- WIOA Policy

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) ensures the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and eliminates race-based discrimination.

Natural Disaster

Events including hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind drive water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snow storm, drought, fire, explosion, or other catastrophes.

Needs-Related Payments

Needs-Related Payments are funds allocated to a local area and may be used to provide direct financial assistance to adults and dislocated workers who are unemployed and do not qualify for (or have ceased to qualify for) unemployment compensation for the purpose of enabling such individuals to participate in programs of training services.

Negotiated Levels of Performance

The levels of performance mutually agreed to by the state and the Department for each respective program. The negotiations process must be based on four factors described in section 4 of this guidance. These negotiated levels of performance must be incorporated into the approved Unified or Combined State Plan and the approved two-year modification of that Plan (WIOA section 116(b)(3)(A)(iv)) for each primary indicator of performance for each core program.

New Event

To be considered a new event, the dislocation must occur during the current program year or anytime in the previous program year as long as 1E or 1S (depending on the program for which the even is being funded) program dollars were not expended on the event. The dislocation must affect 50 or more workers after February 23, 2012 or affect 200 or more workers prior to February 23, 2012 in an LWIA or meet the definition of a statewide event from the same company.

NOFO

Notice of Funding Opportunity

Nondiscrimination Plan

A Nondiscrimination Plan is a document that describes the actions an individual State will take to ensure that its Title I-financially assisted programs, activities, and recipients are complying, and will continue to comply, with the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements of WIOA and its implementing regulations.

Non-Registered Apprenticeship

A Non-Registered Apprenticeship in Illinois is an apprenticeship that is not registered with the U.S. Department of Labor but meets all Registered Apprenticeship criteria other than the application for registration.

Nontraditional employment

Occupations or fields of work for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work.

North American Free Trade Agreement

The North American Free Trade Agreement establishes Transitional Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for workers in companies affected by imports from Mexico or Canada or by shifts of U.S. production to those countries.

North American Industry Classification System

The North American Industry Classification System is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.

Notice of Grant Award

A Notice of Grant Award is the legal document issued to notify the grantee that an award has been made and that funds may be requested from the designated office.

NPRM

Notice of Proposed Rule Making

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