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Early Implementation
of the
Welfare-to-Work Grants Program:

APPENDIX

APPENDIX TABLE 1
FIRST WELFARE-TO-WORK GRANTEE SURVEY:
RESPONSE RATES BY STATE AND
TYPES OF GRANT RECEIVED

State or Territory Formula Grants
Competitive Grants
Total Granteesa
Sample Respondents Response Rate (%) Sample Respondents Response Rate (%) Sample Respondents Response Rate (%)
Alabama 3 3 100 1 1 100 4 4 100
Alaska 4 0 0 0 n.a. n.a. 4 0 0
Arizona 16 12 75 1 1 100 16 12 75
Arkansas 10 7 70 1 1 100 10 7 70
California 52 43 83 12b 6 50 59 47 80
Colorado 9 4 44 1 1 100 10 5 50
Connecticut 8 6 75 1 1 100 8 6 75
Delaware 1 1 100 0 n.a. n.a. 1 1 100
District of Columbia 1 0 0 3b 3 100 4 3 75
Florida 26 15 58 2 2 100 27 16 59
Georgia 16 13 81 2 2 100 17 14 82
Hawaii 3 2 67 0 n.a. n.a. 3 2 67
Illinois 26 19 73 3 1 33 28 19 68
Indiana 16 9 56 2 2 100 16 9 56
Iowa 16 10 63 0 n.a. n.a. 16 10 63
Kansas 5 5 100 0 n.a. n.a. 5 5 100
Kentucky 11 5 45 1 1 100 11 5 45
Louisiana 18 13 72 0 n.a. n.a. 18 13 72
Maine 3 2 67 0 n.a. n.a. 3 2 67
Maryland 12 9 75 2b 1 50 14 10 71
Massachusetts 15 9 60 2b 1 50 17 10 59
Michigan 26 19 73 2 2 100 27 20 74
Minnesota 17 15 88 0 n.a. n.a. 17 15 88
Missouri 14 9 64 0 n.a. n.a. 14 9 64
Montana 1 1 100 0 n.a. n.a. 1 1 100
Nebraska 3 2 67 0 n.a. n.a. 3 2 67
Nevada 2 2 100 0 n.a. n.a. 2 2 100
New Hampshire 1 1 100 0 n.a. n.a. 1 1 100
New Jersey 15 7 47 2 1 50 15 7 47
New Mexico 3 3 100 1 1 100 4 4 100
New York 34 27 79 2 2 100 36 29 81
North Carolina 25 19 76 1 1 100 26 20 77
North Dakota 1 1 100 0 n.a. n.a. 1 1 100
Ohio n.a. n.a. n.a. 1 1 100 1 1 100
Oklahoma 13 10 77 0 n.a. n.a. 13 10 77
Oregon 6 3 50 0 n.a. n.a. 6 3 50
Pennsylvania 28 17 61 2 2 100 29 18 62
Rhode Island 3 3 100 0 n.a. n.a. 3 3 100
South Carolina 12 10 83 0 n.a. n.a. 12 10 83
Tennessee 14 11 79 0 n.a. n.a. 14 11 79
Texas 29 20 69 2 2 100 30 21 70
Vermont 1 1 100 1 1 100 2 2 100
Virginia 14 10 71 2 2 100 16 12 75
Washington 12 9 75 0 n.a. n.a. 12 9 75
West Virginia 3 2 67 0 n.a. n.a. 3 2 67
Wisconsin 11 9 82 1 1 100 11 9 82
Puerto Rico 6 0 0 0 n.a. n.a. 6 0 0
Virgin Islands 1 0 0 0 n.a. n.a. 1 0 0
Guam 1 0 0 0 n.a. n.a. 1 0 0
TOTAL 567 398 70.2 51 40 78.4 598 422 70.4
Source:  National Evaluation of the Welfare­to­Work Grants Program, First Grantee Survey (November 1998­February 1999).

Note:  n.a. = not applicable

a The difference between the total number of WtW grants shown by state and the sum of the numbers of competitive and formula WtW grants by state represents the number of organizations receiving both formula and competitive WtW funds in each state.

b The competitive grant numbers for these states include multi­site WtW programs:  1 based in California, 2 in the District of Columbia, 2 in Maryland, and 1 in Massachusetts.

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