To provide guidance for the funding and management of FY 2010 annual grant allocations for Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) programs.

To provide states and outlying areas with WIA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities program allotments for Program Year (PY) 2010; final allotments for PY 2010 Wagner-Peyser Employment Service (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 2010. Allotments for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program are being announced separately from these programs this year.

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2010-01: Evaluation of the Limited English Proficiency and Hispanic Worker Initiative (LEPHWI) prepared by Coffey Consulting, LLC and its sub-contractor Excelencia in Education.

To notify State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of the availability of FY 2010 UI funds to 1) develop or update UI IT Contingency Plans, including obtaining an Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) and 2) improve UI IT Security.

To provide instructions for the preparation and submission of Program Year (PY) 2010 NFJP Housing Assistance grant plans under Section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act.

To provide information regarding the provisions of the HEART Act as they affect Federal employment taxes.

To provide a general overview of the aggregate characteristics, services, and outcomes for the population of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult and Dislocated Workers who have exited the program and received training services between Program Years (PY) 2004 and PY 2008.

This training and employment notice provides information about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and describes opportunities for One-Stop Career Centers to inform customers of the resources available through SNAP. The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service are working to ensure that the nation’s unemployed and under-employed workers are aware of the full range of income assistance available to them and their families during this difficult economic period.

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2010-03: Reinvesting in America’s Youth: Lessons from the 2009 Recovery Act Summer Youth Employment Initiative.

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) wishes to inform the workforce investment system of the closeout of two U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Web sites, and the actions DOL is taking to minimize the disruption of services to users.