Federal Funding
Federal funding for workforce education and training programs (including those listed on the left) has generally been declining over the past two decades, despite the growth in the U.S. workforce and the continued rise in demand for skilled labor.
The information below tracks recent federal budget and appropriations debates around these programs. (An explanation of the federal budget process is available here.)
For Fiscal Year 2010
 Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Fact Sheet, TWA Policy Platform, 111th Congress
TWA's Washington Update, Obama Administration Releases FY 2010 Budget Request: Proposal Continues to Prioritize Workforce Issues Emphasized Under Recovery Act (May 2009)
TWA's Table on Requests for Key Programs under the Departments of Labor and Education (May 2009)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Resources and Analysis
For Fiscal Year 2009
Fiscal Year 2009 Stimulus Letter to Congressional Leadership (October 31, 2008)
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Fact Sheet, TWA's Policy Platform, 110th Congress
 Administration Funding Proposals: TWA Podcasts
TWA Audio Update Podcast, The President's FY09 Budget (February 2008)
Administration Funding Proposals: Documents
TWA's Washington Update, Bush Administration Releases FY 2009 Budget: Fails to Invest in America’s Forgotten Middle(February 2008)
TWA's Table on Requests for Key Programs under the Departments of Labor and Education (February 2008)
TWA's Historical Funding Graphs of Key Programs under the Departments of Labor and Education (February 2008)
TWA's State by State Analysis of the Effects of Cuts to WIA proposed by the FY 2009 Budget (February 2008)
TWA's Preliminary Analysis of Bush Administration's FY 2009 Budget Request (February 2008)
Congress
TWA's Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Funding Priorities Including Green Jobs (May 2008)
Historical Analysis
Not Ready to Compete: Declining Federal Investment in a Skilled, Competitive U.S. Workforce, 2002-2007 (2007) (7 pp.)
Skilling the American Workforce "On The Cheap": Ongoing Shortfalls in Federal Funding for Workforce Development (2003) (14 pp.)
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