Located in:
- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B—
a. 2. B. Describe how the State intends to use Governor’s set aside funding for mandatory and discretionary activities, including how the State will conduct evaluations of Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth activities.
Current Narrative:
DWD will collaborate, as applicable, with the GWC for use of the Governor’s set aside funding during the four-year plan cycle. Indiana has previously utilized set aside funding for innovative projects supporting statewide activities in alignment with 20 CFR 682.210. In past program years, for example, DWD issued Performance Support Grants to local areas seeking to conduct allowable activities supporting the State’s focus on areas such as: employer needs, strategies for serving individuals with barriers, increasing number of participants in training, etc.
DWD may also utilize set aside funding to support work in systems, systems alignment, performance improvement strategies across WIOA titles. In addition to these priorities, DWD will utilize set aside funds to conduct Title I evaluation projects in alignment with 20 CFR 682.200(d) and 682.220. Indiana is a current participant in the EvalPLC peer learning cohort with fellow states and DOL. The team’s focus during the cohort project is to foundation-set and build a framework for future evaluation work, particularly for Title I. Indiana’s EvalPLC team is led by DWD’s WIOA Title I Strategy staff, with cross-divisional and cross-organizational members with specific Title I expertise. Following the completion of this work, Indiana will identify WIOA Title I evaluations that are focused on evaluating various program strategies. This work will aim to promote continuous improvement, research and test innovative services and strategies, and achieve high levels of performance and outcomes which strategically align with the WIOA State Plan.