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Program Year 2026 WIOA and Employment Service allotments
Summary ETA gives states and outlying areas program year 2026 allotments for WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs, the Wagner-Peyser Employment Service, and Workforce Information Grants. It explains how to obtain and report the funds, calculate local allocations, and account for possible reallotment of excess unobligated prior-year funds. The attached tables give the amounts for each program and jurisdiction.
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Federal guidance
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U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 10-25
Date issued
April 28, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION WIOA/Wagner-Peyser
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OWI
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
April 28, 2026
ADVISORY: TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 10-25
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
ALL STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
FROM: HENRY MACK, ED.D.
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult, Dislocated Worker, and
Youth Activities Program Allotments for Program Year 2026; Program Year
Allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service Program; and
Program Year 2026 Allotments of Workforce Information Grants to States
and Outlying Areas
1. Purpose. To provide information to states and outlying areas on Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities program
allotments for Program Year (PY) 2026; PY 2026 allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act
Employment Service (ES) Program, as required by section 6(b)(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act,
as amended; and the allotments of Workforce Information Grants to states for PY 2026.
2. Action Requested. States and outlying areas must follow the requirements in this guidance
to obtain the federal funds needed to manage their programs.
3. Summary and Background.
a. Summary - This document provides grantees with guidance and information including:
• How to obtain the federal funds covered by this Training and Employment Guidance
Letter (TEGL) and financial reporting requirements;
• The potential for reallotment of PY 2026 funds based on unobligated balances of PY
2025 funds in excess of 20 percent of their allotment at the end of PY 2025 (6/30/26);
• Requirements when calculating sub-state allocations to local areas;
• Funds set aside for evaluations, program integrity, and other department transfers;
• Salary caps at the Executive Level II;
• Waivers of the competition requirement for outlying areas; and
• Authority for outlying areas to submit an application for a single consolidated grant for
Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth funds.
b. Background - On February 3, 2026, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 was
enacted and from this point forward, referred to as “the Act”.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
The Act allows the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to set aside up to 0.5 percent of each
discretionary appropriation for activities related to program integrity and up to 0.75
percent of most operating funds for evaluations. Additionally, section 102 allows for up
to 1 percent of discretionary funds in the Act to be transferred between programs,
projects, or activities. For 2026, as authorized by the Act, the Department has set aside
$645,000 of the Training and Employment Services (TES) and $155,000 of the State
Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services Operations (SUIESO)
appropriations impacted in this TEGL for these activities. Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) reserved these funds from the WIOA Adult, Youth, Dislocated
Worker, and Wagner-Peyser Act ES program budgets. Any funds not utilized for these
reserve activities will be provided to the states.
The Act makes PY 2026 Youth Activities funds available for obligation on April 1, 2026,
and funds the WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker programs in two separate
appropriations. The first appropriations for the Adult and Dislocated Worker programs
become available for obligation on July 1, 2026; this portion is commonly referred to as
“base” funds. The second appropriations for the Adult and Dislocated Worker programs
become available for obligation on October 1, 2026; this portion is commonly referred to
as “advance” funds because they are provided in the appropriations act passed during the
fiscal year immediately before the fiscal year when the funds are available. For example,
funds for PY 2026 that will be made available on October 1, 2026, were appropriated
during FY 2026, but not made available until FY 2027, and are called the FY 2027
“advance” funds. See Attachment A for details.
The Act also includes the specification that the Secretary may reserve no more than 10
percent of the Dislocated Worker National Reserve funds to provide technical assistance
and carry out additional activities related to the transition to WIOA. Additionally, salary
caps are imposed under the Act. The funds provided to grantees in the allotments
discussed in this TEGL must not be used by a recipient or sub-recipient to pay the salary
and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess of
Executive Level II. The rates of basic pay for the Executive Schedule are found at
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/. States also may
establish lower salary caps. See TEGL 10-24, Salary and Bonus Limitation Imposed by
Appropriations Language.
WIOA allotments for states are based on formula provisions contained in WIOA (see
Attachment B for WIOA and Wagner-Peyser Act formula descriptions). The Act waives
the competition requirement regarding funding to outlying areas (i.e., American Samoa,
Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the
United States Virgin Islands). For PY 2026, outlying area grant amounts are based on the
administrative formula determined by the Secretary that was used under the Workforce
Investment Act.
Additionally, the Act allows outlying areas to submit a single application according to the
requirements established by the Secretary for a consolidated grant for Adult, Youth, and
Dislocated Worker funds. Subject to approval of the grant application and other reporting
requirements of the Secretary, the Act allows outlying areas receiving a consolidated grant
to use those funds interchangeably between Adult, Youth, and Dislocated Worker
programs or activities. Outlying areas must follow steps identified in Appendix VII if
they want to consolidate those funds into a single grant. However, if outlying areas are
not consolidating the Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth funds they must follow steps
identified in Appendix VI.
WIOA specifically includes Palau as an outlying area, except during any period for which
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education determine that a Compact of Free
Association is in effect and contains provisions for training and education assistance
prohibiting the assistance provided under WIOA. No such determinations prohibiting
assistance have been made (WIOA sec. 3(45)(B)), and therefore the Republic of Palau
may obtain allotments.
In addition to this TEGL, ETA will publish the allotments and descriptions of the
allotment formulas in the Federal Register. In this Federal Register notice, ETA will
invite comments on the allotment formula for outlying areas.
4. WIOA PY 2026 Allotments. Please see Appendices I through VII for guidance and
Attachments A through L for formula descriptions and allotment tables.
Under WIOA sec. 128(a), Governors shall reserve not more than 15 percent of the WIOA
Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth allotments for statewide activities. In addition to the
required statewide activities described in WIOA sec. 134(a)(2), Governors may use statewide
activities funds for a wide range of allowable statewide employment and training activities
described in WIOA sec. 134(a)(3) – a list which is illustrative not limited. Attachment L
provides a table listing the estimated Governor’s reserve maximums for each state.
5. Inquiries. Questions regarding these allotments may be directed to the appropriate Regional
Office. Information on allotments and planning requirements may also be found on the ETA
website at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta.
6. References.
• Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub.L. 119-75);
• Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Pub.L. 119-4);
• Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended (Title II of
Pub. L. 99-177;
• Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-123);
• Budget Control Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112-25);
• Data for Persons Defined as Disadvantaged Youth and Adults (2016-2020)
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/budget/formula/disadvantagedyouthadults;
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Pub. L. 113-128);
• Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.);
• TEGL 10-24, Salary and Bonus Limitation Imposed by Appropriations Language,
published January 17, 2025 https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/advisories/tegl-10-24;
• TEGL No.16-22, Revised ETA-9130 Financial Report Instructions and Additional
Guidance; published May 12, 2023 https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/advisories/tegl-16-
22;
• TEGL No. 01-23, Updated Disadvantaged Youth and Adult Data for use in Program
Year (PY) 2023 and future Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth and
Adult Within-State Allocation Formulas, published July 31, 2023
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/advisories/tegl-01-23; and
• Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Technical Memorandum No. S-25-17
Program Year 2026 Areas of Substantial Unemployment under the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act, dated July 28, 2025.
7. Attachments.
• Appendix I – WIOA Youth Allotment Activities
• Appendix II – WIOA Adult Allotment Activities
• Appendix III – WIOA Dislocated Worker Allotment Activities
• Appendix IV – Wagner-Peyser Act ES Allotment Activities
• Appendix V – Workforce Information Grants Allotment Activities
• Appendix VI – Submission Requirements and Reporting
• Appendix VII – Submission Requirements and Financial Reporting for Outlying Areas
WIOA Title I Grant Consolidation
• Attachment A – Program Year 2026 Funding
• Attachment B – WIOA and Wagner-Peyser Statutory Formula Descriptions for State
Allotments
• Attachment C – WIOA Statutory and Discretionary Formulas for Sub State Allocations
• Attachment D – WIOA Youth Activities State Allotments, PY 2026 vs PY 2025
• Attachment E – WIOA Adult Activities State Allotments, PY 2026 vs PY 2025
• Attachment F – WIOA Adult Activities PY 2026 State Allotments, July 1, and October 1
Funding
• Attachment G – WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities State Allotments, PY 2026 vs PY
2025
• Attachment H – WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities PY 2026 State Allotments, July 1,
and October 1 Funding
• Attachment I – Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) Allotments, PY 2026 vs PY 2025
• Attachment J – Workforce Information Grants to States Allotments, PY 2026 vs PY 2025
• Attachment K – WIOA Youth, Adult, and Dislocated Worker Outlying Areas Funding,
PY 2026
• Attachment L – Estimated Governor's Reserve Maximums
Appendix I – WIOA Youth Allotment Activities
State WIOA Youth Activities Funds: Title I--Chapter 2--Youth Activities.
A. State Allotments. The appropriated level for PY 2026 for WIOA Youth Activities totals
$948,130,000. After reducing the appropriation by $225,000 for set asides authorized by
the Act and reserving $925,200 for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker (MSFW) Youth,
$946,979,800 is available for Youth Activities, which includes $14,204,697 for Native
American grantees, $930,443,165 for states, and $2,331,938 for outlying areas. The
WIOA Youth formula has a section in WIOA for a reservation for MSFW Youth if the
appropriation exceeds $925,000,000. Per WIOA sec. 127(a)(1), ETA reserved 4 percent
($925,200) of the excess amount for MSFW Youth. Note that under WIOA the basis for
calculating the 1/4 of one percent reserved for outlying areas is based on the total
available for Youth Activities (after set asides authorized by the Act) after the MSFW
Youth and Native American reservations. The Native American reservation is calculated
on the total available for Youth Activities (after set asides authorized by the Act) after the
MSFW Youth reservation. Attachment D contains a breakdown of the WIOA Youth
Activities program allotments by state for PY 2026 and provides a comparison of these
allotments to PY 2025. Please note that the Department will provide information on the
MSFW and Native American Youth allotments in a separate TEGL.
Formula funds are allotted for PY 2026 Youth Activities among the states, in accordance
with WIOA formula requirements. For reference, the Department allots these funds to
the states based on the following data factors (summarized slightly):
1. The average number of unemployed individuals for Areas of Substantial
Unemployment (ASUs) for the 12-month period, July 2024 through June 2025, as
prepared by the states under the direction of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in
each state compared to the total number of unemployed individuals in ASUs in all
states;
2. The number of excess unemployed individuals or excess unemployed individuals in
ASUs (depending on which is higher) averages for the same 12-month period, July
2024 through June 2025, compared to the total excess individuals or ASU excess in all
states; and
3. The number of disadvantaged youth (age 16 to 21, excluding college students not in
the workforce and military) from special tabulations of data from the American
Community Survey (ACS) in each state compared to the total number of
disadvantaged youths in all states. The Census Bureau collected the data used in the
special tabulations for disadvantaged youth between January 1, 2016, and December
31, 2020.
Since the total amount available for states in PY 2026 is below the required $1 billion
threshold specified in WIOA sec. 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV), which was also the case in PY
2025, the Department did not apply the WIOA additional minimum provisions (see
Attachment B). Instead, the minimums of 90 percent of the prior year allotment
percentage and 0.25 percent state minimum floor apply, as required by WIOA. WIOA
also maintains that no state may receive an allotment that is more than 130 percent of the
allotment percentage for the state for the previous year.
