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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Adult Programs
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Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) authorized three of the six core programs included under WIOA. The Adult Program is one of the three core programs. The program serves individuals and helps employers meet their workforce needs. It enables workers to obtain good jobs by providing them with job search assistance and training opportunities. WIOA establishes a priority requirement with respect to funds allocated to a local area for adult employment and training activities. American Job Center staff, when using WIOA Adult funds to provide individualized career services and training services, must give priority to recipients of public assistance, other low-income individuals, and individuals who are basic skills deficient. Performance program measures include: 1. Employed 2nd Quarter After Exit; 2. Employed 4th Quarter After Exit; 3. Median Earnings Second Quarter After Exit; 4. Credential Attainment Rate; 5. Measurable Skills Gains; and Effectiveness in Serving Employers. The employment goals are measured by using the Unemployment Insurance Wage Records Information System whenever possible.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
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The WIOA Title I Adult Program helps prepare adult job seekers, particularly those who are low income or low skilled, for good jobs, through formula grants to states. States use the funds to provide employment and training services through a network of approximately 2,400 American Job Centers (AJCs). WIOA provides employment and training services at three broad service levels to job seeker customers: basic and individualized career services, and training services. The Adult Program serves the broadest range of individuals, including, but not limited to, low income and public assistance recipients, basic skills deficient, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, Indian and Native Americans, and workers age 55 and older. In Fiscal Year 2019, the WIOA Adult Program served more than 544,000 participants. Of those, more than 168,000 received training services, and more than 108,000 were low income individuals. Of the more than 168,000 individuals in training, 45.8 percent had a Measurable Skills Gain, and 65.6 percent of exiters from training attained an industry-recognized credential.
The Adult program operates on a program year (PY) basis (July 1 through June 30). DOL allocates funding to states based on a statutory formula pursuant to WIOA section 132(b). After reserving up to 15 percent of those funds for statewide activities, the states allocate the remainder to local workforce areas based on a formula distribution as described in WIOA section 133(b). For the first three quarters of Program Year (PY) 2020, the WIOA Adult program served more than 370,000 participants; of those, more than 188,000 received training services, and more than 230,000 were low income individuals. More than 268,000 were employed in the 2nd quarter after exit, and had a median earnings of more than $7,400 in the 2nd quarter after exit (months 4-6).
The recipients of the PY 2023 and PY 2024 WIOA Adult program obligated funds are the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the outlying areas. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 allows the outlying areas the option to submit a single application according to the requirements established by the Secretary for a consolidated grant for Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth funds. Please refer to CFDA 17.290. PY allotments are comprised of Base funds (beginning of PY) + Advance funds (beginning of fiscal year). Performance data is available for PY 2022 at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/performance/wioa-performance. Performance data for PY 2023 will be available later this year.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
