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(A) identifying employment opportunities 
that are— 
(i) in emerging or in-demand occupa-
tions in the local workforce investment 
area; or 
(ii) in the public or nonprofit sector 
that meet community needs; and 
(B) linking year-round program partici-
pants to training and educational activities that 
will provide such participants an industry-recog-
nized certificate or credential. 
(3) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—For ac-
tivities funded under this section, in lieu of the re-
quirements described in section 116 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), State 
and local workforce investment areas shall provide 
such reports as the Secretary of Labor may require 
regarding the performance outcomes described in 
section 1467(a)(5). 
SEC. 1466. WORK-BASED EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES OF 
DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds available under 
section 1463(a)(3), the Secretary of Labor shall award 
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grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to carry 
out work-based strategies of demonstrated effectiveness. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The grants awarded under this 
section shall be used to support strategies and activities 
of demonstrated effectiveness that are designed to provide 
unemployed, low-income adults or low-income youth with 
the skills that will lead to employment as part of or upon 
completion of participation in such activities. Such strate-
gies and activities may include— 
(1) on-the-job training, registered apprentice-
ship programs, or other programs that combine work 
with skills development; 
(2) sector-based training programs that have 
been designed to meet the specific requirements of 
an employer or group of employers in that sector 
and where employers are committed to hiring indi-
viduals upon successful completion of the training; 
(3) training that supports an industry sector or 
an employer-based or labor-management committee 
industry partnership which includes a significant 
work-experience component; 
(4) acquisition of industry-recognized creden-
tials in a field identified by the State or local work-
force investment area as a growth sector or demand 
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industry in which there are likely to be significant 
job opportunities in the short term; 
(5) connections to immediate work opportuni-
ties, including subsidized employment opportunities, 
or summer employment opportunities for youth, that 
includes concurrent skills training and other sup-
ports; 
(6) career academies that provide students with 
the academic preparation and training, including 
paid internships and concurrent enrollment in com-
munity colleges or other postsecondary institutions, 
needed to pursue a career pathway that leads to 
postsecondary credentials and high-demand jobs; 
and 
(7) adult basic education and integrated basic 
education and training models for low-skilled adults, 
hosted at community colleges or at other sites, to 
prepare individuals for jobs that are in demand in 
a local area. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—An eligible entity shall in-
clude a local chief elected official, in collaboration with the 
local workforce investment board for the local workforce 
investment area involved (which may include a partnership 
with of such officials and boards in the region and in the 
State), or an entity eligible to apply for an Indian and 
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Native American grant under section 166 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act), and may include, in partner-
ship with such officials, boards, and entities, the fol-
lowing— 
(1) employers or employer associations; 
(2) adult education providers and postsecondary 
educational institutions, including community col-
leges; 
(3) community-based organizations; 
(4) joint labor-management committees; 
(5) work-related intermediaries; or 
(6) other appropriate organizations. 
(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking to re-
ceive a grant under this section shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Labor an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
require. At a minimum, the application shall— 
(1) describe the strategies and activities of dem-
onstrated effectiveness that the eligible entities will 
carry out to provide unemployed, low-income adults 
and low-income youth with the skills that will lead 
to employment upon completion of participation in 
such activities; 
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(2) describe the requirements that will apply re-
lating to the eligibility of unemployed, low-income 
adults or low-income youth, consistent with para-
graphs (4) and (6) of section 1468, for activities 
carried out under this section, which may include 
criteria to target assistance to particular categories 
of such adults and youth, such as individuals with 
disabilities or individuals who have exhausted all 
rights to unemployment compensation; 
(3) describe how the strategies and activities 
address the needs of the target populations identi-
fied in paragraph (2) and the needs of employers in 
the local area; 
(4) describe the expected outcomes to be 
achieved by implementing the strategies and activi-
ties; 
(5) provide evidence that the funds provided 
may be expended expeditiously and efficiently to im-
plement the strategies and activities; 
(6) describe how the strategies and activities 
will be coordinated with other Federal, State and 
local programs providing employment, education and 
supportive activities; 
(7) provide evidence of employer commitment to 
participate in the activities funded under this sec-
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