This guidance updates Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 27-14, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Transition Authority for Immediate Implementation of Governance Provisions, to specify that Concentrated Employment Programs (CEPs) are eligible to request initial and subsequent designation as local areas under WIOA. Additionally, this guidance corrects a typographical error concerning new requests for local area designation.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance letter (TEGL) is to allot PY 2014 Dislocated Worker National Reserve funds to states, Outlying Areas, and WIA Section 166 Indian and Native American grantees specifically for WIOA implementation activities including training of front-line staff, convening boards and supporting planning, transitioning to serving out-of-school youth, and assessing and improving state information technology (IT) systems.

To announce the availability of up to $20 million in National Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs) from funds available in Program Years 15, 16, and 17, as part of the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. POWER DWG awards will range from $500,000 to $2 million and will support the planning and implementation of workforce strategies for regions and communities that are negatively impacted by changes in the coal economy.

To provide guidance for the funding and management of FY 2015 annual grant allocations in order to perform FLC program activities.

To rescind TEGL 29-14 and replace it with TEGL 29-14, Change 1. Change 1 corrects the due date for each of the SF-424 from April 18 to May 12, 2015 for the WIOA funding streams for the Youth, Adult, and Dislocated Worker programs listed in section 9, Submission. The remainder of the TEGL remains unchanged.

This guidance letter provides the procedures states should follow to apply for WIA Section 503 Incentive Grants and reminds states of the authorized use of these grant funds.

The purpose of this notice is to inform state and local workforce system leaders and other stakeholders comprising the nation's employment and training system and One Stop Centers of the Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) plans to issue operating guidance on the implementation of WIOA and to continue to provide technical assistance.

To announce the availability of up to $150 million for Sector Partnership National Emergency Grants (SP NEGs).

To announce the release and availability of the Comparison of State Unemployment Insurance Laws 2015.

To inform states of the guidelines for the negotiations process of WIA Title IB program performance and performance levels for Wagner-Peyser Act funded activities for PY 2015. Once performance goals are agreed upon by the state and the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), they will be incorporated into the state's Strategic Plan. ETA intends to extend current PY 2014 goals into PY 2015; this guidance is provided for any state that decides to negotiate revised goals for PY 2015.