To announce the availability of approximately $50 million for Reskill DWGs, with award amounts ranging from $2,000,000 to $8,000,000. This grant opportunity emphasizes dual objectives: 1) support innovative models for the rapid reskilling and reemployment of dislocated workers and 2) fill critical talent gaps in domestic manufacturing, aerospace, energy production, construction, and other occupations necessary for the reindustrialization agenda of the Trump Administration. These grants support Executive Order 14278, Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future, and America’s AI Action Plan. 

This Change 1 updates TEGL No. 01-25 to provide instructions for states to request Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program funds. Except for the revisions described in this Change 1, all processes, requirements, and criteria outlined in TEGL No. 01-25 remain unchanged and apply to FY 2026 funding. This guidance does not rescind or cancel TEGL No. 01-25. 

To provide states, territories, and outlying areas with guidance for submission of modification of the four-year Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Stand-Alone State Plans, including the submission process and deadline for submission. Note that, while this guidance generally aligns with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) guidance, this TEGL pertains only to states that are submitting a SCSEP Stand-Alone State Plan modification for Program Years (PYs) 2026–2027. States that are including SCSEP as part of a modification of the Combined State Plan for 2026–2027 must refer to Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 07-25 that the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) issued on January 26, 2026, for instructions on submission of Combined State Plans modifications.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) provides Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) state, territorial, and national grantees with Program Year (PY) 2026 SCSEP allotments and the application instructions for PY 2026 grant submissions.

To provide instructions to National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Career Services and Training grantees and Housing Services grantees for the submission of required documents for Program Year (PY) 2026 allotments and performance negotiations.  Additionally, Attachment V of this guidance includes application instructions for grantees that wish to apply for additional PY 2026 NFJP Youth Services Grants.  

This guidance: 1) clarifies the allowable uses of formula and competitive grant funds authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), including the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), and the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) for outreach activities; 2) provides examples of how grantees can use grant funds to effectively conduct outreach; and 3) directs the workforce system to expand its reach to more workers who can benefit from employment and training services and to better meet the needs of businesses. 
 

To communicate allotment amounts for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 foreign labor certification grants and explain updated application requirements to State Workforce Agencies (SWA). The rest of Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 15-24 remains the same.

To inform the state and local workforce development system of changes to the policies and priorities that govern the award and use of Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) funds, pursuant to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Title I, Section 170.

To provide information to states and outlying areas on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities program allotments for Program Year (PY) 2026; PY 2026 allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (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 2026.

To convey the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding allotments for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and application requirements for State Workforce Agencies(SWAs) for fiscal year 2026.