B. PY 2026 Funding WIOA Agreement/Notice of Award (NOAs). Youth program funds
are available to states to use once the PY 2026 WIOA Annual Funding Agreement/NOA
is complete.
C. Sub-State Allocations. States must distribute WIOA Youth Activities funds among local
workforce areas (subject to reservation of the 15 percent limitation for statewide
workforce employment and training activities) in keeping with the provisions of WIOA
sec. 128 and their approved Unified or Combined WIOA State Plan. In allocating Youth
Activities funds to local areas for PY 2026, states may use either the allocation formula
described in WIOA sec.128(b)(2) or the discretionary allocation formula in WIOA sec.
128(b)(3) and ensure the state policy articulated in the approved State Plan remains
consistent with this guidance. Consistent with sec. 182(e) of WIOA, sub-state allocations
must be made available to local areas not later than 30 days after the date funds are made
available to the state or 7 days after the date the local plan for the area is approved,
whichever is later. See Attachment C for a description of sub-state allocation formulas.
1.Allocation Formula. Thirty-three and 1/3 percent of the total funds available for local
allocations are allocated based on each local area’s relative share of each data factor
listed below.
a. The relative number of unemployed individuals in Areas of Substantial
Unemployment (ASUs) in each local area, compared to the total number of
unemployed individuals in ASUs in all local areas in the state. For this factor,
the timeframe for comparison is the 12-month period, July 2024 to June 2025.
b. The relative excess number of unemployed individuals in each local area,
compared to the total excess number of unemployed individuals in all local
areas in the state. See the definition of “excess number” below which requires
a comparison of the excess unemployed in ASUs with excess unemployed in
all areas. For this factor, the timeframe for comparison is the 12-month
period, July 2024 to June 2025.
c. The relative number of disadvantaged youth (age 16 to 21, excluding college
students not in the workforce and military), in each local area, compared to
the total number of disadvantaged youth in all local areas in the state. The
number of disadvantaged youth comes from special tabulations of data from
the ACS prepared in accordance with the definition provided in WIOA. The
Census Bureau collected this data between January 1, 2016, and December 31,
2020.
For purposes of identifying ASUs for the Youth Activities sub-state allocation
formula, states must use data made available by BLS (as described in Local Area
Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Technical Memorandum No. S-25-17).
The term “excess number” means, used with respect to the excess number of
unemployed individuals within a local area, the higher of (i) the number that
represents the number of unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5 percent of the
civilian labor force in the local area; or (ii) the number that represents the number of
unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5 percent of the civilian labor force in ASUs in
such local area.
In order to determine the number of disadvantaged youth for the sub-state Youth
formula, states must use the special tabulations of ACS data available at
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/budget/formula/disadvantagedyouthadults.
ETA obtained updated data for use in PY 2023, and the same data must be used in PY
2026. ETA published this information in TEGL No. 1-23, Updated Disadvantaged
Youth and Adult Data for use in Program Year (PY) 2023 and future Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth and Adult Within-State Allocation
Formulas.
States must utilize a minimum percentage (or stop loss) to ensure that no local area
receives an allocation percentage that is less than 90 percent of the average
allocation percentage received by the local area for the previous two years. An
allocation percentage is the local area’s share or percentage of funds allocated to all
local areas. States must not use 90 percent of the average amount allocated to the
local area for the last two years. States must obtain amounts necessary to increase
allocations to local areas to comply with the minimum percentage requirement by
proportionately reducing the allocations to be made to other local areas.
States must not use a maximum percentage (or stop gain).
2. Discretionary Formula. Alternatively, a state may use a discretionary formula. When
using a discretionary formula, a state distributes a portion that is at least 70 percent of
the funds according to the allocation formula described in subparagraph C.1 of this
Appendix, and the remainder on the basis of a formula that incorporates additional
factors relating to:
a. excess youth poverty in urban, rural, and suburban areas; and
b. excess unemployment above the state average in urban, rural, and suburban
local areas.
Of the portion of funds distributed according to the allocation formula described in
subparagraph C.1, a state must not assign unequal percentages to the ASU, excess
unemployment, and disadvantaged data factors. These three data factors carry equal
weights and must not total less than 70 percent of the formula.
Of the remainder, states may determine the percentage to allocate to data factors
reflecting excess youth poverty and excess unemployment above the state average.
States also have flexibility in choosing what data they want to use related to youth
poverty and excess unemployment above the state average. States may not reuse the
allocation formula data factors (ASU, excess unemployment, and disadvantaged
youth) to distribute the remainder. Using data factors such as high school dropout
rate may be an acceptable reflection of youth poverty, but the state must articulate
how such factors relate to youth poverty in the State Plan.
For the portion of funds distributed according to the allocation formula (which
represent at least 70 percent of the distributed funds), the state must employ the
minimum percentage (or stop loss), as described in subparagraph C.1 on the
allocation formula. The state may choose whether to apply the minimum percentage
to the remainder portion of funds that the state distributes according to the
discretionary formula (which represent not more than 30 percent of the distributed
funds).
The State Board must develop the discretionary formula, and the Secretary must
approve it as part of the State Plan.
D. Transfer of Funds. Local workforce areas do not have the authority to transfer funds to or
from the Youth Activities program.
E. Re-allotment of Funds. WIOA sec. 127(c) requires the Secretary of Labor to recapture
and reallot Youth Activities program formula funds based on state obligation levels at the
end of the first program year of use (ETA reallots in accordance with 20 CFR 683.135).
PY 2025 funds are only available for Federal obligation until the end of the program year,
and so the Secretary does not have authority to reobligate PY 2025 funds after the first
program year. Therefore, any reallotment of funds requires the use of PY 2026 funds. In
other words, recapture and reallotment of PY 2026 funds is based on obligation levels of
PY 2025 funds at the end of PY 2025.
1. The obligation threshold a state must meet to avoid recapture under WIOA sec.
127(c)(2) is 80 percent. The term obligation is defined at 2 CFR 200.71. The funds
that a state allocates to a local area are state obligations. WIOA requires states to
allocate at least 85 percent of Youth Activities funds to local areas. Therefore, by
making the required local allocations, the state has obligated more than 80 percent of
its PY 2025 funds, and no further action is required regarding reallotment of PY 2026
funds.
2. States report the aggregate amount of allocations to the local areas on the Local
Youth ETA-9130 (B) financial reports, along with obligations by local areas of those
funds. Additional guidance and information on the access and use of the PMS
Financial Reporting System for the submission of future ETA-9130 quarterly
financial reports is provided in Training and Employment Notice (TEN) No. 16-22.
The PMS Financial Reporting System training sessions will be recorded and available
for future reference.
F. Small State Minimum Allotment States. WIOA sec. 129(a)(4)(B) allows a state that
receives a small state minimum allotment under WIOA sec. 127(b)(1) (relating to the
youth formula program) or 132(b)(1) (relating to the adult formula program) to submit a
request for approval to the Department to decrease the percentage of funds spent on out-
of-school youth (OSY) to not less than 50 percent in a local area. To determine if a state
receives a small state minimum allotment, review the PY 2026 columns in Attachments
D and E. States that meet the criteria for PY 2026 as a minimum allotment state are those
states that receive a PY 2026 WIOA Youth allotment of $2,326,108 or receive a PY 2026
WIOA Adult allotment of $2,183,228. If a state wishes to submit a small state OSY
exception request, they must submit the request for PY 2026 by September 30, 2026.
The request must be submitted to the appropriate ETA Regional Administrator and
contain the required justification outlined in the WIOA final rule at 20 CFR 681.410(b).
Appendix II – WIOA Adult Allotment Activities
State Adult Employment and Training Activities Funds: Title I--Chapter 3--Adult and
Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities.
A. State Allotments. The total appropriated funds for Adult Activities in PY 2026 is
$875,649,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $169,000 for set asides
authorized by the Act, $875,480,000 remains for Adult Activities, of which $873,291,300
is for states and $2,188,700 is for outlying areas. Attachment E shows the PY 2026
Adult Employment and Training Activities allotments and a state-by-state comparison of
the PY 2026 allotments to PY 2025 allotments.
The three formula data factors that the Department uses to distribute WIOA Adult
Activities funds among the states are the same as those used for the Youth Activities
formula, except that data is used for the number of disadvantaged adults (age 22 to 72,
excluding college students not in the workforce and military), rather than the number of
disadvantaged youth. Since the total amount available for the Adult Activities program
for states in PY 2026 is below the required $960 million threshold specified in WIOA
sec. 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV), as was also the case in PY 2025, the WIOA additional
minimum provisions (See Attachment B) are not applicable. Instead, as required by
WIOA, the minimums of 90 percent of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25
percent state minimum floor apply. Like for the Youth program, WIOA also provides
that no state may receive an allotment that is more than 130 percent of the previous year
allotment percentage for the state.
B. PY 2026 Funding WIOA Agreement/NOAs. For PY 2026, Congress appropriated funds
for this program in two portions: $163,649,000 is available for obligation on July 1, 2026
(PY 2026), and $712,000,000 is available for obligation on October 1, 2026 (FY 2027).
After reductions for set asides authorized by the Act, the amount available for Adult
Activities on July 1, 2026 (PY 2026) is $163,649,000, and on October 1, 2026, is
$711,831,000. The Department prorated allotments to states and outlying areas based on
these total amounts and will issue two NOAs (subject to the state submitting an approved
State Plan under secs. 102 or 103 of WIOA). The first NOA covers the period starting
July 1, 2026, under the PY 2026 WIOA grant agreement, and the other for October 1,
2026, also under the PY 2026 WIOA grant agreement (see Attachment F).
C. Sub-State Allocations. States must distribute WIOA Adult Activities funds for PY 2026
allotments among local workforce areas (subject to reservation of the 15 percent
limitation for statewide employment and training activities) in accordance with the
provisions in WIOA section 133 and the approved State Plan. States must calculate the
up to 15 percent available for statewide activities on the total allotment for PY 2026. In
allocating WIOA Adult funds to local areas for PY 2026, states may use either the
allocation formula described in WIOA sec. 133(b)(2)(A) or the discretionary allocation
formula in WIOA sec. 133(b)(3). Also, states must ensure the state policy articulated in
the approved WIOA Unified or Combined State Plan remains consistent with this
guidance. See Attachment C for a description of sub-state allocation formulas.
1. Allocation Formula. Thirty-three and 1/3 percent of the total funds available for local
allocations are allocated based on each local area’s relative share of each data factor
listed below.
1. The relative number of unemployed individuals in ASUs in each local area,
compared to the total number of unemployed individuals in ASUs in all local
areas in the state. For this factor, the timeframe for comparison is the 12-
month period, July 2024 to June 2025.
2. The relative excess number of unemployed individuals in each local area,
compared to the total excess number of unemployed individuals in all local
areas in the state. See the definition of “excess number” below which requires
a comparison of the excess unemployed in ASUs with excess unemployed in
all areas. For this factor, the timeframe for comparison is the 12-month
period, July 2024 to June 2025.
3. The relative number of disadvantaged adults (age 22 to 72, excluding college
students not in the workforce and military) in each local area, compared to the
total number of disadvantaged adults in all local areas in the state. The
Census Bureau collected the data used in the special tabulations for
disadvantaged adults between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2020.
For purposes of identifying ASUs for the Adult Activities sub-state allocation
formula, states should use data made available by BLS (as described in LAUS
Technical Memorandum No. S-25-17).
