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Q & A Policy Issuance 05-27
FY 2006 Local Annual Workforce Development Business Plan Guidance
Issuance 05-27
New Question
Q Must all signatures be included with the submission of the hard copy of the Local Area Annual Business Plan due June 3rd ?
A No, signatures are not necessary for the local plan review process to begin. However, all signatures must be submitted no later than June 30, 2005.
Q Since the Annual Business Plan Integrated Budget Form includes a separate column for “WIA Title I Admin”, is it correct to assume that the dollar amounts to be entered into the cells for WIA Title I Adult, Youth and Dislocated Workers should be the 90% Program dollars, only in order for the rows to add correctly to 100% of the local allocation?
A Yes, in developing the local integrated budget for FY 2006 the amount of Title I program funds for Adult, Youth and Dislocated Workers should be distinguished from the “Admin” funds. Remember, the total amount of Title I “Program” dollars may exceed 90% ( with the balance of the allocation going to “Admin”), but the amount of budgeted “Admin” dollars may not exceed 10% of the local Title I allocation.
Q Why did the rows for the WIA Fiscal Agent (Admin and Program Expenses) disappear from the revised Annual Business Plan Integrated Budget spreadsheet posted on May 6th?
A The rows for the WIA Fiscal Agent Admin and Program Expenses have been restored and are now posted in the newly revised Attachment H that was posted on May 12th.
Q How do I account for using Youth admin funds in the Youth LWIB/Youth Council Staffing and Youth Fiscal Administration cells under youth? Won’t it double count if Youth admin funds are also in the T-1 Admin column?
A The Youth admin should be entered under the T-1 Admin column only. The T-1 Adult, Youth and Dislocated Worker columns for the LWIB Funds Admin and Fiscal Agent funds Admin are grayed out on the revised Annual Business Plan Budget spreadsheet posted on May 12th.
Q Regarding the allocation of premises cost on the Integrated Budget Form, why
can’t I enter premises costs under the EAS column?
A Presently, EAS funds can not be used to cover premises costs. While the use of EAS funds to cover premises costs is an issue being discussed as part of the current negotiations with DTA for the FY 2006 Agreement, such use has not been agreed to. Therefore, entry of premises dollars under the EAS column in the Integrated Budget will remain blocked. Should agreement to allow the use of EAS funds to cover premises costs be reached in the future, the necessary changes will be made to enable local areas to modify the Integrated Budget and Budget Narrative.
Q Is the current, maximum transfer amount from Adult to DW (and, visa versa) still at 20% for now and for the planning process?
A TEGL No. 23-04 states: The 2005 appropriation enacted by Congress raised these transfer limits to 30 percent for appropriated 2005 funds, applicable for the life of the grant. The PY2005 federal funds are the funds we will receive for July 1, 2005.