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References: Sections 325A and 326, Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), as amended. Discussion: The LLSIL (100 percent) is used to determine eligibility for needs-related payments for projects funded with Title III National Reserve funds and operated in accordance with Section 326 (Clean Air Employment Transition Assistance) and Section 325A (Defense Diversification, by reference to Section 326(f)). Attached is an information package which includes: 1) the tables for the 1999 LLSIL adjusted to reflect 100 percent of the LLSIL; 2) the Federal Register notice (May 14, 1999) which explains how to use these tables; and 3) the poverty guidelines 1999 (Federal Register, March 18, 1999) issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services which are used in determining the level of the needs-related payments. Action: States should make this information available to all appropriate officials and staff who deal with Title III.

Reference: Solicitation of Grant Announcement (SGA), Federal Register, Volume 64, No. 105, page 29672-29691, Wednesday, June 2, 1999. Background: Section 169 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 authorizes funding for Youth Opportunity Grants to serve youth living in high poverty areas. These grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to eligible local workforce investment boards, other administrative entities receiving formula funds under Job Training Partnership Act, and designated Native American programs as prescribed in Section 166 of WIA. State Roles: Under WIA, the Governor may designate eligible areas, consistent with the requirements of the Act. States may also provide technical assistance and resources to local areas in developing their grant applications, particularly to rural areas and Native American applicants. (a) Area Designation: (i) Section 169 of WIA authorizes Governors in States without Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities (EZ/ECs) to designate high poverty areas in their States as eligible to apply for Youth Opportunity Grants. (ii) Section 169 also authorizes Governors with EZ/ECs to designate up to two (2) additional high poverty areas as eligible to apply for these grants. Such additional areas in States with EZ/ECs must meet the poverty criteria for EZ/ECs set forth in Section 1392 (a)(4),(b), a,(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. States may need to set up procedures for areas to determine the applicant¿s eligibility for designation. Upon designation approval, a letter must be sent to the local entity, signed by the Governor, describing how the target area was designated. A copy of the designation letter must be submitted with the applicant¿s proposal. (b)Technical Assistance and Resources: Rural areas and Native Americans applying for these grants may not have as many resources available as urban areas may have. The Department encourages States and local areas to provide technical assistance to rural areas and to collaborate with Native American applicants in preparing their proposals. The use of complementary resources, such as integration into the One-Stop System, to rural and sizable urban Native American projects may be considered. Technical Assistance Conferences: The Department will be holding Technical Assistance Conferences for local sites wishing to apply for these grants. States are welcome to send representatives. Dates and locations for the conferences are as follows: June 15 District of Columbia June16Chicago, Illinois June 23Denver (Native American grant applicants only) June24Los Angeles, California June 29Atlanta, Georgia Specific information regarding sites and times for the conferences will be sent directly to all SDAs, and can be accessed by calling the Youth Opportunity Grants Technical Assistance Conference Headquarters at (703) 299-1680. Action Required: Encourage the designation of the additional eligible areas as soon as possible so that applicants from these areas will not be at a competitive disadvantage with applicants from EZ/EC communities.

References: Public Law 97-300, Section 4(8) (JTPA). Background: JTPA defines the term "economically disadvantaged" at Section 4(8) of the Act. Among other things the term means an individual who is a member of a family which has received a total family income for the 6-month period prior to application for the program involved which, in relation to family size, was not in excess of the higher of the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, or 70 percent of the LLSIL. The poverty levels were revised and new Federal Poverty Income Guidelines were published in the Federal Register on Monday, March 4, 1996. The guidelines for the LLSIL were published in the Federal Register on April 3, 1996. Attached are copies of these 1996 guidelines. Effective Date: States may implement these guidelines in accordance with the dates as published in the Federal Register or on such later date as the Governor may determine for JTPA programs in the State, but no later than July 1, 1996. In future years as well, States may implement guidelines in accordance with the effective dates published in the Federal Register.

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