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PY 2007 workforce information grant applications
Summary ETA gave states Program Year 2007 application and management instructions for Workforce Information formula grants. The letter covered required products, funding, accountability, reporting, and application steps, with five attachments. ETA now labels this program-year advisory Canceled.
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Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 29-06
Date issued
June 15, 2007
Status
Withdrawn
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CLASSIFICATION
WORKFORCE INFORMATION
Employment and Training Administration
Advisory System CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. Department of Labor DWSS/WORKFORCE INFORMATION
Washington, D.C. 20210
DATE
June 15, 2007
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 29-06
TO: ALL STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
ALL STATE WORKFORCE ADMINISTRATORS
ALL STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARD CHAIRS AND
DIRECTORS
ALL STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
FROM: EMILY STOVER DeROCCO /s/
Assistant Secretary
Employment and Training Administration
SUBJECT: Application Instructions for Program Year (PY) 2007 Workforce
Information Grants: Workforce Information Formula Allocations to States
1. Purpose. To announce the grant application process and to transmit guidance for
the development and management of the PY 2007 Workforce Information grants to
states.
2. References. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; Wagner-Peyser Act, Sections
7(a)(3)(D), 7(d), and 15; Sections 111(d)(8) and 309 of the Workforce Investment Act
(WIA); Parts I and II, Section IV of the WIA/Wagner-Peyser Two-Year Planning
guidance (70 Federal Register 19206 (April 12, 2005)); 29 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Parts 93, 96, 97, and 98; and Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Circular A-87.
3. OMB Approval. In conformance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
United States Code (U.S.C.) 3501-3520), OMB reviewed and approved the
information collection (OMB Control Number 1205-0417) required by the PY 2005
Core Products and Services planning guidance. That approval expires May 31,
2008.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
Under 5 CFR 1320.5(b), an agency cannot conduct, sponsor, or require a response to
a collection of information unless the collection displays a valid OMB control
number. The reason for the collection of information is for the planning and
management of the Workforce Information formula grants to states.
4. Background. Revolutions in technology and information have ushered in the era
of globalization. This era is marked by tremendous advances in communications,
travel, and trade allowing individuals instant access to commerce from almost
anywhere in the world. The resulting global competition is typically seen as a
national challenge, but innovative responses and solutions to this challenge must
be developed regionally by creating synergistic planning and operating
environments, where businesses, workers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and
governments align to create a competitive advantage. That advantage stems from
the ability to transform new ideas and new knowledge into innovative, high-
quality products and services. Regional leaders that successfully innovate are those
who demonstrate the ability to network assets – people, institutions, capital, and
infrastructure – to generate growth and prosperity in the region’s economy.
In November 2005, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) launched
the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) initiative
to develop models that foster regional economic transformation across the nation;
integrate economic and workforce development activities; and focus on talent
development as the key to meeting the current and future skills requirements of a
knowledge-based economy. This initiative represents a more comprehensive
strategic model than used in the past for making resource investments, by which
regional economies across the nation can respond competitively to the evolving
dynamics and demands of globalization.
The WIRED conceptual framework employs the following steps for marshalling a
region’s resources to create competitive advantage:
• Define the regional economy by identifying the surrounding communities
that share common characteristics, looking beyond traditional political
boundaries.
• Create a leadership group that represents the major assets of a region and
provides a forum to craft a regional economic vision and strategy.
• Conduct a regional assessment to fully map the area’s assets and identify the
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and risks based on those assets.
• Develop an economic strategy and implementation plan that provides both a
vision of the region’s economic future and a blueprint for how to achieve
that vision.
• Identify investment resources from a wide range of sources, including but
not limited to foundations, venture capital networks, and federal, state, and
local governments.
Stakeholders undertaking the above approach to regional economic transformation
must analyze a wide scope of data describing facets of the workforce, labor market,
economy, and infrastructure in order to create intelligence about the region’s labor
market and economic landscape.
ETA articulated its vision for a 21st century workforce information system that
drives economic competitiveness in state and regional economies in a
Workforce3One Webinar. Recorded on March 23, 2006, the “Workforce Information
for the 21st Century Economy” Webinar can be viewed via the Internet at
www.workforce3one.org. Section five below provides highlights of the vision and
ETA’s goals, strategies, and expectations for the workforce information system.
