In 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) launched round one of WDQI to fund the development, or enhancement, of state workforce longitudinal administrative databases. These state longitudinal databases will, at a minimum, include information on programs that provide training and employment services and will be linked longitudinally at the individual level to allow for analysis leading to enhanced opportunity for program evaluation and better information for customers and stakeholders of the workforce system.
WDQI funding is made available through competitive grants administered by DOL in support of a parallel and much larger effort, the Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) grants administered by the U.S. Department of Education. These two programs encourage the development of state education and workforce longitudinal administrative databases. Ultimately, databases developed through WDQI should be linked to education data at the individual level. Collecting these and other data sources longitudinally will provide a comprehensive picture of workers' earnings throughout their careers. Through analysis, these data will demonstrate the relationship between education and training programs, as well as the additional contribution of the provision of other employment services.
WHAT OUTCOME OR OUTPUTS ARE EXPECTED OF THE GRANTEES?
Each WDQI grantee is expected to fully develop (or expand in the case where states have a database underway) their workforce longitudinal database in addition to using that database to conduct analysis of state workforce and education systems. Additionally, WQDI grantees are expected to use this data analysis to create materials (i.e., scorecards) on state workforce performance to share with workforce system stakeholders and the public.
National Office Liaison: Toquir Ahmed, Ahmed.Toquir@dol.gov, 202-693-3901
Round 7 (July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2022)
FOA - https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=314045
Grant Recipients News Release - https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20190722
|
Region |
Grantee |
FPO |
FPO |
FPO |
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Region 6 |
California |
Latha Seshadri |
415-625-7937 |
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Region 4 |
Colorado |
David Lipnicky |
972-850-4665 |
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Region 5 |
Idaho |
Patricia O'Sullivan |
408-426-5054 |
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Region 5 |
Illinois |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
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Region 1 |
Maine |
Kate Banimenia |
617-788-0126 |
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Region 5 |
Michigan |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
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Region 1 |
New Jersey |
Danielle Worthen-Ramos |
617-788-0314 |
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Region 3 |
North Carolina |
Melissa Keels |
404-302-5367 |
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Region 4 |
Texas |
David Lipnicky |
972-850-4665 |
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Region 5 |
Wisconsin |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
Round 7 Grantees
| State | Grantee | Funding Amount |
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California |
California Department of Employment Development |
$1,000,000 |
|
Colorado |
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment |
$1,000,000 |
|
Idaho |
Idaho Department of Labor, Executive Office of the State of Idaho |
$1,000,000 |
|
Illinois |
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
$1,000,000 |
|
Maine |
Maine Department of Labor, Center for Workforce Research |
$998,737 |
|
Michigan |
Michigan Talent Investment Agency dba Michigan Workforce Dev |
$998,028 |
|
New Jersey |
New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development |
$1,000,000 |
|
North Carolina |
North Carolina Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Solutions |
$1,000,000 |
|
Texas |
Texas Workforce Commission |
$2,181,321 |
|
Wisconsin |
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development |
$1,000,000 |
|
Total: |
$11,178,086 |
|
Round 6 (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2020)
Funding Opportunity Press Release - https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20170404
FOA - https://www.doleta.gov/grants/pdf/FOA-ETA-17-01.pdf
Grant Recipients News Release - https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20170616
|
Region |
Grantee |
FPO |
FPO |
FPO |
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Region 3 |
Alabama |
Melissa Keels |
404-302-5367 |
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Region 5 |
Indiana |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
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Region 5 |
Iowa |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
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Region 3 |
Kentucky |
Melissa Keels |
404-302-5367 |
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Region 1 |
Massachusetts |
Kate Banimenia |
617-788-0126 |
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Region 3 |
Mississippi |
Jessica Otieno |
404-302-5379 |
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Region 5 |
Missouri |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
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|
Region 1 |
Rhode Island |
Amanda Poirier |
617-788-0124 |
Round 6 Grantees (Visit FOA-ETA-15-06 to view each grantee's abstract and technical proposal)
| State | Grantee | Funding Amount |
|
Alabama |
Alabama Department of Labor |
$1,000,000 |
|
Indiana |
Indiana Department of Workforce Development |
$1,000,000 |
|
Iowa |
Iowa Workforce Development |
$997,890 |
|
Kentucky |
Kentucky Education and Work Force Development Cabinet |
$1,000,000 |
|
Massachusetts |
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development |
$1,000,000 |
|
Mississippi |
Mississippi Department of Employment Security |
$2,700,000 |
|
Missouri |
Missouri Division Workforce Development |
$1,000,000 |
|
Rhode Island |
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training |
$2,700,000 |
|
Total: |
$11,397,890 |
|
Workforce Data Quality Initiative
WDQI supports the development of, or enhancements to, longitudinal administrative databases that will integrate workforce data and create linkages to education data. States will incorporate workforce information into longitudinal data systems to expand the scope and depth of data from programs, such as the Workforce Investment Act programs, Wagner-Peyser, Trade Adjustment Assistance, and Unemployment Insurance. The long-term WDQI and SLDS goal for States is to use their longitudinal data systems to follow individuals through school and into and through their work life. The WDQI also emphasizes promoting improvements and the level of quality of these systems, in addition to increasing the accessibility of performance data, including data reported by employment services and training providers. High quality and consistent data that is available from service providers about services offered, and how well their customers benefited as they enter or re-enter the labor market, are integral to informed consumer choices.
