The Upstate Workforce Board is accepting Public Comment on the Local Area Designation Petition from October 14, 2026- October 21, 2026. Comments can be emailed to cj@upstatewb.org.  Comments received after this deadline will not be accepted. 

Local Area Designation Petition 

Background:

Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the Governor must designate LWDAs within the state in order to receive adult, dislocated worker, and youth funding under Title I of WIOA. LWDAs administer workforce development activities and execute adult, dislocated worker, and youth funds allocated by the state. The Governor must designate and redesignate LWDAs within the state through consultation with the State Workforce Development Board (SWDB), CEOs, and LWDBs, and after consideration of comments received through a public comment process.