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September 2019

• 9/17/2019
  New NSF/NSB Report: Skilled Technical Workforce -- Crafting America's Science and Engineering Enterprise
• 9/17/2019
  MIT Releases New Report: The Work of the Future -- Shaping Technology and Institutions
• 9/17/2019
  Appalachian Regional Commission Seeks Contractual Support for Qualified Team of Strategic Planners, Meeting Facilitator, and Writers to Assist in Development of New Strategic Plan
• 9/17/2019
  BLS Seeks Members for Data Users Advisory Committee (DUAC); Nominations Due by October 17
• 9/17/2019
  New NSC Report Explores the Imperative of Racial Equity in Workforce Development
• 9/17/2019
  Statewide Apprenticeships: ECS Publishes Comparison of State Policies and Programs
• 9/5/2019
  President's Management Agenda: National Science Foundation Announces "Career Compass Challenge" Winner
• 9/5/2019
  Growing Equity and Diversity through Apprenticeship: Business Perspectives
• 9/5/2019
  Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee to Meet on September 19; Investment in Low-Income Communities, Infrastructure Deployment Job Skills and Training Opportunities, and Disaster Response and Recovery on Agenda; Webcast Available
• 9/5/2019
  New Report: Positioning Low-Income Workers to Succeed in a Changing Economy
• 8/29/2019
  ETA Updates WIOA Waiver Website: August 1 Summary Now Available
• 8/29/2019
  ETA Publishes Fiscal Year 2020 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines

August 2019

• 8/29/2019
  DOI, ED, and IMLS Announce Opening of Registration for National Tribal Broadband Summit (September 23 - 24); Efforts to Promote Better Access to Broadband Internet Service to Rural America Includes Indian Country
• 8/22/2019
  OCTAE Clarifies Circumstances under which Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Funds Can Pay for Occupational Certificates and/or Credentials in an Integrated Education and Training Programs
• 8/22/2019
  Small Business Administration Announces Winners of the Makerspace Training, Collaboration and Hiring (MaTCH) Pilot Competition
• 8/22/2019
  BLS Announces Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Now Incorporated into the Census Business Builder
• 8/22/2019
  ETA Publishes Thirty-Day PRA Notice for Revisions to the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Reserve Funding Request
• 8/22/2019
  Pell for Students Who are Incarcerated/Second Chance Pell: Department of Education Publishes Thirty-Day PRA Notice
• 8/15/2019
  Information Technology Sector: Jobs for the Future Invites Candidates to Apply to the New Assessments Impact Accelerator
• 8/15/2019
  Alabama, Louisiana, and Minnesota Commit to Transparent Credential Data
• 8/15/2019
  ETA Updates Its FY 2020 Budget Webpage
• 8/13/2019
  Recovering from Natural Disasters: HUD Awards Grant to Local Initiatives Support Corporation to Provide Technical Assistance to Distressed Communities under 40,000
• 8/13/2019
  NIST Plan Outlines Priorities for Federal Agency Engagement in AI Standards Development
• 8/08/2019
  Department of Labor Publishes Thirty-Day PRA Notice for the “Multiple Worksite Report and the Report of Federal Employment and Wages"
• 8/08/2019
  Become a TANF Data Collaborative (TDC) Pilot Agency!
• 8/07/2019
  National Renewable Energy Laboratory Releases “The Wind Energy Workforce in the United States: Training, Hiring, and Future Needs"
• 8/01/2019
  HUD Announces Funding Opportunity under the “Jobs Plus” Program for Eligible Public Housing Authorities
• 8/01/2019
  ACTE to Launch Webinar Series on Career and Technical Education with Students with Disabilities
• 8/01/2019
  The Rockefeller Foundation Designates Atlanta as Newest City in Opportunity Zones Initiative

July 2019

• 7/30/2019
  Department of Education Seeks Comment on Priority for Discretionary Grant Programs to Align Investments with Opportunity Zones Initiative
• 7/30/2019
  National Governors Association Announces Release of “Good Jobs for All Americans”
• 7/30/2019
  HUD Launches Initiative to Prevent and End Homelessness among Young People Aging Out of Foster Care; Initiative to Offer Housing Vouchers to At-Risk Young People Facing Homelessness
• 7/30/2019
  Department of Transportation Announces Grants under the Infrastructure for America Program
• 7/30/2019
  ECS Publishes State Policy Models for Connecting Education to Work
• 7/30/2019
  Ten States Selected for Manufacturing-Focused Policy Academy
• 7/26/2019
  FTA Announces Cooperative Agreement Opportunity for the Administration of the Rural and Small Urban Transit Applied Technology Technical Assistance Center
• 7/26/2019
  Department of Homeland Security Amends Regulations Governing the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization
• 7/24/2019
  Education Commission of the States Releases 50-State Comparisons Capturing Connections between Education and Work; Future Volumes to be Released
• 7/24/2019
  Department of Education Seeks Comment on Data Collection in Support of Education Opportunity Centers
• 7/24/2019
  Jobs for the Future Releases “What Works for Adult Learners: Lessons from Career Pathway Evaluations”
• 7/24/2019
  Education Commission of the States to Collaborate with Cohort of Three to Five States to Explore Connection between Education and Work; Invites Submission of Technical Assistance Interest Forms
• 7/24/2019
  National Skills Coalition Examines Maryland Legislation to Gain Better Knowledge of Employment Outcomes
• 7/19/2019
  ETA Publishes Two Research Documents: (1) Comparing State and National Approaches to Education and Training Program Scorecards, and (2) Regional Collaboration to Create a High-Skilled Workforce ---Evaluation of the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge Grants
• 7/19/2019

  ETA Issues Training and Employment Guidance Letter 3-19: Real Property under Employment and Training Administration-Funded Grants