5. Workforce Information Goals and Strategies. ETA’s goal is to continue the
transformation of workforce information and services that support regional
economies. To achieve this goal, ETA expects states to:
• Participate in economic and workforce activities that are designed to identify
regional assets, exploit strengths and opportunities, and address weaknesses;
• Actively collaborate with economic development, business, and education
partners to gather and analyze a wide array of current and real-time workforce
and economic data in order to create new knowledge about regional economies
and support strategic planning, routinely track economic conditions, measure
outcomes, and benchmark economic competitiveness in the global marketplace;
• Integrate workforce information and economic data into accessible, user-
friendly tools and products for use by workforce professionals for providing
career guidance, and by students, adults, and workers of all ages to use in
making career decisions;
• Help economic development project teams address gaps identified in their
assessments and participate as catalysts in the development of implementation
strategies; and
• Help develop integrated economic development strategies unifying workforce
and economic development systems and connecting to other public and private
entities.
In addition to the workforce information routinely produced by the state workforce
agencies (SWAs), ETA expects that other relevant data and resources from
economic development organizations, education institutions, trade associations,
and other state and local government agencies will be leveraged by grantees to
expand the scope and enhance the utility of information products and services. In
2003, ETA developed “An Environmental Scan of Workforce Information Sources
to Assist Employment, Economic Development, Education and Workforce
Investment Planning and Decision Making.” It has been updated annually and the
April 2007 edition is available at www.doleta.gov/Programs/pdf/environmental-
scan-report-final-pdf. Other possible sources and types of data to be sought
include:
• Data collected by economic development agencies, trade and industry
associations, and Chambers of Commerce.
• Data available from government sources such as the U.S. Department of
Commerce, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the
Federal Reserve, and the National Center for Education Statistics.
• Data from site selection subscription services.
• Data from private sector job boards such as Careerbuilder.com, JOBcentral.com,
Monster.com, and Employon.com to analyze skills in demand for geographic
areas.
• Demographic characteristics of the workforce such as age, sex, and educational
attainment.
• Where workers live and work (http://lehdmap.dsd.census.gov/and
http://lehdmap2.dsd.census.gov/themap/).
• Industry cluster analyses.
• Occupational analyses.
• Occupational supply and demand analyses from job vacancy statistics, the
Occupational Supply Demand System (www.occsupplydemand.org), and other
sources.
• Education assets such as the presence of community colleges, proprietary
schools, and four year institutions.
• Training program inventories.
• Infrastructure and economic assets for geographic areas.
• State and regional patent data and analyses from the U.S. Patent and Trade
Office (www.uspto.gov).
• Trade export data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the U.S. Department
of Commerce (www.bea.gov).
• Venture capital availability and investments.
• Federal grant investments by geographic areas
(www.census.gov/govs/www/cffr.html).
• Government, university, and private sector research investments.
6. Partnership Expectations. These PY 2007 workforce information grant guidelines
require consultation between the grantees’ SWAs, state and local workforce
investment boards (WIBs), the leadership of WIRED grantees within the state, and
other strategic partners and stakeholders in order to increase the scope and utility
of workforce information to inform talent and economic development strategies
and enhance career guidance.
ETA expects grantees to operate as catalysts for establishing strategic partnerships
driving the WIRED framework. Grantees are also expected to collaborate with
economic development agencies, education and training institutions, business
groups, industry associations, and other public and private producers and
distributors of labor market and economic information, to gather and analyze a
wide variety of workforce and economic data to drive strategic planning, track
economic conditions, benchmark competitiveness, and measure outcomes.
7. Funding and Leveraging Resources. Funds will be provided for states to produce,
at a minimum, the core information products and services required by Attachment
III of this guidance, and for the development of other workforce information
products and services which, at a state’s discretion, might be required to support
the transformation of the workforce system to a talent development system.
A total of $31,680,000 is available for PY 2007, minus $173,827 allocated in total to
Guam and the Virgin Islands, and $918,720 held in reserve for postage. The
remaining amount of $30,587,453 will be distributed by formula to states and the
District of Columbia, with 40% distributed equally to all states and 60% distributed
based on each state’s relative share of the civilian labor force for the 12-month
period ending September 2006 (see Attachment I for the table of state allocations).
