(A)The Ohio department of job and family
services (ODJFS) issues NDWG allocations to the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (WIOA) local areas to provide assistance in response to large,
unexpected economic events which cause significant job losses as described in
section 170 of WIOA and the corresponding federal regulations included in 20
C.F.R. 687.
(1)NDWG funds assist WIOA local areas in
temporarily expanding the capacity to serve dislocated workers, including
military services members, and meeting the increased demand for employment and
training services, with the goal of quickly reemploying laid-off workers and
enhancing their employability and earnings.
(2)Disaster NDWGs provide funding to create
temporary employment opportunities to assist with clean-up and recovery
efforts, when a WIOA local area impacted by disaster is declared eligible for
public assistance by the federal emergency management agency (FEMA) or
otherwise recognized by a federal agency with authority or jurisdiction over
the federal response to the emergency or disaster.
(3)NDWG funds are available in response to
significant dislocation events that create a sudden need for assistance, which
exceeds the on-going operations of the formula-funded dislocated worker
program, including resources reserved at the state level.
(B)The assistance listings number is
17.277.
(C)ODJFS communicates the funding and
liquidation periods through the county finance information system (CFIS). The
WIOA local area can incur obligations through the funding period and disburse
and report expenditures no later than the end of the liquidation period.
Expenditure of NDWG funds is authorized under the biennial WIOA subgrant
agreements executed between ODJFS and each local area.
(D)ODJFS negotiates the scope of services
to be provided with an NDWG with the United States department of labor (DOL).
The services are based on the needs of the targeted population covered by the
NDWG, information provided by the WIOA local area where the event(s) occurred,
and other relevant circumstances. NDWG funds are generally used for the
following services:
(1)Career and training services as defined
in sections 134(c)(2) and (c)(3) of WIOA;
(2)Supportive and enhanced career pathway
services to help workers participate in the activities provided for under the
NDWG;
(3)Needs related payments (NRP) provided as
financial assistance to support other employment and training assistance needs
for dislocated workers to participate in training services; and
(4)Disaster projects and short term relief
employment.
(E)WIOA local areas that have identified
the need for NDWG assistance shall submit a formal request to ODJFS in
accordance with the following procedures:
(1)Requests may be submitted at any time
during the program year (PY).
(2)Requests shall be developed by or in
conjunction with the WIOA local area and chief elected official(s) of the WIOA
local area(s) in which the proposed project is to operate.
(F)WIOA local areas shall apply and receive
approval from the office of workforce development (OWD) to receive funding.
(1)Upon approval of the formal request,
each WIOA local area will receive a commitment of funding for planning purposes
as well as an allocation, which may be less than the commitment.
(2)WIOA local areas shall expend seventy
per cent or more of the current allocation before requesting additional funds
from their total commitment; and upon expenditure of seventy per cent of the
current allocation, a WIOA local area may request additional funding by
submitting documentation to ODJFS of the following:
(a)Total expenditures;
(b)An estimate of additional funding needs
to the end of the grant period; and
(c)An explanation of how the additional
funds will be spent.
(3)ODJFS will review the information in
order to determine the increased allocation amount.
(4)As participating areas request
additional funding, ODJFS may have a need to revise the commitments of funding
for other WIOA local areas in order to maximize utilization of Ohio's NDWG
resources. ODJFS submits all NDWG applications to DOL on behalf of the WIOA
local areas.
(5)WIOA local areas may contact ODJFS if
NDWG funds are not available to serve impacted workers. At that time, ODJFS
will assess all available resources, and in coordination with the WIOA local
area, determine how best to support the workers with WIOA statewide or rapid
response funds.
(G)A WIOA local area that receives an NDWG
allocation shall report expenditures as described in rule 5101:9-7-29 of the
Administrative Code.
(H)In addition to WIOA and the
corresponding federal regulations, WIOA local areas, subcontractors, and
subrecipients of NDWG funds shall adhere to all federal, state, and local
rules, laws, and regulations, the applicable provisions of the WIOA subgrant agreements,
and other limitations or provisions identified by ODJFS, including the office
of budget and management (OMB) uniform guidance and cost principles codified at
2 C.F.R. 200.
(I)The WIOA local area shall maintain
documentation as described in rule 5101:9-9-21 of the Administrative Code. This
documentation may be subject to inspection, monitoring, and audit by the ODJFS
office of fiscal and monitoring services (OFMS) and the Ohio auditor of state
(AOS).
Replaces: 5101:9-6-53
Effective: 6/25/2021
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 06/15/2021
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 5101.02, 6301.03
Rule Amplifies: 5101.02, 6301.03
Prior Effective Dates: 06/05/2005, 10/15/2006, 07/01/2010,
12/01/2010, 05/14/2016