Career Dislocated Workers Grant Guide

• Second Priority - Veterans and other covered persons determined eligible for the Dislocated Worker Program are given priority for services according to the Jobs for Veterans Act. The following serves as an outline of Dislocated Worker Program eligibility criteria as it applies to military service members: • Sec. 101(9)(A)(i) - Has been terminated or laid off or received notice of termination or layoff. • TEGL 22-04 states that a discharge from the military under honorable circumstances meets the “termination” criterion. A DD -214 form is the most common documentation used to determine discharge status. A DD-214 is not required to prove the enrollee is a veteran for the purposes of general program eligibility. A veteran can be enrolled in the NDWG program without any documentation or record of veteran status. However, a DD-214 must be on file establishing eligibility for priority of service for every veteran receiving CAREER NDWG career or training services. • Third Priority - Individuals (non-covered persons) who have been unemployed for an extended period of time, defined by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics as 26 continuous weeks or more; or who have exhausted unemployment (UI) benefits, or are recipients of public assistance. • Fourth Priority - Dislocated Workers who do not meet the three priorities described above and who have one or more significant barriers to full-time employment that leads to self-sufficiency. Such barriers could include, but are not limited to: under-employed workers, trade-impacted workers, workers impacted by emergencies and disasters, having a disability, homelessness, offender status, lacking a high school diploma or GED, a poor work history, or lack occupational skills that will provide for a self- sufficient family wage.

1.3 PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY REFERENCE GUIDE

Table 1A. Eligibility References ***Due to the impact of COVID-19, exceptions are being made regarding how required eligibility documentation is gathered and the processes that are normally adhered to. The exceptions detailed are allowable only during the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff must ensure redaction occurs after documents are loaded. Personally identifiable information, PII cannot be emailed, texted, or photographed. Specific guidance is detailed within each section of this guide and also in the “Notes Section,” located on the next page of this document.

Eligibility Item

Definition

Required Documentation

Applicant’s social security number.*

Social Security Number

-Social Security Card -DD-214, Report of Transfer or Discharge -School Records -School/State or Federal ID Car with SSN on card -Individual refused to disclose SSN - Driver’s License -Federal, State, or Local Government ID Card -Passport

The applicant must be 18 years of age or older at the time of participation in CAREER NDWG.

Date of Birth

-US Birth Certificate -Hospital Birth Record

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