Kane County workforce staff report WIOA allocation and committee approves subrecipient agreements for PY2026
May 15, 2026 | Kane County, Illinois
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Workforce staff gave several operational updates to the Jobs Committee on May 15 and presented two resolutions authorizing subrecipient agreements tied to WIOA program year 2026.
Staff reported kiosk deployment and usage: 14 kiosks are currently deployed in the community and a 15th kiosk is being placed in the East Aurora School District career center pending internet and site readiness. Staff highlighted recent hiring events (including a Burlington Industries event in DeKalb that led to 60 hires) and described success stories of WIOA participants being placed into training and college programs.
On funding, staff said the WIOA allocation for the next program year is $7,367,991 for the three-county area the board serves. Staff noted that obligations are behind target (adult allocations were reported at roughly 40% obligated) and described a target to be about 80% obligated by June 30, 2026. Committee members asked about an apparent reduction in allocation; staff explained PY26 reflects a return from a prior-year spike and described the drop as approximately $1.9 million compared with the previous two-year cycle peak.
Staff also announced they will pursue an apprenticeship expansion grant intended to fund an apprenticeship specialist to coordinate registered apprenticeship programs across the region; they expected multiple letters of support and said the application deadline was imminent.
The committee considered two resolutions: one authorizing youth subrecipient agreements for WIOA PY2026 and a second authorizing adult and dislocated worker subrecipient agreements for WIOA PY2026. The chair called the roll for the resolutions; members recorded affirmative responses on the record (Abatacola: "I"; Bates: yes; Penisis: yes; Strathman: yes; Lewis: yes). The meeting transcript records those verbal roll-call responses; the record does not include all seats’ recorded answers in the transcript excerpt.
By unanimous consent the committee also agreed to place the reports on file, and a member moved to adjourn.
Staff reported kiosk deployment and usage: 14 kiosks are currently deployed in the community and a 15th kiosk is being placed in the East Aurora School District career center pending internet and site readiness. Staff highlighted recent hiring events (including a Burlington Industries event in DeKalb that led to 60 hires) and described success stories of WIOA participants being placed into training and college programs.
On funding, staff said the WIOA allocation for the next program year is $7,367,991 for the three-county area the board serves. Staff noted that obligations are behind target (adult allocations were reported at roughly 40% obligated) and described a target to be about 80% obligated by June 30, 2026. Committee members asked about an apparent reduction in allocation; staff explained PY26 reflects a return from a prior-year spike and described the drop as approximately $1.9 million compared with the previous two-year cycle peak.
Staff also announced they will pursue an apprenticeship expansion grant intended to fund an apprenticeship specialist to coordinate registered apprenticeship programs across the region; they expected multiple letters of support and said the application deadline was imminent.
The committee considered two resolutions: one authorizing youth subrecipient agreements for WIOA PY2026 and a second authorizing adult and dislocated worker subrecipient agreements for WIOA PY2026. The chair called the roll for the resolutions; members recorded affirmative responses on the record (Abatacola: "I"; Bates: yes; Penisis: yes; Strathman: yes; Lewis: yes). The meeting transcript records those verbal roll-call responses; the record does not include all seats’ recorded answers in the transcript excerpt.
By unanimous consent the committee also agreed to place the reports on file, and a member moved to adjourn.
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