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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY
http://www.dli.state.pa.us www.paworkforce.state.pa.us
GRANT/LOAN
Pell Grants – Pell grants, as well as most federal student aid,
are awarded on the basis of financial need. The amount that
an individual receives is based on a formula that includes the
cost of attendance minus the Expected Family Contribution.
The student must be enrolled in a program of organized
instruction or study that leads to an academic, professional,
or vocational degree or certificate, or other recognized
educational credential.
Trade Adjustment Assistance – The Trade Act’s Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program helps trade-affected
workers who have lost their jobs as a result of increased
imports or shifts in production out of the United States.
TAA can provide funding for tuition, books and supplies
for classroom training, and basic or remedial education,
which may include training in literacy or English as a second
language.
Occupational Training is targeted to a specific occupation and
provided to help certified workers secure employment at a
skill level similar to, or higher than, their layoff employment,
and sustain that employment at the best wage available.
Based on the individual’s existing skills and labor market
conditions, training will be of the shortest duration necessary
to return the individual to employment, with a maximum
duration of 104 weeks. TAA can also pay 50 percent of
the salary for on-the-job training and customized training
designed to meet the needs of a specific employer or group of
employers.
Health Coverage Tax Credit – The Health Coverage Tax
Credit is a federal tax credit that pays 65 percent of the health
plan premium for eligible individuals enrolled in qualified
health plans. The benefit can be received as a tax credit
or an advanced payment. This benefit is available to TAA
eligible individuals, ATAA eligible individuals (those getting
wage subsidy), recipients of Pension Benefit Guarantee
Corporation (PBGC) benefits age 55 or older, and qualified
family members. The TAA eligible individual must be eligible
to receive Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA) under the
Trade Program; be collecting Unemployment Insurance (UI)
or TRA and while collecting UI or TRA; must be enrolled in
TAA approved training or have completed TAA approved
training, or have a waiver from training.
DEADLINE / REGULATIONS
CareerLink Staff and the training providers
with whom local areas work can provide
guidance on how participants can apply
for Pell grants and other student aid. There
also are various websites that provide
instructions on the application process.
More information on TAA benefits is
available by calling the UC Service Center
or visiting a Pennsylvania CareerLink and
requesting the pamphlet, UCP-11 or UCP-
11 (A), Assistance for Workers Under the
Trade Act of 1974. If you have any questions
regarding this program or would like to
apply for these benefits, please contact the
UC Service Center or visit a Pennsylvania
CareerLink.
To apply for benefits, contact the HCTC
Customer Contact Center toll free at: (866)
628-HCTC.
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