Operational Guidance | OG 07-2022, Change 2: Waiver of Expenditure Requirement for Out-of-School Youth

The purpose of this guidance is to announce and provide guidelines for the local Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) to implement North Carolina’s approved waiver of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Youth 75 percent expenditure requirement for Out-of-School Youth (OSY). This change provides the following updates:

• announces the continuation of the availability of the WIOA Title I Youth waiver of the 75% expenditure requirement for OSY through Program Year (PY) 2025;
• updates the notification deadline for those choosing to implement the waiver, and
• updates the expiration date of this Operational Guidance to June 30, 2027, which is the end of the performance period for Program Year 2025 Title I funding.

This Operational Guidance (OG) rescinds OG 07-2022, Change 1. The procedures herein supersede all previous policies, procedures, and guidelines regarding the Waiver of Expenditure Requirement for Out-of-School Youth.