Trade Adjustment Assistance: The Department of Labor Awarded Community College Grants in Accordance with Requirements, but Needs to Improve Its Process

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By Andrew Sherrill (au)
Year: 2012
Pages: 39
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-4016-6

Product Code: 1457840162

Description

The Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 (TGAAA), part of the Am. Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, authorized assistance to communities, workers, farmers, and firms affected by trade. One such program, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grant program, administered by the Dept. of Labor (DOL), authorizes grants to eligible institutions of higher education for educational or career training programs suitable for trade-affected workers. Total grant funding is $2 billion for 4 years and the first round of grants was awarded in Sept. 2011. This report examined how DOL (1) designed and awarded the grants and to what extent it complied with applicable requirements; (2) monitors the grants and what is known about implementation to date; and (3) plans to evaluate the program. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

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