This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) Change 1 gives current SCSEP national grantees the application instructions, allocations, and the process and procedures for the first quarter of Program Year (PY) 2012. It also provides information on the transition to grants that will be awarded under the SCSEP Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) to provide SCSEP services.

• Communicate the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) program and policy priorities for the formula-funded Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult, Dislocated Worker and Wagner-Peyser programs in Program Year (PY) 2012.
• Share resources, tools, and strategies the workforce system can use to support the implementation of these program and policy priorities.
• Provide technical assistance and support to states and local areas in the development of 2012 State Workforce Plans as required by TEGL 21-11, “Requirements for 2012 State Workforce Plans.” 

To notify WIA Section 166 Indian and Native American grantees of the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) (a) decision to allow existing designated grantees that were granted waivers to extend or modify their current Comprehensive Services Program (CSP) plan and Supplemental Youth Services Program (SYSP) plan through Program Year (PY) 2013 (June 30, 2014) and (b) provision of planning directions for new designated grantees. This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) also gives final funding allotments for designated grantees that were granted waivers, and directions for newly designated grantees.

To inform states of the guidelines and process for the interim collection of data on the provision of intensive services to post-9/11 era veterans through the Wagner-Peyser Employment Service

To announce the American Job Center network, a unifying name and brand that identifies virtual and in-person publicly-funded workforce development services as part of a single network. In order to increase jobseeker and employer awareness of workforce development resources available across the country, the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) strongly encourages states and local workforce investment areas to implement the American Job Center brand in accordance with state plans.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) describes the ways ETA is using the brand, and some of the ways that states and local workforce investment areas may begin using the American Job Center brand immediately. This TEGL strongly encourages the use of the American Job Center brand. In the future, the Department intends to work closely with states and localities to move to a requirement to use the brand.

To announce availability of funds, in the amount of $60,000, to each state, the District of Columbia, U. S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico through the Wagner-Peyser Act state grants. Funds will be for the purposes of making the necessary adjustments to their management information systems to implement Sections 211, 238, 239 and 261 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (Title II of Pub. L. 112-56), as well as for collecting performance data related to the Veterans’ Gold Card Initiative. A Notice of Obligation (NOO) indicating the amount obligated to the state and the purpose of funding will be issued to expedite implementation.

To inform states of the guidelines for negotiating WIA Title 1B program performance and customer satisfaction goals and performance levels for Wagner-Peyser Act funded activities for PY 2012. These performance goals, once agreed upon between the State and the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), will be incorporated into the State’s Strategic Plan.

To provide guidance to grantees on compliance with the requirements of handling and protecting PII in their grants.

To transmit procedures to be used by all ETA grant recipients for reporting allegations of fraud, program abuse or criminal conduct involving grantees or other entities and subrecipients receiving Federal funds either directly or indirectly from ETA.

To provide State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as “Cooperating State Agencies” (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as “states”) with the formula methodology used in developing the FY 2012 Second Distribution of TAA program funds to states, which follows the FY 2012 Initial Allocation of funds, and to describe the process for states to use to request TAA program reserve funds for Training, Employment and Case Management Services, Job Search Allowances, and Relocation Allowances, including the State Administration of these benefits.