WIOA State Plan Review
The Arkansas Department of Commerce is pleased to announce that the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Combined State Plan program years 2026–2027 has now been published for public review. You may download the full plan by clicking here.
This year’s modification includes several important enhancements, including proposed waiver requests, encouraged by USDOL, designed to provide greater flexibility in service delivery, performance alignment, and system design, while improving efficiency and effectiveness. The plan also incorporates the full integration of the Perkins V Career and Technical Education State Plan, strengthening the connection between education, workforce preparation, and employer needs.
Arkansas’s WIOA Combined State Plan reflects the collaboration of all core partners:
• Adult Program (Title I)
• Dislocated Worker Program (Title I)
• Youth Program (Title I)
• Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Program (Title II)
• Wagner-Peyser Employment Services (Title III)
• Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Title IV)
In addition, the plan includes contributions from key combined-plan partners, including:
· Unemployment Insurance programs
· Perkins V Career and Technical Education
· Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training (SNAP E&T)
· Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG)
· Trade Adjustment Assistance
The 30-day public comment period will open on Friday- April 17, 2026, and will close at 11:59 p.m. CT on Monday- May 18, 2026.
The comment period is now closed.
Interested parties may submit comments by clicking the link below, which will direct you to the online submission form: Click here for Public Comment Submission
We encourage all stakeholders, including elected officials, workforce boards, education partners, employers, community organizations, and members of the public, to review the plan and share feedback. Your input is essential as Arkansas continues to strengthen and align its workforce systems.
WIOA Plans & Reports
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Issuances
PY25
- PY 25-05 Training and Supportive Services Program Cost Categories
- PY 25-04 Regional and Local Plan Issuance WIOA PY 26-27 Modification
- PY 25-03 Local Workforce Development Board Annual Report Narrative
- PY 25-02 Work Authorization Verification
- PY 25-01 Title 1 Funding Allocation Issuance
PY24
- PY 24-06 National DWG Application Guidance
- PY 24-05 HHS Poverty Guidelines and DOL LLSIL Information
- PY 24-04 High Poverty Areas from the 2019-2023 American Community Survey
- PY 24-03 AR Monitoring Procedures Issuance and Monitoring Procedures
- PY 24-02 WIOA Annual Report Narrative
- PY 2024 WIOA Title I – Youth, Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities Funding Allocations
- PY 2024 WIOA Adult Allocation Development Sheet I
PY23
- PY 23-11 Certification of Local Workforce Development Boards
- PY 23-10 Certification of Arkansas Workforce Centers
- PY 23-09 Allowable Uses of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Funds for Outreach Activities
- PY 23-08 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines
- PY 23-07 Funding Allocation Methodology for WIOA High Concentration of Eligible Youth
- PY 23-06 Regional and Local Plan Guidance WIOA PY 24-27 (PDF)
- PY 23-05 MOU Template
- PY 23-04 Required Local ITA Policies and Procedures Issuance
- PY 23-03 National Dislocated Worker Disaster Issuance
- PY 23-02 Annual Funding Allocations Issuance
- PY 23-01 HHS Poverty Guideline and USDOL 70% Lower Living Standard Income Level Information
PY22
- PY-22-11 HCY Funding Allocation Methodology Issuance
- PY 22-10 Issuance – Certification of Local Workforce Development Boards
- PY 22-09 Issuance – Regional and Local Plan Guidance Policy and Procedures
- PY 22-08 Certification of Arkansas Workforce Centers
- PY 22-07 Reallocation of Funds (Revised)
- PY 22-06 –
- PY 22-05 August 2022 CRC Issuance Update
- PY 22-04 ADWS WIOA Funds Recapture Issuance
- PY 22-03 Data Validation Policy
- PY 22-02 ADWS WIOA Funds Transfer Issuance Revision
- PY 22-01 2022 Summer Employment Opportunities Work Experience Guidance
PY21
- PY 21-07 Youth, Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities Program Allocations, Funding Information and Subgrant Award Numbers
- PY 21-06 2022 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Poverty Guidelines
- PY 21-04 Funding Allocation Methodology for WIOA High Concentration of Eligible Youth
- PY 21-03 Applications for Regional Planning and Industry Sector Partnerships WIOA Funding Assistance
- PY 21-02 Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Monitoring and Oversight Procedures
- PY 21-01 Arkansas High-poverty areas from 2014-2019 American Community Survey
This guidance has been rescinded. Please see Arkansas Workforce Connections Issuance Number PY 24-04.