States are urged to collaborate with other data providers and to leverage resources
in order to expand their capacity to produce quality workforce information and
economic analysis. Many entities have expertise and resources that can be
leveraged. Some examples of leveraging resources are developing fee-for-service
agreements with customer organizations; obtaining matching funds from other
organizations for a common grant activity; or incorporating other organizations’
labor market or economic information to enhance the scope and utility of
workforce information.
8. State Certification of Required Grant Deliverables. States are required to submit
a grant Statement of Work Certification (see Attachment IV) affirming that all six
deliverables required by the grant Statement of Work guidelines (see Attachment
III) will be accomplished during PY 2007. The Certification must be signed by the
governor, or by both the SWA administrator and the chairperson of the state WIB.
If circumstances prevent accomplishment of a specific grant deliverable during PY
2007, a deferral must be negotiated with the ETA Regional Administrator,
including the reasons for delay and a proposed completion date noted as an
addendum to the Statement of Work Certification. Planned grant activities and
grant accomplishments must be documented in the state’s grant file and those
records made accessible, per 29 CFR Part 97.42(e)(1), for examination by ETA or
other authorized Federal representatives.
9. Accountability. The effectiveness of grantee performance will be assessed and
documented through the following approach:
a. ETA Grant Reviews. The ETA regional offices will conduct periodic reviews of
states’ progress towards meeting the PY 2007 certified grant deliverables, the
degree to which collaboration with the state WIB and other partners (e.g.,
economic development, education, and business) exists, and quarterly reviews
of grant expenditures and obligations.
b. Performance Reporting. ETA implemented common measures reporting and
revised reporting requirements in PY 2005. These include reporting on the
impact of workforce information services on participant outcomes. As of
July 1, 2005, states were required to capture a wide variety of workforce
information services provided to participants and to report the outcomes
achieved by participants who received workforce information services. States
began reporting the Entered Employment Rate, Employment Retention Rate
after Six Months, and Earnings for participants following receipt of workforce
information services. In PY 2007, ETA will continue to monitor the outcomes
achieved by participants who received workforce information services.
c. Consultation and Customer Satisfaction Assessment. Section 15 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (WIA Section 309) requires states to consult with customers
about the labor market relevance of the information disseminated through the
statewide workforce information system. ETA has expanded the definition of
customers to include those marshalled by the workforce system and WIRED
grantees to foster economic and talent development. Consultation with the
workforce investment system and other customers provides the basis for
formulating continuous improvement strategies for workforce information.
ETA is not prescribing an approach or methodology for conducting customer
consultations. Methods might include focus groups, various types of surveys,
documented consultations, customer satisfaction assessments, or other methods
the state considers appropriate.
d. Annual Performance Report. Grantees are required to submit an annual
performance report for the workforce information grant (29 CFR 97.40(b)(1)),
signed by both the SWA administrator and the state WIB chairperson, or the
governor, as specified in Attachment V, Section A. The report must include a
description of outcomes compared to certified grant deliverables, and where
appropriate, an explanation as to why a grant deliverable was not accomplished
and what will be done to ensure accomplishment.
The annual performance report must also include a summary of the results of
the grantee’s customer consultations regarding state workforce information
products and services, and a summary of activities to be undertaken to add
customer value where needs for improvement are indicated. The report may
also include recommendations for consideration by ETA for changes and
improvements to the required grant deliverables.
Grantees must electronically submit the annual performance report as a .pdf file
to the appropriate ETA regional office 90 days following the end of the program
year. ETA will post the annual performance reports on the ETA Web site for
the purpose of informing the system of overall grant performance.
10. Special Grant Requirements. Funds provided by this award may not be used to
supplant funds obligated from other funding sources for workforce information
activities. All costs incurred under the grant must support the cost objectives
specified in Section 6 of this guidance and must conform to the principles for
"reasonable" and "allocable" costs as specified in OMB Circular A-87.
Any data collection activities must conform to technical standards and
methodologies established by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or document in the
state’s grant file, a sound business rationale for the use of an alternative
methodology. Any information technology systems or applications developed
with these funds must adhere to industry-standard, open architecture principles
with documentation and software made available for use by other organizations for
Federal government purposes.
11. Publications and Other Information Products. Grantees are required to submit
.pdf documents or links to .pdf copies of the state economic analysis reports
(Deliverable 3), and any special studies and economic analyses (Deliverable 6), to
the appropriate regional office 90 calendar days following the end of the program
year.
