ALERT-26-001-PY26-FY27-WIOA-TITLE-I- RE FUNDING-ALLOCATIONS-REVISED.PDF

Katie Hobbs Michael Wisehart
Governor Director
October 6, 2026
To: Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDAs)
From: Anna Hunter
Assistant Director
Division of Employment and Rehabilitation Services (DERS)
Subject: PY26/FY27 - WIOA Title I Funding Allocations - REVISION
CAPITALIZED TEXT REPRESENTS REVISIONS FOR EASE OF REFERENCE.
The following ALERT is attached:
ALERT
ALERT 26-001 PY26/FY27
FUND SOURCE/TYPE
Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth, Rapid Response
The ALERTs are subject to change as additional information is received by DERS pertaining to
the funding sources identified.
ALERTs are available on the Division website using the link:
https://des.az.gov/WIOATitle1FundsAllocation
Should there be any change to the grant award funding amounts, the allocations will be
adjusted accordingly, and a revised ALERT will be issued.
For any questions regarding this ALERT, please contact wioaprogram@azdes.gov.
CC: Lynn Larson, Tom Colombo, David Almaraz, Trevor Bratton, Jennifer Kelley,
Regina Weiler, Veronica Mendoza Williams, Jean Ahumada, Ali Gamero-Hernandez,
Shawn Hyde, Nancy Meeden
1789 W. Jefferson, Mail Drop 5111, Phoenix, AZ 85007 • P.O. Box 6123, Mail Drop 5111, Phoenix, AZ 85005
Telephone (602) 542-4910 • https://des.az.gov/

Division of Employment and Rehabilitation Services ALERT
PY26/FY27-1,2,3,4 - WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth, Rapid Response (DW)
In accordance with the Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration
(ETA), Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No.10-25, Arizona’s allotments for
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds include:
• $19,267,846 in WIOA Youth funds (a reduction of 6.6% from PY25)
• $17,859,619 in WIOA Adult funds (a reduction of 8.51% from PY25) of which base funds
totaled $3,338,407 and advance funds totaled $14,521,212
• $22,991,090 in WIOA Dislocated Worker funds (a reduction of 9.77% from PY25) of
which base funds totaled $4,944,196 and advance funds totaled $18,046,894
Notice of Awards have been received for total WIOA Youth funds and the base funds for Adult
and Dislocated Worker. LWDAs are provided with WIOA Title I funding for the Adult, Dislocated
Worker, and Youth Programs, totaling $49,415,715, distributed based on the allocation formula
approved by the Workforce Arizona Council in May 2025.
Funding is also allocated to support Rapid Response, totalling $3,448,664. The purpose of
rapid response is to “promote economic recovery and vitality by developing an ongoing,
comprehensive approach to identifying, planning for, responding to layoffs and dislocations, and
preventing or minimizing the impact of layoffs of dislocations on workers, businesses, and
communities.” [20 CFR § 682.300(b)]. List of elements of a successful rapid response system.
LWDA FUNDING AMOUNTS IN THE DISLOCATED WORKER ALLOCATIONS IN THIS ALERT
DIFFER FROM ALLOCATIONS PRESENTED AT THE WORKFORCE ARIZONA COUNCIL
(WAC) MEETING HELD ON MAY 14, 2026. THIS ALERT, ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026, CONTAINS THE CORRECTED CALCULATION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE WAC APPROVED FUNDING ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY THAT WENT INTO
EFFECT MARCH 13, 2025.
THE WAC FUNDING ALLOCATION POLICY PROVIDES THAT THE GOVERNOR, THROUGH
THE WAC, RESERVES UP TO 25 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S DISLOCATED WORKER
ALLOTMENT FOR RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO WIOA § 133(A)(2). THE
POLICY THEN ESTABLISHES HOW ARIZONA DISTRIBUTES THAT RAPID RESPONSE
RESERVE, WITH 10 PERCENT ALLOCATED EQUALLY AMONG LWDAs TO MAINTAIN
RAPID RESPONSE CAPACITY AND 15 PERCENT RETAINED AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR
STATEWIDE RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.
THE USE OF THE TERM "ALLOCATED" FOR THE LWDA PORTION DOES NOT CHANGE
THE FEDERAL SOURCE OR CHARACTER OF THOSE FUNDS. THE 10 PERCENT
PROVIDED TO LWDAs ORIGINATES FROM THE GOVERNOR'S RAPID RESPONSE
RESERVATION UNDER WIOA § 133(A)(2). IT IS NOT PART OF THE LWDA DISLOCATED
WORKER FORMULA ALLOCATION MADE UNDER WIOA § 133(B).
