To announce the release of new content published on WorkforceGPS under the UI Community of Practice (COP). This content is related to Tiger Team engagements and resulting recommendation trends to support the goals of Section 9032 of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA): (1) preventing and detecting fraud; (2) promoting equitable access; and (3) ensuring the timely payment of benefits, including activities to reduce workload backlogs, for all UC programs.

To announce the release of a new toolkit published on WorkforceGPS under the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Community of Practice (COP) website at https://www.workforcegps.org. This content describes RPA as a promising technology solution. The toolkit provides states with information on how using RPA in state Unemployment Compensation (UC) program administration can be appropriate and effectively leveraged by states, regarding RPA as a promising technology solution. The toolkit provides states with information on how using RPA in state UC program administration can be appropriate and effectively leveraged by SWAs.

To provide clarifying information to State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as “Cooperating State Agencies” (CSAs or “States”) about Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program phase-out termination, continuing program operations, and prior guidance that remains applicable after June 30, 2022, under the Termination provision established by Section 406 of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (TAARA 2015).

To notify all current state, national, and territory grantees that the deadline for submitting grant applications under TEGL No. 10-22 is extended to May 1, 2023.

To provide clarifying information on the FY 2023 implementation of the RESEA 60 percent state funding carry-over limit.

To correct an error in Attachment I of Training and Employment Notice (TEN) No. 19-22 and rescind TEN No. 19-22. TEN No. 19-22, Change 1 provides clarification and alignment of the reporting of training types in the Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) and promotes consistent and reliable data analysis across the DOL’s employment and training programs.

To announce RESEA outcome payments for FY 2022, as required by Section 306(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (SSA) and notify states of a change to the RESEA outcome payment methodology implementing RESEA reemployment targets using a regression-based statistical model.

To provide INA grantees with Comprehensive Services Program (CSP) and Supplemental Youth Services Program (SYSP) funding allotments for PY 2023 for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Section 166 programs.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from April 1 through June 30, 2023, (third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023).

To advise states of sequestration rules for FY 2023 to ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) apply these rules to mandatory Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs. These rules include the application of sequestration on delayed benefit payments for prior FYs and the resulting administrative costs.

To announce the implementation of the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) streamlined award closeout process, including the use of new Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved award closure documents. 

To provide updated guidance to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) regarding foreign labor certification activities impacted by implementation of new H-2A regulations published by the Department of Labor (Department) on October 12, 2022, and announce the allotments for FY 2023 foreign labor certification grants.

To announce the availability of $ 9,500,000 to assist SCSEP state, territory, and national grantees with IT implementation and support costs related to the Department of Labor transition and implementation of the new Grantee Performance Management System (GPMS) case management tool. These grants will be funded through SCSEP recaptured funds.

To announce the availability of funding for travel costs associated with state UI appellate staff attending the 2023 UI Appellate Professionals Training Conference scheduled to be held June 27-30, 2023, in Denver, Colorado.

This Change 1 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 06-22 conveys the remaining balance for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 WOTC funding allotments and explains application requirements for State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) based on appropriated funding.  Additionally, this Change 1 TEGL announces 14 states selected to receive additional FY 2023 backlog award funding and provides instructions to those states on how to proceed.  The rest of TEGL No. 06-22 remains the same.

To provide adjusted funding levels for PY 2022 allotments for the DW program under WIOA Title I Section 132(c) on recapture and reallotment.

The purpose of this Training And Employment Notice is to provide the logistic details for the 2023 BAM Paid Claims Peer Reviews and to announce the new three-year schedule for future BAM Peer Reviews.

To announce the availability of Department-funded operational and technical resources and services to state ARPA grantees and to provide guidance for modifying grants that have been previously awarded to grantees that want to avail themselves of these services.

To provide guidance and planning information to states, local workforce areas, and other recipients of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I youth formula funds on the activities associated with the implementation of WIOA.

To advise eligible entities for the Department of Labor’s (Department) Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending projects that the deadline for submitting an application has been extended to March 31, 2023.