The term “excess number” means, used with respect to the excess number of
unemployed individuals within a local area, the higher of (i) the number that
represents the number of unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5 percent of the
civilian labor force in the local area; or (ii) the number that represents the number of
unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5 percent of the civilian labor force in ASUs in
such local area.
In order to determine the number of disadvantaged adults for the sub-state Adult
formula, states must use the special tabulations of ACS data available at
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/budget/formula/disadvantagedyouthadults.
ETA obtained updated data for use in PY 2023 and the same data must be used in PY
2026. ETA published this information in TEGL No. 1-23, Updated Disadvantaged
Youth and Adult Data for use in Program Year (PY) 2023 and future Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth and Adult Within-State Allocation
Formulas.
States must utilize a minimum percentage (or stop loss) to ensure that no local area
receives an allocation percentage that is less than 90 percent of the average allocation
percentage of the local area for the previous two years. An allocation percentage is
the local area’s share or percentage of funds allocated to all local areas. States must
not use 90 percent of the average amount allocated to the local area for the last two
years. States must obtain amounts necessary to increase allocations to local areas to
comply with the minimum percentage requirement by proportionately reducing the
allocations to be made to other local areas.
States must not use a maximum percentage (or stop gain).
In accordance with sec. 182(e) of WIOA, states must make sub-state allocations
available to local areas not later than 30 days after the date funds are made available
to the state, or 7 days after the date the local plan for the area is approved, whichever
is later.
2. Discretionary Formula. Alternatively, a state may use a discretionary formula. When
using a discretionary formula, a state distributes a portion that is at least 70 percent of
the funds according to the allocation formula described in subparagraph C.1 of this
Appendix, and the remainder on the basis of a formula that incorporates additional
factors related to:
a. excess poverty in urban, rural, and suburban areas, and
b. excess unemployment above the state average in urban, rural, and suburban
local areas.
Of the portion of funds distributed according to the allocation formula described in
subparagraph C.1, a state must not assign unequal percentages to the ASU, excess
unemployment, and disadvantaged data factors. These three data factors carry equal
weights and must total at least 70 percent of the formula.
Of the remainder, states may determine the percentage to allocate to data factors
reflecting excess poverty and excess unemployment above the state average.
States also have flexibility in choosing the data they want to use related to poverty
and excess unemployment above the state average. States may not reuse the
allocation formula data factors (ASU, excess unemployment, and disadvantaged
adults) to distribute the remainder. Using data factors not directly describing poverty
or excess unemployment may be acceptable, but the state must articulate how such
factors relate to the statutory requirements in the State Plan.
The discretionary formula must also employ a minimum percentage, as described in
subparagraph C.1 on the allocation formula. The minimum percentage may be
applied to the 70 percent (or greater) portion or to the entire allocation.
The State Board must develop the discretionary formula, and the Secretary must
approve it as part of the State Plan.
D. Transfers of Funds. WIOA sec. 133(b)(4) provides the authority for local workforce
areas, with approval of the Governor, to transfer up to 100 percent of the Adult Activities
funds for expenditure on Dislocated Worker Activities, and up to 100 percent of
Dislocated Worker Activities funds for expenditure on Adult Activities.
E. Re-allotment of Funds. WIOA sec. 132(c) requires the Secretary of Labor to recapture
and reallot Adult Activities program formula funds based on state obligation levels at the
end of the first program year of use (ETA reallots in accordance with 20 CFR 683.135).
PY 2025 funds are only available for Federal obligation until the end of the program year,
and so the Secretary does not have authority to re-obligate PY 2025 funds after the first
program year. Therefore, any re-allotment of funds requires the use of PY 2026 funds.
In other words, re-allotment of PY 2026 funds is based on obligation levels of PY 2025
funds at the end of PY 2025.
1. The obligation threshold a state must meet to avoid recapture under WIOA sec.
132(c)(2) is 80 percent. The term obligation is defined at 2 CFR 200.71. The funds
that a state allocates to a local area are state obligations. WIOA requires states to
allocate at least 85 percent of Adult Activities funds to local areas. Therefore, by
making the required local allocations, the state has obligated more than 80 percent of
its PY 2025 funds and no further action is required regarding re-allotment of PY 2026
funds.
2. States report aggregate allocations to the local areas on the Local Adult ETA 9130
(D) financial reports, along with obligations by local areas of those funds. Additional
guidance and information on the access and use of the PMS Financial Reporting
System for the submission of future ETA-9130 quarterly financial reports is provided
in TEN No. 16-22. The PMS Financial Reporting System training sessions will be
recorded and available for future reference.
Appendix III – WIOA Dislocated Worker Allotment Activities
State Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Funds: Title I--Chapter 3--Adult and
Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities.
The amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker Activities in PY 2026 totals $1,396,412,000
The total appropriation includes formula funds for the states, while the National Reserve is used
for National Dislocated Worker Grants, technical assistance and training, demonstration projects,
Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities, Community College Grants, and the outlying
areas’ Dislocated Worker allotments. After reducing the appropriated amount by $251,000 for
set asides authorized by the Act, a total of $1,396,161,000 remains available for Dislocated
Worker Activities. The amount available for outlying areas is $3,490,403, leaving $297,321,597
for the National Reserve and a total of $1,095,349,000 available for states.
A. State Allotments. Attachment G shows the PY 2026 Dislocated Worker Activities
allotments and a state-by-state comparison of the PY 2026 allotments to PY 2025
allotments.
WIOA prescribes different data factors for the federal allotment of Dislocated Worker
funds by the Department to the states, and for the sub-state allocation of Dislocated
Worker funds by the Governor within a state. The Department has allotted the PY 2026
Dislocated Worker program state allotments among the states in accordance with the
factors required by WIOA. For reference, the three data factors that the Department
considers in allocating these funds to the states are (summarized slightly):
1. The relative number of unemployed individuals in each state, compared to the total
number of unemployed individuals in all states. For this factor, the timeframe for
comparison is the 12-month period, October 2024 through September 2025.
2. The relative number of excess unemployed individuals in each state, compared to the
total excess number of unemployed individuals in all states. For this factor, the
timeframe for comparison is the 12-month period, October 2024 through September
2025. No comparison to ASU excess is performed for this data factor.
3. The relative number of individuals in each state who have been unemployed for 15
weeks or more, compared to the total number of individuals in all states who have
been unemployed for 15 weeks or more. For this factor, the timeframe for
comparison is the 12-month period, October 2024 through September 2025.
WIOA sec. 132(b)(2)(B)(iii)(I) requires the Dislocated Worker formula to adopt a 90
percent minimum of the prior year allotment percentage (stop loss). WIOA also provides
that no state may receive an allotment that is more than 130 percent of the allotment
percentage for the state for the previous year (stop gain) under section
132(b)(2)(B)(iii)(II).
B. PY 2026 Funding WIOA Agreement/NOAs. For PY 2026, Congress appropriated funds
for this program in two portions for both formula funds and National Reserve funds. For
state formula funds, $235,553,000 is available for obligation on July 1, 2026 (PY 2026),
and $860,000,000 is available for obligation on October 1, 2026 (FY 2027). For the
National Reserve, which includes funds for the outlying areas, $100,859,000 is available
for obligation on July 1, 2026 (PY 2026), and $200,000,000 is available for obligation on
October 1, 2026 (FY 2027). After reductions for set asides authorized by the Act, the
amount available for state formula funds on July 1, 2026 is $235,553,000 and on October
1, 2026 is $859,796,000. For the National Reserve, the amount available on July 1, 2026
is $100,859,000 and on October 1, 2026 is $199,953,000. Allotments to states and
outlying areas are prorated based on the two amounts for formula funds and National
Reserve, respectively. ETA will issue allotments in two NOAs: one for July 1, 2026,
under the PY 2026 WIOA grant agreement, and the other for October 1, 2026, also under
the PY 2026 WIOA grant agreement (see Attachment H).
C. Sub-State Allocations. States will distribute Dislocated Worker Activities funds for PY
2026 among local workforce areas (subject to the Governor’s reservation of up to 25
percent for statewide Rapid Response activities under WIOA sec. 133(a)(2) and the 15
percent limitation for statewide employment and training activities), in accordance with
the provisions in WIOA section 133 and the approved State Plan. States must calculate
up to 15 percent for statewide activities on the total allotment for PY 2026.
In allocating WIOA Dislocated Worker funds to local areas for PY 2026, states must
ensure the state policy articulated in the approved State Plan remains consistent with this
guidance. See Attachment C for a description of sub-state allocation formulas.
Governors continue to prescribe the Dislocated Worker formula for sub-state allocations.
Under WIOA, the data factors that must be included are:
• insured unemployment data,
• unemployment concentrations,
• plant closing and mass layoff data,
• declining industries data,
• farmer-rancher economic hardship data, and
• long-term unemployment data.
A state may assign zero weight to a factor only where the state is able to demonstrate it
does not have an appropriate data source to accurately reflect state needs for a given data
factor. For example, the BLS no longer produces the plant closing and mass layoff data,
one of the six data factors WIOA requires. ETA recognizes that an accurate source of
such data is no longer available at the national level. Some states have sub-state
administrative data available, and others do not. In order to assign a weight of zero to a
data factor, such as the plant closing and mass layoff data factor, the state must include
the following information in their WIOA Unified or Combined State Plan:
• An inventory of available national or state-level data sources germane to the data
factor.
• A discussion of why the available data sources are inadequate for the purposes of
assigning a weight to a given data factor; and
• A description of how the Governor’s formula is appropriate to distribute funds
equitably throughout the state.
(Note that weighting a data factor at zero percent is not allowable under any other
circumstance.)
WIOA requires the use of a minimum percentage (or stop loss) (see WIOA sec.
133(b)(2)(B)(iii)). A local workforce area must receive an allocation percentage that is
no less than 90 percent of the average allocation percentage of the local area for the
two preceding years. In the event of a shortage of funds, states must obtain the amounts
necessary to increase the allocations to local areas to comply with this provision by
proportionately reducing the allocations to other local areas. The minimum percentage
methodology states use for Dislocated Worker funds is the same minimum percentage
methodology used in the sub-state Youth and Adult allocation formulas. States are not
required to use a maximum percentage (or stop gain) but may use one if desired.
D. Transfers of Funds. WIOA sec. 133(b)(4) provides the authority for local workforce
areas, with approval of the Governor, to transfer up to 100 percent of the Dislocated
Worker Activities funds for expenditure on Adult Activities, and up to 100 percent of
Adult Activities funds for expenditure on Dislocated Worker Activities.
E. Re-allotment of Funds. WIOA sec. 132(c) requires the Secretary of Labor to recapture
and reallot Dislocated Worker program formula funds based on state obligation levels at
the end of the first program year of use (ETA reallots in accordance with 20 CFR
683.135). PY 2025 funds are only available for Federal obligation until the end of the
program year, and so the Secretary does not have authority to re-obligate PY 2025 funds
after the first program year. Therefore, any re-allotment of funds requires the use of PY
2026 funds. In other words, the Department will reallot PY 2026 Dislocated Worker
formula funds among states during PY 2026 based on state obligations of PY 2025 funds
made during PY 2025. Likewise, obligation of PY 2026 funds will impact recapture and
reallotment of PY 2027 funding.
1. WIOA sec. 134(a)(2)(A)(ii) gives states the flexibility to use PY 2025 Rapid
Response funds that are not obligated by the end of PY 2025 for statewide activities.