• 7/19/2019
  HUD Secretary Recognizes SEC's Efforts to Encourage Main Street Investors to Invest in Opportunity Zones
• 7/19/2019
  USDA Announces Funding Opportunity under the “Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program”
• 7/19/2019
  ETA Announces Intent to Award a Cooperative Agreement to Support Continued Operations of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence
• 7/19/2019
  Practitioner Perspectives on Equity in Career and Technical Education
• 7/19/2019
  NIST Funding Opportunity: Economic Research and Analysis of the National Need for Technology Infrastructure to Support the Internet of Things (IoT)
• 7/12/2019
  ETA Publishes PY 2019 National Farmworkers Jobs Program Allotments
• 7/12/2019
  Professional Certifications and Occupational Licenses: Evidence from the Current Population Survey
• 7/12/2019
  Department of Education Announces Funding Opportunity under the Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program
• 7/12/2019
  New CLASP - ECS Report: Leveraging Public Benefits to Improve States' Postsecondary Access
• 7/12/2019
  NAM to Mark 125th Anniversary with $10 Million 2020 Campaign; Nationwide Initiative Seeks to Recruit 600,000 Americans into Manufacturing Careers
• 7/12/2019
  Transportation Sector: FTA Announces Apportionments, Allocations, and Describes Plans for Several Competitive Programs; Presents Contours for 'Technical Assistance and Workforce Development"
• 7/12/2019
  New National Association of Workforce Boards Podcast: “Developing and Highlighting Skilled Talent in Your Region” Focuses on Board and Chamber of Commerce Partnership in North Carolina
• 7/12/2019
  Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training: EPA Solicits Proposals to Conduct Research and Provide TA to Grantees
• 7/3/2019
  ETA Issues Updated Guidance on Trade Adjustment Assistance Data Integrity (TAADI)
• 7/3/2019
  ETA Announces Availability of Reports on the Feasibility Study and Evaluation of Non-Traditional Occupation Demonstrations
• 7/3/2019
  Modernizing Channels of Communication with SNAP Participants: USDA Seeks Comment on Proposed Information Collection to Evaluate and Document Best Practices

June 2019

• 6/27/2019
  H-1B Technical Skills Training and Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge Grants: Department of Labor Publishes Thirty-Day PRA Notice for Information Collection
• 6/27/2019
  NGA and Strada Education Network to Assist States in Aligning Postsecondary Education with Workforce Needs
• 6/27/2019
  Governors to Convene In Salt Lake City In July; Draft Agenda Available; Chair's Initiative's “Good Jobs for All Americans” a Major Focus; Featured Sessions Include Cybersecurity Workforce, Human Trafficking, Disconnected Youth, Resilience, and Rural and Disinvested Communities
• 6/26/2019
  Department of Labor Publishes Thirty-Day PRA Notice for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Implementation Study
• 6/26/2019
  Department of Labor Publishes Sixty-Day PRA for DOL-Only Performance Accountability, and Reporting System; Revision to Include Apprenticeship Grants
• 6/21/2019
  National AI Research and Development Strategic Plan: OSTP Publishes 2019 Update
• 6/21/2019
  HHS/ACF Seeks to Fund Cooperative Agreement under the Career Pathways Secondary Data Analysis Grants FOA
• 6/21/2019
  Jobs for the Future Announces Launch of “Corporate Action Platform”
• 6/21/2019
  National Science Foundation Awards Second Round of Funding for Big Data Hubs
• 6/19/2019
  June 20 Webinar on RESEA Interventions: What Evaluation Details Do I Need for a Plan and How Long Will It Take?
• 6/19/2019
  Department of Education Transmits the Perkins V Consolidated Annual Report to the Field
• 6/19/2019
  New Report: Motivations, Implications, and Approaches to Postsecondary Attainment Goals
• 6/19/2019
  New Report Calls for a National System for Measuring Equity in Education, Identifying Disparities in Outcomes and Opportunity
• 6/19/2019
  Urban Institute Releases New Report on Registered Apprenticeship in Science and Engineering
• 6/19/2019
  New Report: Manufacturing Labor Force Is Upskilling and Downsizing
• 6/19/2019
  GAO Publishes Report on Transitioning Servicemembers: Information on Military Employment Assistance Centers
• 6/12/2019
  Department of Education Seeks Comments on Information Collection in Support of the 2019 - 2020 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study
• 6/12/2019
  Social Finance to Develop New Pay for Success Strategy - Career Impact Bond
• 6/12/2019
  How States Define Work-Based Learning: An Update from the Education Commission of the States
• 6/5/2019
  Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness to Meet June 19 - 20; Workforce Development an Expected Topic

May 2019

• 5/31/2019
  ETA Publishes WIOA 2019 Lower Living Standard Income Levels
• 5/31/2019
  ETA Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for the Occupational Code Assignment Form
• 5/31/2019
  ETA Releases FY 2019 Foreign Labor Certification Grant Planning Guidance
• 5/24/2019
  HUD Awards Grants to Promote Employment and Self-Sufficiency for Public Housing Residents
• 5/24/2019
  Economic Research and Analysis of the National Need for Technology Infrastructure to Support the Internet of Things
• 5/24/2019
  DHS Announces Funding Opportunity under Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program
• 5/24/2019
  Federal Transit Administration Announces Access and Mobility Partnership Grant Awards
• 5/23/2019
  Department of Education Builds on "Rethink Higher Education" Agenda, Expands Opportunities for Students through Innovative Experimental Sites
• 5/23/2019
  National Assessment of Adult Education: Department of Education Publishes Thirty-Day PRA Notice for a Feasibility Study
• 5/23/2019
  Census Bureau Releases 2019 Quarter 1 Job-to-Job Flows
• 5/23/2019
  Department of Education and American Association of Community Colleges to Host Three Convenings Designed to Help Rural Schools Identify, Plan and Design Projects for Federal Grant Applications
• 5/20/2019
  Department of Commerce Announces Eleventh Americas Competitiveness Exchange; Senior Officials from Across the Globe Visit Puerto Rico's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hubs
• 5/20/2019
  Impact of Career and Technical Education on Student Outcomes: CTE Research Network Seeking Nominations for Feasibility Study
• 5/20/2019
  New Report from Lumina Foundation and Strada Education Network: “Certified Value - When Do Adults without Degrees Benefit from Earning Certificates and Certifications?”
• 5/09/2019
  Department of Labor Announces Renewal of Charter for the Advisory Committee on Veterans' Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO)
• 5/09/2019
  FTA Announces Funding Opportunity under the Integrated Mobility Innovation Demonstration Program
• 5/07/2019
  Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Selects New Education and Workforce Development Projects for Funding
• 5/07/2019
  OSHA Announces Opening of Application Period for Susan Harwood Grants
• 5/02/2019
  Broadband and the Digital Divide: Federal Communication Commission Publishes Three Reports
• 5/02/2019
  National Reporting System for Adult Education: Department of Education Updates List of Approved Tests for Use
• 5/01/2019
  Department of Justice Announces Funding Opportunity to Support Field-Generated Innovations in Assistance to Victims of Human Trafficking; Priority Consideration Extended to Applications that Benefit Qualified Opportunity Zones
• 5/01/2019
  HHS/ACF/OCS Announces Funding Opportunity under the Community Development Economic Development Program; Encourages Projects Aligning with Promise Zones Initiatives, Choice Neighborhoods Program, and Opportunity Zones
• 5/01/2019
  Energy Sector: USDA/RUS Announces Funding Opportunity to Support Rural Economic Development
• 5/01/2019
  Urban Institute: Helping Parents Access Child Care and Training; Document Offers Framework for State Policies and Practices Connected to WIOA and the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)
• 5/01/2019
  Nine Universities to Collaborate on Digital Credentials Initiative

