To provide adjusted funding levels for Program Year (PY) 2010 allotments for the Dislocated Worker program under WIA Title I Section 132(c) on recapture and reallotment.

To provide guidance to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) regarding FY 2020 annual grant allocations for foreign labor certification activities.

To notify State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as "states") that beginning June 30, 2011, the Department of Labor (Department) will no longer accept ETA Form 9042 (Rev. 4/09) and its Spanish translation, ETA Form 9042A (Rev. 4/09). Effective July 1, 2011, these forms will not be accepted as valid forms for use in filing for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA).

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) announces the availability of $73 million in Program Year (PY) 2019 funds to States through tiered funding. The goal of these funds is to expand the national Registered Apprenticeship system by funding baseline activities that improve States’ ability to serve, improve, and strategically scale the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) model described in 29 C.F.R. parts 29, Subpart A, and 29 C.F.R.30; and to fund innovations aimed at using RAPs as a tool for developing the economy and building infrastructure.

To provide information to states and outlying areas on WIOA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2020; PY 2020 allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act 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 2020.

To assist State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as "States," "Recipients," "Grantees," "Applicant," or "You") in gaining access to FY 2020 TAA Program TaOA funds by completing and submitting Standard Form (SF) 424, Application for Federal Assistance, through www.grants.gov.

To assist State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as "states") by: 1) identifying the FY 2020 Initial Allocation of TaOA funding amounts to states; 2) describing the formula methodology used by the Department of Labor (Department) to calculate these amounts; and 3) providing the process for states to request TAA Program reserve funds for TaOA. TaOA includes training, job search allowances, relocation allowances, employment and case management services, and related state administration.

This guidance informs the workforce system of the revised Employment and Training Administration (ETA) financial report (ETA-9130) and associated instructions, including the addition of a new Training Expenditures line item on some of the ETA-9130 forms. Additionally, it offers clarification on a pre-existing reporting line, apprises all ETA grant recipients of minor changes to the ETA-9130 due dates, and reminds grant recipients of ETA-9130 submission procedures.

To inform the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of the end date of the legislative authority for the two WOTC temporary groups created by the Recovery Act, and provide guidance on procedural activities beyond December 31, 2010.

To provide adjusted funding levels for PY 2019 allotments for the DW program under WIOA Title I Section 132(c) on recapture and reallotment.