TEGL 21-08, Change 2
Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 21-08, Change 2
Federal Pell Grants and the Payment of Unemployment Benefits to Individuals in Approved Training
To strongly encourage states to review their policies and practices for reemployment and re-skilling Unemployment Insurance (UI) beneficiaries and other unemployed jobseekers, and to inform jobseekers of their potential eligibility for Federal Pell Grants (Pell Grants) and other student aid to meet educational expenses associated with enrollment in an eligible postsecondary program. Further, to remind states that determinations made regarding UI Approved Training requests may be reported as “countable” non-monetary determinations for workload purposes.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
ALL STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
STATE UI DIRECTORS
COMPREHENSIVE AMERICAN JOB CENTER MANAGERS
STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARD CHAIRS AND DIRECTORS
STATE LABOR COMMISSIONERS
BRENT PARTON
Acting Assistant Secretary
Please direct inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office. For questions on Pell Grant eligibility, students should contact the financial aid office at their current or prospective institution.