# 20 C.F.R. § 684.200 (2026): What are the requirements to apply for a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grant? > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P684_S684_200 ## Section - **Citation:** 20 C.F.R. § 684.200 (2026) - **Heading:** What are the requirements to apply for a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grant? - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Title 20 CFR: Employees' Benefits / Chapter V: EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / Part 684: INDIAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT / Subpart B: Service Delivery Systems Applicable to Section 166 Programs / § 684.200: § 684.200 What are the requirements to apply for a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grant? ## Text (a) To be eligible to apply for a WIOA, sec. 166 grant, an entity must have legal status as a government or as an agency of a government, private non-profit corporation, or a consortium whose members all qualify as one of these entities. (b) A new entity (which is not an incumbent grantee) must have a population within the designated geographic service area which would receive at least $100,000 under the funding formula found at § 684.270(b), including any amounts received for supplemental youth services under the funding formula at § 684.440(a). (c) Incumbent grantees which do not meet this dollar threshold and were receiving INA funding of less than $100,000 as of October 18, 2016 will be grandfathered into the program and are eligible to be awarded less than $100,000 so long as the grantees have continuously received less than $100,000 since October 18, 2016. (d) The Department will make an exception to the $100,000 minimum for applicants that apply for WIOA funding through Public Law 102-477, the Indian, Employment, Training, and Related Services demonstration program, if all resources to be consolidated under the Public Law 102-477 plan total at least $100,000, with at least $20,000 derived from sec. 166 funds. However, incumbent Public Law 102-477 grantees that were receiving INA funding of less than $20,000 as of October 18, 2016 will be grandfathered into the program and are eligible to be awarded less than $20,000 so long as the grantees have continuously received less than $20,000 since October 18, 2016. (e) To be eligible to apply as a consortium, each member of the consortium must meet the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section and must: (1) Be in close proximity to one another, but may operate in more than one State; (2) Have an administrative unit legally authorized to run the program and to commit the other members to contracts, grants, and other legally-binding agreements; and (3) Be jointly and individually responsible for the actions and obligations of the consortium, including debts. paragraph (a) of this section and must: (1) Be in close proximity to one another, but may operate in more than one State; (2) Have an administrative unit legally authorized to run the program and to commit the other members to contracts, grants, and other legally-binding agreements; and (3) Be jointly and individually responsible for the actions and obligations of the consortium, including debts. (f) Entities eligible under paragraph (a)(1) of this section are: (1) Federally recognized Indian tribes; (2) Tribal organizations, as defined in 25 U.S.C. 450b; (3) Alaska Native-controlled organizations; (4) Native Hawaiian-controlled organizations; (5) Indian-controlled organizations serving INAs; and (6) A consortium of eligible entities which meets the legal requirements for a consortium described in paragraph (b) of this section. (g) State-recognized tribal organizations that meet the definition of an Indian-controlled organization are eligible to apply for WIOA sec. 166 grant funds. State-recognized tribes that do not meet this definition but were grantees under WIA as of July 1, 2015 will be grandfathered into WIOA as Indian-controlled organizations provided they meet the definition of Indian-controlled organization in § 684.130. ## Nearby sections - [20 C.F.R. § 684.200 (2026) § 684.200 What are the requirements to apply for a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grant?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P684_S684_200.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 684.210 (2026) § 684.210 What priority for awarding grants is given to eligible organizations?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P684_S684_210.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 684.220 (2026) § 684.220 What is the process for applying for a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grant?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P684_S684_220.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 684.230 (2026) § 684.230 What appeal rights are available to entities that are denied a grant award?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P684_S684_230.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 684.240 (2026) § 684.240 Are there any other ways in which an entity may be awarded a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grant?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P684_S684_240.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 684.250 (2026) § 684.250 Can an Indian and Native American grantee's grant award be terminated?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P684_S684_250.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 684.260 (2026) § 684.260 Does the Department have to award a grant for every part of the country?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P684_S684_260.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 684.270 (2026) § 684.270 How are Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds allocated to Indian and Native American program grantees?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P684_S684_270.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P684_S684_200. 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