20 CFR § 684.220 - What is the process for applying for a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grant?

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title: "20 CFR § 684.220 - What is the process for applying for a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grant?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "684.220"
section_name: "What is the process for applying for a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grant?"
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "684"
part_name: "INDIAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 134, 166, 189, 503, Public Law 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014)."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 56428, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "684"
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# 684.220 What is the process for applying for a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grant?

(a) Entities seeking a WIOA sec. 166 grant, including incumbent grantees, will be provided an opportunity to apply for a WIOA sec. 166 grant every 4 years through a competitive grant process.

(b) As part of the competitive application process, applicants will be required to submit a 4-year plan as described at § 684.710. The requirement to submit a 4-year plan does not apply to entities that have been granted approval to transfer their WIOA funds to the Department of the Interior pursuant to Public Law 102-477.