Background: Earlier this year, DOL and AACC agreed to jointly sponsor this new award, in recognition of the growing importance of community colleges as providers of workforce development and transition services. Description of the Award: The 1997 Workforce Development Awards will recognize community college programs that enable workers and businesses to compete better in the global economy. One award will be given in each of four categories: exemplary one-stop career center and America's Job Bank services; dislocated worker services; incumbent worker training and education; and career pathways for at-risk and special-needs youth. Each award will include a cash prize of $10,000. Winners will be honored at the 1997 AACC Convention in Anaheim, California in April 1997. The competition is open to 1,200 community colleges throughout the United States. The awards will identify model programs and exemplary practices that can be adopted by community colleges and other providers in the arena of workforce development and transition services. Programs will be judged on the quality of their service design, effectiveness, linkages with other organizations, and support from college leadership, as well as on their uniqueness and innovation. Application forms were mailed to community college Chief Executive Officers the week of December 2, 1996. Completed applications are due January 15, 1997 to AACC, at the address provided in the attached application form.

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Background: For a complete discussion of the background of the UCFE Program Coverage Ruling No. 97-1, please refer to the Discussion/Analysis section of the attachment to this directive. On August 15, 1996, the Administrator of the ARS requested that the Secretary of Labor issue a UCFE program coverage ruling on whether human subjects participating in nutritional research studies conducted by the ARS perform "Federal Service" within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 8501(1) for UCFE program coverage purposes. The attached Coverage Ruling held that these subjects did not perform Federal service. Action Required: SESAs should: a. Provide copies of this directive, plus attachment, to all appropriate staff, including the Unemployment Insurance Tax and Appeals Units. b. Follow the guidance contained in the attachment when determining the UCFE program eligibility of individuals who participated as human subjects in ARS nutritional research studies.

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