Return-Path: <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g42GNku01917; Thu, 2 May 2002 12:23:46 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 12:23:46 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <p0500190db8f7171b078b@[146.186.96.32]> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Priscilla Carman <psc3@psu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:533] Thursday Notes May 2, 2002 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1191766014==_ma============" Status: O Content-Length: 9234 Lines: 228 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Office of Vocational and Adult Education Editor: Sarah Newcomb Production: Rose Tilghman May 2, 2002 ___________________________________ DOL, ED Announce 12 Incentive Grants Twelve states are eligible to receive a share of $27.6 million available for incentive grant awards under section 503 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). To qualify for the incentive, a state must have exceeded performance levels for outcomes in each of WIA title I, adult education, and vocational education programs. States must file a short application for these grants within 45 days of publication of a notice in the Federal Register. Funds can be used to support innovative workforce development and education activities authorized under any one of these laws through June 30, 2004. See http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2002_register&doci d=02-10888-filed The winners are: State Amount of Award Connecticut $1,652,500 Florida $3,000,000 Idaho $975,500 Illinois $3,000,000 Indiana $2,896,500 Kentucky $3,000,000 Maine $819,700 Massachusetts $2,887,400 Michigan $3,000,000 North Dakota $750,000 Texas $3,000,000 Wisconsin $2,599,000 States Can Revise Targets For Unanticipated Events States can revise agreed upon performance levels if one of two categories of unanticipated circumstances occur, says OVAE's new guidance for adult and vocational education programs. Category one includes state-mandated changes in data-gathering methods and can only be done for future years. Category two includes contextual events such as spiraling unemployment or natural disasters. Category two can support revising target levels in current or future years. State Directors have received this guidance by e-mail and it will be posted on the web soon. MD's Joan Athen Named Community College Specialist Joan Athen, formerly of JA Associates, LLC in Columbia, Maryland has been named OVAE's new Community College Specialist, Assistant Secretary Carol D'Amico announced last week. Prior to her appointment, Athen served as chair of the Maryland Association of Community College Trustees. Previously she served as chair and vice chair, as well as a board member, of Howard Community College. Earlier, she was chair of the Howard County Chamber of Commerce. She is the founder and president of the Maryland Therapeutic Horsemanship Association. Welcome Joan! No May Shop Talk We'll see you in Charleston, State Directors. Our next Shop Talk is June 6. _____________________________________________________________________________ A Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and Literacy Office of Vocational and Adult Education OVAE Homepage http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/
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