TEGL_12-21_Attachment_7.pdf

ETA Advisory File Text

Attachment VII VII-1 FY 2022 Funding Guidanc e a nd Funding Levels The funding authorized for foreign labor certification state grants in the Consolidated Appropriation Act 2022 was allocated to the SWAs as described below 1. Base Allocation 13 955 140 With limited exceptions a base allocation was allocated to each SWA commensurate with its base allocation for the previous year and the level of obligations under its active foreign labor certification grants. The exceptions are comprised of SWAs meeting each of the following criteria a. the SWA processed an annual average of less than five total clearance orders attached to H-2A applications during the three most recently completed fiscal years FY 2019-2021 b. the SWA processed an annual average of less than five total H-2B job orders during the three most recently completed fiscal years FY 2019- 2021 and c. an annual average of less than five total housing units were identified on clearance orders att ached to H-2A applications processed by the SWA during FY 2020 and FY 2021 and d. in circumstances where a SWA s actual workload met all three of these aforementioned factors the SWA was allocated 5 000 to support the costs associated with processing this minimal level of foreign labor certification workload. The SWAs meeting these criteria were the District of Columbia Guam and the Virgin Islands. 2. Supplemental Allocation 7 326 860 In addition to its base allocation each SWA except those meeting the criteria described above was allocated a supplemental allocation. Each SWA s supplemental allocation was determined in the following manner a. One-third of the available funding was based on each SWA s proportion of the estimated total national housing inspection workload. This was defined as the total number of housing units identified on clearance orders attached to H-2A applications processed during FY 2020 and FY 2021 and located in the jurisdiction of the SWA divided by the total number of housing units identified on clearance orders attached to H-2A applications processed during FY 2020 and FY 2021 by all SWAs. b. Two-thirds of the available funding was based on each SWA s share of the total national workload associated with reviewing and posting clearance orders attached to H-2A and H-2B applications during the three most recent fiscal years FY 2019 2021 . Seventy percent of this two-thirds amount was allocated based on each SWA s share of the total clearance orders attached to H-2A applications processed during the three most recently completed fiscal years FY 2019 2021 . For example if SWA 1 processed five percent of the total national clearance orders attached to H-2A applications processed during the three most recent fiscal years then SWA 1 would receive five percent of the funding allocated on the basis of clearance orders attached to H-2A applications. Because SWA reviews of clearance orders attached to H-2A applications have significantly more complex regulatory requirements than SWA reviews of H-2B job orders a higher percentage of the available resources were allocated on the basis of clearance orders attached to H- 2A applications rather than on H-2B job orders. . The remaining t hir ty percent of the two-thirds amount was allocated based on each SWA s share of the total H-2B job orders processed during the three most recently completed fiscal years FY 2019 2021 . For example if SWA 1 processed five percent of the total H- 2B job orders processed during the three most recent fiscal years then SWA 1 would receive five percent of the funding allocated on the basis of H-2B job orders. 3.Total Grant Allocation The combined total of each SWA s base allocation and supplemental allocation comprises the SWA s total FY 2022 grant award. 4.Data Sources The data sources used to support the allocation of supplemental funding for SWAs are available in the OFLC disclosure data published at www.dol.gov agencies eta foreign-labor performance Housing unit data was derived from the Form ETA-790A Addendum B. Data from the three most recently completed fiscal years was used for the workload factors associated with job orders in order to more accurately reflect long-term trends. VII-2 FY 2022 Funding Level 21 282 000 The funding amount below must be indicated on the SF-424 and SF-424A for FY 2022 Base Allocation Supplemental Allocation Total FY 2022 Grant Total 13 955 140 7 326 860 21 282 000 Alabama 122 000 55 580 177 580 Alaska 76 145 20 205 96 350 Arizona 160 587 130 156 290 743 Arkansas 100 230 160 957 261 187 California 1 500 000 518 964 2 018 964 CNMI 65 500 3 146 68 646 Colorado 241 500 197 989 439 489 Connecticut 250 000 34 298 284 298 Delaware 65 000 13 102 78 102 District of Columbia 5 000 0 5 000 Florida 470 000 516 889 986 889 Georgia 480 000 267 562 747 562 Guam 5 000 0 5 000 Hawaii 60 000 4 383 64 383 Idaho 400 000 265 127 665 127 Illinois 300 000 91 799 391 799 Indiana 92 361 77 084 169 445 Iowa 207 185 105 837 313 022 Kansas 110 010 86 515 196 525 Kentucky 300 000 353 358 653 358 Louisiana 255 000 372 110 627 110 Maine 265 000 77 466 342 466 Maryland 433 424 68 436 501 860 Massachusetts 408 140 91 860 500 000 Michigan 320 000 194 517 514 517 Minnesota 130 000 93 907 223 907 Mississippi 250 000 123 625 373 625 Missouri 150 558 84 870 235 428 Montana 278 811 131 392 410 203 Nebraska 100 000 86 422 186 422 Nevada 115 000 196 608 311 608 New Hampshire 53 625 26 871 80 496 New Jersey 400 000 78 437 478 437 New Mexico 70 000 29 448 99 448 New York 1 400 000 275 486 1 675 486 North Carolina 483 800 496 418 980 218 North Dakota 186 000 192 521 378 521 Ohio 275 000 118 652 393 652 Oklahoma 96 500 63 039 159 539 Oregon 315 000 62 820 377 820 Pennsylvania 400 000 130 835 530 835 VII -3 VII-4 Puerto Rico 55 000 3 105 58 105 Rhode Island 76 145 7 031 83 176 South Carolina 209 000 99 962 308 962 South Dakota 100 000 109 443 209 443 Tennessee 220 251 168 195 388 446 Texas 450 000 398 171 848 171 Utah 120 000 134 909 254 909 Vermont 130 000 33 912 163 912 Virgin Islands 5 000 0 5 000 Virginia 424 931 139 612 564 543 Washington 400 000 202 678 602 678 West Virginia 50 000 9 954 59 954 Wisconsin 150 000 49 533 199 533 Wyoming 88 437 71 664 160 101 Online Wage Library 80 000 0 80 000