Consistent with the “sunshine” provisions of WIOA sec. 107(e), the Northwest Region Workforce Development Board, comprised of the 18 contiguous counties of Northwest Missouri, will have available for public review and comment a modification to its 2020-2023 WIOA Plan.  This Plan, which provides services and funding levels under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (P.L. 113-128), will be available for review on June 8, 2022.

This modification provides funding allocations in the amount of $763,057 to serve WIOA eligible adults, dislocated workers and youth for the period July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. To review this modifications, please visit our website at nwwdb.org.  You may also contact the Workforce Development Board, North Central Missouri College at 912 Main Street, Trenton, Missouri 6468; by phone at 660-359-3622, X-1233, or by e-mail to jgriffin@mail.ncmissouri.edu 

Any comments concerning this Plan modification or to petition for disapproval or change, please contact either the Workforce Development Board Director at the address above or the Office of  Workforce Development at dhewd.mowioaplan@dhewd.mo.gov.  Petition for disapproval or change must be received no later than June 22, 2022.

Public Announcement

The Northeast and Northwest Workforce Development Boards are petitioning the State of Missouri Workforce Development Board to re-designate the two Workforce Development Areas into one region and recognize them as one Local Workforce Development Area to be served by one Workforce Development Board.   Information regarding this merger can be found in the application available for download below. 

DOWNLOAD MERGER APPLICATION

If you have questions about the proposed application, please contact the following individuals:

Brent Stevens – NW WDB Executive Director, bstevens@mail.ncmissouri.edu

or

Diane Simbro – NEMOWDB Executive Director, diane.simbro@nemowib.org

Consistent with the “sunshine” provisions of WIOA sec. 107(e), the Northwest Workforce Development Board, comprised of the 18 contiguous counties of Northwest Missouri, and the Northeast Missouri Workforce Development Board, comprised of the 16 contiguous counties of Northeast Missouri are seeking public comment on this proposed change.  For comments to be considered, they must be received no later than 5 PM on June 7th, 2022.

If you would like to submit comments regarding the re-designation please use the following email address:

publiccomment@nwwdb.org