The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance letter (TEGL) is to allot PY 2014 Dislocated Worker National Reserve funds to states, Outlying Areas, and WIA Section 166 Indian and Native American grantees specifically for WIOA implementation activities including training of front-line staff, convening boards and supporting planning, transitioning to serving out-of-school youth, and assessing and improving state information technology (IT) systems.

To announce the availability of up to $20 million in National Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs) from funds available in Program Years 15, 16, and 17, as part of the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. POWER DWG awards will range from $500,000 to $2 million and will support the planning and implementation of workforce strategies for regions and communities that are negatively impacted by changes in the coal economy.

To provide States with guidance and expectations regarding the implementation of the RESEA evaluation and evidence requirements.

This guidance updates Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 27-14, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Transition Authority for Immediate Implementation of Governance Provisions, to specify that Concentrated Employment Programs (CEPs) are eligible to request initial and subsequent designation as local areas under WIOA. Additionally, this guidance corrects a typographical error concerning new requests for local area designation.

To provide States and outlying areas with revised WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker PY 2014 program allotments, which became available to states in October 2014. The Change 1 to TEGL 18-13 revised the funding available to states on October 2014 to reflect the 0.0554 percent reduction enacted in the short-term Continuing Appropriations Resolution for FY 2015. This change 2 to TEGL 18-13 rescinds the 0.0554 percent reduction and fully restores appropriated original funding.

To provide guidance and planning information to NFJP grantees on the activities associated with the implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

To provide Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 166 INA grantees with (1) the requirements for Program Year (PY) 2015 adult and youth funding allocations; (2) performance measures and recommended levels of performance for PY 2015; (3) guidance on the period of performance for current grants and the close out of previous grant awards; and (4) an extension to the current grantee strategic plan through PY 2017 (6/30/2018).

To provide guidance and instructions on the transition of participants, funds, performance reports, grants, and subrecipient contracts under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and under the Wagner-Peyser Act to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA or the Act).

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

To assist State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as "states") in administering the TAA program by identifying the FY 2015 Second Distribution amounts to states and describing the formula methodology the Department of Labor (Department or We) used to calculate these amounts; and to describe the process for states to request TAA program reserve funds for training, employment and case management services, job search allowances, relocation allowances, and related state administration.