PY20
- PY 20-10 Reallotment of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Formula
- PY 20-09 Issuance for ADWS Policy No. WIOA 1 – 6.2 WIOA-TAA Co-Enrollment Policy and Procedures
- PY 20-08 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I – Youth, Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities Program Allocations
- PY 20-07 2021 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Poverty Guidelines and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
- PY 20-06 Arkansas Virtual Job Fairs Policy and Procedures
- PY 20-05 ADWS Policy No. WIOA I-B – 3.4 Change 1
- PY 20-04 Waiver of the 75% Expenditure Requirement for Out-of-School Youth
- “Rescinded” PY 20-03 Arkansas Extended Definition of Training for Participants Enrolled in Occupational Skills Training Requiring a Licensure Exam for Permanent Employment
- PY 20-02 CRC Issuance Update June 30
- PY 20-01 Scheduling Services In AJL
PY19
- PY 19-16 2020 Summer Employment Opportunities Work Experience Guidance
- PY 19-15 WIOA Title I – Youth Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities Program Allocations
- PY 19-14 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL)
- PY 19-13 Applications for Regional Planning and Industry Sector Partnerships WIOA Funding Assistance
- PY 19-12 Clarification of the Academic and Occupational Education Component of Youth Work Experience
- PY 19-11 ADWS Procedure for Applying for a Department of Labor National Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG)
- PY 19-10 Issuance – Policy 2.4 Change 1 (Eligibility for Dislocated Worker Program)
- PY 19-09 Use of WIOA Title I-B Funding for OST
- PY 19-08 Change 2 Types of Measurable Skill Gains
- PY 19-07 Change 1 Transactional Services and Activities
- PY 19-06 ADWS Travel Reimbursement Policies for Federal Grant Subrecipients
- PY 19-05 Serving Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
- PY 19-04 Clarification of Youth Incentives for Progress toward a GED
- PY 19-03 ADWS WIOA DWG Disaster Grants UI Determination (Updated PY 09-04)
- PY 19-02 ADWS WIOA HCY Allocation
- PY 19-01 Additional WIOA Title I PY 2019 Youth and FY 2020 Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities Program Allocations
PY18
- PY 18-19 Disaster Recovery Long-Term Unemployed Definition Issuance
- PY 18-18 2019 Summer Employment Opportunities Program Guidance
- PY 18-17 LLSIL and Poverty Guideline Issuance
- PY 18-16 Additional WIOA Title I PY 2018 Youth and FY 2019 Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities Program Allocations
- PY 18-15 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Regional and Local Plan Updates
- PY 18-14 Risk Assessment Sunshine Provision and Local Board Maintenance Files
- PY 18-13 WIOA Title I – Youth Adult and Dislocated Worker Allocations
- PY 18-12 CRC Policy Issuance
- PY 18-11 Effectiveness Serving Employers Issuance
- PY18-10 Arkansas Job Link Registration (AJL) Reminder
- PY18-09 Revised Arkansas Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) Referral Form
- PY18-09 CRC Referral Form
- PY18-08 Additional PY 2018 FY 2019 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I – Adult and Dislocated Worker (DLW) Activities Program Allocations
- PY18-07 Arkansas Work-Based Learning Programs
- PY18-06 Announcement Award of PY-16 Youth Recapture Funding
- PY18-05 Updated Policy Manual
- Local Workforce Development Area (LWDA) Permanent File and Annual Reporting Form (003)(rescinded see DWS Issuance 18-14)
- PY18-03 Risk Assessment Sunshine Provision and Local Board Maintenance Files (rescinded see DWS Issuance 18-14)
- PY18-02 Reporting of Rapid Response Participation Services
- PY18-01 Apprenticeship State Expansion Grant Request for Proposal Issuance for 2nd Round of Arkansas Expands Apprenticeship (AREA) Continuation Funding
PY17
- PY17-12 Poverty Guidelines 2018
- PY17-11
- PY17-10 Issuance of PY 2018 WIOA Title I – Youth Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities Program Allocations
- PY17-09 LWDB Assistance Proposals Issuance
- PY17-08 Date extension for Infrastructure Assistance Funding for One-Stops Subawards
- PY17-07 2018 Summer Employment Opportunities Program Guidance
- PY17-06 WIOA Barriers to Employment Issuance
- PY17-05 WIOA Youth High Risk
- PY17-04 Arkansas Workforce Centers Certification
- PY17-03 Applications for One-Stop Operator Funding
- PY17-02 Local Workforce Development Board Annual Report
- PY17-01 Additional PY 2016 WIOA Title I – Dislocated Worker Activities Program Allocations
PY16
- PY 2017 WIOA Title I – Youth Adult and Dislocated Worker Allocations
- PY 2017 WIOA Title I – Youth Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities Funding Information and Sub Grant Award Numbers
- PY16-20 Issuance of PY 2017 WIOA Title I – Youth Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities Program Allocations
- PY16-19 2017 HHS Poverty Guidelines and DOL 70% LLSIL
