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States will soon be receiving nearly $3.5 billion in grants
from the U.S. Department of Labor for Americans who have lost their jobs and
need training or help finding new jobs.
The grants, which will be available beginning July 1, 1996,
are the foundation for the nation's network of job training programs and public
employment offices to serve job seekers, dislocated workers, disadvantaged
adults and at-risk youth.
"In today's economy it is critical that we have necessary
funds for job-search assistance, training and other employment services," said
Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich. "Whether you are seeking a first job, a new
job or a better job, you must have access to solid labor market data and job
and training programs to keep pace with the changes and demands of the
workplace. Now that we have a budget from the Congress, we can assure American
workers that federal funds will be in place to meet their needs."
The funds, distributed to states under the Job Training
Partnership Act (JTPA) and the Wagner-Peyser Act, are allocated according to
formulas which take into account such factors as civilian labor force,
unemployment and proportion of economically disadvantaged citizens in each
state.
Under JTPA, states receive money to operate training
programs for disadvantaged and dislocated workers: $850 million for
disadvantaged adults; $625 million for summer jobs and $126.7 million for
year-round programs for disadvantaged youth.
Summer jobs money was almost lost completely in this year's
budget debates but was saved in negotiations between Congress and the White
House. Funding for this year's program -- at 75 percent of last year's
allocation -- was announced by Reich on April 12.
States will also receive about $1 billion to help
dislocated workers get the training, support and assistance they need to find
new jobs in the labor force. Dislocated worker programs help people who lose
their jobs due to mass layoffs, military base closings, natural disasters such
as hurricanes and floods and other causes.
Finally, about $762 million will be made available to
states under the Wagner-Peyser Act to operate the nation's 1800 public
employment offices and America's Job Bank, which is now on the Internet.
Funds will support activities for Program Year 1996 which
runs from July 1 through June 30, 1997. Fiscal year allocations (normally
October through September) enable programs to be funded far enough in advance
to allow adequate time for planning and preparation. This year's money was
delayed because Congress had not passed a budget for the Department of Labor
and several other government agencies.
Editor's Notes: 1) Attached is a chart showing funds states will
receive for specific programs. 2) America's Job Bank Internet
access is HTTP://WWW.AJB.DNI.US.
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Program Year 1996 Allotments
JTPA II-A CY 1996 JTPA II-CJTPA IIIWagner-Peyser
Adult JTPA II-B Youth DislocatedEmployment All Programs
State Training Summer YouthTraining Workers Service Total
Alabama 13,665,7429,857,587 2,032,27712,840,85210,970,80449,367,262
Alaska 2,567,6941,862,376 383,9543,045,935 8,084,75415,944,713
Arizona 13,773,635 10,171,8902,097,07511,840,86410,538,69548,422,159
Arkansas 7,008,9594,973,770 1,044,517 5,119,678 6,107,68224,254,606
California 149,753,588 111,142,107 22,913,475 193,566,41290,413,029567,788,611
Colorado 7,202,2935,176,743 1,066,307 4,912,873 9,830,59228,188,808
Connecticut 7,366,0635,260,201 1,090,87710,521,983 9,065,66033,304,784
Delaware 2,119,3671,531,483 315,8411,228,660 2,077,382 7,272,733
