DWD 801.09(1)(a)2. 2. Increase the skills of underemployed workers to a level which would qualify the workers for employment at the current employer or a new employer with higher wages, more hours, or increased functionality.

DWD 801.09(1)(a)3. 3. Increase the skills of incumbent employees to a level which would qualify the employees for employment at the current employer with higher wages, more hours, or increased functionality.

DWD 801.09(1)(b) (b) Developing or implementing a special project that generates creative problem-solving skills, creates a competitive work culture and environment, inspires underachieving workers, increases the productivity of an organization, or facilitates and encourages the development of individual employees.

DWD 801.09(1)(c) (c) Renting capital equipment as specified and approved in the grant.

DWD 801.09(1)(d) (d) Paying administrative costs pursuant to sub. (3).

DWD 801.09(2) (2) Unallowable uses. A grantee may not use grant funds received under this chapter for any of the following:

DWD 801.09(2)(a) (a) Purchase of real estate.

DWD 801.09(2)(b) (b) Construction or major remodeling.

DWD 801.09(2)(c) (c) Kindergarten to 12th grade education.

DWD 801.09(2)(d) (d) Support of the enactment, repeal, modification or adoption of any law, regulation or policy, at any level of government.

DWD 801.09(2)(e) (e) Sectarian purposes or activities.

DWD 801.09(2)(f) (f) Trainee wages, stipends, or fringe benefits.

DWD 801.09(2)(g) (g) Purchase of capital equipment.

DWD 801.09(2)(h) (h) Pre-existing training programs.

DWD 801.09(3) (3) Limit on administrative costs. The department may limit the amount of grant funding that a grantee may spend on administrative costs to no more than 10% of the total project costs reimbursed by the department under the grant.

DWD 801.09 History History: CR 13-045: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14; CR 22-056: am. (1) (intro.), (a) (intro.), (b), (c), cr. (1) (d), am. (2) (intro.), cr. (2) (g), (h), am. (3), r. (4) Register May 2023 No. 809, eff. 6-1-23; CR 22-056 (corrected version): am. (1) (intro.), (a) (intro.), (b), (c), cr. (1) (d), am. (2) (intro.), cr. (2) (g), (h), am. (3), r. (4) Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23.

DWD 801.10 DWD 801.10 Amount of grants.

DWD 801.10(1m) (1m) Subject to subs. (3) and (4), the amount of a grant shall be based on the following:

DWD 801.10(1m)(a) (a) The amount requested by the applicant and approved by the department.

DWD 801.10(1m)(b) (b) The amount of match contributions by the applicant under s. DWD 801.08 that are approved by the department.

DWD 801.10(3) (3) No grant may be awarded for an amount of less than $5000.

DWD 801.10(4) (4) No grantee may receive more than $400,000 in any combination of grants during a calendar year. This subsection does not apply to a grantee serving as an applicant for a consortium of placement partners under s. DWD 801.05 (1) (c).

DWD 801.10 History History: CR 13-045: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14; CR 22-056: renum. (intro.), (1), (2) to (1m) (intro.), (a), (b) and, as renumbered, am. (1m) (intro.), (b), am. (4) Register May 2023 No. 809, eff. 6-1-23; CR 22-056 (corrected version): renum. (intro.), (1), (2) to (1m) (intro.), (a), (b) and, as renumbered, am. (1m) (intro.), (b), am. (4) Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23.

DWD 801.11 DWD 801.11 Reporting requirements.

DWD 801.11(1) (1) A grantee shall submit to the department data and information on the use and effect of the grant funds as specified in this section and in any grant guidelines issued under s. DWD 801.05 (3) (d). The grantee shall authorize the department to audit and inspect its records and to use business data for administrative purposes.

DWD 801.11(2) (2) A grantee shall submit quarterly Bureau of Labor Statistics multiple worksite survey forms.

DWD 801.11(3) (3) As specified in a grant, a grantee shall report all of the following:

DWD 801.11(3)(a) (a) The O*NET occupation code for each trainee.

DWD 801.11(3)(b) (b) The actual employer worksite location of each trainee after the completion of the training.