Strong Workforce:

• SWP funds are to be used for MORE AND BETTER CTE. The funds cannot supplant.
• SWP funds are less restrictive than Perkins funding.
• SWP funding criteria are grouped into seven areas targeting student success, career pathways, workforce data and outcomes, curriculum, CTE faculty, regional coordination and funding.
• Focuses on data-driven outcomes rather than activities.
• We have to look at supply and demand to fund a program. Cannot fund a program with an oversupply of certificates/degrees.
• We have in the past had set asides for curriculum development, marketing and professional development.
• Generally, we are making these decisions in December-February.