Your ARRA Reports from the Field (January 2010) Survey

National Skills Coalition is working with its members to track how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is helping to retrain and employ people living in their communities. Your responses to the following 7-question survey will help us assess where we should further investigate what is working, and what lessons can be learned to inform longer-term federal workforce and education policy changes.

Your identity will remain anonymous, unless you indicate at the end of the survey that you are available for follow-up from our staff to learn more about some of your responses.

Thanks for taking this quick survey, and for all you do to help every worker and every industry gain the skills to compete and prosper!

1. Please provide some basic identification information:

	Your State	Your Organization Type	Your Organization's Budget
>>>	Please provide some basic identification information: >>> Your State	Your Organization Type	Your Organization's Budget

If "other," please explain:

2. Did you train (or fund the training of) more people in 2009 than in 2008 due to the addition of new ARRA dollars?

Did you train (or fund the training of) more people in 2009 than in 2008 due to the addition of new ARRA dollars? Yes

No

3. Please tell us the types of workforce training dollars your organization attempted to secure under ARRA in 2009:

	WIA Adult or Dislocated Worker	WIA Youth (including Summer)	Weatherization	HUD (Section 3)	USDOL Competitive Grants	Other ARRA training source
Sought funding under:	Please tell us the types of workforce training dollars your organization attempted to secure under ARRA in 2009: Sought funding under: WIA Adult or Dislocated Worker	WIA Youth (including Summer)	Weatherization	HUD (Section 3)	USDOL Competitive Grants	Other ARRA training source
Received funding / provided services under:	Received funding / provided services under: WIA Adult or Dislocated Worker	WIA Youth (including Summer)	Weatherization	HUD (Section 3)	USDOL Competitive Grants	Other ARRA training source

If "other source," please explain:

4. There have been reports that some states or local areas have already obligated all of the ARRA-WIA dollars available for the first part of 2010. To the best of your knowledge, do you think ARRA-WIA dollars have all been obligated (i.e., they are already promised to organizations or individuals, and no other new awards are being made):

		If dollars are all obligated, what steps have been taken?
In your state?	There have been reports that some states or local areas have already obligated all of the ARRA-WIA dollars available for the first part of 2010. To the best of your knowledge, do you think ARRA-WIA dollars have all been obligated (i.e., they are already promised to organizations or individuals, and no other new awards are being made): In your state?	If dollars are all obligated, what steps have been taken?
In your city / county?	In your city / county?	If dollars are all obligated, what steps have been taken?
At your local WIB?	At your local WIB?	If dollars are all obligated, what steps have been taken?

Other (please specify):

5. Sector Partnership strategies were encouraged by USDOL as a use of ARRA WIA dollars. Did your state:


Have an existing sector grants program before ARRA?	Sector Partnership strategies were encouraged by USDOL as a use of ARRA WIA dollars. Did your state: Have an existing sector grants program before ARRA?
Expand funding for an existing sector grants program because of ARRA?	Expand funding for an existing sector grants program because of ARRA?
Implement a new sector grants program due to ARRA?	Implement a new sector grants program due to ARRA?

Additional comments:

6. Career Pathways strategies (i.e., aligning basic skills education, occupational training, work and/or supportive services) were encouraged by USDOL as a use of ARRA dollars, particularly for low-income adults with limited basic skills. Did your state:


Have an existing Career Pathways grants program before ARRA?	Career Pathways strategies (i.e., aligning basic skills education, occupational training, work and/or supportive services) were encouraged by USDOL as a use of ARRA dollars, particularly for low-income adults with limited basic skills. Did your state: Have an existing Career Pathways grants program before ARRA?
Expand funding for an existing Career Pathways grants program because of ARRA?	Expand funding for an existing Career Pathways grants program because of ARRA?
Implement a new Career Pathways grants program due to ARRA?	Implement a new Career Pathways grants program due to ARRA?
Otherwise make it easier to combine ABE and occupational training for individuals being served by ARRA?	Otherwise make it easier to combine ABE and occupational training for individuals being served by ARRA?

Additional comments:

7. Overall, how do you feel ARRA has worked to date in expanding training and employment opportunities for people in your community? Please respond below.

Overall, how do you feel ARRA has worked to date in expanding training and employment opportunities for people in your community? Please respond below.

8. (0PTIONAL): If you would be willing to let National Skills Coalition staff follow-up to learn more about what is happening in your state / community on these issues, please include your NAME and EMAIL ADDRESS below.

(0PTIONAL): If you would be willing to let National Skills Coalition staff follow-up to learn more about what is happening in your state / community on these issues, please include your NAME and EMAIL ADDRESS below.