Policy Chapters and Sections

Rapid Response (1E) Grant Program Eligibility

Chapter: 6 Section: 2.2
Effective Date: 3/14/2022
Expiration Date: Continuing
Published Date: 3/11/2022 5:17:26 PM
Status: Current
Version: 2

Tags: DW State Reserve 1E, Grants, Rapid Response

To submit for Rapid Response (1E) Grant Funds, the following eligibility criteria apply:

  1. General Eligibility will be based on the following:
    1. Meeting the annual accrued expenditure and obligation requirements for the Dislocated Worker formula funds as described in the Reporting of Accrued Expenditures, Obligations and Reallocations section of the policy manual for the previous program year and annualized for the current program year.
    2. Meeting the direct training expenditure rate for formula funds under the Training Expenditure Requirement section of the policy manual in the prior program year and demonstrating it will be met in the current program year.
    3. Special Note:  Dislocation events within an LWIA caused by a natural disaster are exempt from General Eligibility criterion 1.a. and 1.b. above. 
    4. Funding for 1E may only cover the costs associated with approved events and allowable activities as negotiated in the grant Exhibits A (Project Description/Statement of Work) and Exhibit B (Deliverables and Milestones).
    5. For new events, participants must be registered and enrolled, following the Career Planning section of this policy manual, into applicable services as defined in the development of the Individual Employment Plan (IEP).
    6. Caseloads across formula titles (1D, 1A, 1E) and Trade Programs that do not average seventy-five (75) customers per career planner will be required to provide additional justification for consideration to be given to career planning costs.
    7. If an event occurs in the previous program year and 1E funds were not requested, it can be treated as a new event and submitted for consideration.
    8. ITA limits or supportive services limits cannot be used to calculate these budgets.  The historical cost average for these types of costs must be the basis for the funding request.
    9. Grantees that transfer Dislocated Worker formula funds (1D) to the Adult Program (1A) will be required to provide justification for 1E funds.
    10. A new application may be denied if an LWIA has not entered the event into the Illinois Employment Business System (IEBS).
    11. Career Planners must record the IEBS Event ID on the dislocation job record for each customer tied to the event when the individual's application record is entered in the Illinois Workforce Development System (IWDS).
    12. OET may negotiate and fund projects under terms other than those specified in this policy, where it can be clearly demonstrated to OET that such adjustments will achieve a greater positive benefit for the workers and/or the communities being assisted.
  2. Dislocation Event Eligibility
    1. A single dislocation event in an LWIA must affect fifty (50) or more workers.
    2. An event from a single company that has a statewide impact affecting two-hundred (200) or more workers may also be eligible if the completed Worker Needs Survey supports a need for funding for training. 
      1. The LWIA with the highest number of impacted workers should apply on behalf of a designated regional area.
      2. The submitting LWIA will issue subgrants to other affected LWIAs.
      3. No LWIA may receive a subgrant for 1E funds if they have not met the requirements found at 1.a., 1.i., and 1.l. above.
    3. A dislocation event within an LWIA caused by a natural disaster.
      1. The LWIA with the highest number of impacted workers should apply on behalf of a designated regional area.    
      2. The submitting LWIA will issue subgrants to other affected LWIAs.
      3. No LWIA may receive a subgrant for 1E funds if they have not met the requirements found at 1.a., 1.i., and 1.l. above.
    4. OJT or work experience projects of twenty (20) or more recently separated veterans.
      1. Recently separated is defined as any veteran who applies for participation under WIOA within forty-eight (48) months after the discharge or release from active military, naval, or air service.
      2. In accordance with TEGL 22-04, Change 1 all veterans who have not received a dishonorable discharge are to be considered as having been terminated from the military upon their dismissal, thus making them eligible as dislocated workers, so long as they meet ALL other dislocated worker eligibility criteria.
    5. OET will consider on a case-by-case basis 1E funding for other activities that do not meet the eligibility guidelines outlined in this section if regular 1D funding is not available or sufficient to serve customers impacted by the event.

Regional and Local Planning Requirements

Incumbent Worker Training (IWT)

USDOL (TEGL) No. 22-04, Change 1, Serving Military Spouses as Dislocated Workers under the Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker Formula Grant (September 28, 2007)

USDOL Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 22-04, Serving Military Service Members and Military Spouses under the WIA Dislocated Worker Formula Grant (March 22, 2005)

USDOL Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL)No. 10-09, Implementing Priority of Service for Veterans and Eligible Spouses in all Qualified Job Training Programs Funded in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) (November 10, 2009)

USDOL Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 14-18, Aligning Performance Accountability Reporting, Definitions, and Policies Across Workforce Employment and Training Programs Administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) (March 25, 2019)

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21-NOT-06 Attachment B - SFY 22 WIOA 1E-C Application
21-NOT-06 Attachment C - SFY 22 WIOA 651 Uniform Budget Template
21-NOT-06 Attachment D - SFY 22 WIOA 651 Uniform Budget Modification Template
22-NOT-04 - FY24-PY23 WIOA 651 Uniform Budget Modification Template
22-NOT-04 - FY24-PY23 WIOA 651 Uniform Budget Template
22-NOT-04 Attachment A - PY’22 Rapid Response (1E) Grant Funds Application - Fillable
22-NOT-04 PY'22 Rapid Response (1E) Grant Funds Application with Attach