Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: ? Performance Period: October 1998 – May 1999 Project Summary (download full report – PDF): The Welfare-to-Work (WtW) grants program, authorized under the Budget Reconciliation Act of 1997, provides an important opportunity for states and localities to create program models that encourage welfare […]
Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Joan Burchell Performance Period: December 1997 – December 2000 Project Summary: The United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) initiated the High Wage for Dislocated Workers Demonstration Program in Program Year 1995 pursuant to Section 324 of the Job Training […]
Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Maurice Birch Performance Period: January 1998 – December 1998 Project Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine (1) the demand for production workers by shipyards in Louisiana and Mississippi, with a particular emphasis on the manpower requirements for seven occupations (welders, […]
Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Doug Holl and Maureen Cronin Performance Period: January 1998 – June 1999 Project Summary: This project involved a rapid response study for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on effective practices for coordinating workforce and economic development activities in communities affected by defense […]
Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Project Officer: Nancye Campbell Performance Period: September 1998 – March 2000 Project Summary: The purpose of this study was to provide a current snapshot of coordination between the welfare or workforce development systems in the context of […]
Sponsoring Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Project Officer: Alana Landey Performance Period: October 1998 – September 2003 Project Summary: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program it created, made moving people […]
Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) Office of Child Support Enforcement Project Officer: Linda Melgren, David Arnaudo Performance Period: SSeptember 1998 – December 2001 Project Summary: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services contracted with The Lewin Group to design and […]
Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Sande Schifferes Performance Period: September 1998 – February 1999 Project Summary: The Workforce Investment Act (Public Law 105-220), signed into law August 7, 1998, substantially revamped the employment and training system in the United States. An important part of WIA — and a […]
Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Sande Schifferes Performance Period: September 1998 – July 1999 Project Summary: The Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Grant Program, authorized under the Budget Reconciliation Act of 1997, provided an important opportunity to create program models that encourage welfare recipients to combine work and training or education. […]
Sponsoring Agency: The Center for Community Development College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy University of Delaware Project Officer: Steven Peuquet, Performance Period: September 1998 – September 1999 Project Summary: The Housing Capacity Building Program (HCBP) was intended to strengthen the capacity of nonprofit organizations involved in the development, rehabilitation, and maintenance of affordable housing […]