(a) DOL determines the total amount to be allocated from funds
available under WIA section 174(b) for Incentive Grants taking into
consideration such factors as:
(1) The availability of funds under section 174(b) for technical
assistance, demonstration and pilot projects, evaluations, and
Incentive Grants and the needs for these activities;
(2) The number of States that are eligible for Incentive Grants and
their relative program formula allocations under title I;
(3) The availability of funds under WIA section 136(g)(2) resulting
from funds withheld for poor performance by States; and
(4) The range of awards established in WIA section 503(c).
(b) The award amount for eligible States will be published by the
Secretary of Labor, after consultation with the Secretary of Education,
within 90 days after the due date established under Sec. 666.205(a) of
the latest State performance progress report providing the annual
information needed to determine State eligibility.
(c) In determining the amount available to an eligible State, the
Secretary, with the Secretary of Education, may consider such factors
as:
(1) The relative allocations of the eligible State compared to
other States;
(2) The extent to which the adjusted levels of performance were
exceeded;
(3) Performance improvement relative to previous years;
(4) Changes in economic conditions, participant characteristics and
proposed service design since the adjusted levels of performance were
negotiated;
(5) The eligible State's relative performance for each of the
indicators compared to other States; and
(6) The performance on those indicators considered most important
in terms of accomplishing national goals established by each of the
respective Secretaries.
