To inform the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of the retroactive legislative reauthorization of the WOTC program for all WOTC current target groups and the Empowerment Zones (EZs) that had previously expired on December 31, 2013. Also, to provide guidance to SWAs, participating agencies and other Federal and State partners for processing WOTC certification applications filed by employers and their representatives during the authorization lapse of 2015 and beyond.

To provide guidance on compliance with the requirements of recent appropriations act provisions, including Section 511, Division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, Public Law No. 111-117, regarding the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

To inform the State Workforce Agencies of the extension of the approval period for the AOPs, the designation of MSFW states, and the PY 2014 designation of Significant MSFW and Bilingual Local Offices through June 30, 2016. This means that current AOPs, designated MSFW states, and Significant MSFW and Bilingual Local Offices will remain the same through June 30, 2016. States do not need to submit updated AOPs.

This guidance describes additional indicators of performance for the INA program, and provides guidance on submitting waivers to statutory and regulatory requirements, including to the primary indicators of performance at Section 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

To provide States and outlying areas with WIOA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2015; final allotments for PY 2015 for the Wagner-Peyser ES Program, as required by section 6(b)(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended; and the Workforce Information Grants to States allotments for PY 2015.

To inform states of the guidelines for the negotiations process of WIA Title IB program performance and performance levels for Wagner-Peyser Act funded activities for PY 2015. Once performance goals are agreed upon by the state and the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), they will be incorporated into the state's Strategic Plan. ETA intends to extend current PY 2014 goals into PY 2015; this guidance is provided for any state that decides to negotiate revised goals for PY 2015.

This guidance provides states and outlying areas with revised allotment levels for WIOA Title I Adult, DW, Youth, and Wagner-Peyser Act ES PY 2019 funds. This Change 1 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 16-18 revises the PY 2019 appropriated funding set aside for program integrity and evaluation purposes.

To provide guidance to states impacted by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico resulting from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling platform regarding: 1) documentation and reimbursement for oil spill related activities; 2) identification of workers unemployed as a result of the oil spill; 3) reporting requirements related to oil spill activities; 4) confidentiality provisions that apply to information sharing between the state and the "responsible party" (RP) and/or the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF); and 5) information on the disposition of the reimbursed funds.

This guidance does not supplant current or future guidance from the Department of Justice (DOJ), agency, or state counsels’ office pertaining to documentation for cost recovery under the Oil Pollution Act (OPA).

To announce the availability of up to $150 million for Sector Partnership National Emergency Grants (SP NEGs).

To rescind TEGL 29-14 and replace it with TEGL 29-14, Change 1. Change 1 corrects the due date for each of the SF-424 from April 18 to May 12, 2015 for the WIOA funding streams for the Youth, Adult, and Dislocated Worker programs listed in section 9, Submission. The remainder of the TEGL remains unchanged.