THAT DISTINCTION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE TWO-YEAR AVAILABILITY PROVISION
IN 20 CFR § 683.110(C) APPLIES SPECIFICALLY TO FUNDS ALLOCATED TO LWDAs
UNDER WIOA §§ 128(B) AND 133(B). RAPID RESPONSE FUNDS RESERVED UNDER §
133(A)(2) ARE ADDRESSED SEPARATELY UNDER 20 CFR § 683.120(F).
1789 W. Jefferson, Mail Drop 5111, Phoenix, AZ 85007 • P.O. Box 6123, Mail Drop 5111, Phoenix, AZ 85005
Telephone (602) 542-4910 • https://des.az.gov/

Period of Availability for Expenditure of WIOA Title I Funds:
Pursuant to 20 CFR 683.110, funds allocated by a State to a LWDA under subpart A sections
128(b) and 133(b), for any Program year are available for expenditure only during that program
year and the succeeding program year. ADULT, DISLOCATED WORKER, YOUTH FUNDS
THAT ARE NOT EXPENDED BY A LWDA IN THE TWO YEAR PERIOD DESCRIBED IN
PARAGRAPH (b) (1) OF SECTION 128 (b) and 133(b) OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION
AND OPPORTUNITY ACT SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE STATE. ADULT, DISLOCATED
WORKER, YOUTH funds so returned are available for expenditure by State and local recipients
and subrecipients only during the third program year of availability.
UNOBLIGATED RAPID RESPONSE FUNDS THAT ARE NOT EXPENDED BY THE LWDA IN
THE ONE YEAR PERIOD DESCRIBED IN WAC POLICY NUMBER 09 SHALL BE RETURNED
TO THE STATE. RAPID RESPONSE FUNDS SO RETURNED ARE AVAILABLE FOR
STATEWIDE ACTIVITIES DURING THE SECOND PROGRAM YEAR OF AVAILABILITY.
FUNDS RETURNED TO THE STATE may be used for statewide projects or distributed to other
LWDAs, which had fully expended their allocation of funds for the same program year within the
TWO YEAR PERIOD FOR ADULT, DISLOCATED WORKER, YOUTH AND ONE YEAR
PERIOD FOR RAPID RESPONSE.
Reports will be pulled from the system of record, so please ensure that data pertaining to the
service provision, other relevant activities, AND OBLIGATIONS have been entered in
accordance with the Intergovernmental Agreement.
DES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THE AWARDS AND DETERMINING
OBLIGATIONS BASED ON THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY LWDAS. DES’S
METHODOLOGY RELIES ON THE "UNLIQUIDATED OBLIGATIONS" REPORTED BY EACH
LWDA. THAT REPORTING METHODOLOGY IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE MECHANISM FOR
IDENTIFYING OBLIGATIONS AND DOES NOT INDEPENDENTLY ESTABLISH OR MODIFY
THE WAC FUNDING POLICY. THE WAC’S INTENT IS THAT THE FULL RAPID RESPONSE
AMOUNT ORIGINATES FROM THE GOVERNOR'S § 133(A)(2) RESERVATION, WITH THE
POLICY SUBSEQUENTLY DIRECTING HOW THOSE RESERVED FUNDS ARE
DISTRIBUTED WITHIN ARIZONA.
Please send your questions to wioaprogram@azdes.gov.
1789 W. Jefferson, Mail Drop 5111, Phoenix, AZ 85007 • P.O. Box 6123, Mail Drop 5111, Phoenix, AZ 85005
Telephone (602) 542-4910 • https://des.az.gov/

PY26/FY27 Grant Timelines PY YT PY AD PY DW FY AD FY DW PY RR FY RR
Begin Date 4/1/2026 7/1/2026 7/1/2026 10/1/2026 10/1/2026 7/1/2026 10/1/2026
End Date 6/30/2028 6/30/2028 6/30/2028 6/30/2028 6/30/2028 6/30/2027 6/30/2027
Final Report Due 8/15/2028 8/15/2028 8/15/2028 8/15/2028 8/15/2028 8/15/2027 8/15/2027
Navajo County NEAZ Allocations PY26/FY27 PY YT PY AD PY DW FY AD FY DW PY RR FY RR Total
Administrative Costs $31,307 $5,184 $3,977 $22,547 $14,518 $77,533
Program $281,763 $46,651 $35,796 $202,922 $130,658 $22,819 $83,293 $803,902
Total $313,070 $51,835 $39,773 $225,469 $145,176 $22,819 $83,293 $881,435
