Federal ARRA and Workforce Development Links
- Track the federal government’s disbursement of ARRA funds and their impact at http://www.recovery.gov.
- Recovery websites of specific federal agencies and departments—such as the U.S. Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Resources.
- Information on discretionary grants offered by federal grant-making agencies can be found at www.Grants.gov. You can also sign-up to receive notifications of new grant opportunity postings
- Visit the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Division (which has primary responsibility for the management of WIA and TAA) for the latest directives on ARRA/WIA.
- Office of Apprenticeship, Training, Employer & Labor Services, US Department of Labor.
State ARRA and Workforce Development Links
- State ARRA recovery websites
- State allocations of WIA funding under ARRA
- State WIA contacts from US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- Local Workforce Boards
Developing Proposal Ideas Related to Direct-Care Workers
- Seavey, Dorie (January 2006) Engaging the Public Workforce Development System: Strategies for Investing in the Direct Care Workforce (pdf), Better Jobs Better Care Issue Brief, Washington, DC: IFAS.
- Seavey, Dorie, Steven Dawson and Carol Rodat (January 2006) Addressing New York City’s Care Gap: Aligning Workforce Policy to Support Home- and Community-Based Care. Prepared for the New York City Workforce Investment Board, Bronx, NY: PHI.
- Visit the PHI National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce and the National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center for additional information on best practices related to training and career advancement for direct-care workers. Information on sectoral partnerships and initiatives is available through the National Network of Sector Partnerships.
Making the Case for Investing Education and Training Dollars in the Direct Care Workforce
- The latest state occupational projections by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
- For BLS estimates of occupational employment and wages for direct-care workers, visit the BLS website, and:
- For Home Health Aides, search for SOC 31-1011
- For Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants, search for SOC 31-1012
- For Personal and Home Care Aides, see SOC 39-9021.
- For unemployment data, see the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program at the BLS.
- PHI State and National Fact Sheets
- Seavey, Dorie, Steven Dawson and Carol Rodat (January 2006) Addressing New York City’s Care Gap: Aligning Workforce Policy to Support Home- and Community-Based Care. Prepared for the New York City Workforce Investment Board, Bronx, NY: PHI.
- Additional information about direct-care workers is available at the PHI National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce.
Background Information on the Public Workforce Development System
- See materials available at The Workforce Alliance (TWA)
- Fischer, David (Spring 2008) Using the Workforce Investment Act to Develop and Foster Innovative State Workforce Policies and Programs, Policy Brief, The Working Poor Families Project (pdf).
- Raynor, Charissa R. (2003) Federal Workforce Development Programs: A New Opportunity for Long-Term Care Workers, Washington, DC: Institute for the Future of Aging Services.
