To provide states with instructions for implementing the emergency unemployment relief for state and local governmental entities, certain nonprofit organizations, and Federally-recognized Indian Tribes in Section 2103 of the CARES Act of 2020, Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-136.

To provide information to states and outlying areas on WIOA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2020; PY 2020 allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act ES Program, as required by section 6(b)(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended; and the allotments of Workforce Information Grants to states for PY 2020.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) announces the availability of $73 million in Program Year (PY) 2019 funds to States through tiered funding. The goal of these funds is to expand the national Registered Apprenticeship system by funding baseline activities that improve States’ ability to serve, improve, and strategically scale the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) model described in 29 C.F.R. parts 29, Subpart A, and 29 C.F.R.30; and to fund innovations aimed at using RAPs as a tool for developing the economy and building infrastructure.

To provide guidance to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) regarding FY 2020 annual grant allocations for foreign labor certification activities.

To provide states with operating, financial, and reporting instructions for the PEUC program authorized by Section 2107 of the CARES Act of 2020, Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-136.

To provide states with operating, financial, and reporting instructions for the PUA program authorized by Section 2102 of the CARES Act of 2020, Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-136.

To provide states with operating, financial, and reporting instructions for the FPUC program authorized by Section 2104, Emergency Increase in Unemployment Compensation Benefits, of the CARES Act of 2020, Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-136.

To provide technical assistance to states, local workforce areas, and other recipients of WIOA Title I youth formula funds to help address the needs of disconnected youth.

To provide states with a summary of the UI provisions in Title II, Subtitle A of the CARES Act of 2020, Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-136 and to provide states with guidance regarding the emergency state staffing flexibility provisions.

To announce the publication of the Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations Final Rule in the Federal Register on Wednesday, March 11, 2020.