To provide updated procedural guidance to state workforce agencies (SWA) on the WOTC certification process.  This Change 1 and the materials and forms it discusses supersede the guidance outlined in Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 16-20, Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Procedural Guidance (March 31, 2021). 

To convey the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 initial funding allotments for WOTC application requirements for State Workforce Agencies (SWA), based on funding appropriated through a continuing resolution through November 17, 2023.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide information to the public workforce system and other entities that receive federal financial assistance under Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), as well as education and training programs or activities receiving Department of Labor (DOL) financial assistance, regarding the prohibition on discrimination based on actual or perceived religion, shared ancestry, or ethnic characteristics. 

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) conveys to states the Administration’s priorities, State Plan requirements, submission process, and deadline for WIOA Unified and Combined State Plans (State Plans) for PY 2024 through 2027, consistent with WIOA Sections 102 and 103.

This guidance 1) clarifies the allowable uses of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), its successors, and other competitive grant funds for outreach activities; and 2) provides examples of how grantees can use grant funds to effectively and equitably conduct outreach to meet the needs of and better engage businesses and jobseekers.

To advise State Workforce Agencies, or agencies designated by Governors as “Cooperating State Agencies” (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as “states”) of the state distribution amounts of FY 2023 TAA Program TaOA funds. 

This guidance 1) advises states of the availability of disadvantaged Youth and Adult data for use in the WIOA Youth and Adult within-state allocation formulas and, 2) requests that states use this data in their PY 2023 and future within-state allocation formulas.

This Change corrects due dates and deliverable requirements for employment projections in Attachment I to Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 20-22: Consolidated Requirements for WIGS (Workforce Information Grants to States) Grantees.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) informs State Workforce Agencies (SWA), partnering agencies, employers, and other stakeholders of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the extension, with revisions, of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) information collection under OMB Control number 1205-0371. Additionally, this TEGL provides clarification on the use of ETA Form 9198, Employer Representative Declaration Form, for employers to authorize a third-party representative to act on their behalf to manage WOTC certification requests.

This guidance clarifies and compares the variety of training and other services available to states and local workforce areas under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) with the goal of improving training outcomes across all populations served, particularly those with barriers to employment and underserved populations. The guidance also addresses operational questions related to implementing certain types of training.