TEGL_23-16_Change_1_Acc.pdf

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EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY SYSTEM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Washington D.C. 20210 CLASSIFICATION PY 2017 Funding Allotments revised CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL OWI DINAP DATE RESCISSIONS None EXPIRATION DATE Continuing ADVISORY TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 23-16 Change 1 TO ALL SECTION 166 INDIAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN INA GRANTEES FROM BYRON ZUIDEMA Deputy Assistant Secretary SUBJECT Final Funding Allotments for the Indian and Native American Section 166 Programs Training and Employment Guidance Letter TEGL 23-16 Change 1 1. Purpose. To revise TEGL 23-16 and provide final PY 2017 funding allocations for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act WIOA Section 166 Indian and Native American INA Program Comprehensive Services CS and Supplemental Youth Services SYS programs. 2. References. Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017 Pub. L. 115-31 Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act 2017 Pub. L. 114-254 located at https www.congress.gov 114 plaws publ254 PLAW-114publ254.pdf Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016 Pub. L. 114-113 Section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act WIOA located at https www.congress.gov 113 bills hr803 BILLS-113hr803enr.pdf Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Department of Labor Only Final Rule located at https www.gpo.gov fdsys pkg FR-2016-08-19 pdf 2016-15975.pdf Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans Performance Accountability and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions Final Rule located at https www.gpo.gov fdsys pkg FR-2016-08-19 pdf 2016-15977.pdf Training and Employment Guidance Letter TEGL No. 24-15 June 6 2016 PY 2016 Funding Allotments and Instructions for the Indian and Native American Section 166 Programs located at https wdr.doleta.gov directives corr doc.cfm DOCN 6213 Training and Employment Guidance Letter TEGL 15 14 December 19 2014 Implementation of the New Uniform Guidance Regulations located at http wdr.doleta.gov directives corr doc.cfm DOCN 5740 3. Background. This Change 1 to TEGL 23-16 revises the youth funding allotments in Attachment II of TEGL 23-16 as a result of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017 Pub. L. 115-31 which was signed into law on May 5 2017. At the time TEGL 23-16 was issued Congress had not enacted a full-year appropriation for fiscal year FY 2017 for federal employment and training programs. The Consolidated Appropriations Act which was signed into law on May 5 th from this point forward referred to as the Act provides final appropriations for FY 2017. 2 T he Act provides 50 million for the INA CS program but allows the Secretary to set aside up to 0.5 percent of this amount to fund activities related to program integrity. In addition 507 000 will be set-aside to award grants to entities that have experience and expertise in developing and implementing programs for unique populations in Alaska and Hawaii pursuant to WIOA Section 166 k and 334 100 will be set-aside for technical assistance. In order to avoid further decreases in the individual grantee funding amounts for the CS adult program the 0.5 percent set-aside for program integrity activities and the additional 10 000 set- aside for grants awarded under Sec. 166 k will be absorbed by reducing the set-aside for technical assistance. As a result the CS adult grantee allotment amounts provided in TEGL 23-16 Attachment II will not change. The Act provides 866 560 920 after reductions for program integrity activities 1 and evaluations under state youth activities. Since the INA SYS program receives 1.5 percent of the state youth activities amount the funding amount for the SYS program year which begins April 1 2017 is 12 998 414. This is a decrease of 40 721 from the amount provided in TEGL 23-16 but unlike the CS program adjustments cannot be made to the SYS program to absorb this decrease. Therefore the individual grantee funding amounts for the SYS program provided in attachment I of this Change I TEGL are slightly less than the amounts in Attachment II of TEGL 23-16. 4. Action Requested. Grantees that receive SYS youth funds must submit a revised application for the youth program revised SF-424 revised SF-424A and revised Budget Narrative through Grants.gov in order to reflect the reduced amount of youth funding. The direct link to submit a revised application on grants.gov is https www.grants.gov web grants view- opportunity.html oppId 292378 . The due date for the submission of these revised documents will be 45 days from the issue date of this TEGL however grantees should submit the revised documents as soon as possible. The Grant Office will begin awarding INA youth funds as soon as possible regardless of whether the revised documents have been submitted. IMPORTANT No action is necessary for grantees that receive CS adult funds ONLY. 5. Inquiries. Please direct questions to your designated Federal Project Officer below. Duane Hall 972 850-4637 Jennifer Whitmore 415 625-7970 Craig Lewis 202 693-3384 Maria Mendoza 202 693-3695 Guy Suetopka 415 625-7988 6. Attachment. Attachment I PY 2017 INA Adult and Revised Youth Allocation 1 The Department is still finalizing the plans for program integrity. Any funds that are not used for program integrity will be distributed to grantees by formula.