Grantees are also requested to submit .pdf documents or links to .pdf copies of
publications and other products produced with these grant funds that are
considered to be of special interest to the workforce investment system to the
appropriate regional office. Examples of products of special interest might be
workforce information targeted to the needs of WIRED grantees and other
economic development regions, other specific customer groups, industry-specific
research and analysis, state brochures describing the availability and functionality
of electronic or self-service tools, documentation of innovative applications
developed for database access or manipulation, and innovative workforce
information services available to customers.
12. Grant Expenditure Period. The maximum expenditure period for these funds is
three years under the Wagner-Peyser Annual Funding Agreement. The grant will
cover, at a minimum, the 12-month period from July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008, but, if
negotiated between the state and the ETA regional office, may cover a longer
period of time up to the maximum expenditure period ending June 30, 2010.
13. Grant Modifications. The grantee and the ETA regional office may jointly modify
planned expenditures within the state allocation during the grant period of
performance. The regional office has authority to recommend the reallocation of
grant funds to the ETA grant officer, when overall grant expenditures and
obligations are substantially below quarterly budgeted forecasts.
14. Financial Management and Reporting. States are to forecast actual cash needs by
the program year quarter on Standard Form (SF) 424A, Section D, for all quarters
covered by the grant. State workforce agencies will report quarterly expenditures
by direct data entry of the SF 269, Federal Cost Report into the Web-based
Enterprise Business Support System (EBBS). Per 29 CFR Part 97.41(b)(4), quarterly
financial reports are due 30 days following the end of each quarter.
Questions regarding financial management and reporting for PY 2007 or for any
existing prior year fund balances, should be addressed to the appropriate ETA
regional office.
15. Action Required. Grant applications are due to the regional offices within 45 days
of the date of this guidance. A submission date later than 45 days may be
approved by the ETA Regional Administrators. SWA administrators are requested
to:
a. Immediately transmit these grant application instructions to the appropriate
SWA office and to the state WIB.
b. Submit the original and two copies of the PY 2007 grant application package
with a transmittal letter signed by: (1) the governor; or (2) both the SWA
administrator and the chairperson of the state WIB to the appropriate ETA
regional office.
c. Include these items in the grant application package:
1. Transmittal Letter
2. Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
3. Budget Plan (SF-424A, Section D only)
4. Statement of Work Certification
16. Inquiries. Questions on statement of work and grant requirements should be
directed to the appropriate ETA regional office. Grant and financial management
questions may be directed to the regional office or to Gwendolyn Baron-Simms at
(202) 693-3309, or to Fred Tello, Grant Officer, at (202) 693-3333.
16. Attachments.
I. State Allocations for PY 2007
II. Grant Procedures
III. Statement of Work Guidelines
IV. Statement of Work Certification
V. Annual Performance Report Instructions
Attachment 1 PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2007/TEGL29-06a1.pdf
Attachment I
Workforce Information Grants to States
PY 2007 vs PY 2006 Allotments
State PY 2006 PY 2007 Difference %
Difference
Total , ,
$33 180 000 , ,
$31 680 000 , ,
($1 500 000) -4.52%
Alabama ,
521 838 ,
497 844 ,
(23 994) -4.60%
Alaska ,
289 733 ,
276 788 ,
(12 945) -4.47%
Arizona 606,975 588,028 (18,947) -3.12%
Arkansas 417,532 402,754 (14,778) -3.54%
California 2,517,818 2,377,436 (140,382) -5.58%
Colorado 572,085 549,657 (22,428) -3.92%
Connecticut 476,709 456,335 (20,374) -4.27%
Delaware 301,478 288,928 (12,550) -4.16%
