Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment

One of the major changes in Perkins V is the requirement for local agencies to conduct a Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA). The CLNA serves as the basis for local Perkins application development and future decision making. Agencies are required to conduct their CLNA every two years, beginning with the 2019-2020 program year. The documents below are provided as samples for eligible recipients’ use as they conduct their assessment. These are not inclusive of all documentation that should maintained on the local process and only represent the portions that the recipient will be expected to submit with their local application. Please review the “Perkins V - Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment – Toolkit” below for additional guidance on how to conduct the local assessment.

Florida CLNA: Standards and Required Workbooks

Resources

• Overview of Labor Market Alignment Requirements and Standards (Word)
• List of Agriculture Program with Labor Market Demand Letters from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (PDF)
• Memo: Perkins V Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) Labor Market Alignment for Agriculture-Related Programs (PDF)
• Statewide and Regional Demand Occupations Lists
• 2021-22 Technology Education Program Linkages to Enterprise Florida Targeted Industry Sectors (Excel)
• 2025-2026 Perkins Secondary Non-Traditional Program Designations (Excel)
• 2025-2026 Perkins Postsecondary Non-Traditional Program Designations (Excel)

Secondary Eligible Recipients

• Perkins V Secondary Size, Scope, and Quality Standards (PDF)

Postsecondary Eligible Recipients

• Perkins V Postecondary Size, Scope, and Quality Standards (PDF)

Experiential Learning

• Florida’s Experiential Learning Framework for Perkins Size, Scope, and Quality (PDF)

Stakeholder Consultation

• CLNA Stakeholder Consultation Template (Word)

Not Perkins Fundable Secondary CTE Programs

• Secondary CTE Programs Not Eligible for Perkins Funding in 2026-27 (Excel) (Updated: August 4, 2026)

CLNA Toolkit

• Perkins V - Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment - Toolkit 2.1 (Word) (Last edited 11/8/19)

CLNA Training Modules

• Perkins CLNA Purpose and Priorities Webinar Recording (12/14/21)
  • CLNA Purpose and Priorities (PDF) (12/13/21)
• Perkins CLNA Sections and Excel Overview Webinar Recording (12/15/21)
  • CLNA Sections Overview (PDF) (12/13/21)
  • Secondary Program Needs and Budget Excel Review (PDF) (12/13/21)
  • Postsecondary Program Needs and Budget Excel Review (PDF) (12/13/21)
• CLNA - Purpose and Priorities – Recording (MP4) (12/3/19)
  • CLNA - Purpose and Priorities – Slides (PDF) (12/3/19)
  • CLNA - Purpose and Priorities – Transcript (PDF) (12/3/19)
• CLNA - Process Overview – Recording (MP4) (12/3/19)
  • CLNA - Process Overview – Slides (PDF) (12/3/19)
  • CLNA - Process Overview – Transcript (PDF) (12/3/19)
• CLNA - Requirements and Resources – Recording (MP4) (12/3/19)
  • CLNA - Requirements and Resources – Transcript (PDF) (12/3/19)
• CLNA - Regional Collaboration - Slides (PDF) (10/9/19)
• CLNA - Stakeholder Engagement - Slides (PDF) (10/9/19)
• Size, Scope, and Quality
  • CLNA - Size, Scope, and Quality for Secondary - Slides (PDF) (1/15/20)
  • CLNA - Size, Scope, and Quality for Secondary - Recording and Transcript (1/15/20)
  • CLNA - Size, Scope, and Quality for Postsecondary - Slides (PDF) (1/15/20)
  • CLNA - Size, Scope, and Quality for Postsecondary - Recording and Transcript (1/15/20)
• Labor Market Alignment
  • CLNA - Labor Market Alignment - Slides (PDF) (1/22/20)
  • CLNA - Labor Market Alignment - Recording and Transcript (1/22/20)
• Programs of Study
  • CLNA - Programs of Study - Slides (PDF) (1/29/20)
  • CLNA - Programs of Study - Recording and Transcript (1/29/20)
• Equal Access and Performance
  • CLNA - Equal Access and Performance - Slides (PDF) (2/12/2020)
• Faculty and Staff
  • CLNA - Faculty and Staff - Slides (PDF) (2/19/2020)
  • CLNA - Faculty and Staff - Recording and Transcript (2/19/2020)
• Work-based Learning
  • CLNA – Work-based Learning – Slides (PDF) (2/26/2020)
  • CLNA – Work-based Learning – Recording and Transcript (2/26/2020)
• Planning and Budgeting
  • CLNA - From CLNA to RFA - Planning and Budgeting Based on Needs - Slides (PDF) (3/4/20)
  • CLNA - From CLNA to RFA - Planning and Budgeting Based on Needs - Recording and Transcript (3/4/20)

National resources on the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment

• Requirements for the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment are defined in Section 134, subsection C, of the Perkins Act (PDF)