April 2019

• 4/26/2019
  Strengthening Technician Training Programs in STEM Fields: AACC Announces Funding Opportunity
• 4/26/2019
  May 2 Webinar: Research on Transfer of Community College Students to Four-Year Institutions
• 4/26/2019
  Economic Development Administration Highlights University Center Economic Development Program
• 4/26/2019
  U.S. Chamber Foundation Launches Upskill Academy to Improve Career Advancement
• 4/26/2019
  Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy Publishes 2019 State Small Business Profiles
• 4/23/2019
  Skillful State Network Grows to 26 States
• 4/23/2019
  Skillful State Playbook
• 4/18/2019
  Department of Transportation Publishes NOFA for National Infrastructure Investments; Notes Rural Economic Development, Access to Jobs, Broadband, Opportunity Zones, and Brownfields in the Solicitation
• 4/18/2019
  JPMorgan Chase Announces $15 Million for Advancing Cities Challenge Winners
• 4/17/2019
  Department of Education Invites Applications for "Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS)"; Resources Support Participation of Low-Income Parents in Post-Secondary Education through Campus-Based Services
• 4/17/2019
  Education Commission of the States: Using State Data Systems to Create an Information Culture in Education
• 4/17/2019
  Developing a College and Career-Ready Workforce: An Analysis of ESSA, Perkins, and WIOA
• 4/17/2019
  Department of Labor Announces Availability of up to $400,000 In Brookwood-Sago Grants for Mine Safety Education and Training
• 4/12/2019
  Retraining Employment and Talent after Injury/Illness Network Projects: DOL's Office of Disability Employment Policy Publishes PRA Notice for Data Collection
• 4/12/2019
  Jobs for the Future Announces Winners for the $1 Billion Wage Gain Challenge at ASU GSV Summit
• 4/10/2019
  Apprenticeship in the Agricultural Sector: USDA Publishes RFA for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
• 4/10/2019
  HUD's Moving to Work Research Advisory Committee to Meet April 30; Teleconference Open to Public
• 4/10/2019
  Department Of Labor Provides National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant to Combat Opioid Crisis in Michigan
• 4/10/2019
  Government Accountability Office Issues New Report: Workforce Automation - Better Data to Assess and Plan for Effects of Advanced Technologies on Jobs
• 4/10/2019
  Department of Education Seeks to Conduct Survey of Public Schools on the Use of Education Technology for Instruction
• 4/05/2019
  USDA Launches New Farmers.gov Features to Help with H-2A Applications
• 4/05/2019
  April 19 Webinar: Census Bureau to Discuss Transition to Data.census.gov; New Platform to Provide Access Data from 2018 American Community Survey, 2017 Economic Census, 2020 Census, and More
• 4/02/2019
  VETS Pilot Program Pairs Veterans with Training Providers: VA Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for Data Collection
• 4/02/2019
  Third Edition of the "Making Career Readiness Count Report" Now Available

March 2019

• 3/26/2019
  Census Bureau to Offer Free Online Trainings on Access and Use of Its Statistics
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  3/26/2019
  Aspen Institute Publishes New "Cost of Turnover Tool" for Employers
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  3/22/2019
  April 10 Webinar: Developing Apprenticeship Opportunities in Federal and State Prisons
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  3/22/2019
  Civil Rights Act, ADA, GINA: EEOC Publishes Final Rule for Adjustment for Inflation the Civil Monetary Penalties
• 3/22/2019
  BLS Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for the Multiple Worksite Report and the Report of Federal Employment and Wages
• 3/22/2019
  Veterans Administration Announces Funding Availability under the Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program
• 3/22/2019
  Department of Education Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice on Revisions to Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• 3/19/2019
  Agriculture Clearance Order: ETA Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice Youth
• 3/19/2019
  Exports as a Source of Jobs: Trade Finance Advisory Council to Meet March 27
• 3/19/2019
  SBA's Emerging Leaders Initiative to Help Growing Entrepreneurs Opens for 2019 Recruitment
• 3/19/2019
  Agriculture Clearance Order: ETA Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice Youth
• 3/19/2019
  Exports as a Source of Jobs: Trade Finance Advisory Council to Meet March 27
• 3/19/2019
  SBA's Emerging Leaders Initiative to Help Growing Entrepreneurs Opens for 2019 Recruitment
• 3/15/2019
  Department of Justice Announces Funding Opportunity to Support and Expand a National Mentoring Resource Center for At-Risk Youth
• 3/15/2019
  Financial Education Resources for Young People
• 3/15/2019
  Department of Commerce Seeks Nominations for Positions on the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee
• 3/15/2019
  Implementing Perkins VI: ACTE Launches Series Exploring Elements of High Quality Career and Technical Education; First Release Entitled "Defining Quality - Business and Community Partnerships"
• 3/13/2019
  New Research Report: Improving Outcomes for Transitional Youth - Considerations for Pay for Success Projects
• 3/13/2019
  Jobs for the Future Releases "Connecting Apprenticeships to the Young People Who Need Them Most: The Role of Community-Based Organizations"
• 3/13/2019
  National Reporting System for Adult Education: Secretary of Education Announces Recently Approved Tests, Test Forms, and Delivery Forms
• 3/13/2019
  New Administrative Processes for Public Workforce Employment Networks under the Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Program
• 3/08/2019
  Evaluation of Strategies Used in TechHire and Strengthening Working Families Initiative: Department of Labor Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for Information Collection
• 3/08/2019
  BLS Seeks Comment on the "Veterans Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS)"
• 3/06/2019
  JFF, JFF Labs and NAWB to Host March 13 Webinar Exploring Unique Value and Role of Local Workforce Boards in Preparing People for the Future of Work
• 3/06/2019
  Department of Education Extends Comment Period for Proposed Updates to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)
• 3/06/2019
  New Promising Practices in Achieving Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity: A WIOA Section 188 Disability Reference Guide
• 3/01/2019
  ETA Issues Guidelines for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 State Agency Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource Allocations, Supplemental Budget Requests (SBRs), and Above-Base Funding
• 3/01/2019
  ETA Announces Initial Allocation of FY 2019 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Training and Other Activities (TaOA) Funds and Process for Requesting TAA Reserve Funds
• 3/01/2019
  ETA Releases FY 2019 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Training and Other Activities (TaOA) Grant Management Guidance
• 3/01/2019
  ETA Publishes 2019 Federal Poverty Guidelines for Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Grants
• 3/01/2019
  ETA Publishes State Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Solvency Report (2019)
• 3/01/2019
  United States, Germany Sign Joint Declaration of Intent on Labor Cooperation

