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4.17.2 Expenditure Requirement for Youth Work Experience

Effective date: March 1, 2023 - June 30, 2026

Local WDBs must expend at least 20 percent of their annual WIOA Youth formula allocation on paid and unpaid work experiences for in-school youth (ISY) and out-of-school youth (OSY) during the two-year grant period.¹ Local WDBs cannot count leveraged resources toward this expenditure requirement.²

Program expenditures that count towards the minimum 20 percent are as follows:

wages and any fringe benefits paid to youth for participation in a work experience;

staff costs (including wages and fringe benefits) for identifying and developing work experience opportunities;

staff costs (including wages and fringe benefits) for managing and evaluating work experiences;

work experience orientation sessions for participants and/or employers;

classroom training or other required academic education components for participants that are directly related to the work experience;

activities to help youth prepare for a work experience;

incentive payments directly tied to the completion of work experience;³ and

supportive services that enable youth to participate in training.⁴

Local WDB administrative expenses are not included in the 20 percent work experience expenditure calculation; therefore, the work experience expenditure rate is calculated after subtracting funds spent on administrative costs.⁵

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4.17.2 Expenditure Requirement for Youth Work Experience