- PY16-18 Federal Re-allotment of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Formula-Allotted Funds for Dislocated Worker Activities
- PY16-17 Arkansas ASP Grant Partner Roles and Responsibilities Policy (AR-26) 2.1
- PY16-16 Arkansas Sector Partnership (LWDB) Sector Strategies Implementation Funding
- PY16-15 Additional PY 2016 WIOA Title I – Dislocated Worker Activities Program Allocations
- PY16-14 Arkansas Sector Partnership Grant (ASP) Eligibility Policy (AR-26)
- PY16-13 Arkansas Sector Partnership Grant (ASP) Supportive Services Policy (AR-26)
- PY16-12 Arkansas Sector Partnership Grant (ASP) Referral Policy (AR-26)
- PY16-11 Arkansas Sector Partnership Grant (ASP) Assessment Policy
- PY16-10 Guidance for Implementation of Sector Strategies under WIOA
- PY16-09 Open Public Meetings Policy
- PY16-08 JD-NEG Supportive Services Policy
- PY16-07 JD-NEG Eligibility Determination
- PY16-06 JD-NEG Assessment Policy
- PY16-05 American Job Center Branding Requirements under WIOA
- PY16-04 WIOA Funds Transfers
- PY16-03 Projected Employment Opportunities List, 2016-2017
- PY16-02 Local Workforce Development Board Annual Report
- PY16-01 Arkansas Regional and Local Planning Guidance
PY15
- PY15-13 WIOA One-Stop Operator Procurement Deadlines
- PY15-12 Revised Arkansas Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) Program Referral Form
- PY15-11 WIOA Implementation Assistance Funding
- PY15-10 Additional PY 2015 WIOA Title I – Dislocated Worker Activities Program Allocations
- PY15-09 2016 Summer Employment Opportunities Program Guidance
- PY15-08 PY 2016 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act(WIOA) Title I-Youth Adult and DLW Activities
- PY15-07 Policy on Entering Employment Services for Job Seekers in Arkansas JobLink (AJL)
- PY15-06 2016 HHS Poverty Guidelines and DOL 70%, LLSIL Information
- PY15-05 Equal Opportunity Data Collected from WIOA Applicants
- PY15-04 PY 2014 Data Element Validation Issues and results
- PY15-03 Local Workforce Development Board Annual Report
- PY15-02 Youth Summer Employment Opportunities Program Guidance
- PY 15-01 Projected Employment Opportunities List, 2015-2016
WIOA State Plans
Required Elements for Submission of the WIOA State Plan
Recording of WIOA State Plan Public Comment Town Hall Meeting 2.7.2024
- WIOA State Plan PYs 2022-2023 [Mod]
- WIOA State Plan for Arkansas PYS 2020-2023 (Submitted 6.30.20)
- WIOA State Plan for Arkansas FY 2018
- WIOA State Plan for Arkansas 2018- Arkansas Department of Workforce Services Organization Chart
- WIOA State Plan for Arkansas 2018- Arkansas Career Education- Organization Chart
- WIOA State Plan for Arkansas 2018- Services for the Blind- Organization Chart
- WIOA Combined State Plan 2017
- Arkansas Vision: Workforce Development Delivery System
- PY 2012-2016 Arkansas State Integrated Workforce Plan
- PY 2012-2016 State Plan Public Comments
- PY 2007-2009 State Plan
WIOA Annual Reports
- PY 2024 WIOA Annual Report
- PY 2023 WIOA Annual Report
- PY 2022 WIOA Annual Report
- PY 2021 WIOA Annual Report
- PY 2020 WIOA Annual Report
- PY 2019 WIOA Annual Report
- PY 2018 WIOA Annual Report
- PY 2017 WIOA Annual Report
- 2016 Annual Report (There was not an annual report done for this year)
- PY 2015 WIOA Annual Report
- PY 2014 WIOA Annual Report
Local Workforce Development Board Plans
- Central LWDB Plan
- City of Little Rock LWDB Plan
- Eastern LWDB Plan
- North Central LWDB Plan
- Northeast LWDB Plan
- Northwest LWDB Plan
- Southeast LWDB Plan
- Southwest LWDB Plan
- West Central LWDB Plan
- Western LWDB Plan
Each Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) has a dedicated section on this website containing additional legally mandated information for public access. To view a specific LWDB page, click here.
Policies and Procedures
Arkansas Workforce Center Certification Criteria
Credential Policy (Rescinded, Refer to TEGL 15-10 & TEGL 17-05)
Eligible Training Provider Certification Procedures
Guideline for Establishing Priorities for Adult Activities
Procedures for Awarding Grants for Youth Activities
Procurement and Contract Policy
Workforce System Review
Enabling Legislation
Federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998
Workforce Investment Act Final Rules and Regulations
Arkansas WIOA Law (Act 907 2015)
A.C.A. Tit. 15, Subtit. 1., Ch. 4, Subch. 37 — Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
WIOA Training Academy
Vision Arkansas
The publicly funded workforce system envisioned by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is quality-focused, employer-driven, customer-centered, and tailored to meet the needs of regional economies. Read more.
WIOA Technical Assistance/ Questions
Use the form below to send questions about the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Questions will be answered in general terms.
Please note: We will not make any specific eligibility determinations.
