This guidance letter outlines the procedures states should follow to apply for WIA Section 503 Incentive Grants.

Provide updated requirements and procedures for requesting advances and making voluntary repayments of funds from the FUA in the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF).

To rescind General Administration Letter (GAL) No. 1-01 because it did not include all of the pertinent regulatory references and to provide additional regulation citations, policy clarification and procedural guidance for the notification process between employers and the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) regarding worker abandonment, rejection or termination from H-2A temporary agricultural employment.

To provide information to the One-Stop delivery system on the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, and guidance how the One-Stop delivery system can offer assistance to trafficking victims under The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA).

To advise states of the federal law requirements applicable to the $8 billion Reed Act distribution made on March 13, 2002.

To inform State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of a third quarter above-base advance and the opportunity to submit a supplemental budget request (SBR) for funding of TEUC implementation costs.

1) To inform the workforce investment system about the Department of Labor's Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI) and its purpose; and 2) To request that states take actions to broaden the number of grassroots community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations, which partner with Local Workforce Investment Boards and One-Stop Career Centers.

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with revised fiscal and reporting instructions for the TEUC program.

To transmit to state workforce agencies (SWAs) a revised directory of state individuals to contact for information on UI tax and/or TPS matters. This directory is intended for internal use only.

To respond to questions concerning implementation of the TEUC program.