To announce the nine pilot sites that will receive a grant award under the Performance Partnership Pilot (P3) authority.

This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) provides guidance about the changes to the PEUC program authorized by Section 9016 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), Public Law (Pub. L.) 117-2.

To announce the availability of a Rapid Response Self-Assessment Tool that allows states to examine various elements of their Rapid Response systems, assess performance, take an inventory of Rapid Response service delivery, and identify areas for self-improvement.

This guidance updates Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 41-14, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA or Opportunity Act) Title I Training Provider Eligibility Transition to extend the transition period for training providers that were determined eligible under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) title I.

This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) provides guidance about the extension of the FPUC and the MEUC program authorized by Section 9013 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law (Pub. L.) 117-2.

There are three main purposes of this TEN.

• To share key global attributes of a successful Rapid Response system, building upon the 10 elements of the Rapid Response Self-Assessment Tool.
• To support continuous improvement on the part of Rapid Response teams and practitioners in concert with technical support and sharing of best practices.
• To ensure that all state and local leaders understand the full array of strategies and activities that can be carried out by Rapid Response units. 

To announce the availability of a technical assistance resource, the revised Career Pathways Toolkit: A Guide for System Development, for States, local areas, and tribal entities developing career pathway systems.

To provide states with instructions for implementing the recent statutory changes to the emergency unemployment relief for state and local governmental entities, certain nonprofit organizations, and federally-recognized Indian Tribes provided in ARPA, Public Law (Pub. L.) 117-2, which amends Section 903(i) of the Social Security Act (SSA) (42 U.S.C. § 1103(i)).

To request nominations for consideration by the Secretary of Labor, Thomas E. Perez, for appointment to fill the expiring terms of membership on the Native American Employment and Training Council (Council) by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 166 grantees.

To provide updated procedural guidance to state workforce agencies (SWA) on the WOTC certification process. This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) and the materials and forms it discusses supersede the guidance outlined in the Third Edition of Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Handbook No. 408, published in November 2002, and its August 2009 Addendum.