TEN 21-24.pdf

ETA Advisory File Text

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT NOTICE NO. 21-24 DATE January 22 2025 TO STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS AND STAFF LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS AND STAFF AMERICAN JOB CENTER DIRECTORS ETA COMPETITIVE GRANTEES COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND TRIBAL COLLEGES STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCIES JOB CORPS CENTER DIRECTORS FROM MICHELLE PACZYNSKI Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary SUBJECT Immediate Implementation of Executive Orders Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity 1. Purpose. To notify all Employment and Training Administration ETA recipients about changes ETA is making to federal financial assistance awards to prohibit activities described in President Trump s Executive Orders EOs titled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing issued on January 20 2025 and Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity issued on January 21 2025. 2. Action Requested. Effective immediately all recipients of federal financial assistance a wards are directed to cease all activities related to diversity equity and inclusion DEI or diversity equity inclusion and accessibility DEIA under their federal awards consistent with the requirements of the EOs titled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing issued on January 20 2025 and Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity issued on January 21 2025. Additional guidance will be provided. 3. Summary and Background. a.Summ ary This notice shares recent EO requirements to eliminate DEI activities that constitute illegal discrimination or preferences. b. Background President Trump has issued several EOs which are available at https www.whitehouse.gov presidential-actions including the EOs titled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing issued on January 20 2025 and Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WASHINGTON D.C. 20210 2 issued on January 21 2025. All federal agencies are taking steps to implement these EOs and promptly notifying all federal awardees. ETA like all federal agencies will provide further guidance on specific programs and activities within those programs. 4. Ceasing DEIA activities. All awardees must immediately cease all award activities related to DEI or DEIA. All other award activities should continue. ETA will issue further guidance on specific activities that are allowable and unallowable. 5. Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office. 6. References. Executive Order Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing January 20 2025 available at https www.whitehouse.gov presidential- actions 2025 01 ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and- preferencing . Executive Order Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity January 21 2025 available at https www.whitehouse.gov presidential- actions 2025 01 ending-illegal-discrimination-and-restoring-merit-based-opportunity . 7. Attachments. N A