February 2019

• 2/27/2019
  Petition Requirements and Investigative Data Collection for the Trade Act: ETA Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice
• 2/27/2019
  State UI Trust Fund Solvency Report (2019)
• 2/27/2019
  Appalachian Regional Commission Announces New Round of POWER Grants
• 2/27/2019
  Appalachian Regional Commission Summarizes FY 2018 Investments, Job Creation, Job Retention and Training Statistics; Releases 13 State-Specific Fact Sheets
• 2/22/2019
  Community-Based Organizations Receive $10 Million through The Citi Foundation And LISC To Help Train American Workers For Growing Job Sectors
• 2/20/2019
  Federal Communications Commission Notes Renewal of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee's Charter
• 2/20/2019
  HUD Awards $74 Million to Help Families Reach Self-Sufficiency; Service Coordinators to Work with Residents to Connect Them with Programs and Services
• 2/20/2019
  Credential Engine Publishes "2019 Request for Proposals - State Partnerships for Credential Transparency"
• 2/20/2019
  National CEDS Forum (June 18 - 20)
• 2/15/2019
  Gainful Employment Disclosure Template: Department of Education Publishes Thirty-Day PRA Notice
• 2/15/2019
  Broadband for Schools and Libraries: FCC Proposes to Eliminate the E-Rate Amortization Requirement, Seeks Public Comment
• 2/15/2019
  Regional Economic Development and Tech Innovation: CORI Names Nine Communities to Receive Technical Assistance under the Rural Innovation Initiative
• 2/15/2019
  Census Bureau Releases Quarterly Workforce Indicators and Job to Job Flows
• 2/13/2019
  Transportation Sector: DOT Announces Funding Opportunity under the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program
• 2/13/2019
  HHS/ACF/OFA Publishes FY 2017 TANF Financial Data, Interactive Map, National and State Graphics
• 2/13/2019
  Department of Justice Announces Funding Opportunity to Support Direct Services to Minor Victims of Human Trafficking; Identifies $20,000,000 for Investment with Projection of 40 Awards
• 2/13/2019
  USDA Launches High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity Resource Guide
• 2/13/2019
  Assessing Models of Coordinated Services for Low-Income Children and Their Families: HHS/ACF Seeks Comment on Proposed Data Collection
• 2/13/2019
  Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities Publishes 2018 Report; Document Reflects E Focus on Economic Growth and Talent Development
• 2/05/2019
  NACo, NLC, NAWB, and USCM Sponsor February 14 Washington D.C. Event to Explore Innovation in Workforce Development Innovation at the Local Level
• 2/05/2019
  HHS/ACF Seeks Comment on New Data Collection in Support of "Assessing Models of Coordinated Services for Low-Income Children"
• 2/05/2019
  President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities to Meet March 21 - 22
• 2/05/2019
  Department of Treasury Seeks Comment on Data Collection -- Community and Economic Development Entities, Community Development Projects, and Other Public Welfare Investments
• 2/05/2019
  Department of Education Seeks Comment on Survey of Colleges and Universities to Gain Information about Disability Services and Activities, Campus Accessibility
• 2/05/2019
  Rural Economic Development: Western Governors' Association Seeking Input from Stakeholders on New Rural Initiative; New Rural Philanthropy Toolkit Available
• 2/05/2019
  USDA Publishes Proposed Rule on Evaluation of State SNAP ABAWD Waiver Requests; Cites ETA Policy on LSA Designation
• 2/01/2019
  Department of Labor Seeks Comment on Evaluation of the Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth Program by March 4

January 2019

• 2/01/2019
  Building Evidence on Employment Strategies for Low-Income Families: HHS/ACF Proposes Data Collection Activity
• 2/01/2019
  HHS/ACF Seeks Three Year Extension for Key TANF Report; Seeks Comments by March 31
• 2/01/2019
  Revised Schedule of Remuneration for the Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX) Program
• 2/01/2019
  HRSA Seeks Comments on Revision to the Health Workforce Performance Data Collection
• 1/30/2019
  National Governors Association and Education Commission of the States to Undertake Projects Directed at Upskilling Working Adults and Disconnected Youth; Effort Supported by Grants from Strada Education Network
• 1/30/2019
  New Report: "On-Ramps to Good Jobs -- Fueling Innovation for the Learning Ecosystem of the Future"
• 1/30/2019
  Returning Citizens: SHRM and Partners Announce Availability of Getting Talent Back to Work Toolkit
• 1/30/2019
  "Learning Undefeated" Provides STEM Education and Workforce Development Opportunities to Underserved Communities
• 1/25/2019
  COABE Webinar: Be the Key That Opens Students - Career Pathways are Lifelines for Them the Door for Your
• 1/23/2019
  ETA Announces Availability of a New State Unemployment Insurance Forecasting Model; Support for Benefit Financing Forecasting Model Ceases January 31
• 1/23/2019
  ETA Publishes FY 2019 Funding Allotments and Operating Guidance for Unemployment Insurance Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grants
• 1/23/2019
  GAO Publishes "Military and Veteran Support - Detailed Inventory of Federal Programs to Help Servicemembers Achieve Civilian Employment"
• 1/23/2019
  Department of Justice Seeks Proposals to Conduct Rigorous Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives; Applications Due May 13
• 1/18/2019
  National Skills Coalition Publishes "Partnering Up: How Industry Partnerships Can Bring Work-Based Learning to Scale"
• 1/18/2019
  The Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship (PAYA) Grant Initiative: Application Period Opens; Webinar Scheduled for January 24
• 1/16/2019
  January 29 Event: Major Longitudinal Career Pathways Study in Chicago, Miami and Houston -- An Interview with the Investigators
• 1/16/2019
  Career and Technical Education: ECS Examines Enactment of State Legislation in 2017 and 2018
• 1/16/2019
  Career and Technical Education: OCTAE Announces Opening of Application for Customized Technical Assistance; Submissions Due by January 18
• 1/16/2019
  New Jersey Announces $3M Pre-Apprenticeship Training Grant to Prepare Individuals to Succeed in Registered Apprenticeships
• 1/11/2019
  Information Technology Sector: NCWIT Receives $4.1 Million to Expand Workforce Development Programs in the Southeastern United States for Women and Girls; Resources to Support Coding Camps and Teacher Training
• 1/11/2019
  Corporation for a Skilled Workforce Releases "Understanding Your Community: Labor Market and Workforce Development System Data Toolkit"
• 1/9/2019
  Better Together: How Adult Education/Career and Technical Education Benefit Workers and Business
• 1/9/2019
  ETA Releases WIOA Youth Monitoring Supplement
• 1/9/2019
  Occupational Licensing Consortium Tackles Policy, Best Practices
• 1/3/2019
  State Plan for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: HHS/ACF Publishes PRA Notice
• 1/3/2019
  HUD Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for Section 3 Summary Report for Economic Opportunities for Low and Very Low-Income Persons; Form Reports on Number of Jobs and Training Opportunities for Eligible Participants
• 1/3/2019
  Department of Labor Publishes PRA Notice for the Information Collection in Support of the Short-Time Compensation (STC) Grants
• 1/3/2019
  ETA Seeks Comments on Extension of Authority to Conduct Information Collection Request Entitled "Required Elements for Submission of the Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act"
• 1/3/2019
  Bureau of Labor Statistics Seeks Comment on the Proposed July 2019 CPS Disability Supplement
• 1/3/2019
  Department of Labor Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for Information Collection in Support of the "H-1B Technical Skills Training and Jobs and innovation Accelerator Challenge Grants
• 1/3/2019
  Women's Bureau Solicits Comments on Proposed Information Collection in Support of "National Database of Childcare Costs"
• 1/3/2019
  Classification of Instructional Programs: Department of Education Seeks Comment on the Proposed 2020 Update
• 1/3/2019
  Advisory Committee on Veterans' Employment, Training and Employer Outreach to Meet on January 23

