To announce the release and the availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2006-03: Evaluating Grants to Build Collaborations Between the Workforce Investment System and Faith- and Community-Based Organizations: Early Findings

To clarify instructions in ETA Handbook 401 for completing the ETA 2112.

To announce the results of the Program Year (PY) 2006 competition of the national Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) grants.

To advise States of the opportunity to submit a Supplemental Budget Request (SBR) for funding of the subject position

To inform states and local areas about a newly formed partnership to promote careers in Health Care to Hispanics.

To transmit the subject computation for State Employment Security Agency (SESA) usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2001.

To assure that all SCSEP national and state grantees focus efforts on helping minorities gain and continue access to the program, especially through the transition period ending October 1, 2006.

To transmit the Draft Report of the HWC/UI dated June 20, 2001, and to request comments on the report

To announce the designation of September 24-30, 2006, as National Employ Older Workers Week and to encourage State Workforce Agencies, State and Local Workforce Investment Boards and One-Stop Career Centers to provide leadership in activities to promote National Employ Older Workers Week.

To transmit BAM DCA Questions and Answers to State agencies