District of Columbia3,413,1612,436,956 502,4124,538,199 3,893,79614,784,524
Florida 40,661,143 28,383,9995,851,75242,975,97035,805,028153,677,892
Georgia 16,058,445 11,802,6672,430,86215,518,10717,735,35863,545,439
Hawaii 3,672,7682,511,541 517,7893,385,287 3,017,14513,104,530
Idaho 2,996,5612,214,436 456,5362,929,044 6,736,03915,332,616
Illinois 32,646,845 23,724,9854,891,23233,328,98531,608,490126,200,537
Indiana 13,246,7039,626,754 1,984,68810,478,54315,168,65350,505,341
Iowa 3,913,6992,709,487 583,2423,375,011 7,223,76717,805,206
Kansas 4,601,8263,268,850 673,2665,311,183 6,512,58620,367,711
Kentucky 12,312,6858,544,638 1,761,595 8,620,112 9,407,40340,646,433
Louisiana 21,144,090 15,392,7343,173,42421,125,97111,002,36571,838,584
Maine 4,163,5872,950,274 608,2405,217,309 4,005,85916,945,269
Maryland 11,090,8607,860,479 1,620,14912,468,18713,544,71246,584,387
Massachusetts 17,021,474 12,311,1292,536,64020,709,14216,916,87469,495,259
Michigan 28,495,837 21,022,9334,334,16726,935,79725,199,636105,988,370
Minnesota 8,019,2305,815,208 1,196,942 6,169,82211,896,20033,097,402
Mississippi 10,123,2047,813,708 1,610,904 9,480,984 6,679,49635,708,296
Missouri 12,628,5199,012,872 1,856,67510,680,61713,799,26147,977,944
Montana 2,601,4821,757,002 362,2302,062,729 5,504,72612,288,169
Nebraska 2,119,3671,531,483 315,8411,371,260 6,615,59911,953,550
Nevada 4,587,9563,299,925 680,3255,123,248 5,351,17319,042,627
New Hampshire 2,792,8821,980,458 410,9012,030,398 3,162,31310,376,952
New Jersey 25,918,524 18,392,5703,791,88236,503,34521,795,418106,401,739
New Mexico 5,817,5584,259,825 878,2225,502,711 6,177,27122,635,587
New York 63,670,017 43,821,2119,034,34676,995,93946,883,875240,405,388
North Carolina 13,822,3579,790,206 2,018,38610,165,79217,255,91553,052,656
North Dakota 2,119,3671,531,483 315,841 734,673 5,605,45810,306,822
Ohio 29,517,477 21,197,5154,370,16022,600,69328,180,801105,866,646
Oklahoma 8,754,3996,219,712 1,281,078 7,636,890 9,173,45533,065,534
Oregon 8,824,7956,307,196 1,299,776 7,081,013 8,295,40031,808,180
Pennsylvania 38,462,093 26,945,2175,555,12742,953,02131,067,787144,983,245
Puerto Rico 37,267,685 26,662,4715,496,83527,410,795 9,394,227106,232,013
Rhode Island 3,379,9592,366,227 487,8304,743,672 2,827,44313,805,131
South Carolina 11,319,4768,201,895 1,690,22710,567,406 9,637,35541,416,359
South Dakota 2,119,3671,531,483 315,841 630,079 5,180,731 9,777,501
Tennessee 12,679,9928,928,611 1,840,756 7,959,24213,567,03344,975,634
Texas 66,453,677 49,950,863 10,298,05865,045,94350,227,143241,975,684
Utah 2,298,1261,937,279 399,3971,979,55811,330,88917,945,249
Vermont 2,119,3671,531,483 315,841 940,281 2,426,951 7,333,923
Virginia 14,075,092 10,106,1142,083,51512,037,42316,774,45855,076,602
Washington 16,895,807 12,306,7712,537,21020,210,89915,029,69866,980,385
West Virginia 8,813,2456,283,449 1,295,41910,725,727 5,929,85933,047,699
Wisconsin 9,529,3226,841,560 1,410,482 7,855,83113,266,32538,903,520
Wyoming 2,119,3671,531,483 315,841 805,905 4,019,463 8,792,059
American Samoa 160,474 47,446 23,915 166,201 0 398,036
Guam 451,361 578,663 67,265 467,469 348,011 1,912,769
Marshall Islands 340,841 17,053 50,794 353,005 0 761,693
Micronesia 508,167 40,411 75,730 526,302 0 1,150,610
Northern Marianas 136,160 22,195 20,291 141,019 0 319,665
Palau 103,888 6,692 15,482 107,595 0 233,657
Virgin Islands 552,375 328,109 82,318 572,087 1,464,957 2,999,846
Native Americans 0 11,366,132 0 0 011,366,132
National Reserve 0 0 0 217,166,322 0217,166,322
Postage 0 0 0 018,000,00018,000,000
Total 850,000,000 625,000,000 126,672,000 1,097,500,000761,735,0003,460,907,000
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