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2022-010 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ? Youth Activities ? Assistance Listing Number 17.259; Year Ended December 31, 2022 ? Matching, Level of Effort, Earmarking Condition: The Police Jury did not meet the earmarking grant requirement related to paid and unpaid work experience. Criteria: Not less than 20 percent of Youth Activity funds allocated to the local area, except for the local area expenditures for administration, must be used to provide paid and unpaid work experience (Section 129(c)(4)), WIOA, 128 Stat. 1510). Effect: Inadequate federal funds may have been dedicated to the work experience objective of the WIOA Youth Activities grant. Cause: Calcasieu Parish has experienced unprecedented disruption since 2020. Not only was the Parish impacted by the COVID related business shutdowns, but it was also devastated by two major hurricanes in the fall of 2020 which caused widespread devastation and damage to nearly all homes and businesses in the Parish. Consequently, the opportunities to partner with businesses for work experience has been severely limited and so the Parish has allocated more funds toward education and training. Context: The Police Jury expenditures for work experience was 12% of the local area?s Youth Activity funds. Recommendation: As recovery continues, the Parish should comply with the work experience earmarking requirements and properly track its compliance with the earmarking requirements.