To announce the National Conference for UI Tax Administration that will be held in Savannah, Georgia, August 16 – 19, 2009.

To announce the release and availability of Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Occasional Paper:  Implementation Evaluation of the Community-Based Job Training Grant (CBJTG) Program.

To announce the release and availability of the Interim Report: Assisting Newcomers through Employment and Support Services: An Evaluation of the New Americans Centers Demonstration Project in Arkansas and Iowa prepared by The Urban Institute.

To provide SCSEP Grantees with application instructions, procedures, and allotments for PY 2013 funds with a period of performance beginning July 1, 2013.

To inform the workforce investment system of the cancellation of this Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored conference in 2009.

To provide policy and program guidance for the development, management, and delivery of Labor Market Information and Workforce Information (LMI-WI) funded through WIGS for services to job seekers, employers, educators, economic developers, and others.

The purposes of this guidance are: 1) To provide all current SCSEP grantees with further instructions and procedures for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) funds that are available on February 17, 2009, with a period of performance to June 30, 2010; and 2) To extend the period of performance of current Program Year (PY) 2008 grants for an additional six months to December 31, 2009.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to articulate flexibility available for WIA Title I and W-P Act programs that may be helpful for managing Program Year (PY) 2013 sequestration and rescission-related formula funding reductions.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is twofold. First, the TEGL provides policy guidance and direction regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“the Recovery Act”) funding for activities authorized under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and the Wagner-Peyser Act. The second purpose is to provide specific instructions regarding the requirement for states to modify their WIA and Wagner-Peyser Strategic State Plans.

To respond to questions from State Workforce Agencies designated by Governors as “Cooperating State Agencies” (also jointly referred to as “states”) that administer the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program, as amended by the TAAEA.