Per WIOA sec. 132(c), states must still obligate 80 percent of their PY 2025
Dislocated Worker program formula funds, which includes Rapid Response funds, by
June 30, 2026 or potentially have PY 2026 funds recaptured and re-allotted to states
who have obligated 80 percent of their PY 2025 funds.
2. The term obligation is defined at 2 CFR 200.71. The funds a state allocates to local
areas are state obligations. States report aggregate allocations to the local areas on
the Local Dislocated Worker ETA 9130 (F) financial reports, along with obligations
by local areas of those funds. Additional guidance and information on the access and
use of the PMS Financial Reporting System for the submission of future ETA-9130
quarterly financial reports is provided in TEN No. 16-22. The PMS Financial
Reporting System training sessions will be recorded and available for future
reference.
Appendix IV – Wagner-Peyser Act ES Allotment Activities
Wagner-Peyser Act ES Final Allotments. The appropriated level for PY 2026 for grants for
the ES programs totals was $675,052,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $155,000
for set asides authorized by the Act, $674,897,000 is available for ES programs. After
determining the funding for Guam and the United States Virgin Islands, ETA calculates
allotments to states using the formula set forth at section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49e). ETA based PY 2026 formula allotments on each state’s share of calendar year 2025
monthly averages of the Civilian Labor Force (CLF) and unemployment. The distribution of
Wagner-Peyser Act funds for PY 2026 includes $673,251,836 for states, as well as $1,645,164
for Guam and the United States Virgin Islands. Attachment I shows the distribution of PY 2026
ES formula amounts by state compared to PY 2025.
Section 7(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (49 U.S.C. § 49f(a)) authorizes states to use 90 percent of
the funds allotted to a state for labor exchange services, and other career services such as job
search and placement services to job seekers; appropriate recruitment services for employers;
program evaluations; developing and providing labor market and occupational information;
developing management information systems; and administering the work test for unemployment
insurance claimants.
Section 7(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (49 U.S.C. § 49f(b)) states that 10 percent of the funds
allotted to a state must be reserved for use by the Governor to provide performance incentives for
public employment service offices and programs, provide services for groups with special needs,
and provide for the extra costs of exemplary models for delivering services of the type described
in section 7(a) and models for enhancing professional development and career advancement
opportunities of state agency staff.
Appendix V – Workforce Information Grants Allotment Activities
Workforce Information Grants (WIGs). Total funds for PY 2026 are $32,031,000. Funds are
distributed to states by administrative formula with $176,874 for Guam and the United States
Virgin Islands. Guam and the United States Virgin Islands allotment amounts are partially based
on CLF data from the BLS Current Population Survey. The remaining funds are distributed to
the states with 40 percent distributed equally to all states, and 60 percent distributed based on
each state’s share of the CLF for the 12 months ending September 2025. Attachment J contains
the allotment amounts. Activities to be performed with money from WIGS will be described in a
TEGL published later this year.
Appendix VI – Submission Requirements and Reporting
1. Submission Requirements. To achieve greater efficiency and as part of ETA’s ongoing
effort to streamline the mandatory grant award process, all states are required to submit an
electronically signed copy of an SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance, through
Grants.gov for each WIOA funding stream under Funding Opportunity Numbers. As noted in
Section 3.b. of this TEGL, outlying areas that want to consolidate Adult, Dislocated Worker,
and Youth funds into a single grant must follow steps identified in Appendix VII. However,
outlying areas that do not choose to consolidate funds must follow the steps identified herein
for states.
• ETA-TEGL-10-25-YOUTH [CFDA 17.259]
• ETA-TEGL-10-25-ADULT [CFDA 17.258]
• ETA-TEGL-10-25-DW [CFDA 17.278]
An electronically submitted SF-424 through Grants.gov constitutes an official signed
document and must reflect the amount for each WIOA funding stream (Youth, Adult, and
Dislocated Worker). The closing date for receipt of each SF-424 is 30 days from the issue
date of this TEGL.
The PY 2026 “base” allotment of WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds will be awarded
during the period of availability beginning July 2026. The FY 2027 “advance” allotment will
be awarded in the period of availability starting October 2026. A copy of the executed PY
2026 WIOA Agreement will be available upon award of funds.
In addition, all states must submit an electronically signed SF-424, Application for Federal
Assistance, through Grants.gov for each Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES)
program under Funding Opportunity Numbers:
• ETA-TEGL-10-25-ES [CFDA 17.207]
• ETA-TEGL-10-25-WIG [CFDA 17.207]
States must follow the instructions in this TEGL to receive Workforce Information Grants to
States (WIGS) funding, including submission of SF-424s. Note that WIGS have specific grant
deliverable requirements not outlined in this document. A forthcoming TEGL will list these
grant deliverable requirements.
An electronically submitted SF-424 through Grants.gov constitutes an official signed
document and must reflect the amount for each ES program and WIGS. The closing date for
receipt of each ES program SF-424 is 30 days from the issue date of this TEGL. ETA will
award the ES program and WIGS funds in July 2026. A copy of the executed PY 2026 ES
Agreement will be available upon award of funds.
2. Grants.gov Submission Process. States must submit the SF-424, Application for Federal
Assistance, through Grants.gov. States needing to register with Grants.gov may do so here:
https://www.grants.gov/register
Registration is a one-time process, and states that already have a Grants.gov account do not
need to register again. To submit the required SF-424s, states must:
• Select the SEARCH GRANTS tab on the Grants.gov homepage.
• Under the section, BASIC SEARCH CRITERIA, states enter the Funding Opportunity
Number referenced above in Section 1 of this appendix for each WIOA funding stream
(i.e. “ETA-TEGL”).
• Select the link to the applicable Opportunity Number provided in the search results.
• Select the PACKAGE tab.
• Under the ACTIONS column, select APPLY.
Submitting the SF-424 through Grants.gov constitutes an electronically signed SF-424,
Application for Federal Assistance. For each funding stream, the Estimated Funding section
of the SF-424 (item #18) must reflect the exact amount of the designated state allotment,
referenced in the attachments to this TEGL. Additionally, Item #11 of the SF-424 must
include the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA) for the applicable
WIOA funding stream, which is referenced above in Section 1. Also, Item #15 of the SF-424
must indicate the amount of Indirect Costs claimed by the recipient. Example: “Indirect Costs
for this award are estimated at $19,000.” (A dollar amount must be inserted even if it is $0).
This submission process can be complicated and time-consuming. As such, the Department
strongly encourages states to initiate the process as soon as possible, in order to allow time to
resolve unanticipated technical problems.
On April 4, 2022, the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number was replaced by a
non-proprietary identifier requested in and assigned by System for Award (SAM).gov. To
learn more about this identifier called the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), or the Entity ID,
please visit the U.S. General Service Administration (GSA), UEI Update webpage.
Before submitting, states must also ensure its registration with the System for Award
Management (SAM) is current. (SAM replaced the Central Contractor Registry.) States can
find instructions for registering with SAM at https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration.
An awardee must maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times
during which it has an active Federal award or an application under consideration. To remain
registered in the SAM database after the initial registration, states must review and update the
registration at least every 12 months from the date of initial registration. Failure to register
with SAM and maintain an active account will result in Grants.gov rejecting your submission.
For technical issues encountered during application submission, states may call 800-518-4726
to speak to a Customer Support Representative or email the email address found in
https://gditshared.servicenowservices.com/hhs_grants. The Contact Center is open 24 hours a
day, seven days a week, but closes on federal holidays.
States should e-mail all submission questions to [email protected]. The
email must reference the specific Funding Opportunity Number, and include a contact name,
email address, and phone number.
3. Separate Grants. Starting in PY 2023, ETA de-coupled programs that were previously
awarded under a single grant and executed them as individual awards as part of an ongoing
effort to improve data quality and fulfill reporting requirements to
https://www.usaspending.gov/. Prior to PY 2023, the annual allotments for the three separate
WIOA programs were distributed under a single grant award using the “AA” program
identifier. Similarly, the Wagner-Peyser ES Program grant and the Workforce Information
Grants were distributed under a single grant award using the “ES” program identifier.
Starting in PY 2023, ETA began awarding a separate grant to states and outlying areas for
each WIOA and ES program, except for those outlying areas that request a WIOA
consolidated grant.
For PY 2026 WIOA programs, this will result in three separate grant awards as follows:
• WIOA Youth: PY 2026 Youth funding under program identifier “AY.”
• WIOA Adult: PY 2026 Adult and FY 2027 Advance Adult funding under program
identifier “AT.”
• WIOA Dislocated Worker: PY 2026 Dislocated Worker and FY 2027 Advance
Dislocated Worker funding under program identifier “AW.”
For the Employment Service programs, this will result in two separate grant awards as
follows:
• Wagner-Peyser ES Program: PY 2026 ES funding under program identifier “WP.”
• Workforce Information System Grants (WIGs): PY 2026 WIGs funding under program
identifier “WG.”
Note that this change does not impact the submission of the ETA 9130 financial reports since
grantees are required to currently submit a separate ETA 9130 for each program.
4. Reporting. For the WIOA formula programs, states are required to submit the seven
designated WIOA quarterly financial status reports covering funds received for each of the
programs (including separate reports for each of the fund year periods for the Adult and
Dislocated Worker Activities programs, July 1 funds and October 1 funds). These seven
WIOA quarterly financial reports cover financial data for statewide Youth, statewide Adult,
statewide Dislocated Worker, statewide Rapid Response (Dislocated Worker activities), local
Youth, local Adult, and local Dislocated Worker activities. The Department also requires
states to submit the designated financial reports each quarter for the ES program funds and the
WIGS funds.
Please refer to published ETA guidance and instructions on the ETA Advisory publication
page. See policies and directives: www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/advisories
Appendix VII – Submission Requirements and Financial Reporting for Outlying Areas
WIOA Title I Grant Consolidation
1. Submission Requirements. Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, an outlying
area may choose to consolidate WIOA title I funding for Program Year (PY) 2026. To apply
for a consolidated award, an outlying area must submit an electronically signed copy of an
SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance, through Grants.gov for a single WIOA grant
award under the Funding Opportunity Number listed below. Outlying areas that do not choose
to consolidate funds must follow the same submission requirements as identified in Appendix
VI for states.
• ETA-TEGL-10-25-OA [CFDA 17.290]
Attachment K provides the total PY (April/July) and FY (October) amounts available under a
consolidated grant application for any outlying area requesting a consolidated grant. The
electronically submitted SF-424 through Grants.gov constitutes an official signed document
and reflects the amount for the consolidation of WIOA title I funding streams for an outlying
area. The closing date for receipt of the SF-424 is 30 days from the issue of this TEGL.
For outlying areas whose consolidated grant application is approved, the PY 2026 WIOA
Youth funds will be awarded during the period of availability beginning April 2026. The PY
2026 “base” allotment of WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds will be awarded during
the period of availability beginning July 2026. The FY 2027 “advance” allotment of WIOA
Adult and Dislocated Worker funds will be awarded in the period of availability starting
October 2026. A copy of the executed PY 2026 WIOA Agreement will be available upon
award of funds.
