This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) identifies for the public workforce system an additional population the Secretary has identified to receive, upon request, intensive services provided by Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists using a case management approach.

To inform States of the guidelines for the negotiation process for the WIOA title I programs (Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth) and the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service program, as amended by title III of WIOA, for PY 2018 and PY 2019. Once negotiated levels are agreed upon by each State and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), they will be incorporated into the State Unified or Combined Plan. This guidance also provides information on the negotiations process for the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act programs under title II of WIOA and the Vocational Rehabilitation program as amended by title IV of WIOA for PY 2018 and PY 2019.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) identifies for the public workforce system the refocused roles and responsibilities expected to be carried out by JVSG staff; conveys the duties they are to perform; and discusses the relationship of services provided by staff within the larger workforce system.

To provide the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with final funding allotments for the administration of the WOTC program through September 30, 2014, and reporting instructions during the current authorization lapse.

To provide SCSEP grantees with application instructions, procedures, and allotments for PY 2014 funds with a period of performance beginning July 1, 2014.

To bring attention to the revised Federal poverty guidelines for administrators of the SCSEP.

To provide policy and program guidance for the development, management, and delivery of labor market information and workforce information (LMI-WI) funded through WIGS.

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 submission process and deadline for submission. Note that this guidance pertains only to states that submitted a SCSEP Stand-Alone State Plan for Program Years (PY) 2016-2019. States that included SCSEP as part of a Unified or Combined State Plan for PY 2016-2019 must refer to TEGL 06-17, "Modification Requirements for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Unified and Combined State Plans" for instructions.

To rescind TEGL 20-13 and replace it with TEGL 20-13, Change 1. TEGL 20-13, Change 1 deletes the words "upon request" where occurring in the TEGL to clarify the policy for serving veterans ages 18 to 24. The remainder of the TEGL remains unchanged.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) identifies for the public workforce system an additional population the Secretary has identified to receive intensive services provided by Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists using a case management approach.

To announce the availability of up to $21 million for National Health Emergency (NHE) demonstration grant projects for Program Year 2017. These grants will enable eligible applicants to serve or retrain workers in communities impacted by the health and economic effects of widespread opioid use, addiction, and overdose.