The Southern 14 Workforce Investment Board, Inc. is one of Illinois' 26 regional boards established by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA).

The Southern 14 Board is a private, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to providing the highest quality and most effective workforce development services to the residents in the 14 counties of:

Alexander, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Wabash, Wayne and White

The Board is the grant recipient for Workforce Investment Act Funds and is responsible for oversight and monitoring of the programs operated with those funds.