In addition, Guam and Virgin Islands must submit an electronically signed SF-424,
Application for Federal Assistance, through Grants.gov for each Wagner-Peyser Act
Employment Service (ES program under Funding Opportunity Numbers:
• ETA-TEGL-10-25-ES [CFDA 17.207]
• ETA-TEGL-10-25-WIG [CFDA 17.207]
Guam and Virgin Islands must follow the instructions in this TEGL to receive Workforce
Information Grants to States (WIGS) funding, including submission of SF-424s. Note that
WIGS have specific grant deliverable requirements not outlined in this document. A
forthcoming TEGL will list these grant deliverable requirements for all WIGS grantees.
An electronically submitted SF-424 through Grants.gov constitutes an official signed
document and must reflect the amount for each ES program and WIGS. The closing date for
receipt of each ES program SF-424 is 30 days from the issue date of this TEGL.
ETA will award the ES program and WIGS funds in July 2026. A copy of the executed PY
2026 ES Agreement will be available upon award of funds.
2. Grants.gov Submission Process. Outlying areas must submit the SF-424, Application for
Federal Assistance, through Grants.gov. Outlying areas needing to register with Grants.gov
may do so here: https://www.grants.gov/register. Registration is a one-time process, and
outlying areas that already have a Grants.gov account do not need to register again. To submit
the required SF-424s, outlying areas must:
• Select the SEARCH GRANTS tab on the Grants.gov homepage.
• Under the section, BASIC SEARCH CRITERIA, states enter the Funding Opportunity
Number referenced above in Section 1 of this appendix for the combined WIOA funding
stream (i.e. “ETA-TEGL”). Guam and Virgin Islands will also enter in the Funding
Opportunity Number for each of the two Wagner-Peyser funding streams.
• Select the link to the applicable Opportunity Number provided in the search results.
• Select the PACKAGE tab.
• Under the ACTIONS column, select APPLY.
Submitting the SF-424 through Grants.gov constitutes an electronically signed SF-424,
Application for Federal Assistance. For WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth
Outlying Areas Consolidated Grants and the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service grants
(Guam and Virgin Islands), the Estimated Funding section of the SF-424 (item #18) must
reflect the exact amount of the designated outlying area allotment, referenced in the
attachments to this TEGL. Additionally, Item #11 of the SF-424 must include the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA) for the applicable WIOA funding stream,
which is referenced above in Section 1. Also, Item #15 of the SF-424 must indicate the
amount of Indirect Costs claimed by the recipient. Example: “Indirect Costs for this award
are estimated at $19,000.” (A dollar amount must be inserted even if it is $0).
This submission process can be complicated and time-consuming. As such, the Department
strongly encourages outlying areas to initiate the process as soon as possible, in order to allow
time to resolve unanticipated technical problems.
On April 4, 2022, the DUNS Number was replaced by a non-proprietary identifier requested
in and assigned by SAM.gov. To learn more about this identifier called the Unique Entity
Identifier (UEI), or the Entity ID, please visit the U.S. General Service Administration (GSA),
Unique Entity Identifier Update webpage.
Before submitting, outlying areas must also ensure their registration with the System for
Award Management (SAM) is current. (SAM replaced the Central Contractor
Registry.) Instructions for registering with SAM can be found at
https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration. An awardee must maintain an active SAM
registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal award
or an application under consideration. To remain registered in the SAM database after the
initial registration, outlying areas must review and update the registration at least every 12
months from the date of initial registration. Failure to register with SAM and maintain an
active account will result in Grants.gov rejecting your submission.
For technical issues encountered during application submission, outlying areas may call 800-
518-4726 to speak to a Customer Support Representative, email [email protected], or view
the self-service resources found in https://gditshared.servicenowservices.com/hhs_grants.The
Contact Center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, but closes on federal holidays.
Outlying areas should e-mail all submission questions to WIOA-WP-WIG-
[email protected]. The email must reference the specific Funding Opportunity Number,
and include a contact name, email address, and phone number.
3. Separate Grants. For all states and outlying areas receiving WIOA and Wagner-Peyser
formula grants, ETA has determined that it is necessary to de-couple programs that were
previously awarded under a single grant prior to PY 2023 and execute them as separate
awards as part of an ongoing effort to improve data quality and fulfill reporting requirements
to https://www.usaspending.gov/. Prior to PY 2023, the annual allotments for the three
separate WIOA programs were distributed under a single grant award using the “AA”
program identifier. Similarly, the Wagner-Peyser ES Program grant and the Workforce
Information Grants were distributed under a single grant award using the “ES” program
identifier. Starting in PY 2023, ETA will award a separate grant to states and outlying areas
for each WIOA and ES program unless an outlying area submits a consolidated grant
application and is approved.
For the WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Outlying Areas Consolidated Grant, this
will result in a grant award as follows:
• PY 2026 WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Outlying Areas Consolidated
Grants and FY 2027 Advance funding under program identifier “AO.”
For the Employment Service programs for Guam and Virgin Islands, this will result in two
separate grant awards as follows:
• Wagner-Peyser ES Program: PY 2026 ES funding under program identifier “WP.”
• Workforce Information Grants to States (WIGS): PY 2026 WIGS funding under
program identifier “WG.”
4. Reporting. For the WIOA formula programs consolidated grant, outlying areas are required
to submit two ETA 9130 Basic quarterly financial status reports each quarter. One will cover
funds received for the periods beginning in April and July (see Attachment K Totals Column
for PY Apr/July). A separate report is required for the funds received for the period beginning
in October (see Attachment K Totals Column for FY October). The WIOA quarterly financial
reports cover financial data, in one report, for the sum of statewide Youth, statewide Adult,
statewide Dislocated Worker, statewide Rapid Response (Dislocated Worker activities), local
Youth, local Adult, and local Dislocated Worker activities. For many outlying areas, there
may not be a distinction between “statewide” and “local” activities. The Department also
requires Guam and Virgin Islands to submit the designated financial reports each quarter for
the ES program funds and the WIGS funds. ETA will provide future guidance regarding any
modified performance reporting requirements. Please refer to published ETA guidance and
instructions on the ETA Advisory publication page:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/advisories.
Attachment A
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128)*
PROGRAM YEAR 2026 FUNDING
PY 2026 WIOA funding is made available through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-75) dated February 3,
2026.** Pursuant to the Act, ETA reserved $645,000 of the funding appropriated for Training and Employment Services (TES) from
the Youth, Adult and Dislocated Worker programs for set asides authorized by the Act before allotments to states were calculated.
BASE (PY 2026) ADVANCE (FY 2027)
Funded in the Act, enacted February 3, 2026 but not made
Appropriated and made available on April 1 and July 1 through
available until October 1, 2026. The FY 2027 appropriation can
the Act, dated February 3, 2026.
enact rescissions or temporary reductions on these funds.
PY 2026 Allotments = Base (PY 2026) + Advance (FY 2027)
April 1, 2026
Release 100% of Program
Year 2026 Youth funds
PY 2026 Youth Allotments
July 1, 2026
Release approximately 19% of
Program Year 2026 Adult funds
October 1, 2026
Release approximately 81% of Program Year 2026 Adult funds or
when the FY 2027 appropriation passes.
PY 2026 Adult Allotments
July 1, 2026
Release approximately 22% of
Program Year 2026 Dislocated
Worker funds
October 1, 2026
Release approximately 78% of Program Year 2026 Dislocated
Worker funds or when the FY 2027 appropriation passes.
PY 2026 Dislocated Worker Allotments
FY 2027 Advance funds are available for obligations and expenditures on or after October 1, 2026.
Delays in issuing the FY 2027 Advance funds may occur if there is a no approved DOL (budget) appropriation.
* Authorizing legislation such as WIOA Public Law 113-128 establishes policies and funding limits for programs and agencies.
** Appropriations legislation gives Departments authority to obligate and expend federal funds related to the program
authorizations. Appropriations can further restrict the purpose, time, and amount of the program authorizations and through the
Anti-Deficiency Act, Departments are prohibited from overobligating or overspending an appropriation. Appropriations legislation
would include the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-75) enacted February 3, 2026.
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Attachment B
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Wagner-Peyser Act Statutory Formulas for State Allotments
State Allotment Formula Descriptions – FOR INFORMATION ONLY
WIOA Youth Activities
Formula:
1/3: State relative share of total unemployed in areas of substantial unemployment (ASU) (average 12 months ending 6/30)
1/3: State relative share of excess unemployed (average 12 months ending 6/30)
1/3: State relative share of disadvantaged youth (American Community Survey 2016-2020)
Minimums:
(a) If total amount available for States is $1 billion or less:
State allotment cannot be less than
(1) 90 percent of State relative share of prior year funding
(2) 0.25 percent of total available funds for States
(b) If total amount available for States exceeds $1 billion:
State allotment cannot be less than
(1) 90 percent of State relative share of prior year funding
(2) 2014 allotment amount (Not applicable for Adult minimum)
(3) 0.3 percent of first $1 billion plus 0.4 percent of amount over $1 billion
Maximum:
130% of State relative share of prior year funding
WIOA Adult Activities
Same as Youth Activities, except
(a) Formula uses disadvantaged ADULTS instead of YOUTH
(b) Threshold for selecting minimum provisions is $960 million instead of $1 billion
WIOA Dislocated Workers
Formula:
1/3: State relative share of total unemployed (average 12 months ending 09/30)
1/3: State relative share of excess unemployed (average 12 months ending 09/30)
1/3: State relative share of long-term unemployed (average 12 months ending 09/30)
Minimum: 90 percent of State relative share of prior year funding
Maximum: 130 percent of State relative share of prior year funding
Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser Act)
Formula for 97% of funds:
2/3: State relative share of civilian labor force (average 12 months ending 9/30 (preliminary) or 12/31 (final))
1/3: State relative share of total unemployment (average 12 months ending 9/30 (preliminary) or 12/31 (final))
Minimums:
(a) 90 percent of State relative share of prior year funding
(b) 0.28 percent of total available funds for States
Maximum: None
Distribution of 3% of funds:
(1) States with civilian labor force below 1 million and under the national median civilian labor force density receive an amount which,
when added to their share of the 97 percent portion, will result in an amount equal to 100 percent of their relative share of the prior
year funding.
(2) Remaining States losing in relative share receive a share of the remaining funds prorated based on the amount needed to achieve
100 percent of their relative share of prior year funding.
Formula Data Factor Definitions
WIOA Youth and Adults Programs
ASU: contiguous areas with unemployment rate of 6.5 percent or more
Excess unemployed: higher of:
(1) excess unemployed (unemployment in excess of 4.5 percent) in ASU's; or
(2) excess unemployed (unemployment in excess of 4.5 percent) in all areas
Disadvantaged adults: individuals, age 22-72, meeting (or member of family meeting):
Census poverty level or
70 percent of lower living standard income level (LLSIL).
Disadvantaged youth: individuals, age 16-21, meeting (or member of family meeting):
Census poverty level or
70 percent of lower living standard income level (LLSIL).
WIOA Dislocated Workers Program
Excess unemployed: unemployment in excess of 4.5 percent
Long-term unemployed: number unemployed 15 or more weeks
Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) - Self-explanatory
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Attachment C
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
FOR USE IN SUB-STATE ALLOCATION FORMULAS
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Statutory and Discretionary Formulas for Sub State Allocations
Sub-State Allocations Statutory Formula Descriptions
WIOA Youth Activities
Formula:
1/3: Local area relative share of total unemployed in areas of substantial unemployment (ASU) (average 12 months ending 6/30)
1/3: Local area relative share of excess unemployed (average 12 months ending 6/30)
1/3: Local area relative share of disadvantaged youth (American Community Survey 2016-2020)
Minimums:
A local area may not receive an allocation percentage that is less than 90 percent of the average allocation percentage of the past 2 years.