District of Columbia 284,990 270,584 (14,406) -5.05%
Florida 1,346,686 1,305,486 (41,200) -3.06%
Georgia 818,732 798,817 (19,915) -2.43%
Hawaii 326,854 313,441 (13,413) -4.10%
Idaho 339,126 326,403 (12,723) -3.75%
Illinois 1,072,842 1,022,617 (50,225) -4.68%
Indiana 655,487 627,413 (28,074) -4.28%
Iowa 456,141 437,464 (18,677) -4.09%
Kansas 434,164 413,513 (20,651) -4.76%
Kentucky 500,627 479,042 (21,585) -4.31%
Louisiana 513,672 464,464 (49,208) -9.58%
Maine 336,825 321,718 (15,107) -4.49%
Maryland 619,665 595,123 (24,542) -3.96%
Massachusetts 678,507 641,320 (37,187) -5.48%
Michigan 900,341 851,816 (48,525) -5.39%
Minnesota 625,262 590,980 (34,282) -5.48%
Mississippi 418,105 394,758 (23,347) -5.58%
Missouri 633,721 602,038 (31,683) -5.00%
Montana 309,202 295,622 (13,580) -4.39%
Nebraska 372,682 354,185 (18,497) -4.96%
Nevada 400,960 387,101 (13,859) -3.46%
New Hampshire 340,067 324,226 (15,841) -4.66%
New Jersey 811,805 775,725 (36,080) -4.44%
New Mexico 365,776 350,006 (15,770) -4.31%
New York 1,448,995 1,381,028 (67,967) -4.69%
North Carolina 797,071 765,938 (31,133) -3.91%
North Dakota 291,961 279,041 (12,920) -4.43%
Ohio , ,
1 003 271 ,
949 774 ,
(53 497) -5.33%
Oklahoma 467,100 447,271 (19,829) -4.25%
Oregon 485,051 462,032 (23,019) -4.75%
Pennsylvania 1,056,202 995,426 (60,776) -5.75%
Puerto Rico 425,499 405,531 (19,968) -4.69%
Rhode Island 319,006 304,861 (14,145) -4.43%
South Carolina 511,426 490,073 (21,353) -4.18%
South Dakota 301,464 287,507 (13,957) -4.63%
Tennessee 617,744 591,810 (25,934) -4.20%
Texas 1,676,453 1,611,388 (65,065) -3.88%
Utah 403,414 392,287 (11,127) -2.76%
Vermont 291,640 278,919 (12,721) -4.36%
Virginia 743,751 716,429 (27,322) -3.67%
Washington 665,575 637,419 (28,156) -4.23%
West Virginia 347,927 333,335 (14,592) -4.19%
Wisconsin 637,592 605,539 (32,053) -5.03%
Wyoming 282,908 270,213 (12,695) -4.49%
State Total 32,040,457 30,587,453 (1,453,004) -4.53%
Guam 93,191 91,238 (1,953) -2.10%
Virgin Islands 84,132 82,589 (1,543) -1.83%
Outlying Areas Total 177,323 173,827 (3,496) -1.97%
Postage Reserve 962,220 918,720 (43,500) -4.52%
Attachment 2 PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2007/TEGL29-06a2.pdf
Attachment II
Grant Procedures
A. Grant Agreement. The Wagner-Peyser Annual Funding Agreement covers the
Wagner-Peyser Base Grant and the Workforce Information Core Products and
Services Grants for FY 2007/PY 2007. The Annual Funding Agreement includes
Assurances and Certifications that apply to all grants covered by the Agreement.
Therefore, those Assurances and Certifications need not be submitted with the
Workforce Information Core Products and Services Grant application.
B. Grant Application. Grant applications are to be developed in accordance with
Attachments I through IV. The grant application must include a transmittal letter
signed by both the designated SWA administrator and the designated representative
of the State Workforce Investment Board, or the governor, a signed Application for
Federal Assistance (SF-424), Budget (SF-424A, Section D only) for all quarters
covered by the state plan, and a grant Statement of Work Certification. States are
requested to submit the original and two copies of the complete grant package to the
appropriate ETA Regional Administrator within 45 days of the date of this guidance.
C. Grant Approval. Regional Administrators are responsible for final approval of the
grant and will issue an approval letter, with a copy of the approved grant package,
to the state, and a copy of the approval letter and approved grant package to the
grant officer. A Notice of Obligation will be issued by the grant officer after the
receipt of the Regional Administrator’s approved grant application.
D. Grant Modifications. The grantee and ETA regional office may jointly modify
forecasted quarterly expenditures within the state allocation during the grant period
of performance. The regional office has authority to recommend funding
adjustments to the grant officer, when overall grant expenditures are substantially
below quarterly budgeted forecasts in the approved SF- 424A.