December 2018

• 12/19/2018
  Credential Registry Learn and Build Summit (Report from December 4 - 5)
• 12/14/2018
  HUD Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for Data Collection for EnVision Center Demonstration Sites
• 12/14/2018
  Department of Transportation Announces $1.5 Billion in BUILD Transportation Grants to Revitalize Infrastructure Nationwide
• 12/07/2018
  U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $21 Million to Accelerate Entrepreneurship across the Nation; Announces Timeline for Next Round of Regional Innovation Strategies
• 12/07/2018
  White House Releases New Strategic Plan: Charting a Course for Success - America's Strategy for STEM Education
• 12/07/2018
  Education Commission of the States Maintains "STEM Vital Signs" Database
• 12/06/2018
  Manufacturing Innovator Challenge and Additive Manufacturing: Department of Energy Announces Prizes, Seeks Public Ideas
• 12/06/2018
  Department of Education Publishes Deadline Dates for Title IV HEA Financial Aid Programs
• 12/06/2018
  Employer Attestation for H-2B Nonimmigrant Workers: ETA Publishes Thirty-Day PRA Notice
• 12/06/2018
  Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Announces New Policies
• 12/06/2018
  EPA Announces Three Opportunities for Brownfields Funding: Assessment, Cleanup, and Multi-Purpose Grants
• 12/06/2018
  Department of Education Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for NTLS 2012; Focus on Collecting Education, Employment and Earnings Data for Youth with Disabilities
• 12/06/2018
  ARC and NACo Announce Forthcoming Appalachian Substance Abuse Response Initiative
• 12/06/2018
  Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File H-1B Petitions on Behalf of Cap-Subject Aliens: Department of Homeland Security Publishes NPRM

November 2018

• 11/30/2018
  New Report Explains How K-12 School and Community College Alignment Helps Student Success
• 11/30/2018
  ACTE Releases Updated Quality CTE Framework and Program Self-Evaluation
• 11/28/2018
  National Science Foundation Announces Funding Opportunity under the National Robotics Initiative
• 11/28/2018
  Workforce Development and Good Jobs&colon Two Regional NGA Workshops Remain, Governors' Guide on "Good Jobs for All Americans" Slated for Release at Summer Meeting
• 11/28/2018
  Latest Updates to WorkforceGPS&colon Enhancements to Search&comma Resource Library&comma Events Library
• 11/20/2018
  Environmental Justice Small Grants Program: EPA Announces Funding Opportunity for Underserved Communities&semi Environmental Job Training and Youth Development among Project Opportunities
• 11/20/2018
  OMB Publishes &QUOTDraft Federal Grants Management Data Standards for Feedback&QUOT&semi Responses Due January 15&comma 2019
• 11/20/2018
  USDA Announces Funding Opportunities under the (1) Rural Economic Development and Grant Program&comma and (2) Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program
• 11/20/2018
  Department of Labor Provides National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant to Deliver Employment Services to Combat Opioid Addiction in Rural California
• 11/20/2018
  Exports as a Source of Jobs: ITA Releases New Free Market Diversification Tool; Schedules Training Webinars
• 11/15/2018
  National League of Cities Announces $100 Million in Partnerships to Support Entrepreneurship, STEM Education and Innovation in Communities
• 11/15/2018
  USDA Announces Funding Opportunities under the (1) Rural Economic Development and Grant Program and (2) Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantee Program
• 11/15/2018
  HUD Outlines Family Self-Sufficiency Performance Measurement System
• 11/15/2018
  Expanding Employment, Training, and Apprenticeship Opportunities for Youth in Health Care Occupations under FLSA: Department of Labor Extends Comment Period for NPRM to December 15
• 11/13/2018
  Department of Labor Proposes Protecting American Workers by Requiring Advertising Jobs Online for Temporary Labor Certifications
• 11/13/2018
  Request for Information on Update to the 2016 Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan; NSF Cites Education and Workforce Development within Line of Inquiry; Comments Due by January 15, 2019
• 11/8/2018
  ETA Issues Guidance to State Grantees Regarding the Annual Statewide Performance Report Narrative
• 11/8/2018
  Gainful Employment Disclosure Template: Department of Education Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice
• 11/8/2018
  Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Certifications for 2018 under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act
• 11/8/2018
  National Science Foundation Announces Awards to Shape the Human-Technology Partnership for the Well-Being of Workers and Their Productivity; Awards Must be Attentive to Impacts that Benefits Workers Including Training and Workforce Development
• 11/6/2018
  ETA Releases Revised Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Advance Funding Levels Available October 2018 for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult and Dislocated Worker (DW) Program Allotments
• 11/6/2018
  Department of Education Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for the EDFacts Data Collection; Expansion to Include State Postsecondary Data for the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V)
• 11/6/2018
  Career Pathways Secondary Data Analysis Grants: HHS/ACF to Release Solicitation in April 2019
• 11/6/2018
  SBA to Establish a National Information Clearinghouse for Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
• 11/1/2018
  SBA Announces Intent to Create a Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse
• 11/1/2018
  Lumina Foundation, Robin Hood and Salesforce Ventures Announce New Alliance Dedicated to Investing in Education and Workforce Development Companies
• 11/1/2018
  WIOA Reporting: ETA Prepares "Reportable Individuals Scenario Tool"
• 11/1/2018
  Small Business Administration Proposes Amending Regulations for the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program; Seeks Comments by December 31
• 11/1/2018
  USDA Announces Funding to Increase Access to Education, Workforce Training and Health Care Opportunities in Rural Communities

