Adult Education National Leadership

What this funds

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult program under current law is intended to help adults aged 18 and older to gain new skills and find jobs in in-demand industries and sectors. WIOA requires local areas to provide priority of service in the provision of training and certain intensive career services to recipients of public assistance, individuals who are "basic skills deficient," and low-income individuals, to help them enter or re-enter the workforce and gain a pathway to economic stability. It also provides priority of service for employment and training services to veterans and eligible spouses. The FY 2027 Budget proposes eliminating the WIOA Adult program and replacing it with the standalone programs into a single program that can serve a range of job seekers, including adults Under current law, the Adult program operates on a program year (PY) basis. Funds appropriated allocates funding to States based on a statutory formula as described in section 132(b) of WIOA. The States, after reserving up to 15 percent of those funds for State-wide activities, allocate the remainder to local workforce areas based on a formula distribution as described in section 133(b) The 2027 Budget eliminates the WIOA Adult program as a stand-alone budget request and proposes to consolidate the program within the Make America Skilled Again grant program. participant data for the Adult program ($3,540.33 per participant in PY 2024), these funds will serve an estimated 247,335 adults. In FY 2026, the Department will implement America's Talent Strategy, review and render decisions on WIOA State Plan modifications, provide flexibility to States through waivers, and issue program guidance highlighting innovative practices including integration with Perkins CTE. In addition, the Department will assist states and local areas improve and expand connections to Registered Apprenticeship opportunities. for the Adult program ($3,540.33 per participant in PY 2024), these funds will serve an estimated 250,160 adults. The appropriation maintains the Governor's Reserve of 15 percent, which allows states to provide services, conduct statewide projects, ensure financial and programmatic oversight of the local workforce system, and plan workforce programs. In FY 2025, the Department provided flexibility to States through program guidance encouraging waiver requests that align with the Trump Administration's five strategic pillars for workforce investment and highlighting innovative practices including integration with Perkins CTE. Legend: (r) Revised (e) Estimate (base) Baseline -- Not Applicable TBD - To Be Determined [p] - Projection Under current law, States report to the Department on: 1) employment in the second quarter after exit; 2) employment in the fourth quarter after exit; 3) median earnings of those employed in the second quarter after exit; 4) credential attainment; 5) measurable skill gains; and 6) effectiveness in serving employers (shared measure across programs). The results of these measures demonstrate the effectiveness of the Adult program investments in helping address the employment and skill needs of workers, job seekers, and employers. All Adult Employment and Training Activities targets were met in PY 2024 with the exception of the Employment Rate - Second Quarter After Exit target. The Department will continue to support program improvement through analyzing the effectiveness of the services provided to participants, improving program efficiency, providing increased flexibility to states and local areas in order to maximize innovation in the workforce system, and promoting promising worker mobility; and integrating workforce and education systems. The Department hopes that these strategies lead to improved program performance to ensure targets are met in PY 2025. Since the Budget proposes to consolidate this program into MASA, no FY 2027 targets are set.

Extracted from Employment and Training Administration, p. 12. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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