TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER No. 16-03, Change 5
Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 16-03, Change 5
Regional Innovation Grants - Use of National Emergency Grant Funds Under the Workforce Investment Act, as Amended, to Support Regional Strategic Planning Activities Related to Major Economic Dislocations
To announce the availability of Regional Innovation Grants, utilizing limited National Emergency Grant (NEG) funds, to state workforce agencies and local workforce investment boards (WIBs) to initiate comprehensive, sustainable, and integrated regional planning using the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) conceptual framework and principles. The activities from this grant will result in a strategic and transformative regional plan that, when implemented, will counteract the effects of events resulting from an economic shock in a region and will prepare workers and businesses to compete and succeed in a global economy.
ALL STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
ALL STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
ALL STATE RAPID RESPONSE COORDINATORS
EMILY STOVER DeROCCO
Assistant Secretary
Employment and Training Administration
Direct all questions to the appropriate Regional Office.