To provide instructions to NFJP training grantees on preparing and submitting PY 2012 grant plans under Section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA).

To provide guidance for the funding and management of FY 2012 annual grant allocations in order to perform FLC program activities.

To provide corrections to the TAA Operating Instructions for Implementing the Amendments to the Trade Act of 1974, issued in Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 5-15 dated September 4, 2015.

To encourage the public workforce system to consider policies and strategies that support Unemployment Insurance (UI) beneficiaries who are seeking postsecondary education and training opportunities, including longer-term training and education programs.

To update the guidance in TEGL 12-14 to States on the funding limits of PY 2014 (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015) for planning and implementation activities associated with the transition to WIOA.

To announce the continued availability of up to $31 million (remaining of an initial $38 million set-aside) in National Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs) from funds available in Program Years (PY) 2016 and 2017 as part of the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative, and to increase the maximum award amount to $5 million from the previously-announced $2 million, to support the planning and implementation of workforce strategies for regions and communities that are negatively impacted by changes in the coal economy.

To provide adjusted funding levels for Program Year (PY) 2011 allotments for the Dislocated Worker program under WIA Title I Section 132(c) on recapture and reallotment.

To provide SCSEP state and territorial grant applicants with application instructions, procedures, and allotments for Program Year (PY) 2012 funds, with a period of performance beginning July 1, 2012.

To provide policy and program guidance for the development, management, and delivery of Labor Market Information and Workforce Information (LMI-WI) core and special information services to state and local workforce investment boards (WIBs), One-Stop Career Centers, businesses, other employers, and the job-seeking public.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) states, territories, and outlying areas with guidance for submission of two-year modifications to SCSEP Stand-Alone State Plans, including the process and deadline for submission. Note that this guidance pertains only to states that submitted a SCSEP Stand-Alone State Plan for Program Year (PY) 2020-2023. States that included SCSEP as part of a Unified or Combined State Plan for PY 2020-2023 must refer to TEGL 4-21 "Modification Requirements for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plans for Program Years (PYs) 2022 and 2023" for instructions.