Attachment 3 PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2007/TEGL29-06a3.pdf
Attachment III
Statement of Work Deliverables
Funds shall be used to produce deliverables 1 through 6 specified in this Attachment.
The deliverables include the production of industry and occupational employment
projections, the population and maintenance of the Workforce Information Database
(WID), and other economic and workforce information products and services required
to support the state, regional, and local talent development system.
Grantees are required to produce all 6 deliverables with PY 2007 funding. Except for
deliverables 1 and 2, which are expected to be standard and comparable across states
WID maintenance and enhancements and Industry and Occupational Employment
Projections, all other required deliverables allow states flexibility to determine the
relative priority of the product or service, the content and form of the deliverable, and
the level of investment that best meets the states’ needs. States are required to consult
with the state WIB’s, WIRED regional partnerships, Labor WIB’s and other stakeholder
organizations in order to receive significant stakeholder input into the development of
the grant deliverables.
ETA acknowledges and supports states using funds provided by this grant to produce
other information products and services such as workforce information training and
occupational and career guidance, to support talent development or other workforce
information that is documented as a customer demand.
A. Continue to Populate the Workforce Information Database with State and Local
Data.
The WID provides states with a common structure for storing information in a single
database in each state. The database is intended to serve as the cornerstone for
information delivery, workforce research, and product development for information
that is standard and comparable across all states. The database, once populated,
brings together critical workforce information from many sources to promote better
analysis and more sophisticated interpretation. Using the same version of the
database in all states is important for providing interstate access to workforce
information. Therefore, states are required to implement and maintain the most
current version of the WID and populate all tables designated as core tables in
accordance with guidelines issued by the Analyst Resource Center (ARC).
Database content must be updated in a timely manner in order to be as current as
the state’s most recent publications and data releases.
Information and technical support will be provided on the ARC Web site at:
http://www.almisdb.org. The listing of the current core data elements, (i.e., those
elements that must be populated by all states and associated tables) may be found at
the same internet address.
States are required to populate the database with the following licensing files: 1)
license.dbf and 2) licauth.dbf. Licensing data must be updated every two years.
States are required to submit licensing data through the National Crosswalk Service
Center (NCSC) for inclusion on http://www.CareerInfoNet.org. The licensed
occupations information on ACINet has been recoded from the Occupational
Employment Statistics (OES) taxonomy to the Occupational Information Network
(O*NET)/Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) taxonomy. The NCSC will
assist states in recoding their files to O*NET/SOC for submittal to ACINet, if
necessary. States may access information and support through the NCSC Web site
at http://www.xwalkcenter.org or by calling (515) 242-5034.
Training, support material, and information updates will be provided through the
ARC technical Web site, links to related sites, and electronic newsletters to help
states realize the full potential of the WID and related resources. On-site training
requiring staff travel will be kept to a minimum. It is important that all states take
advantage of the resources and training opportunities provided. Funds may be used
for any costs required to populate, maintain, and update the database including staff
training.
B. Produce and Disseminate Industry and Occupational Employment Projections.
States are to continue producing and disseminating state and sub-state industry and
occupational employment projections, using the methodology, software tools, and
guidelines developed by the Projections Workgroup and the Projections Managing
Partnership. In the case where a state uses another methodology, state officials
should document the methodology and indicate the reason for using alternative
methods.
Statewide projections are to be developed for the 2006 to 2016 and 2007 to 2009
periods. The primary activity for PY 2007 will be the production of statewide long
and short-term occupational projections. However, this requirement does not
preclude states form producing sub-state and local projections. In fact, states are
encourages to do so.
States are required to populate the WID with the statewide 2007-2009 short-term and
2006-2016 long-term projections data and submit the long-term data for public
dissemination following procedures established by the Projections Workgroup and
the Projections Managing Partnership. The Workgroup will provide states specific
instructions for data submission.
States are encouraged to participate in training opportunities that may be offered by
the Projections Workgroup and the Projections Managing Partnership.
C. Publish an Annual Economic Analysis Report for the Governor and the state WIB.
Funds are to be used to develop and publish annual, detailed state economic
analyses to inform talent and economic development policy and investment
determinations by the governor, the state WIB, local WIBs, WIRED regions, and
other partners including community colleges, economic development organizations,
and other talent development stakeholders. To the extent available from the state or
other sources, the state analysis should include pertinent data and analyses of local
and regional economies. If this deliverable, in whole or in part, is the responsibility
of another state agency or office, opportunities for partnering and leveraging
information with the responsible agency should be explored and documented in an
addendum to the grant certification.
