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Plan: Mississippi PYs 2016-2017
Combined Plan C

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: III. a. 2. G.

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  • 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—
    • a. State Strategy Implementation
      The Unified or Combined State Plan must include—
      • 2. Implementation of State Strategy
        Describe how the lead State agency with responsibility for the administration of each core program or a Combined Plan partner program included in this plan will implement the State’s Strategies identified in Section II(c). above. This must include a description of—

III. a. 2. G. Leveraging Resources to Increase Educational Access

Describe how the State’s strategies will enable the State to leverage other Federal, State, and local investments that have enhanced access to workforce development programs at the above institutions, described in section (E).

Current Narrative:

MDES: Leveraging Resources to Increase Educational Access

MDES’s community college Affiliate One-Stop Centers will leverage WIOA training funds with Pell Grants and other supportive services provided by Combined Plan Partners as indicated on the participant’s Individualized Success Plan.

MCCB: Leveraging Resources to Increase Educational Access

Funding for ABE courses is distributed according to the targeted needs of an area and how many instructors are needed. Funding for ABE programs is provided through a competitive grant award and is based on the annual appropriation from the Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education. Grantees will be aligned with system-wide goals and labor market needs of local program areas and will have the capability to provide Smart Class Pathway services throughout the state.

MCCB member community colleges also provide training through the state’s Workforce Enhancement Training (WET) fund, a state funding source derived from employer unemployment insurance taxes that also may be used to administer approved workforce-readiness assessment instruments.

MDRS: Leveraging Resources to Increase Educational Access

MDRS leverages a variety of funds to better serve the training and education needs of clients. Sources of leveraged funds include client health insurance, Medicaid waiver programs, Pell Grants, WIOA Title I individual training accounts (ITA), Social Security insurance, Social Security disability insurance, and WIOA partner funds through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

MDHS: Leveraging Resources to Increase Educational Access

MDHS will assist work-eligible SNAP or TANF recipients who enroll in approved training programs to leverage WIOA Title I, Pell, E&T Matching Funds, and other training resources to support training.