October 2018

• 10/30/2018
  Department of Education Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for State Planning Requirements under Perkins V
• 10/30/2018
  Department of Labor Launches New Public Service Announcement Highlighting Importance and Value of Employees with Disabilities
• 10/30/2018
  ETA Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for Proposed Revision of the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Labor Certification Forms
• 10/30/2018
  STEM Dual Enrollment: Model Policy Components
• 10/30/2018
  Infrastructure and Broadband: NTIA Seeking Comment on Plan to Collect New Information
• 10/30/2018
  Update of U.S. Cluster Mapping Portal
• 10/30/2018
  New Apprenticeship.gov Now Incorporated within O*NET Websites
• 10/23/2018
  Treasury Department Releases Proposed Regulations on Opportunity Zones Designed to Incentivize Investment in American Communities
• 10/23/2018
  Education Commission of the States Releases "Approaches to State Workforce Development Systems"
• 10/23/2018
  Career and Technical Education: Data Quality Institute Scheduled for February 12 - 13, 2019
• 10/23/2018
  Department of Education Announces Winners of the "Reimagining the Higher Education System Ecosystem Challenge"
• 10/23/2018
  Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program: Social Security Administration Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice on Reporting Revision
• 10/18/2018
  USDA Partners to Help Rural Leaders Build Strategies to Achieve Prosperity; Purdue University and Kentucky University to Collaborate to Help Communities Develop Five-Year Economic Plans; Schools to Focus on Improving Workforce, Infrastructure, and Technology
• 10/18/2018
  ETA's Office of Foreign Labor Certification Issues Guidance on Hurricanes Florence and Hurricane Michael
• 10/18/2018
  October 30 Webinar: "Get Empowered - Make the Most of Your Job and Improve Your Financial Security: Building Financial Solutions for People with Disabilities"
• 10/16/2018
  Department of Labor Awards $1.9 Million to Improve Apprenticeship Opportunities for Youth and Adults with Disabilities
• 10/16/2018
  USDA Seeks Comment on Study of SNAP E&T Programs
• 10/16/2018
  Department of Labor Publishes Thirty-Day PRA Notice for "America's Promise Job-Driven Grant Program Evaluation"
• 10/16/2018
  Serving Opportunity Youth: Colorado Launches "Career Navigator Toolkit"
• 10/11/2018
  October 17 Webinar: Federal Broadband Funding -- Policies and Programs to Connect America
• 10/11/2018
  "Skillful Indiana" Launches with Support from a Broad Partnership
• 10/11/2018
  Bureau of Labor Statistics Renews Data Users and Technical Advisory Committees
• 10/9/2018
  New Report: Improving Community College Completion Rates by Addressing Structural and Motivational Barriers
• 10/9/2018
  Partnership Launches New Online Workforce Center Aimed at Curbing Persistent Staffing Pressures at Skilled Nursing and Senior Housing Facilities
• 10/9/2018
  Department of Transportation Issues RFI on the Scope of the Study on the Impact of Automated Vehicle Technologies on the U.S Workforce; Comment due November 5
• 10/9/2018
  President Trump Signs Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 2018; Title VI Addresses Workforce Development
• 10/9/2018
  Department of Interior Requests Proposals for Insular Areas Technical Assistance Program; Economic Development, Education, Disaster Assistance, and Financial Management among Eligible Projects
• 10/4/2018
  Reporting under the State Opioid and Tribal Opioid Response Discretionary Grant Programs
• 10/4/2018
  OSHA Awards Workplace Safety and Health Training Grants to Assist in Educating Workers, Job Creators; Supports Organizations Engaged in Training and Protecting Workers Involved in Hurricane Recovery Activities
• 10/4/2018
  Department of Education Awards $4.9 Million Grant to University of California, Davis to Develop Free, Open Textbooks Program
• 10/2/2018
  President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities to Meet November 8 - 9; Sessions Open to Public, Conference Call Available
• 10/2/2018
  SBA Plans to Launch Online Entrepreneurship Learning Platform for Women Entrepreneurs; Seeks Comment on Proposed Information Collection
• 10/2/2018
  Credential Engine Seeks Contributions to the Retail and Hospitality Credentials Initiative