Cochise County - SEAZ Allocations PY26/FY27 PY YT PY AD PY DW FY AD FY DW PY RR FY RR Total
Administrative Costs $34,694 $6,356 $11,629 $27,648 $42,448 $122,775
Program $312,249 $57,206 $104,663 $248,829 $382,030 $22,819 $83,293 $1,211,089
Total $346,943 $63,562 $116,292 $276,477 $424,478 $22,819 $83,293 $1,333,864
Coconino County Allocations PY26/FY27 PY YT PY AD PY DW FY AD FY DW PY RR FY RR Total
Administrative Costs $36,728 $3,616 $4,442 $15,727 $16,214 $76,727
Program $330,551 $32,540 $39,979 $141,541 $145,929 $22,819 $83,293 $796,652
Total $367,279 $36,156 $44,421 $157,268 $162,143 $22,819 $83,293 $873,379
Maricopa County Allocations PY26/FY27 PY YT PY AD PY DW FY AD FY DW PY RR FY RR Total
Administrative Costs $349,716 $61,271 $118,530 $266,515 $432,649 $1,228,681
Program $3,147,447 $551,442 $1,066,770 $2,398,633 $3,893,836 $22,819 $83,293 $11,164,240
Total $3,497,163 $612,714 $1,185,300 $2,665,148 $4,326,485 $22,819 $83,293 $12,392,921
Mohave County - MoPAZ Allocations PY26/FY27 PY YT PY AD PY DW FY AD FY DW PY RR FY RR Total
Administrative Costs $46,513 $9,845 $8,652 $42,822 $31,579 $139,411
Program $418,617 $88,602 $77,863 $385,396 $284,210 $22,819 $83,293 $1,360,800
Total $465,130 $98,447 $86,515 $428,218 $315,789 $22,819 $83,293 $1,500,211
City of Phoenix Allocations PY26/FY27 PY YT PY AD PY DW FY AD FY DW PY RR FY RR Total
Administrative Costs $247,962 $43,374 $72,433 $188,663 $264,389 $816,821
Program $2,231,659 $390,361 $651,896 $1,697,971 $2,379,497 $22,819 $83,293 $7,457,496
Total $2,479,621 $433,735 $724,329 $1,886,634 $2,643,886 $22,819 $83,293 $8,274,317
Pima County Allocations PY26/FY27 PY YT PY AD PY DW FY AD FY DW PY RR FY RR Total
Administrative Costs $204,035 $34,295 $41,495 $149,175 $151,462 $580,462
Program $1,836,315 $308,656 $373,456 $1,342,573 $1,363,158 $22,819 $83,293 $5,330,270
Total $2,040,350 $342,951 $414,951 $1,491,748 $1,514,620 $22,819 $83,293 $5,910,732
Pinal County Allocations PY26/FY27 PY YT PY AD PY DW FY AD FY DW PY RR FY RR Total
Administrative Costs $62,866 $13,681 $16,540 $59,510 $60,371 $212,968
Program $565,791 $123,132 $148,856 $535,591 $543,343 $22,819 $83,293 $2,022,825
Total $628,657 $136,813 $165,396 $595,101 $603,714 $22,819 $83,293 $2,235,793
Santa Cruz County Allocations PY26/FY27 PY YT PY AD PY DW FY AD FY DW PY RR FY RR Total
Administrative Costs $30,858 $4,844 $3,934 $21,069 $14,359 $75,064
Program $277,723 $43,593 $35,404 $189,620 $129,230 $22,819 $83,293 $781,682
Total $308,581 $48,437 $39,338 $210,689 $143,589 $22,819 $83,293 $856,746
OEO - AZ Tribal Workforce Allocations PY26/FY27 PY YT PY AD PY DW FY AD FY DW PY RR FY RR Total
Administrative Costs $120,296 $20,778 $13,525 $90,380 $49,368 $294,347
Program $1,082,659 $187,005 $121,724 $813,424 $444,308 $22,819 $83,293 $2,755,232
Total $1,202,955 $207,783 $135,249 $903,804 $493,676 $22,819 $83,293 $3,049,579
Yavapai County - NACOG Allocations PY26/FY27 PY YT PY AD PY DW FY AD FY DW PY RR FY RR Total
Administrative Costs $29,525 $6,204 $8,464 $26,989 $30,893 $102,075
Program $265,726 $55,844 $76,171 $242,905 $278,035 $22,819 $83,293 $1,024,793
Total $295,251 $62,048 $84,635 $269,894 $308,928 $22,819 $83,293 $1,126,868
Yuma County - YPIC Allocations PY26/FY27 PY YT PY AD PY DW FY AD FY DW PY RR FY RR Total
Administrative Costs $352,867 $59,471 $35,094 $258,684 $128,098 $834,214
Program $3,175,802 $535,240 $315,850 $2,328,156 $1,152,890 $22,819 $83,293 $7,614,050
Total $3,528,669 $594,711 $350,944 $2,586,840 $1,280,988 $22,819 $83,293 $8,448,264