20 C.F.R. PART 645--PROVISIONS GOVERNING WELFARE-TO-WORK GRANTS
TITLE 20--Employees' Benefits
CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
PART 645--PROVISIONS GOVERNING WELFARE-TO-WORK GRANTS
Subpart A--SCOPE AND PURPOSE
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| What does this part cover?
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| What are the purposes of the Welfare-to-Work Program?
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| What definitions apply to this part?
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| What are the roles of the local and State governmental partners in the governance of the WtW program?
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| What are the effective dates for the Welfare-to-Work 1999 Amendments?
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| What is the effective date for spending Federal Welfare-to-Work formula funds on newly eligible participants and newly authorized services?
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Subpart B--GENERAL PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
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| What does this subpart cover?
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| What is meant by the terms ''entity'' and ''project'' in the statutory phrase ''an entity that operates a project'' with Welfare-to-Work funds?
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| How must Welfare-to-Work funds be spent by the operating entity?
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| Who may be served under the general eligibility and noncustodial parent eligibility (primary eligibility) provision?
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| Who may be served as an individual in the ''other eligibles'' (30 percent) provision?
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| How will Welfare-to-Work participant eligibility be determined?
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| What must a WtW operating entity that serves noncustodial parent participants do?
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| What activities are allowable under this part?
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| For what activities and services must local boards use contracts or vouchers?
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| How do Welfare-to-Work activities relate to activities provided through TANF and other related programs?
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| What general fiscal and administrative rules apply to the use of Federal funds?
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| What are the time limitations on the expenditure of Welfare-to-Work grant funds?
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| What types of activities are subject to the administrative cost limit on Welfare-to-Work grants?
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| What are the reporting requirements for Welfare-to-Work programs?
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| Who is responsible for oversight and monitoring of Welfare-to-Work grants?
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| What procedures apply to the resolution of findings arising from audits, investigations, monitoring and oversight reviews?
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| What nondiscrimination protections apply to participants in Welfare-to-Work programs?
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| What health and safety provisions apply to participants in Welfare-to-Work programs?
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| What safeguards are there to ensure that participants in Welfare-to-Work employment activities do not displace other employees?
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| What procedures are there to ensure that currently employed workers may file grievances regarding displacement and that Welfare-to-Work participants in employment activities may file grievances regarding displacement, health and safety standards and gender discrimination?
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Subpart C--ADDITIONAL FORMULA GRANT ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES
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| What constitutes an allowable match?
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| What assurance must a State provide that it will make the required matching expenditures?
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| What actions are to be taken if a State fails to make the required matching expenditures?
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Subpart D--STATE FORMULA GRANTS ADMINISTRATION
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| Under what conditions may the Governor request a waiver to designate an alternate local administering agency?
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| What elements will the State use in distributing funds within the State?
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| What planning information must a State submit in order to receive a formula grant?
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| What factors will be used in measuring State performance?
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| What are the roles and responsibilities of the State(s) and local boards or alternate administering agencies?
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| How does the Welfare-to-Work program relate to the One-Stop system and Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs?
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Subpart E--WELFARE-TO-WORK COMPETITIVE GRANTS
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| Who are eligible applicants for competitive grants?
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| What is the required consultation with the Governor?
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| What are the program and administrative requirements that apply to both the formula grants and competitive grants?
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| What are the application procedures and timeframes for competitive grant funds?
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| What special consideration will be given to rural areas and cities with large concentrations of poverty?
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Subpart F--ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL PROCESS
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| What administrative remedies are available under this Part?
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