Grantees are encouraged to expand the scope and depth of each analysis they
perform by including information, where relevant, and based on needs identified
through customer consultation from external, credible sources of workforce, labor
market, and economic information in addition to the workforce information
routinely produced by the grantee. Examples of other possible data sources are
cited on page 4 of this TEGL in Section 5.
States are required to footnote and clearly reference the information sources used in
the annual economic analyses. ETA will provide technical assistance to states in
accessing and incorporating information from non-state sources through Webinar
training and presentations.
D. Post Products, Information, and Reports on the Internet.
States are required to post grant produced products, reports, including deliverables
3, and 6 , and other workforce information on the Web or disseminate the
information through other electronic media to facilitate use by the talent and
economic development system, other partners and stakeholders, and the general
public. Funds may be used for developing, maintaining, improving, and hosting
Internet Web sites and other electronic delivery systems in support of this
deliverable.
E. Partner and Consult on a Continuing Basis with Workforce Investment Boards
and Key Talent Development Partners and Stakeholders.
These PY 2007 workforce information grant guidelines require consultation between
the grantees’ SWAs, state WIBs, local WIBs, the leadership of WIRED grantees
within the state, and other strategic partners and stakeholders in order to increase
the scope and utility of workforce information to inform talent and economic
development strategies and enhance career guidance.
ETA expects grantees to operate as catalysts that establish strategic partnerships to
drive the WIRED framework. The grantee is expected to collaborate with economic
development agencies, education and training institutions, business groups,
industry associations, and other public and private producers and distributors of
labor market and economic information, to gather and analyze a wide variety of
workforce and economic data to drive strategic planning, track economic conditions,
benchmark competitiveness, and measure outcomes. The needs identified through
consultations must be documented in the grant file.
F. Conduct Special Studies and Economic Analyses.
When needed, states shall conduct special state, regional and local studies and
economic analyses to provide information support for communities in economic
transition, state and sub-state talent development initiatives, and responses to major
layoffs or disasters.
Attachment 4 PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2007/TEGL29-06a4.pdf
Attachment IV
Statement of Work Certification
State Workforce Information Grant
The State of ________________________ certifies that it will accomplish grant
deliverables 1 through 6 specified in Attachment III of the Workforce Information Core
Products and Services Grant Application Instructions for Program Year 2007.* Per 29
CFR Part 97.42(e)(1), file documentation of grant activities and accomplishments will be
available for examination by ETA or other authorized Federal representatives.
______________________________
Governor
______________________________
Date
Or
_____________________________ _____________________________
State Workforce Agency State Workforce Investment Board
Administrator Chair
_____________________________ _____________________________
Date Date
* If circumstances prevent accomplishment of a specific grant deliverable(s) during PY
2007, a deferral must be negotiated with the Regional Administrator and the reasons
for delay, and a negotiated completion date noted as an addendum to this Statement
of Work Certification.
Attachment 5 PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2007/TEGL29-06a5.pdf
Attachment V
Annual Performance Report
States are required to submit an annual performance report, signed by the governor or
both the State Workforce Administrator (SWA) and the state Workforce Investment
Board (WIB), which concisely summarizes accomplishments, and the results of
customer consultations about existing and needed workforce information products and
services. The report is intended to serve as an accountability, management, and
analysis tool for states and ETA.
A. Accomplishments. For each required deliverable, provide a concise summary of:
• The outcomes achieved and an analysis that explains the cause of any significant
variance from the Grant Certification. Describe any actions required to
accomplish the required deliverables.
• The extent to which activities have conformed to the deliverables schedule,
including an explanation for the cause of any significant variance from the
schedule.
• Actual aggregate expenditures and an explanation for any significant variance
from estimated aggregate expenditures.
B. Customer Consultations. Provide a concise summary of:
• The methods used for consulting with customers and significant customer
feedback.
• Activities to be undertaken to add customer value to the deliverables, where
needs for improvement are identified through customer feedback.
C. Recommendations for Improvements or Changes to the Deliverables.
These may be based on one or more of the following:
• Recommendations based on accomplishments.
• Recommendations based on consultations with customers.
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