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Plan: West Virginia PYs 2016-2017
Unified Plan U

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: III. b. 5. B. ii.

Published
Located in:
  • III. Operational Planning Elements
    The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that support the State’s strategy and the system-wide vision described in Section II.(c) above. Unless otherwise noted, all Operational Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs. This section must include—
    • b. State Operating Systems and Policies
      The Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the State operating systems and policies that will support the implementation of the State strategy described in Section II Strategic Elements . This includes—

III. b. 5. B. ii. Ensure Direct and Equitable Access

Describe how the eligible agency will ensure direct and equitable access to all eligible providers to apply and compete for funds and how the eligible agency will ensure that it is using the same grant or contract announcement and application procedure for all eligible providers.

Current Narrative:

The Office of Adult Education will ensure that the same grant announcement is made available to all eligible providers. An official memorandum from the Executive Director of Adult Education will be issued to all local county superintendents announcing WVDE’s intention to run a new competition. This memo will be placed on the WVDE website. Notification of and a link to this memo will e-mailed by the Director of the Office of Adult Education to the chief executive officers of each community college in West Virginia; all community-based literacy organizations on the Literacy WV’s mailing list; local LWIB chairs, agency heads of WorkForce WV system partners; and all other persons, agencies, and institutions that have expressed interest in receiving the memo. When the RFPs are ready for release, official Notice of Availability containing information about the availability of funds and the application process will be published as a legal in compliance with the WVDE Office of Communication’s approved policies and procedures. The RFPs will be posted on the WVDE website for download.

Multi-year grants will be awarded based on a regional allocation structure in order to establish a network of providers throughout the state and ensure that services continue to be provided I areas of those most in need. The State will use a hybrid model to determine this allocation structure. This model will take into consideration regional LWID needs, economic and job outlooks, availability of post-secondary education and training partners, WIOA prioritized populations and previously funded and established programs.

Following the first year of funding in the multi-year grant cycle, funding for continuation grants will be awarded by a funding formula that recognizes the components of an effective Adult Education program (WIOA Statewide Performance Report). Effective programs will be those that deliver instructional activities that support student transition to specific occupations or career clusters. Cost per student will be a consideration in awarding eligible programs; eligible programs will provide documentation of cost per student to demonstrate program effectiveness. Grant award preference will be given to programs that can demonstrate that instructional services will be delivered cost effectively to a reasonable number of students, and that they can make themselves readily available to core partners for necessary core-partner wrap around services. Consortium applications are encouraged to assist programs in meeting the cost benefit expectations and core partner collaboration.

Submissions from eligible applicants will be reviewed for completeness, adherence to grant guidelines, content development, and overall quality. A cross-departmental review committee will score each application and make funding recommendations to the Office of Adult Education. A summary report of the review will be available to eligible applicants. Final funding decisions will be made by the Office of Adult Education staff based on the review committee’s recommendations.