Maximum: Not allowed
WIOA Adult Activities
Same as Youth Activities, except
Formula uses disadvantaged ADULTS instead of YOUTH
WIOA Dislocated Workers
Formula:
Funds to local areas must be allocated based on a formula created by the Governor using the following 6 data factors:
• Insured unemployment data
• Unemployment concentrations
• Plant closing and mass layoff data
• Declining industries data
• Farmer-rancher economic hardship data
• Long-term unemployment data
The formula will use the most appropriate data available
Weighting a factor zero is not permitted unless a rational is presented in an approved State Plan.
Minimum:
A local area may not receive an allocation percentage that is less than 90 percent of the average allocation percentage of the past 2 years.
Maximum: Not required, but allowed
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sub-State Allocations Discretionary Formula Descriptions for Youth and Adult Activities
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
WIOA Youth Activities
Formula:
No less than 70 percent of the funds will be distributed as stated in the statutory formula;
1/3: Local area relative share of total unemployed in areas of substantial unemployment (ASU) (average 12 months ending 6/30)
1/3: Local area relative share of excess unemployed (average 12 months ending 6/30)
1/3: Local area relative share of disadvantaged youth (American Community Survey 2016-2020)
No more than 30 percent of the remaining funds will be distributed using additional data related to both:
(1) Excess youth poverty in urban, rural, and suburban local areas; and
(2) Excess unemployment above the State average in urban, rural, and suburban local areas
Minimums:
Statutory formula minimum must be applied to 70 percent or greater funds, or to the entire allocation.
Maximum: Not allowed
WIOA Adult Activities
Same as Youth Activities, except Formula uses disadvantaged ADULTS instead of YOUTH and EXCESS POVERTY instead of excess
YOUTH poverty
Formula Data Factor Definitions
WIOA Youth and Adults Programs
ASU: contiguous areas with unemployment rate of 6.5 percent or more
Excess unemployed: higher of:
(1) excess unemployed (unemployment in excess of 4.5 percent) in ASU's; or
(2) excess unemployed (unemployment in excess of 4.5 percent) in all areas
Disadvantaged adults: individuals, age 22-72, meeting (or member of family meeting):
Census poverty level or 70 percent of lower living standard income level (LLSIL).
Disadvantaged youth: individuals, age 16-21, meeting (or member of family meeting):
Census poverty level or 70 percent of lower living standard income level (LLSIL).
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Attachment C
WIOA Youth and Adult Sub-State Allocations:
Must be allocated to local areas per
Formula or Discretionary rules
States must choose one of
these allocation methods
Formula Allocation: Discretionary Allocation:
Must be equally split Ratio Split
≥ 70% ≤ 30%
Excess Disadvantaged
ASU
Unemployment Adult/Youth May be split at any ratio
Minimum percentage (stop loss) applies
Must be split in equal parts and must
total no less than 70% of total funding + using both factors but
no more than 30% of
total funding
Excess
Excess Disadvantaged Excess
ASU Unemployment
Unemployment Adult/Youth Youth/Poverty
above state average
Minimum percentage (stop loss) applies Minimum percentage (stop loss) may apply
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Attachment C
WIOA Dislocated Worker Sub-State Allocations:
Must be allocated to local areas per
Formula created by the Governor
States must use the following
six data factors using the most
appropriate data available
Insured Plant closing Farmer-rancher Long-term
Unemployment Declining
unemployment and mass layoff economic unemployment
concentrations industries data
data data hardship data data
Sum of the weights of the six data factors must add up to 100 percent
Minimum percentage (stop loss) applies
Maximum percentage (stop gain) not required but may apply
Weighting a factor zero is not permitted unless a rational is presented in an approved State Plan
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Attachment D
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
WIOA Youth Activities State Allotments
Comparison of PY 2026 Allotments vs PY 2025 Allotments
State PY 2025 PY 2026 Difference % Difference
Total $936,974,800 $946,979,800 $10,005,000 1.07%
Alabama 8,374,633 9,191,727 817,094 9.76%
Alaska 3,076,467 2,798,386 (278,081) -9.04%
Arizona 20,629,527 19,267,846 (1,361,681) -6.60%
Arkansas 6,199,664 6,212,277 12,613 0.20%
California 168,549,346 156,286,824 (12,262,522) -7.28%
Colorado 11,038,571 14,503,373 3,464,802 31.39%
Connecticut 10,129,143 9,213,572 (915,571) -9.04%
Delaware 3,149,146 2,864,495 (284,651) -9.04%
District of Columbia 4,047,766 3,797,571 (250,195) -6.18%
Florida 36,051,150 42,561,138 6,509,988 18.06%
Georgia 15,575,092 16,599,321 1,024,229 6.58%
Hawaii 3,024,364 2,750,992 (273,372) -9.04%
Idaho 3,053,834 3,966,623 912,789 29.89%
Illinois 51,532,517 46,874,502 (4,658,015) -9.04%
Indiana 16,020,894 18,151,132 2,130,238 13.30%
Iowa 4,733,939 5,938,091 1,204,152 25.44%
Kansas 4,171,693 5,481,110 1,309,417 31.39%
Kentucky 16,711,538 17,779,204 1,067,666 6.39%
Louisiana 13,943,764 15,079,497 1,135,733 8.15%
Maine 2,301,532 2,414,374 112,842 4.90%
Maryland 14,496,158 13,185,853 (1,310,305) -9.04%
Massachusetts 16,905,672 22,212,048 5,306,376 31.39%
Michigan 30,600,102 39,722,382 9,122,280 29.81%
Minnesota 7,719,711 8,746,210 1,026,499 13.30%
Mississippi 7,694,466 6,998,965 (695,501) -9.04%
Missouri 11,547,823 14,428,367 2,880,544 24.94%
Montana 2,301,532 2,326,108 24,576 1.07%
Nebraska 2,777,724 3,373,156 595,432 21.44%
Nevada 13,780,336 13,198,383 (581,953) -4.22%
New Hampshire 2,301,532 2,326,108 24,576 1.07%
New Jersey 30,882,177 28,090,743 (2,791,434) -9.04%
New Mexico 6,966,908 6,337,170 (629,738) -9.04%
New York 64,583,434 58,745,749 (5,837,685) -9.04%
North Carolina 24,203,148 23,260,666 (942,482) -3.89%
North Dakota 2,301,532 2,326,108 24,576 1.07%
Ohio 35,253,325 41,069,654 5,816,329 16.50%
Oklahoma 7,230,619 6,577,045 (653,574) -9.04%
Oregon 11,043,514 12,638,428 1,594,914 14.44%
Pennsylvania 38,706,078 35,207,443 (3,498,635) -9.04%
Puerto Rico 17,337,360 15,770,239 (1,567,121) -9.04%
Rhode Island 2,920,789 3,837,570 916,781 31.39%
South Carolina 10,115,862 13,291,043 3,175,181 31.39%
South Dakota 2,301,532 2,326,108 24,576 1.07%
Tennessee 13,145,214 14,757,608 1,612,394 12.27%
Texas 86,093,073 83,028,726 (3,064,347) -3.56%
Utah 4,194,972 5,005,182 810,210 19.31%
Vermont 2,301,532 2,326,108 24,576 1.07%
Virginia 11,703,814 12,893,863 1,190,049 10.17%
Washington 20,361,373 18,520,912 (1,840,461) -9.04%
West Virginia 5,282,714 4,805,210 (477,504) -9.04%
Wisconsin 8,942,740 9,051,847 109,107 1.22%
Wyoming 2,301,532 2,326,108 24,576 1.07%
State Total 920,612,878 930,443,165 9,830,287 1.07%
American Samoa 337,424 341,148 3,724 1.10%
Guam 926,014 936,235 10,221 1.10%
Northern Marianas 432,422 437,194 4,772 1.10%
Palau 75,000 75,000 0 0.00%
Virgin Islands 536,440 542,361 5,921 1.10%
Outlying Areas Total 2,307,300 2,331,938 24,638 1.07%
Native Americans 14,054,622 14,204,697 150,075 1.07%
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Attachment E
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
WIOA Adult Activities State Allotments
Comparison of PY 2026 Allotments vs PY 2025 Allotments
%
State PY 2025 PY 2026 Difference Difference
Total $883,351,000 $875,480,000 ($7,871,000) -0.89%
Alabama 8,187,967 8,898,722 710,755 8.68%
Alaska 2,911,706 2,597,185 (314,521) -10.80%
Arizona 19,520,972 17,859,619 (1,661,353) -8.51%
Arkansas 6,024,321 5,958,432 (65,889) -1.09%
California 163,337,664 149,671,359 (13,666,305) -8.37%
Colorado 10,150,973 13,078,681 2,927,708 28.84%
Connecticut 9,185,592 8,193,370 (992,222) -10.80%
Delaware 3,056,641 2,726,465 (330,176) -10.80%
District of Columbia 3,683,180 3,390,908 (292,272) -7.94%
Florida 38,614,664 44,375,942 5,761,278 14.92%
Georgia 14,980,465 15,745,416 764,951 5.11%
Hawaii 3,082,097 2,749,171 (332,926) -10.80%
Idaho 2,863,713 3,480,799 617,086 21.55%
Illinois 49,165,427 43,854,610 (5,310,817) -10.80%
Indiana 14,202,901 15,974,117 1,771,216 12.47%
Iowa 3,306,963 4,260,746 953,783 28.84%
Kansas 3,128,980 4,031,429 902,449 28.84%
Kentucky 16,299,905 17,096,663 796,758 4.89%
Louisiana 13,800,624 14,700,737 900,113 6.52%
Maine 2,202,857 2,183,228 (19,629) -0.89%
Maryland 14,098,161 12,575,287 (1,522,874) -10.80%
Massachusetts 14,619,763 18,836,344 4,216,581 28.84%
Michigan 28,712,786 36,760,047 8,047,261 28.03%
Minnesota 6,580,946 6,964,044 383,098 5.82%
