Navajo Department of Workforce Development (NDWD)

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Navajo Department of Workforce Development (NDWD)
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WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) ARRA FUNDING
ALLOCATION

• WIA Supplemental Youth Services (SYSP) Set-Aside
  Allocation 3,956,397.00
• Budgeting Cost Categories
• Administration Costs (15) - 593,460
• Training Support Costs (25) 989,099
• Direct Services Costs (60) - 2,373,838

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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

• Meet plan enrollments of 445 youth.
• Goal Achieve planned enrollments each quarter
  for five field offices.
• Attain 70 goal attainment rate.
• Goal 312 Youth participants will attain two or
  more goals.

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NDWD WIA ARRA STAFFING

• Ms. Trudy Armijo, Project Coordinator
• NDWD Window Rock Administration Office
• [phone] Fax [phone]

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AGENCY OFFICES

• Project Coordinators (1)
• Assistant Project Coordinators (1))
• Employment Assistant Officers (2)
• Payroll Clerks (2)
• Records Clerk (1)

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PLANNED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

• WORK EXPERIENCE
• Youth 14-17 years of age (180)
• Youth 18-24 years of age (172)
• INTERNSHIP COLLEGE GRADUATES (30)
• BASIC EDUCATION (25)

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PLANNED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES (cont.)

• SUPPORTIVE SERVICES COSTS
• Lodging, Housing, Transportation, Work Clothing,
  Tools
• Scholarships for college students (referral
  partnership with NN Scholarship Office)

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WIA PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

• A waiver request and a waiver plan has been
  submitted to U.S. Department of Labor. Approval
  is pending.
• Must be 14-24 years of age.
• Priority for services are veterans and eligible
  spouses.
• Low Income Meet income guidelines for 95
  category exception under 5.

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WIA PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY (Cont.)

• If applicable, males must register or be
  registered for Selective Service.
• Must document one of the following
• Deficient in basic literacy skills.
• A school dropout.
• Homeless, runaway, or a foster child.
• Pregnant or a parent.
• An offender.
• An individual who requires additional assistance
  (upon exhaustion of all other resources) to
  complete an education program), or to secure and
  hold employment.

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OTHER ARRA FUNDING

• WIA States Funds (AZ, NM, UT)
• (pending approval _at_ U.S. Department of Labor)
• Adults/Dislocated Workers - 1,323,212
• Youth - 1,727,526
• TOTAL 3,050,738

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Presented by Roselyn Shirley, Department
Manager III

• Post Office Box 1889
• Window Rock, Arizona 86515
• [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail Rshirley_at_ndwd.org
• Website www.ndwd.org