The intent of this guidance is to further clarify and consolidate changes to the performance reporting requirements for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. As such, this document replaces Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 24-08, issued May 21, 2009.

To request Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Section 166 grantees to submit nominations for consideration by Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, for appointment to fill expiring terms of membership on the Native American Employment and Training Council (Council).

To announce upcoming activities and events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the unemployment insurance (UI) program, and to announce the UI Hall of Fame and UI Innovation Awards.

To respond to questions about the extension of and modifications to the Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 (EUC08) program and to advise states of a change to Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 04-10, Change 3, about states’ responsibilities when individuals are entitled to unemployment benefits in more than one state.

To issue the revised federal poverty guidelines for the Senior Community Service Employment Program.

To announce the National Rapid Response Initiative, a comprehensive, collaborative effort to promote consistent, high quality, timely and innovative responses to economic transition across the country. Through this Initiative, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will collaborate with state and local Rapid Response practitioners and partners to assess the current system capacity, identify areas for improvement, and provide training and technical assistance to support the system in addressing the identified needs.

To provide clarification on match requirements and allowable construction costs under the YouthBuild Program.

Through this guidance, the Department of Labor is providing additional detail on the one-time availability of On-the-Job Training National Emergency Grants (OJT NEGs) funded with ARRA resources announced in Training and Employment Notice (TEN) 38-09.

To provide updated pages for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Tax Performance System (TPS) Handbook, ET Handbook No. 407, 5th Edition.

To provide checklists of all currently active ETA Advisories as well as checklists of all ETA Advisories rescinded/cancelled since the previously issued checklists.