Mississippi 7,432,434 6,629,587 (802,847) -10.80%
Missouri 10,789,714 13,345,683 2,555,969 23.69%
Montana 2,202,857 2,183,228 (19,629) -0.89%
Nebraska 2,202,857 2,492,306 289,449 13.14%
Nevada 13,619,140 12,904,060 (715,080) -5.25%
New Hampshire 2,202,857 2,183,228 (19,629) -0.89%
New Jersey 30,376,429 27,095,187 (3,281,242) -10.80%
New Mexico 6,764,694 6,185,280 (579,414) -8.57%
New York 63,421,041 56,570,341 (6,850,700) -10.80%
North Carolina 23,188,433 21,936,734 (1,251,699) -5.40%
North Dakota 2,202,857 2,183,228 (19,629) -0.89%
Ohio 32,932,150 37,932,499 5,000,349 15.18%
Oklahoma 6,680,103 5,958,523 (721,580) -10.80%
Oregon 10,839,402 12,022,152 1,182,750 10.91%
Pennsylvania 36,311,530 32,389,182 (3,922,348) -10.80%
Puerto Rico 18,141,119 16,181,527 (1,959,592) -10.80%
Rhode Island 2,476,330 3,190,544 714,214 28.84%
South Carolina 9,817,775 12,649,383 2,831,608 28.84%
South Dakota 2,202,857 2,183,228 (19,629) -0.89%
Tennessee 12,988,349 14,358,588 1,370,239 10.55%
Texas 81,731,170 77,453,240 (4,277,930) -5.23%
Utah 3,108,341 3,795,012 686,671 22.09%
Vermont 2,202,857 2,183,228 (19,629) -0.89%
Virginia 11,024,882 11,508,422 483,540 4.39%
Washington 19,669,803 17,545,084 (2,124,719) -10.80%
West Virginia 5,239,482 4,673,517 (565,965) -10.80%
Wisconsin 7,451,034 7,411,760 (39,274) -0.53%
Wyoming 2,202,857 2,183,228 (19,629) -0.89%
State Total 881,142,622 873,291,300 (7,851,322) -0.89%
American Samoa 322,472 319,497 (2,975) -0.92%
Guam 884,979 876,816 (8,163) -0.92%
Northern Marianas 413,259 409,448 (3,811) -0.92%
Palau 75,000 75,000 0 0.00%
Virgin Islands 512,668 507,939 (4,729) -0.92%
Outlying Areas Total 2,208,378 2,188,700 (19,678) -0.89%
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Attachment F
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
WIOA Adult Activities
PY 2026 State Allotments
State Total 7/1/2026 10/1/2026
Total $875,480,000 $163,649,000 $711,831,000
Alabama 8,898,722 1,663,393 7,235,329
Alaska 2,597,185 485,479 2,111,706
Arizona 17,859,619 3,338,407 14,521,212
Arkansas 5,958,432 1,113,779 4,844,653
California 149,671,359 27,977,302 121,694,057
Colorado 13,078,681 2,444,731 10,633,950
Connecticut 8,193,370 1,531,545 6,661,825
Delaware 2,726,465 509,644 2,216,821
District of Columbia 3,390,908 633,845 2,757,063
Florida 44,375,942 8,294,968 36,080,974
Georgia 15,745,416 2,943,210 12,802,206
Hawaii 2,749,171 513,888 2,235,283
Idaho 3,480,799 650,648 2,830,151
Illinois 43,854,610 8,197,518 35,657,092
Indiana 15,974,117 2,985,960 12,988,157
Iowa 4,260,746 796,439 3,464,307
Kansas 4,031,429 753,574 3,277,855
Kentucky 17,096,663 3,195,792 13,900,871
Louisiana 14,700,737 2,747,934 11,952,803
Maine 2,183,228 408,100 1,775,128
Maryland 12,575,287 2,350,634 10,224,653
Massachusetts 18,836,344 3,520,981 15,315,363
Michigan 36,760,047 6,871,368 29,888,679
Minnesota 6,964,044 1,301,753 5,662,291
Mississippi 6,629,587 1,239,235 5,390,352
Missouri 13,345,683 2,494,640 10,851,043
Montana 2,183,228 408,100 1,775,128
Nebraska 2,492,306 465,874 2,026,432
Nevada 12,904,060 2,412,090 10,491,970
New Hampshire 2,183,228 408,100 1,775,128
New Jersey 27,095,187 5,064,765 22,030,422
New Mexico 6,185,280 1,156,183 5,029,097
New York 56,570,341 10,574,405 45,995,936
North Carolina 21,936,734 4,100,522 17,836,212
North Dakota 2,183,228 408,100 1,775,128
Ohio 37,932,499 7,090,528 30,841,971
Oklahoma 5,958,523 1,113,796 4,844,727
Oregon 12,022,152 2,247,239 9,774,913
Pennsylvania 32,389,182 6,054,344 26,334,838
Puerto Rico 16,181,527 3,024,730 13,156,797
Rhode Island 3,190,544 596,392 2,594,152
South Carolina 12,649,383 2,364,484 10,284,899
South Dakota 2,183,228 408,100 1,775,128
Tennessee 14,358,588 2,683,977 11,674,611
Texas 77,453,240 14,477,938 62,975,302
Utah 3,795,012 709,382 3,085,630
Vermont 2,183,228 408,100 1,775,128
Virginia 11,508,422 2,151,210 9,357,212
Washington 17,545,084 3,279,613 14,265,471
West Virginia 4,673,517 873,597 3,799,920
Wisconsin 7,411,760 1,385,442 6,026,318
Wyoming 2,183,228 408,100 1,775,128
State Total 873,291,300 163,239,878 710,051,422
American Samoa 319,497 59,722 259,775
Guam 876,816 163,899 712,917
Northern Marianas 409,448 76,536 332,912
Palau 75,000 14,019 60,981
Virgin Islands 507,939 94,946 412,993
Outlying Areas Total 2,188,700 409,122 1,779,578
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Attachment G
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities State Allotments
Comparison of PY 2026 Allotments vs PY 2025 Allotments
%
State PY 2025 PY 2026 Difference Difference
Total $1,393,378,000 $1,396,161,000 $2,783,000 0.20%
Alabama 11,101,897 10,017,589 (1,084,308) -9.77%
Alaska 5,287,961 4,771,493 (516,468) -9.77%
Arizona 25,479,655 22,991,090 (2,488,565) -9.77%
Arkansas 4,069,250 4,083,588 14,338 0.35%
California 206,023,191 259,233,111 53,209,920 25.83%
Colorado 12,679,156 11,440,799 (1,238,357) -9.77%
Connecticut 10,623,875 9,586,255 (1,037,620) -9.77%
Delaware 2,264,995 2,043,776 (221,219) -9.77%
District of Columbia 10,879,820 9,817,202 (1,062,618) -9.77%
Florida 37,289,765 33,647,722 (3,642,043) -9.77%
Georgia 24,037,678 21,689,949 (2,347,729) -9.77%
Hawaii 2,280,320 2,057,604 (222,716) -9.77%
Idaho 2,349,731 2,573,679 223,948 9.53%
Illinois 76,440,615 68,974,760 (7,465,855) -9.77%
Indiana 11,115,373 10,029,749 (1,085,624) -9.77%
Iowa 4,826,678 4,750,456 (76,222) -1.58%
Kansas 4,826,014 4,354,664 (471,350) -9.77%
Kentucky 10,534,326 13,730,098 3,195,772 30.34%
Louisiana 13,178,385 11,891,269 (1,287,116) -9.77%
Maine 1,824,548 1,646,347 (178,201) -9.77%
Maryland 13,481,234 12,164,540 (1,316,694) -9.77%
Massachusetts 17,871,146 17,787,057 (84,089) -0.47%
Michigan 24,967,752 32,542,155 7,574,403 30.34%
Minnesota 7,689,386 7,644,784 (44,602) -0.58%
Mississippi 10,724,038 9,676,635 (1,047,403) -9.77%
Missouri 8,822,149 7,960,501 (861,648) -9.77%
Montana 1,291,832 1,165,660 (126,172) -9.77%
Nebraska 1,644,357 2,143,201 498,844 30.34%
Nevada 23,245,585 20,975,219 (2,270,366) -9.77%
New Hampshire 1,720,155 1,837,029 116,874 6.79%
New Jersey 41,952,869 37,855,387 (4,097,482) -9.77%
New Mexico 16,054,292 14,486,290 (1,568,002) -9.77%
New York 91,554,591 82,612,574 (8,942,017) -9.77%
North Carolina 18,938,010 17,088,359 (1,849,651) -9.77%
North Dakota 962,974 868,922 (94,052) -9.77%
Ohio 24,507,861 31,942,748 7,434,887 30.34%
Oklahoma 5,021,271 4,890,953 (130,318) -2.60%
Oregon 8,470,128 11,039,689 2,569,561 30.34%
Pennsylvania 47,026,868 42,433,815 (4,593,053) -9.77%
Puerto Rico 97,524,351 87,999,275 (9,525,076) -9.77%
Rhode Island 2,807,738 2,735,625 (72,113) -2.57%
South Carolina 9,468,429 8,543,660 (924,769) -9.77%
South Dakota 1,043,331 941,430 (101,901) -9.77%
Tennessee 11,648,202 10,510,537 (1,137,665) -9.77%
Texas 67,392,496 60,810,359 (6,582,137) -9.77%
Utah 3,775,941 4,422,155 646,214 17.11%
Vermont 806,543 727,769 (78,774) -9.77%
Virginia 11,528,671 12,992,936 1,464,265 12.70%
Washington 25,672,738 23,165,315 (2,507,423) -9.77%
West Virginia 8,118,689 7,325,747 (792,942) -9.77%
Wisconsin 8,853,181 7,988,502 (864,679) -9.77%
Wyoming 818,959 738,972 (79,987) -9.77%
State Total 1,092,519,000 1,095,349,000 2,830,000 0.26%
American Samoa 508,660 509,514 854 0.17%
Guam 1,395,946 1,398,292 2,346 0.17%
Northern Marianas 651,865 652,962 1,097 0.17%
Palau 118,303 119,605 1,302 1.10%
Virgin Islands 808,671 810,030 1,359 0.17%
Outlying Areas Total 3,483,445 3,490,403 6,958 0.20%
National Reserve 297,375,555 297,321,597 (53,958) -0.02%
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Attachment H
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities
PY 2026 State Allotments
State Total 7/1/2026 10/1/2026
Total $1,396,161,000 $336,412,000 $1,059,749,000
Alabama 10,017,589 2,154,266 7,863,323
Alaska 4,771,493 1,026,102 3,745,391
Arizona 22,991,090 4,944,196 18,046,894
Arkansas 4,083,588 878,169 3,205,419
California 259,233,111 55,747,654 203,485,457
Colorado 11,440,799 2,460,325 8,980,474
Connecticut 9,586,255 2,061,508 7,524,747
Delaware 2,043,776 439,511 1,604,265
District of Columbia 9,817,202 2,111,173 7,706,029
Florida 33,647,722 7,235,887 26,411,835
Georgia 21,689,949 4,664,388 17,025,561
Hawaii 2,057,604 442,484 1,615,120
Idaho 2,573,679 553,465 2,020,214
Illinois 68,974,760 14,832,909 54,141,851
Indiana 10,029,749 2,156,881 7,872,868
Iowa 4,750,456 1,021,578 3,728,878
Kansas 4,354,664 936,463 3,418,201
Kentucky 13,730,098 2,952,635 10,777,463
Louisiana 11,891,269 2,557,198 9,334,071
Maine 1,646,347 354,044 1,292,303
Maryland 12,164,540 2,615,964 9,548,576
Massachusetts 17,787,057 3,825,077 13,961,980
Michigan 32,542,155 6,998,137 25,544,018
Minnesota 7,644,784 1,643,998 6,000,786
Mississippi 9,676,635 2,080,944 7,595,691
Missouri 7,960,501 1,711,893 6,248,608
Montana 1,165,660 250,673 914,987
