Sponsor
Brendan Francis Boyle
Representative · D-PA
Representative · D-PA
The bill directs limited workforce dollars toward programs aligned with measurable local labor demand—improving likely employment outcomes and taxpayer ROI—but raises administrative and data-access barriers that may exclude small, rural, or under-resourced providers and communities.
State and local governments and program applicants will need to target grants to in-demand jobs, increasing the likelihood training programs align with local labor-market needs and improving employment outcomes for job-seekers.
Taxpayers are more likely to get better return on investment because grant funds will be tied to measurable local demand, reducing funding for programs that do not meet workforce needs.
Smaller providers and community organizations will face higher administrative burdens to compile required labor-market evidence, making it harder for them to compete for grants and potentially reducing local training options.
Rural and under-resourced applicants with limited access to labor-market data may be disadvantaged, concentrating funding with better-resourced state agencies and large institutions and worsening equity for low-income or rural communities.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Requires grant applicants under 42 U.S.C. § 1397g to include recent labor market information and evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages.
Official title: To require applications for a health profession opportunity grant under section 2008 of the Social Security Act to contain evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages.
Introduced September 16, 2025 by Brendan Francis Boyle · Last progress September 16, 2025
Requires organizations applying for grants under the Social Security Act demonstration program at 42 U.S.C. § 1397g to include recent labor market information and other evidence that in-demand jobs or worker shortages exist and are relevant to the proposed project. The new application content requirement is effective October 1, 2025 and applies to future grant applications under that authority. This change aims to tie demonstration-grant proposals more closely to local and regional labor market needs by making applicants document demand and shortages as part of the application package.