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Our last entry covered section 682.340 and focused on other allowable Rapid Response activities and community transition teams. We now look at § 682.350 which defines “additional assistance” in the context of Rapid Response.

Now that we’ve defined Rapid Response, discussed its purpose, and described the circumstances under which Rapid Response must be provided, let’s take a closer look at one of the big changes to Rapid Response under the WIOA regulations from WIA:...

The table below includes the number of grants and total funding awarded in each Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) round.

In 2019, eighteen grants were awarded to two regional commissions: the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Lower Mississippi Delta Authority.

In 2022, 26 grants were awarded to two regional commissions: the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Lower Mississippi Delta Authority.

Thirty-two grants were awarded in 2023 to three regional commissions: the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Lower Mississippi Delta Authority, and the Northern Border Regional Commission.

In 2020, 27 grants were awarded to two regional commissions: the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Lower Mississippi Delta Authority.

In 2024,34 grants were awarded to three regional commissions: the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Lower Mississippi Delta Authority, and the Northern Border Regional Commission.

At the White House’s direction, the Secretary of Health and Human Services declared a national public health emergency on October 26, 2017 and has renewed the declaration every 90 days thereafter. As a result of this declaration, the White House...

The Employment and Training Administration announces its series of webinars on the impact of the opioid epidemic on the public workforce system.  These webinars will bring professionals throughout the public workforce system together with partner...