The WDQI is being implemented to support a collaborative partnership at the Federal level between the Departments of Labor and of Education. WQDI grant recipients are expected to demonstrate similarly established partnerships between state educational and workforce agencies.
- What are the main objectives of the WDQI?
- Develop or improve state workforce longitudinal data systems to include data from Unemployment Insurance (UI) wage records, UI benefit claims, training and employment services (such as Workforce Investment Act; Wagner-Peyser; Trade Adjustment Assistance; Veterans; Adult Education and Literacy, and Disability programs) and other data sources like the Federal Employment Data Exchange System.
- Enable workforce data to be matched with education data to ultimately create longitudinal data systems with individual-level information beginning with pre-kindergarten through post-secondary schooling all the way through entry and sustained participation in the workforce and employment services system.
- Improve the quality and breadth of the data in the workforce data systems.
- Use longitudinal data to provide useful information about program operations and analyze the performance of education and employment and training programs.
- Provide user-friendly information to consumers to help them select the training and education programs that best suit their needs.
- What outcome or outputs are expected of the grantees?
Each WDQI grantee is expected to fully develop (or expand in the case where states have a database underway) their workforce longitudinal database in addition to using that database to conduct analysis of state workforce and education systems. Additionally, WQDI grantees are expected to use this data analysis to create materials on state workforce performance to share with workforce system stakeholders and the public.
WDQI Federal Contacts
|
Region |
Round |
States |
FPO |
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Region 1 |
Round 1 |
Maine, Massachusetts |
Trevor Capon |
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Round 2 |
New Jersey |
Suzanne Pouliot |
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Rhode Island |
Michael Hotard |
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Region 2 |
Round 1 |
Maryland |
Linda Avila |
|
Round 1 |
Virginia |
Tobby Willis |
|
|
Round 2 |
Pennsylvania |
Michael Toops |
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Region 3 |
Round 1 |
Florida, South Carolina |
Julian Hardy |
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Region 4 |
Round 1 |
Louisiana, North Dakota, Texas |
David Lipnicky |
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Round 2 |
Arkansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota |
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Region 5 |
Round 1 |
Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio |
Jean Grochowski |
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Round 2 |
Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska |
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Region 6 |
Round 2 |
Hawaii, Idaho, Washington |
Denise Dombek |
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National Office |
Rounds 1 & 2 |
All States |
Lorece Stanton |
Press Releases
Round 1 - https://www.doleta.gov/performance/workforcedatagrant_article.cfm
Round 2 - https://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA20121170.htm
Round 3 - https://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/eta20130437.htm
Contact
For information, please contact: ETAPerforms
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS WDQI GRANTEES
WDQI Federal Contacts
National Office Liaison: Toquir Ahmed, ahmed.toquir@dol.gov, 202-693-3901
Round 1 (December 1, 2010 - November 30, 2013)
Funding Opportunity Press Release - https://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/eta20100532.htm
FOA - https://www.doleta.gov/grants/pdf/SGA-DFA-PY-09-10.pdf
Grant Recipient News Release - https://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ETA/ETA20101511.htm
| State Design Plan
|
State Summary
|
Agency
|
Award Amount (USD)
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation |
$1,000,000 |
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Iowa Workforce Development |
$1,000,000 |
||
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Louisiana Workforce Commission |
$999,863 |
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Maine Department of Labor |
$1,000,000 |
||
|
State of Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation |
$1,000,000 |
||
|
Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development |
$1,000,000 |
||
|
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development |
$1,000,000 |
||
|
Missouri Department of Economic Development |
$890,000 |
||
|
Job Service North Dakota |
$1,000,000 |
||
|
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services |
$1,000,000 |
||
|
South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce |
$289,417 |
||
|
Texas Workforce Commission |
$997,014 |
||
|
Virginia Community College System |
$1,000,000 |
||
| Total: |
$12,176,294 |
||
(To view grantee abstracts visit https://www.doleta.gov/pdf/WDQI_abstracts_draft_2.pdf.)
