To assist State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as "states") by: 1) identifying the FY 2022 Initial Allocation of TaOA funding amounts to states; 2) describing the formula methodology used by the Department of Labor (Department) to calculate these amounts; and 3) providing the process for states to request TAA Program reserve funds for TaOA. TaOA includes training, job search allowances, relocation allowances, employment and case management services, and related state administration.

To assist State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as "States," "Recipients," "Grantees," "Applicant," or "You") in gaining access to FY 2022 TAA Program TaOA funds by completing and submitting Standard Form (SF) 424, Application for Federal Assistance, through www.grants.gov.

To advise State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs or "States") that the authorization of appropriations for the TAA Program expires 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on June 30, 2022, and absent congressional action to reauthorize or continue the program, termination provisions will take effect beginning on July 1, 2022.

To provide guidance to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) regarding FY 2022 - FY 2024 annual grants for foreign labor certification activities.

To remind the workforce community that ETA Advisories issued using a signature block with "/s/" constitute official guidance.

To provide SCSEP state, territorial, and national grantees with the PY 2022 SCSEP allotments and the application instructions for PY 2022 grant submissions. This TEGL will also provide guidance regarding Minority Report submissions in the Program Narrative for this year.

To provide a checklist of all currently active ETA advisories as well as a checklist of all ETA advisories rescinded/cancelled since the previously issued checklists.

To ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWA) are aware that employers seeking to hire foreign workers for temporary employment under a supplemental H-2B visa cap for work certified to commence in the second half of FY 2022 must contact an American Job Center (AJC) for assistance in recruiting U.S. workers for their job opportunities. This information is similar to that shared in January 2022 regarding the first half of FY 2022.

To convey grant allotments for Program Year (PY) 2022 and provide information related to submission instructions for required funding documents and performance targets.

To provide states with the revised and final FY 2022 UI State Administration base resource planning targets, general guidelines for resource planning, and an explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among the states.