WSM Stevens Amendment Statement:
WorkSource Montgomery (WSM) is the fiduciary agent for Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding in Montgomery County. The organization operates the American Job Centers in Wheaton and Germantown and provides employment services to Montgomery County residents who are unemployed or underemployed. Programs and initiatives offered by WSM are supported in part by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor as part of an award totaling $9,598,667 in FY25, which is 52% of the Workforce Program funded with WIOA or other federal funds. The remaining 48% of program awards are funded in part by state, county, private, and other funding sources.
What is the “Stevens Amendment”?
An appropriations provision that requires grantees of the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education to disclose for a grant program the percent of costs financed with federal funds, the federal dollar amount, and the percentage and dollar amount financed by non-governmental funds. Additionally, a different two-part formulation of the Stevens Amendment is included in the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) general permanent statutory authority at 7 USC 2209.
What is required of WorkSource Montgomery?
As a grantee of federal funds, WSM is required to include a statement of acknowledgment for all federal projects or programs sub awarded when issuing any statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents/marketing channels (including, but not limited to, brochures, flyers, visual presentations, website, social media, resource guides, etc.) describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with federal money. This includes any communication made in furtherance of accomplishing the goals of a federal project or program for which WSM has an award.
Federal Funding Breakdown for Programs:
| Program | Federal Funding Amount | Federal % / Non-Federal % |
| 5G Broadband | $251,000 | 100% / 0% |
| Life Science Sector Connector | $487,000 | 100% / 0% |
| I.T. Sector Connector | $487,000 | 100% / 0% |
| Construction & Transportation Sector Connector | $487,000 | 100% / 0% |
| Healthcare Sector Connector | $487,000 | 100% / 0% |
| Hospitality Sector Connector | $487,000 | 100% / 0% |
| Professional Services Sector Connector | $4,870,000 | 100% / 0% |
| Launch Your Future Employment (LYFE) | $550,000 | 100% / 0% |
| Dual Track Re-Entry (DTR) | $308,000 | 33% / 67% |
| YES (Identity/Out of School Youth) | $650,000 | 100% / 0% |
| Work Based Learning (WBL) | $0 | 0% / 100% |
| General Business Services (i.e., job fairs) | $2,922,000 | 100% / 0% |
FY 2024 Reporting