To announce the release and availability of the report titled Evaluation of the YouthBuild Youth Offender Grants.

To inform NFJP Housing Assistance grantees of the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) waiver of the biannual grants competition scheduled for Program Year (PY) 2009, and to convey planning guidance for the same period.

To provide Indian and Native American grantees with WIA, Section 166, Supplemental Youth Services Program (SYSP) and Comprehensive Service Program (CSP) funding allotments and instructions for PY/2009 applications and plan modifications.

To inform the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) YouthBuild grant applicants and ETA’s YouthBuild grant program community that the Department will combine funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) and the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 YouthBuild appropriation to make awards to successful applicants from the current YouthBuild competition which closed January 15, 2009.

To inform NFJP grantees of the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) waiver of the biannual grants competition scheduled for Program Year (PY) 2009 and to convey planning guidance for the same period.

To announce a national technical assistance forum on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009’s (Recovery Act) performance accountability reporting for the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) title IB and Wagner-Peyser Act programs, including the Reemployment Services grants, the Trade Adjustment Act, and National Emergency Grants (NEG’s).

This purpose of this guidance is twofold. First, it provides guidelines for reporting performance accountability information for programs receiving additional funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). These programs include the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult and Dislocated Worker programs, the WIA Youth program, including summer youth employment, National Emergency Grants, and the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service, including the Reemployment Services grants.

Guidance on performance accountability will be issued separately for the following programs receiving resources under the Recovery Act: the Senior Community Service and Employment Program (SCSEP); YouthBuild; Indian and Native American Youth grants; Competitive Grants in High Growth and Emerging Industry Sectors; and Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Second, this guidance also announces changes to the reporting requirements for the Workforce Investment Act Standardized Record Data (WIASRD), which is submitted by states on all individuals served with WIA funds who exit program or One-Stop system services.

The intent of this guidance is to further clarify the application of the literacy/numeracy measure initially provided in Attachment C, Educational Functional Level Descriptors, in Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 17-05, issued February 17, 2006, and to rescind TEGL 17-05, Change 1, issued August 13, 2007. This change TEGL only addresses specific reporting changes for the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth literacy/numeracy measure.

To provide the following information for FY 2009 UI State Administration base resource allocations, general guidelines for resource planning, above-base funding, and SBRs.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. The Recovery Act is intended to preserve and create jobs, promote the nation's economic recovery, and assist those most impacted by the recession. Among other funding directed toward the Department of Labor (DOL), the Recovery Act provides $750 million for a program of competitive grants for worker training and placement in high growth and emerging industries. Of the $750 million allotted for competitive grants, the Recovery Act designates $500 million for projects that prepare workers for careers in the energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors described in Section 171(e)(1)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), as amended to incorporate the Green Jobs Act of 2007. This notice describes the Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) initial plans for awarding these "green job training" funds under the Recovery Act so that interested organizations can begin to plan for the application process and can strengthen or build partnerships to be successful applicants.