Program Year (PY) 2023 Funding Allotments and Instructions for the INA Section 166 Programs

Background
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is issuing this TEGL to notify INA grantees of PY 2023 grant allocations, grant funding submission requirements, and the process for requesting an increase in the administrative cost limit. The background includes information on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which provides $60 million for INA programs under Section 166 of the WIOA. It also details the allocation of funds for the INA CSP and SYSP based on the formula at 20 CFR 684.270(b).

Grant Details
Grantees must use the funding allotment amounts in Attachment I of this TEGL when submitting the SF 424, 424A, and Budget Narrative. Grantees that have an indirect cost rate must also submit a copy of their negotiated indirect cost rate agreement (NICRA) or cost allocation plan (if applicable). Grantees receiving both CSP and SYSP funds must submit a separate SF 424, 424A, and Budget Narrative for each set of funds. In addition, grantees that would like to request an administrative cost limit above 15 percent but not more than 20 percent must submit such a request with the application.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible grantees include all Section 166 Indian and Native American (INA) grantees. Federally recognized tribes that participate in Public Law 102-477 will have their PY 2023 WIOA funds transferred to the Department of Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Indian Services, Division of Workforce Development.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for submitting application packages for CSP and SYSP allotments is by April 26, 2023.

Grant Value
The total amount available for the INA CSP is $59,332,680. Additionally, $14,153,637 is available for PY 2023 and will be allotted to INA grantees to provide supplemental services to low-income Native American youth on or near Indian reservations and in Oklahoma, Alaska, and Hawaii.