To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from April 1 through June 30, 2023, (third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023).

To advise states of sequestration rules for FY 2023 to ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) apply these rules to mandatory Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs. These rules include the application of sequestration on delayed benefit payments for prior FYs and the resulting administrative costs.

To announce the implementation of the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) streamlined award closeout process, including the use of new Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved award closure documents. 

To provide updated guidance to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) regarding foreign labor certification activities impacted by implementation of new H-2A regulations published by the Department of Labor (Department) on October 12, 2022, and announce the allotments for FY 2023 foreign labor certification grants.

To announce the availability of $ 9,500,000 to assist SCSEP state, territory, and national grantees with IT implementation and support costs related to the Department of Labor transition and implementation of the new Grantee Performance Management System (GPMS) case management tool. These grants will be funded through SCSEP recaptured funds.

To announce the availability of funding for travel costs associated with state UI appellate staff attending the 2023 UI Appellate Professionals Training Conference scheduled to be held June 27-30, 2023, in Denver, Colorado.

This Change 1 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 06-22 conveys the remaining balance for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 WOTC funding allotments and explains application requirements for State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) based on appropriated funding.  Additionally, this Change 1 TEGL announces 14 states selected to receive additional FY 2023 backlog award funding and provides instructions to those states on how to proceed.  The rest of TEGL No. 06-22 remains the same.

To provide adjusted funding levels for PY 2022 allotments for the DW program under WIOA Title I Section 132(c) on recapture and reallotment.

The purpose of this Training And Employment Notice is to provide the logistic details for the 2023 BAM Paid Claims Peer Reviews and to announce the new three-year schedule for future BAM Peer Reviews.

To announce the availability of Department-funded operational and technical resources and services to state ARPA grantees and to provide guidance for modifying grants that have been previously awarded to grantees that want to avail themselves of these services.