The purpose of this guidance is to issue a revised youth reporting form Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Form 9085 (Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Control No. 1205-0422) and instructions, which incorporate reporting requirements for the Recovery Act.

To transmit instructions for implementing the revised TAPR.

To provide additional guidance on the reporting requirements included in Section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) and to provide clarification of selected data requirements.

To announce the availability of up to $100 million for Trade and Economic Transition National Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs), with funding amounts of up to $8 million for each award. This grant will enable successful applicants to address ongoing or emerging workforce and economic challenges by providing training and career services to dislocated workers seeking reentry into the workforce, and increasing their skill levels to become competitive for growing or high-demand employment opportunities. Available funds for this grant could be reduced by other, unforeseen DWG funding needs, such as natural disasters and national emergencies, including national health emergencies such as the opioid crisis.

To provide additional guidance on the reporting requirements included in Section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) and to provide clarification for grantees using any of the three methods offered by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit data using the XML schema, Excel spreadsheet or manual entry of data.

To provide states with the Program Year (PY) 2008 ACSI Table of Weights.

The purpose of this advisory is to inform the SWAs that the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is granting an extension period for employers or their representatives when filing the WOTC Individual Characteristic Forms (9061) or the Conditional Certification Form (9062).

To provide further guidance for YouthBuild grantees implementing the Construction Plus component of the YouthBuild program, including a synopsis of what it entails, and to provide further clarity to workforce partners about the Construction Plus model.

To provide guidance on compliance with the requirements of Section 163 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010, Division B of Public Law No. 111-68 regarding the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

To provide states with the formula methodology used in developing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 initial allocations and to describe the process for requesting additional TAA program reserve funds for training, job search, and relocation allowances.