[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR666.230]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 666--PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart B--Incentives and Sanctions for State Performance
 
Sec. 666.230  How does the Department determine the amounts for Incentive Grant awards?

    (a) We determine the total amount to be allocated from funds 
available under WIA section 174(b) for Incentive Grants taking into 
consideration such factors as:
    (1) The availability of funds under section 174(b) for technical 
assistance, demonstration and pilot projects, evaluations, and Incentive 
Grants and the needs for these activities;
    (2) The number of States that are eligible for Incentive Grants and 
their relative program formula allocations under title I;
    (3) The availability of funds under WIA section 136(g)(2) resulting 
from funds withheld for poor performance by States; and
    (4) The range of awards established in WIA section 503(c).
    (b) We will publish the award amount for eligible States, after 
consultation with the Secretary of Education, within 90 days after the 
due date, established under Sec. 666.205(a), for the latest State 
performance progress report providing the annual information needed to 
determine State eligibility.
    (c) In determining the amount available to an eligible State, the 
Secretary, with the Secretary of Education, may consider such factors 
as:
    (1) The relative allocations of the eligible State compared to other 
States;
    (2) The extent to which the negotiated levels of performance were 
exceeded;
    (3) Performance improvement relative to previous years;
    (4) Changes in economic conditions, participant characteristics and 
proposed service design since the negotiated levels of performance were 
agreed to;
    (5) The eligible State's relative performance for each of the 
indicators compared to other States; and
    (6) The performance on those indicators considered most important in 
terms of accomplishing national goals established by each of the 
respective Secretaries.