September 2018

• 9/27/2018
  Department of Labor Awards Nearly $1.5 Million to Help American Women Enter Apprenticeships, Expand Job Opportunities
• 9/27/2018
  Department of Labor Awards Nearly $19 Million to Projects Designed To Keep Injured or Ill Employees in the Workforce
• 9/27/2018
  Perkins V Transition: OCTAE Requests States and Discretionary Grantees Apply for Customized Technical Assistance for PY 2018 - 2019; Submissions Due by October 5
• 9/27/2018
  New Brief: Better Together - Career and Guided Pathways
• 9/27/2018
  Census Bureau Begins Jobs Recruiting Effort for 2020 Census
• 9/25/2018
  WIOA Title II and the National Reporting System for Adult Education: Department of Education Announces Tests, Test Forms, and Delivery Formats Determined Suitable for Use
• 9/25/2018
  U.S. Department of Labor Awards Disaster Recovery Grant to North Carolina in Wake of Hurricane Florence
• 9/25/2018
  Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program Accreditors: ETA Seeks Comment on Voluntary Information Collection Request by November 19
• 9/25/2018
  Library of Congress Launches Congressional Research Service Report Platform for the Public This Week; CRS Publishes "Research Evidence on the Impact of Work Requirements in Need-Tested Programs"
• 9/20/2018
  HHS Awards over $1 Billion to Combat the Opioid Crisis
• 9/20/2018
  ETA Issues Guidance on "National Health Emergency Phase Two: Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants to Address the Opioid Crisis"
• 9/20/2018
  HHS/ACF Seeks Comments on Data Collection as Part of the TANF Data Innovations Project
• 9/18/2018
  Education Commission of the States Releases New Report: Work-Based Learning - Model Policy Components
• 9/18/2018
  USDA Partners to Improve Water and Wastewater Infrastructure for More than 442,000 Rural Americans across 42 States
• 9/18/2018
  Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Related Populations: HHS/ACF Seeks Comment on Additional Data Collection Activity
• 9/13/2018
  ETA Publishes FY 2019 List of Labor Surplus Areas
• 9/13/2018
  Department of Labor Announces Three Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants
• 9/13/2018
  September 17 Webinar: Eligible Training Provider Reporting (Requirement and Tools for Reporting, Part I)
• 9/13/2018
  September 26 Webinar: Understanding Competency-Based Apprenticeship Programs
• 9/13/2018
  Access and Mobility: Federal Transit Administration Announce Two Competitive Funding Opportunities
• 9/13/2018
  Credential Engine Announces Military Working Group Initiative Supported by the Northrop Grumman Foundation
• 9/12/2018
  Assistant Secretary for OCTAE to Present "An Opportunity to Re-Thinking Career and Technical Education through Perkins V" in September 12 Webinar
• 9/12/2018
  WIOA Partners: HUD Announces Moving to Work Research Advisory Committee to Meet on Conference Call on October 10; Open to Public
• 9/12/2018
  Treasury Department Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for "Work Opportunity Credit"
• 9/12/2018
  ETA Seeks Public Comment Revision to the H-2B Foreign Labor Certification Program; September 7 Federal Register Summarizes Changes
• 9/6/2018
  Department of Labor Announces Launch of Apprenticeship.gov; New Site Features an Apprenticeship Finder Tool and Other Resources
• 9/6/2018
  ETA Publishes Eligible Training Provider Reporting Guidance under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
• 9/6/2018
  House Passes H.R. 1635, the Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act
• 9/6/2018
  WIOA Title II: Department of Education Invites Test Publishers to Submit Tests for Review and Approval in the National Reporting System for Adult Education
• 9/6/2018
  EDA Funds Eleven Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers

August 2018

• 8/30/2018
  Department of Education Publishes Finalists in the "Higher Ed Ecosystem Challenge"
• 8/30/2018
  USDA Launches Webpage Highlighting Resources to Help Rural Communities Bridge the Broadband/E-Connectivity Infrastructure Gap
• 8/30/2018
  Advisory Committee on Veterans' Employment, Training and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO) to Meet on September 20
• 8/28/2018
  USDA Invites Partners to Join the Rural Workforce Innovation Network (RWIN); Seeks "Indications of Interest" by August 31
• 8/28/2018
  IMLS Announces Investment of $8.1 Million to Strengthen America's Libraries; 45 Grants Will Fund Programs and Services for Communities across the Nation; Wisconsin to Augment Librarian Knowledge of Workforce Development Systems; Colorado to Assess Prison Libraries with Eye toward Successful Prisoner Reentry; New Mexico and California Universities to Partner in Exploration of Tribal Internet Connectivity
• 8/28/2018
  Department of Labor Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for "Evaluation of the American Apprenticeship Initiative
• 8/28/2018
  Census Bureau Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for the 2018 - 2020 Research and Development Surveys; Outlines Plans to Include Data on Artificial Intelligence
• 8/28/2018
  New Brief Examines the Costs of State Longitudinal Data Systems
• 8/28/2018
  Advisory Committee on Veterans' Employment, Training and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO) to Meet on September 20
• 8/24/2018
  Four States Selected for Policy Academy to Strengthen Manufacturing
• 8/24/2018
  Department of Labor Publishes Thirty-Day PRA Notice for Information Collection in Support of the Evaluation of the American Apprenticeship Initiative
• 8/24/2018
  Addressing the Opioid Crisis: SAMSHA and USDA Announce Funding Opportunity to Develop and Disseminate Training and Technical Assistance to Rural Communities through Cooperative Extension Programs
• 8/24/2018
  Renewable Energy Sector: Department of Education Announces 2017 Wind Market Reports Indicate Strong Wind Power Installation Trends and Falling Prices; Texas, Oklahoma, and Iowa Lead the Nation
• 8/21/2018
  USDA Announces Funding Opportunity under the Rural Economic Development Initiative
• 8/21/2018
  IMLS Seeks to Support Projects to Strengthen Ability of Small Libraries to Serve Their Community Needs
• 8/21/2018
  NASWA Discusses Features of Its Partnership with LinkedIn; Notes Release of "Economic Graph" Video; Outlines Plans to Inform the Public Workforce System on Projects and Future Developments; Invites Suggestions from State Workforce Agencies
• 8/21/2018
  Credential Engine to Hold Demonstration of Upcoming Applications on September 5
• 8/16/2018
  Public Opportunity to Comment on Three HHS/ACF National Surveys of Early Care and Education; One Survey to Focus on Individuals Employed in Center-Based Child Care Programs
• 8/16/2018
  Upcoming LMI Institute Courses for Analysts (October 2018)
• 8/13/2018
  Evaluation of the FY 2015 SNAP Pilot Projects to Reduce Dependency and Increase Work Requirements and Work Effort: USDA FNS Publishes Sixty Day PRA Notice
• 8/13/2018
  Department of Labor Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) Impact Evaluation
• 8/13/2018
  August 22 Webinar: Technical Assistance for the Permanent Labor Certification Program
• 8/9/2018
  USDA Seeks Applications for National Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Application Assistance with Emphasis on Apprenticeship and Workforce Development
• 8/9/2018
  Department of Labor Seeks Comment on the State Apprenticeship Grants Research Study
• 8/9/2018
  Workcred Releases Manufacturing Credentials Report
• 8/9/2018
  Department of Labor Announces Funding Availability for Trade and Economic Transition National Dislocated Worker Grants
• 8/9/2018
  Michigan State University Report: Automated Vehicles Will Create a Shift in Workforce Demands
• 8/7/2018
  Department of Labor Announces $10.5 Million in Funding Opportunities for Susan Harwood Training Grants to Support Worker Safety and Health
• 8/7/2018
  USDA Invests $97 Million in Rural Broadband Infrastructure to Improve Service for Subscribers in 11 States; NTIA to Host August 9 Webinar (Innovative and Emerging Broadband Technologies: Providing Economical Alternatives for Rural Broadband Access)
• 8/7/2018
  Business Voice for Education: Upcoming U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation "Age of Agility" Summits
• 8/7/2018
  Coalition on Adult Basic Education Issues Report on Career Pathways
• 8/2/2018
  Census Bureau Publishes PRA Notice for the "Service Annual Survey"; Acknowledges Opioid Crisis, Begins Measurement of Telemedicine
• 8/16/2018
  Public Opportunity to Comment on Three HHS/ACF National Surveys of Early Care and Education; One Survey to Focus on Individuals Employed in Center-Based Child Care Programs
• 8/16/2018
  Upcoming LMI Institute Courses for Analysts (October 2018)
• 8/13/2018
  Evaluation of the FY 2015 SNAP Pilot Projects to Reduce Dependency and Increase Work Requirements and Work Effort: USDA FNS Publishes Sixty Day PRA Notice
• 8/13/2018
  Department of Labor Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) Impact Evaluation
• 8/13/2018
  August 22 Webinar: Technical Assistance for the Permanent Labor Certification Program
• 8/2/2018
  SBA Identifies $110 Million for Reinvestment in Existing 63 Small Business Development Centers; Solicitation Emphasizes Jobs Supported, Economic Development Assistance to Small Manufacturers, Leveraging of Distance Learning Programs; Applications Due August 31
• 8/2/2018
  Departments of Justice and Labor Formalize New Partnership to Protect U.S. Workers from Discrimination and Combat Visa Abuse
• 8/2/2018
  WIOA Partners: HHS/ACF Publishes Recent Correspondence to States, Territories and Tribes Addressing CSBG State Plan Applications, Clearance Information, Webinar Updates, Contact List
• 8/2/2018
  WIOA Performance Reporting Updates: New E-Learning Module, PIRL Resources, "Scenarios," Elevating WIPS Issues
• 8/1/2018
  Department of Labor Announces an Initial Training and Employment Notice to Expand High-Quality Apprenticeships
• 8/1/2018
  DOL-Funded Partnership on Employment & Accessibility Technology Partners (PEAT) Partners with Tech Access to Reskill Individuals for IT Positions; Collaborates with Apprenticeship Intermediary Apprenti
• 8/1/2018
  Senior Community Service Performance Accountability ETA: Publishes Final Rule
• 8/1/2018
  ETA Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for the Data Collection - Distribution of the Characteristics of the Insured Unemployed
• 8/1/2018
  Department of Education Invites Applications under the "Pilot Program for Cybersecurity Education Technological Upgrades for Community Colleges"
• 8/1/2018
  House Committee on Education and Workforce's Innovation Forum and Showcase Available for Viewing
• 8/1/2018
  USDA Invites Comments on the Implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program
• 8/1/2018
  August 14 Webinar: Leveraging the OCTAE Integrated Education and Training Guide for Planning and Implementation under WIOA
• 8/1/2018
  CDFA Announces Opportunity Zones Conference (September 5 - 6)
• 8/1/2018
  House Committee on Education and Workforce's Innovation Forum and Showcase Available for Viewing
• 8/1/2018
  USDA Invites Comments on the Implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program
• 8/1/2018
  August 14 Webinar: Leveraging the OCTAE Integrated Education and Training Guide for Planning and Implementation under WIOA
• 8/1/2018
  CDFA Announces Opportunity Zones Conference (September 5 - 6)
• 8/2/2018
  Census Bureau Publishes PRA Notice for the "Service Annual Survey"; Acknowledges Opioid Crisis, Begins Measurement of Telemedicine
• 8/2/2018
  SBA Identifies $110 Million for Reinvestment in Existing 63 Small Business Development Centers; Solicitation Emphasizes Jobs Supported, Economic Development Assistance to Small Manufacturers, Leveraging of Distance Learning Programs; Applications Due August 31
• 8/2/2018
  Departments of Justice and Labor Formalize New Partnership to Protect U.S. Workers from Discrimination and Combat Visa Abuse
• 8/2/2018
  WIOA Partners: HHS/ACF Publishes Recent Correspondence to States, Territories and Tribes Addressing CSBG State Plan Applications, Clearance Information, Webinar Updates, Contact List
• 8/2/2018
  WIOA Performance Reporting Updates: New E-Learning Module, PIRL Resources, "Scenarios," Elevating WIPS Issues

