Located in:
- III. Operational Planning Elements
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that supports 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—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
III. b. 3. A. State Agency Organization
Describe the organization and delivery systems at the State and local levels for the programs covered in the plan, including the organizational structure. Include an organizational chart.
Current Narrative:
The grant recipient for the Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth funds, and Title III Wagner-Peyser Program is the Missouri Office of Workforce Development (OWD). OWD is within the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (DHEWD). The Title I WIOA funds are allocated to the 14 local Workforce Development Boards per the WIOA requirements who then subcontract the programs through a competitive procurement process. The program delivery system for these programs is through Missouri Job Centers. OWD is also the grant recipient for the Jobs for Veterans grants and the Trade Adjustment Assistance programs.
The grant recipient for the Title II Adult Education and Literacy is the Adult Education and Literacy section in the Office of College and Career Readiness within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The Title II WIOA funds are allocated to eligible grantees through a competitive bid process.
Title IV is comprised of Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation-General and Rehabilitation Services for the Blind. MVR-General is located within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation Services. MVR has 25 offices statewide. Rehabilitation Services for the Blind is located in the Department of Social Services and has six regional offices statewide.
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant, funded through the Administration for Children and Families of over $200 million, provides a variety of employment and training programs, cash assistance, food assistance, childcare, and other low-income programs and supports. These programs are administered by various divisions of the Department of Social Services. SkillUP, the Missouri Work Assistance Program, Excel Centers, Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG), Jobs League and new initiatives geared towards employment and training are administered by the Department of Social Services (DSS) Work and Community Programs The program services are provided through Community Action Agencies (CAAs), Community Partnerships, local WDBs and community colleges. SkillUP is also funded through the Food and Nutrition Service.
The DSS Work and Community Programs administers the Community Services Block Grant funds and the program is administered through 19 CAAs to reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities and to empower low-income families and individuals to become self-sufficient.