Round 1 (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2014)
Press Release - https://www.doleta.gov/performance/workforcedatagrant_article.cfm
FOA - https://www.doleta.gov/grants/pdf/SGA-DFA-PY-09-10.pdf
|
Region |
Grantee |
FPO |
FPO |
FPO |
|
Region 1 |
Maine |
Trevor Capon |
617-788-0391 |
|
|
Region 1 |
Massachusetts |
Trevor Capon |
617-788-0391 |
|
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Region 2 |
Maryland |
Linda Avila |
215-861-5227 |
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|
Region 2 |
Virginia |
Tobby Willis |
215-861-5217 |
|
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Region 3 |
Florida |
Julian Hardy |
404-302-5367 |
|
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Region 3 |
South Carolina |
Julian Hardy |
404-302-5367 |
|
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Region 4 |
Louisiana |
David Lipnicky |
972-850-4665 |
|
|
Region 4 |
North Dakota |
David Lipnicky |
972-850-4665 |
|
|
Region 4 |
Texas |
David Lipnicky |
972-850-4665 |
|
|
Region 5 |
Iowa |
Jean Grochowski |
312-596-5521 |
|
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Region 5 |
Minnesota |
Jean Grochowski |
312-596-5521 |
|
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Region 5 |
Missouri |
Jean Grochowski |
312-596-5521 |
|
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Region 5 |
Ohio |
Jean Grochowski |
312-596-5521 |
|
State Design Plan |
State Summary |
Agency |
Award Amount (USD) |
|
Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation |
$1,000,000 |
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Iowa Workforce Development |
$1,000,000 |
||
|
Louisiana Workforce Commission |
$999,863 |
||
|
Maine Department of Labor |
$1,000,000 |
||
|
State of Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation |
$1,000,000 |
||
|
Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development |
$1,000,000 |
||
|
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development |
$1,000,000 |
||
|
Missouri Department of Economic Development |
$890,000 |
||
|
Job Service North Dakota |
$1,000,000 |
||
|
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services |
$1,000,000 |
||
|
South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce |
$289,417 |
||
|
Texas Workforce Commission |
$997,014 |
||
|
Virginia Community College System |
$1,000,000 |
Round 2 (July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2015)
FOA - https://www.doleta.gov/grants/pdf/wdqi_sga_dfa_py_11_01.pdf
Grant Recipients News Release - https://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA20121170.htm
|
Region |
Grantee |
FPO |
FPO |
FPO |
|
Region 1 |
New Jersey |
Grant period of performance has ended | ||
|
Region 1 |
Rhode Island |
Danielle Worthen-Ramos |
617-788-0314 |
|
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Region 2 |
Pennsylvania |
Grant period of performance has ended | ||
|
Region 4 |
Arkansas |
Grant period of performance has ended | ||
|
Region 4 |
Oklahoma |
David Lipnicky |
972-850-4665 |
|
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Region 4 |
South Dakota |
Grant period of performance has ended | ||
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Region 5 |
Illinois |
Grant period of performance has ended | ||
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Region 5 |
Michigan |
Grant period of performance has ended | ||
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Region 5 |
Nebraska |
Grant period of performance has ended | ||
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Region 6 |
Idaho |
Grant period of performance has ended | ||
|
Region 6 |
Hawaii |
Grant period of performance has ended | ||
|
Region 6 |
Washington |
Grant period of performance has ended | ||
Round 3 (July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2016)
FOA - https://www.dol.gov/dol/grants/SGA-DFA-PY-12-07.pdf
Grant Recipients News Release - https://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA20131166.htm
|
Region |
Grantee |
FPO |
FPO |
FPO |
|
Region 2 |
Virginia |
Michael Toops |
215-861-5217 |
|
|
Region 3 |
North Carolina |
Melissa Keels |
404-302-5367 |
|
|
Region 4 |
Wyoming |
David Lipnicky |
972-850-4665 |
|
|
Region 5 |
Ohio |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
|
|
Region 5 |
Kansas |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
|
|
Region 6 |
Oregon |
Ingrid Schonfield |
415-625-7947 |
Round 4 (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017)
Funding Opportunity Press Release - https://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA20140055.htm
FOA - https://www.doleta.gov/grants/pdf/WDQI_SGA_DFA_PY_13_05.pdf
Grant Recipients New Release - https://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA20141130.htm
|
Region |
Grantee |
FPO |
FPO |
FPO |
|
Region 1 |
Connecticut |
Danielle Worthen-Ramos |
617-788-0314 |
|
|
Region 1 |
New Jersey |
Suzanne Pouliot |
617-788-0180 |
|
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Region 3 |
Kentucky |
Melissa Keels |
404-302-5367 |
|
|
Region 3 |
Mississippi |
Linda Lundy |
404-302-5369 |
|
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Region 5 |
Indiana |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
|
|
Region 5 |
Nebraska |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
Round 5 (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2018)
Funding Opportunity Press Release - https://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA20150578.htm
FOA - https://www.doleta.gov/grants/pdf/FOA-ETA-15-06.pdf
Grant Recipients News Release - https://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA20151284.htm
|
Region |
Grantee |
FPO |
FPO |
FPO |
|
Region 1 |
Maine |
Carmen Rodriguez |
671-788-0110 |
|
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Region 1 |
Rhode Island |
Amanda Poirier |
617-788-0124 |
|
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Region 3 |
Tennessee |
Jessica Otieno |
404-302-5379 |
|
|
Region 4 |
Arkansas |
John Kuznar |
972-850-4636 |
|
|
Region 4 |
Texas |
John Kuznar |
972-850-4636 |
|
|
Region 5 |
Kansas |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
|
|
Region 5 |
Michigan |
Tommy Ouyang |
312-596-5512 |
|
|
Region 6 |
Alaska |
Ingrid Schonfield |
415-625-7947 |
|
|
Region 6 |
Washington |
Ingrid Schonfield |
415-625-7947 |