Operational Guidance | OG 18-2021, Change 1 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Supportive Services Guidance

The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance on the use of WIOA funds for supportive services to eligible participants enrolled in WIOA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs. This change provides updated guidance on the provision of food as a supportive service and the inclusion of supportive services expenditures as an allowable cost for the youth work experience requirement, based on Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 09-22, which was issued on March 2, 2023. 

This Operational Guidance (OG) rescinds OG 18-2021 and the procedures herein supersede all previous policy, procedures, and guidelines regarding WIOA supportive services.