Perkins V Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment

Perkins V requires that each institution awarded Perkins Basic Grant funds perform a comprehensive local needs assessment (CLNA) and submit it for approval to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Each CLNA must describe how an institution’s local Perkins program and funding will support career and technical education programs and assist special populations students as required by the act and in response to gaps identified in the CLNA and the institution’s plan for closing the gaps.

Specifically, Section 134(c) of the law states:

“To be eligible to receive financial assistance under this part, an eligible recipient shall—(A) conduct a CLNA related to career and technical education and include the results of the CLNA in the local application submitted under subsection (a); and (B) not less than once every 2 years, update such CLNA.”

Section 135 (a) (Local Use of Funds) of the law states:

“Each eligible recipient that receives funds under this part shall use such funds to develop, coordinate, implement, or improve career and technical education programs to meet the needs identified in the comprehensive local needs assessment described in section 134(c ).”

The local CLNA process is about helping grantees make a formal shift from merely collecting and reporting information to using information strategically to drive decisions about CTE programs that build pathways to postsecondary success for all students and meet the needs of employers and the community.

CLNA Information for FY 2025 and FY 2026:

2020-2030 Labor Market Information (LMI) Data Regionally (Click the excel sheet below for your region) – Source: TEA (Updated 12/5/2023)

Regional LMI: the top occupations that met the regional criteria for in-demand and high wage were selected and sorted by growth. Growth by percentage and median annual salary are highlighted in green. The occupations are aligned to the state’s 16 career clusters. The postsecondary institution should compare the top career clusters identified to the programs of study and career clusters offered in its CTE program.