POINT IV REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

IV. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Existing NEG Reports Additional ARRA Reports

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Existing Reports

Individual exiter data Financial accountability Current Reporting Requirements Fiscal WIA Quarterly WIASRD QPR Project-level data State-level data Individual exiter data Project-level data Financial accountability Common measures Common measures Grant management Form 9130 Form 9090 Record Layout Form 9104 42 42

ARRA-SPECIFIC REPORTS Supplemental and Recipient Reports

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Reports Supplemental Reports (ARRA) Performance Reports for ARRA programs Submitted Monthly Guidance found in TEGL 24-08

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Recipient Reports Recipient Reports (ARRA) Submitted directly to OMB on a quarterly basis Required for all ARRA investments (government- wide) Described in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act

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