To assist State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as "States," "Recipients," "Grantees," "Applicant," or "You") in gaining access to FY 2019 TAA Program TaOA funds by completing and submitting Standard Form (SF) 424, Application for Federal Assistance, through www.grants.gov.

To announce the rate of interest that the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) will charge on Title XII advances during CY 2019.

To convey the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 grant funding allotments and application requirements for the State Workforce Development Agencies, also known as State Workforce Agencies (SWA).

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) identifies populations eligible to receive services provided by Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists using a case management approach in addition to the populations listed in TEGL 19-13 (issued April 10, 2014).

To announce the release and availability of the Significant Provisions of State Unemployment Insurance Laws, effective January 2019.

To provide guidance to the public workforce system in the promotion of the HIRE Vets Medallion Program to its local employer partners.

To notify the workforce system of recent State Occupational Licensing Review and Reform grant awards and related resources, including the National Conference of State Legislatures' (NCSL) licensing resources and database available at http://www.ncsl.org/stateslicense.

Notification of the availability of a new state UI program forecasting model (UNIS-X) and the cessation of support for the existing Benefit Financing Forecasting Model (BFM).

To provide guidelines for the FY 2019 UI RESEA grants and to invite State Workforce Agencies to submit applications for funding.

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