July 2018

• 7/26/2018
  Census Bureau Announces Detailed Occupation and Education Table Package Now Available; Tables Created with Statistics from the 2016 American Community Survey
• 7/26/2018
  Department of Labor Announces $22 Million in Grants to Aid in Opioid Epidemic Recovery in Six States
• 7/26/2018
  Grantee Reporting: ETA Releases Red-Lined PIRL and Comparison of 2018 PIRL to 2016 PIRL
• 7/26/2018
  HHS/ACF Seeks Comment on Data Collection in Support of Project to Understand How Public Programs Can Better Serve Low-Income Families
• 7/26/2018
  House Committee on Education and the Workforce Holds Innovation Forum and Showcase on July 25; Video Now Available
• 7/26/2018
  New IHEP Research Initiative to Assess Impact of Prison-Based Postsecondary Education Programs
• 7/26/2018
  NIOSH Announces Availability of Final Occupational Research Agenda for Construction; Identifies "Apprenticeship Training Organizations" as Possible Target Audience
• 7/26/2018
  STEP Ahead - Women in Manufacturing: Nominations to Open August 1
• 7/25/2018
  ETA Publishes Unemployment Insurance Outlook Report Based on the President's FY 2019 Economic Budget Assumptions
• 7/25/2018
  ETA Updates WIOA Waiver Page
• 7/25/2018
  Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service Seeks Nominations for Qualified Candidates to be Considered for Appointment to the Advisory Committee of Veterans' Employment, Training and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO)
• 7/25/2018
  Census Bureau Solicits Feedback on 2020 Census Data Products
• 7/25/2018
  HUD Awards $144 Million to Revitalize Five Neighborhoods
• 7/25/2018
  ETA Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for the Unemployment Insurance Claims and Payment Activities Report
• 7/25/2018
  ETA Publishes Sixty-Day PRA Notice for the Reporting under the Unemployment Insurance Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) Program
• 7/25/2018
  NIST MEP Publishes RFI; Seeks Input on Effort to "Transform to an Organizationally and Operationally Integrated MEP National Network"
• 7/25/2018
  Self-Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse to Host August 8 Webinar: Understanding the Minimum Wage - Implications for Worker, Employers, and Communities
• 7/25/2018
  BroadbandUSA Announces Upcoming Webinar Series with Focus on Deployment, Digital Inclusion, Workforce Skills, and E-Government