Part 645 - Provisions Governing Welfare-to-Work Grants  


Subpart A - Scope and Purpose
§ 645.100 - What does this part cover?
§ 645.110 - What are the purposes of the Welfare-to-Work Program?
§ 645.120 - What definitions apply to this part?
§ 645.125 - What are the roles of the local and State governmental partners in the governance of the WtW program?
§ 645.130 - What are the effective dates for the Welfare-to-Work 1999 Amendments?
§ 645.135 - What is the effective date for spending Federal Welfare-to-Work formula funds on newly eligible participants and newly authorized services?
Subpart B - General Program and Administrative Requirements
§ 645.200 - What does this subpart cover?
§ 645.210 - What is meant by the terms “entity” and “project” in the statutory phrase “an entity that operates a project” with Welfare-to-Work funds?
§ 645.211 - How must Welfare-to-Work funds be spent by the operating entity?
§ 645.212 - Who may be served under the general eligibility and noncustodial parent eligibility (primary eligibility) provision?
§ 645.213 - Who may be served as an individual in the “other eligibles” (30 percent) provision?
§ 645.214 - How will Welfare-to-Work participant eligibility be determined?
§ 645.215 - What must a WtW operating entity that serves noncustodial parent participants do?
§ 645.220 - What activities are allowable under this part?
§ 645.221 - For what activities and services must local boards use contracts or vouchers?
§ 645.225 - How do Welfare-to-Work activities relate to activities provided through TANF and other related programs?
§ 645.230 - What general fiscal and administrative rules apply to the use of Federal funds?
§ 645.233 - What are the time limitations on the expenditure of Welfare-to-Work grant funds?
§ 645.235 - What types of activities are subject to the administrative cost limit on Welfare-to-Work grants?
§ 645.240 - What are the reporting requirements for Welfare-to-Work programs?
§ 645.245 - Who is responsible for oversight and monitoring of Welfare-to-Work grants?
§ 645.250 - What procedures apply to the resolution of findings arising from audits, investigations, monitoring and oversight reviews?
§ 645.255 - What nondiscrimination protections apply to participants in Welfare-to-Work programs?
§ 645.260 - What health and safety provisions apply to participants in Welfare-to-Work programs?
§ 645.265 - What safeguards are there to ensure that participants in Welfare-to-Work employment activities do not displace other employees?
§ 645.270 - 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?
Subpart C - Additional Formula Grant Administrative Standards and Procedures
§ 645.300 - What constitutes an allowable match?
§ 645.310 - What assurance must a State provide that it will make the required matching expenditures?
§ 645.315 - What actions are to be taken if a State fails to make the required matching expenditures?
§ 645.320 - When will formula funds be reallotted, and what reallotment procedures will the Secretary use?
Subpart D - State Formula Grants Administration
§ 645.400 - Under what conditions may the Governor request a waiver to designate an alternate local administering agency?
§ 645.410 - What elements will the State use in distributing funds within the State?
§ 645.415 - What planning information must a State submit in order to receive a formula grant?
§ 645.420 - What factors will be used in measuring State performance?
§ 645.425 - What are the roles and responsibilities of the State(s) and local boards or alternate administering agencies?
§ 645.430 - How does the Welfare-to-Work program relate to the One-Stop system and Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs?
Subpart E - Welfare-To-Work Competitive Grants
§ 645.500 - Who are eligible applicants for competitive grants?
§ 645.510 - What is the required consultation with the Governor?
§ 645.515 - What are the program and administrative requirements that apply to both the formula grants and competitive grants?
§ 645.520 - What are the application procedures and timeframes for competitive grant funds?
§ 645.525 - What special consideration will be given to rural areas and cities with large concentrations of poverty?
Subpart F - Administrative Appeal Process
§ 645.800 - What administrative remedies are available under this Part?