This guidance letter updates the procedures states should follow to apply for WIA section 503 Incentive Grants.

To provide guidance and direction regarding the availability of Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) National Emergency Grant (NEG) resources for health insurance coverage assistance and support services for eligible Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) recipients and other eligible individuals, as authorized under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and to inform potential applicants and current grantees of changes made to the program by the TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2009.

To initiate the process, provide supplemental instructions, and define additional requirements for the FY 2011 SQSP.

To announce the release and availability of Comparison of State Unemployment Insurance Laws 2010.

The purpose of this guidance is to provide those SCSEP grantees that were awarded FY 2010 Additional Funds with further instructions and procedures for the funds that became available on January 29, 2010. The period of performance is from January 29, 2010 through June 30, 2011, even though the statute makes funding available through December 31, 2011.

To inform states of the guidelines for negotiating Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title 1B performance and customer satisfaction goals and performance levels for the Wagner-Peyser Act funded activities for Program Year (PY) 2010. These performance goals, once they are agreed upon between the state and the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), will be incorporated into the State’s Strategic Plan for the WIA and Wagner-Peyser Act.

To provide instructions for the preparation and submission of Program Year (PY) 2010 NFJP grant plans under Section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).

To provide information on the "high emphasis" that selected states will receive through the State Quality Service Plan (SQSP) process to improve first payment time lapse and first level appeals promptness, and to outline the process that will be followed beginning with the 2011 SQSP.

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper: Pre-Design Study for the Evaluation of Recovery Act Green Jobs, Health care, and Other High Growth Competitive Grants

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2010.

To advise states of the extension of Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 (EUC08) and the Federal Additional Compensation (FAC) programs, and the extension of the temporary provisions for the Federal-State Extended Benefits (EB) program.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide information on:

• Options for states to have in place approved Workforce Investment Act and Wagner-Peyser Act (WIA/W-P) State Plans and waivers for Program Year (PY) 2010.
• When State Plan modifications are required.

To provide updated pages for the ETA 191, Statement of Expenditures and Financial Adjustments of Federal Funds for Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees and Ex-Servicemembers (UCFE/UCX), ET Handbook No. 401, 4th Edition.

To announce the one-time availability of up to $90 million in funding for On-the-Job Training (OJT) National Emergency Grants (NEGs) funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).

Notice to inform the workforce community of the availability of additional Financial Management Training Tutorials on the Workforce3One Web site.

To provide guidance for the funding and management of FY 2010 annual grant allocations for Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) programs.

Over the past two years, the workforce investment system has had to confront daily difficult recession challenges by working tirelessly to address the needs of the unemployed, dislocated workers, and many others. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) commends all stakeholders for the remarkable work you are doing and we know that the programs you are managing will continue to make positive change that benefits workers and employers.

To provide states and outlying areas with WIA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities program allotments for Program Year (PY) 2010; final allotments for PY 2010 Wagner-Peyser Employment Service (ES) Program, as required by section 6(b)(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended; and the Workforce Information Grants to States allotments for PY 2010. Allotments for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program are being announced separately from these programs this year.

To notify State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of the availability of FY 2010 UI funds to 1) develop or update UI IT Contingency Plans, including obtaining an Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) and 2) improve UI IT Security.

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2010-01: Evaluation of the Limited English Proficiency and Hispanic Worker Initiative (LEPHWI) prepared by Coffey Consulting, LLC and its sub-contractor Excelencia in Education.