The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide final PY 2013 funding allotments, and to provide instructions for submitting the necessary documents to obtain these allotments for the Supplemental Youth Services Program (SYSP) and Comprehensive Services Program (CSP).

To provide clarification of the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) definition of the term credential for national YouthBuild program grantees as well as additional guidance on three commonly used construction credentials for YouthBuild participants.

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

To transmit revised WOTC reporting and processing forms to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs), with instructions updated to reflect the new provisions in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, and provide procedural guidance.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide program guidance for use of WIA Youth funded activities in PY 2013.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2013.

To provide information to states about FY 2013 UI State Administration base resource allocations, general guidelines for resource planning, above-base funding, and SBRs.

To transmit a revision of the benefits portion of the UI DV Employment and Training (ET) Handbook No. 361.

To transmit the updated National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) reporting forms and requirements: the Budget Information Summary (BIS) Report (Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Form 9093), the Program Planning Summary (PPS) Report (ETA Form 9094), the Program Status Summary (PSS) Report (ETA Form 9095), the Housing Assistance Summary (HAS) Report (ETA Form 9164), the Workforce Investment Act Standardized Participant Record (WIASPR), and a grant plan narrative.

To announce the availability of up to $50 million for Dislocated Worker Training (DWT) National Emergency Grants (NEGs). If more than the currently anticipated level of funds becomes available and the number of acceptable proposals exceeds $50 million, the Department reserves the right to make awards in excess of $50 million.