Request For Proposal: Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title 1-B Youth Service Provider
August 19, 2023
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), signed into law in 2014, was designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the economy. WIOA brings together, in strategic coordination, the core programs of federal investment in skill development.
WIOA Title 1 B is the primary source of federal workforce development funding to prepare low- income youth and adults, and dislocated workers for employment, and to help them continue to build skills once they are employed. Within the purpose of providing workforce activities, the primary goal of WIOA Title 1 B Youth Program is to increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase attainment of recognized postsecondary credentials by participants, and as a result, improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, increase economic self-sufficiency, meet the skill requirements of employers, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation. (WIOA sec. 2)
Title 1 B funds are directed to Workforce Development Boards, which in turn contract with local organizations to deliver services through local Job Centers. Job Centers are public/private ventures that combine the resources of multiple organizations into a one-stop employment and training facility for job seekers, workers, and employers. The co-location and/or integration of employment and training services are integral to effective and efficient delivery.
