DataPoints: Where does WIOA Title II funding go?
Kent Phillippe
August 12, 2025
Title II of the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides block grants to states for Adult Education and Literacy (AEFLA). The purpose of AEFLA’s basic state grant program is to:
Assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and economic self-sufficiency.
Assist adults who are parents or family members to obtain the education and skills that are necessary to becoming full partners in the educational development of their children, and lead to sustainable improvements in the economic opportunities for their family.
Assist adults in attaining a secondary school diploma and in the transition to postsecondary education and training, including through career pathways.
Assist immigrants and other individuals who are English language learners in improving their reading, writing, speaking and comprehension skills in English; mathematics skills; and acquiring an understanding of the American system of government, individual freedom and the responsibilities of citizenship.
The statute requires states to allocate no less than 82.5% of their allotments to local agencies through a competitive grant or contract process. The U.S. Department of Education collects data from each state on how the grants have been allocated and reported outcomes of students in WIOA programs.
