House Funding Proposal Hits Workforce Programs

By Mitch Coppes, Federal Government Affairs Manager, Goodwill Industries International This week, the House Appropriations Committee advanced its Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. The measure would provide $9.8 billion for the U.S. Department of Labor in FY27, a 27 percent cut from the enacted FY26 level, and would determine funding levels for federal workforce development programs that support the training and employment services offered by local Goodwill® organizations, including: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Programs: The bill provides $1.8 billion for WIOA Adult,