To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from January 1 – March 31, 2025 (second quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025).

To ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) are aware of the Federal military retired pay annual COLA provided by the Department of Defense.

To announce a report providing an updated cost-benefit analysis of state BPC activities based on FY 2019 data.

To inform the state and local workforce development system of the policies and priorities that govern the award and use of National Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) funds, pursuant to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Title I, Section 170.

To ensure that states are aware that the social security survivors and old age retirement annuities and the Federal civilian pensions annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increased for calendar year (CY) 2025, and to provide the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) COLA information.

To announce the release of the new POA Exchange by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies’ (NASWA) SIDES.

To announce the availability of up to $925,200 for National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Youth Grants.
 

To convey the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 initial funding allotments for WOTC application requirements for State Workforce Agencies (SWA), based on funding appropriated through a continuing resolution through December 20, 2024.  
 

To provide an updated version of the Department of Labor's Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 188 Disability Reference Guide to American Job Center (AJC) programs and other partners. The guide provides promising practices that correlate with specific nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements in Section 188 of WIOA and its implementing regulations.

To advise states that the deadline for accepting DUA applications has changed from 30 days to 60 days, for all disasters declared after March 23, 2024.