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. Describe How the State Will Utilize Rapid Response Funds to Respond to Layoffs and Plant Closings and Coordinate Services to Quickly Aid Companies and Their Affected Workers. States Also Should Describe Any Layoff Aversion Strategies They Have Implemented to Address at Risk Companies and Workers
Current Narrative:
The State intends to use the funding set aside for statewide activities for the required and allowable activities. Since Arkansas is a small state, the state set aside funding is smaller in comparison to larger states. The majority of the funding will be used for administration of the WIOA Title I grant, grants management, monitoring, support of state board activities, evaluations, technical assistance to local boards and training providers, training for case managers, capacity building for local boards and partners, and the integration of data systems, to include intake and case management systems. Not more than 25 percent of the total state allotment will be reserved for Rapid Response activities. Rapid Response activities in Arkansas are administered by Arkansas Department of Workforce Services as the lead agency of the Governor’s Dislocated Worker Task Force.