Nebraska 2,143,201 460,892 1,682,309
Nevada 20,975,219 4,510,686 16,464,533
New Hampshire 1,837,029 395,050 1,441,979
New Jersey 37,855,387 8,140,739 29,714,648
New Mexico 14,486,290 3,115,253 11,371,037
New York 82,612,574 17,765,698 64,846,876
North Carolina 17,088,359 3,674,824 13,413,535
North Dakota 868,922 186,860 682,062
Ohio 31,942,748 6,869,235 25,073,513
Oklahoma 4,890,953 1,051,791 3,839,162
Oregon 11,039,689 2,374,067 8,665,622
Pennsylvania 42,433,815 9,125,322 33,308,493
Puerto Rico 87,999,275 18,924,099 69,075,176
Rhode Island 2,735,625 588,292 2,147,333
South Carolina 8,543,660 1,837,300 6,706,360
South Dakota 941,430 202,453 738,977
Tennessee 10,510,537 2,260,274 8,250,263
Texas 60,810,359 13,077,168 47,733,191
Utah 4,422,155 950,977 3,471,178
Vermont 727,769 156,506 571,263
Virginia 12,992,936 2,794,110 10,198,826
Washington 23,165,315 4,981,663 18,183,652
West Virginia 7,325,747 1,575,390 5,750,357
Wisconsin 7,988,502 1,717,914 6,270,588
Wyoming 738,972 158,915 580,057
State Total 1,095,349,000 235,553,000 859,796,000
American Samoa 509,514 170,835 338,679
Guam 1,398,292 468,832 929,460
Northern Marianas 652,962 218,931 434,031
Palau 119,605 40,102 79,503
Virgin Islands 810,030 271,594 538,436
Outlying Areas Total 3,490,403 1,170,294 2,320,109
National Reserve Total 297,321,597 99,688,706 197,632,891
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Attachment I
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser)
PY 2026 vs PY 2025 Allotments
%
State PY 2025 PY 2026 Difference Difference
Total $667,786,000 $674,897,000 $7,111,000 1.06%
Alabama 7,958,015 7,997,315 39,300 0.49%
Alaska 7,259,152 7,336,452 77,300 1.06%
Arizona 14,020,076 14,116,534 96,458 0.69%
Arkansas 4,951,896 5,114,831 162,935 3.29%
California 79,957,873 80,539,150 581,277 0.73%
Colorado 12,129,654 12,205,912 76,258 0.63%
Connecticut 7,276,222 7,274,594 (1,628) -0.02%
Delaware 1,983,351 1,986,162 2,811 0.14%
District of Columbia 1,886,677 1,902,588 15,911 0.84%
Florida 38,374,546 40,093,942 1,719,396 4.48%
Georgia 19,051,765 19,121,367 69,602 0.37%
Hawaii 2,649,944 2,612,505 (37,439) -1.41%
Idaho 6,048,166 5,962,717 (85,449) -1.41%
Illinois 26,237,816 26,194,174 (43,642) -0.17%
Indiana 12,697,063 12,699,401 2,338 0.02%
Iowa 5,953,674 6,048,937 95,263 1.60%
Kansas 5,270,052 5,516,119 246,067 4.67%
Kentucky 8,155,470 8,207,755 52,285 0.64%
Louisiana 8,180,903 8,152,216 (28,687) -0.35%
Maine 3,596,787 3,635,088 38,301 1.06%
Maryland 11,946,103 11,921,523 (24,580) -0.21%
Massachusetts 14,256,605 15,045,542 788,937 5.53%
Michigan 19,347,254 19,990,873 643,619 3.33%
Minnesota 10,724,779 11,102,842 378,063 3.53%
Mississippi 4,889,039 4,871,528 (17,511) -0.36%
Missouri 11,236,561 11,428,433 191,872 1.71%
Montana 4,942,591 4,995,223 52,632 1.06%
Nebraska 4,232,224 4,172,430 (59,794) -1.41%
Nevada 6,837,109 6,869,366 32,257 0.47%
New Hampshire 2,548,108 2,583,095 34,987 1.37%
New Jersey 18,907,345 19,098,199 190,854 1.01%
New Mexico 5,546,459 5,605,521 59,062 1.06%
New York 38,705,830 38,561,423 (144,407) -0.37%
North Carolina 19,167,523 19,227,358 59,835 0.31%
North Dakota 5,033,038 5,086,633 53,595 1.06%
Ohio 22,277,650 22,674,878 397,228 1.78%
Oklahoma 6,958,574 6,992,128 33,554 0.48%
Oregon 8,374,612 8,612,312 237,700 2.84%
Pennsylvania 24,979,701 24,932,697 (47,004) -0.19%
Puerto Rico 5,611,115 5,542,591 (68,524) -1.22%
Rhode Island 2,254,255 2,267,618 13,363 0.59%
South Carolina 9,356,205 9,584,392 228,187 2.44%
South Dakota 4,651,684 4,701,218 49,534 1.06%
Tennessee 12,282,147 12,348,295 66,148 0.54%
Texas 57,857,868 58,296,340 438,472 0.76%
Utah 6,209,916 6,310,448 100,532 1.62%
Vermont 2,179,113 2,202,318 23,205 1.06%
Virginia 15,685,643 15,824,651 139,008 0.89%
Washington 15,608,727 15,662,754 54,027 0.35%
West Virginia 5,324,312 5,381,009 56,697 1.06%
Wisconsin 10,977,975 10,993,005 15,030 0.14%
Wyoming 3,609,003 3,647,434 38,431 1.06%
State Total 666,158,170 673,251,836 7,093,666 1.06%
Guam 312,473 315,800 3,327 1.06%
Virgin Islands 1,315,357 1,329,364 14,007 1.06%
Outlying Areas Total 1,627,830 1,645,164 17,334 1.06%
Attachment J
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Information Grants to States
PY 2026 vs PY 2025 Allotments
State PY 2025 PY 2026 Difference % Difference
Total $31,975,000 $32,031,000 $56,000 0.18%
Alabama 508,383 509,199 816 0.16%
Alaska 284,973 285,550 577 0.20%
Arizona 667,272 667,258 (14) 0.00%
Arkansas 402,106 403,504 1,398 0.35%
California 2,429,762 2,446,924 17,162 0.71%
Colorado 610,292 609,590 (702) -0.12%
Connecticut 459,552 462,117 2,565 0.56%
Delaware 301,707 301,676 (31) -0.01%
District of Columbia 290,450 291,641 1,191 0.41%
Florida 1,492,767 1,489,805 (2,962) -0.20%
Georgia 851,425 844,225 (7,200) -0.85%
Hawaii 320,385 321,399 1,014 0.32%
Idaho 355,140 357,458 2,318 0.65%
Illinois 978,220 979,542 1,322 0.14%
Indiana 628,242 633,029 4,787 0.76%
Iowa 435,283 437,527 2,244 0.52%
Kansas 414,866 418,237 3,371 0.81%
Kentucky 475,620 480,268 4,648 0.98%
Louisiana 478,925 475,761 (3,164) -0.66%
Maine 323,379 323,663 284 0.09%
Maryland 607,147 605,281 (1,866) -0.31%
Massachusetts 674,753 684,161 9,408 1.39%
Michigan 814,515 809,690 (4,825) -0.59%
Minnesota 593,913 595,851 1,938 0.33%
Mississippi 384,443 388,383 3,940 1.02%
Missouri 597,532 596,743 (789) -0.13%
Montana 309,996 309,129 (867) -0.28%
Nebraska 363,582 365,714 2,132 0.59%
Nevada 427,143 431,330 4,187 0.98%
New Hampshire 331,310 331,329 19 0.01%
New Jersey 789,912 789,495 (417) -0.05%
New Mexico 354,272 355,072 800 0.23%
New York 1,341,116 1,342,453 1,337 0.10%
North Carolina 838,330 833,315 (5,015) -0.60%
North Dakota 291,783 292,820 1,037 0.36%
Ohio 903,189 906,133 2,944 0.33%
Oklahoma 469,461 467,732 (1,729) -0.37%
Oregon 491,201 491,265 64 0.01%
Pennsylvania 985,590 972,082 (13,508) -1.37%
Puerto Rico 381,114 382,725 1,611 0.42%
Rhode Island 310,831 310,583 (248) -0.08%
South Carolina 526,763 530,472 3,709 0.70%
South Dakota 299,052 299,818 766 0.26%
Tennessee 628,760 631,252 2,492 0.40%
Texas 1,971,932 2,005,638 33,706 1.71%
Utah 447,893 450,223 2,330 0.52%
Vermont 284,801 284,403 (398) -0.14%
Virginia 760,614 752,465 (8,149) -1.07%
Washington 697,572 694,697 (2,875) -0.41%
West Virginia 333,638 331,943 (1,695) -0.51%
Wisconsin 599,557 595,934 (3,623) -0.60%
Wyoming 277,796 277,622 (174) -0.06%
State Total 31,798,260 31,854,126 55,866 0.18%
Guam 97,673 97,757 84 0.09%
Virgin Islands 79,067 79,117 50 0.06%
Outlying Areas Total 176,740 176,874 134 0.08%
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Attachment K
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
WIOA Youth, Adult, and Dislocated Worker Outlying Areas Funding
PY 2026
Youth Adult Dislocated Worker Total
PY (April) PY (July) FY (October) PY (July) FY (October) PY (Apr/July) FY (October)
American Samoa 341,148 59,722 259,775 170,835 338,679 571,705 598,454
Guam 936,235 163,899 712,917 468,832 929,460 1,568,966 1,642,377
Northern Marianas 437,194 76,536 332,912 218,931 434,031 732,661 766,943
Palau 75,000 14,019 60,981 40,102 79,503 129,121 140,484
Virgin Islands 542,361 94,946 412,993 271,594 538,436 908,901 951,429
Outlying Areas Total 2,331,938 409,122 1,779,578 1,170,294 2,320,109 3,911,354 4,099,687
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Attachment L
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
PY 2026 WIOA Youth, Adult, and Dislocated Worker
Estimated Governor's Reserve Maximums
WIOA
WIOA WIOA Dislocated
State Youth Adult Worker Total
Total $139,916,240 $131,321,945 $164,825,855 $436,064,040
Alabama 1,378,759 1,334,807 1,502,637 4,216,203
Alaska 419,757 389,576 715,723 1,525,056
Arizona 2,890,176 2,678,942 3,448,663 9,017,781
Arkansas 931,841 893,763 612,537 2,438,141
California 23,443,023 22,450,703 38,884,966 84,778,692
Colorado 2,175,505 1,961,801 1,716,119 5,853,425
Connecticut 1,382,035 1,229,004 1,437,938 4,048,977
Delaware 429,674 408,969 306,565 1,145,208
District of Columbia 569,635 508,635 1,472,579 2,550,849
Florida 6,384,170 6,656,391 5,047,158 18,087,719
Georgia 2,489,898 2,361,811 3,253,492 8,105,201
Hawaii 412,648 412,375 308,640 1,133,663
Idaho 594,993 522,119 386,051 1,503,163
Illinois 7,031,175 6,578,190 10,346,213 23,955,578
Indiana 2,722,669 2,396,117 1,504,462 6,623,248
Iowa 890,713 639,111 712,567 2,242,391
Kansas 822,166 604,714 653,199 2,080,079
Kentucky 2,666,880 2,564,498 2,059,514 7,290,892
Louisiana 2,261,924 2,205,110 1,783,689 6,250,723
Maine 362,156 327,484 246,951 936,591
Maryland 1,977,877 1,886,292 1,824,680 5,688,849
Massachusetts 3,331,807 2,825,451 2,668,058 8,825,316
Michigan 5,958,357 5,514,006 4,881,322 16,353,685
Minnesota 1,311,931 1,044,605 1,146,716 3,503,252
Mississippi 1,049,844 994,437 1,451,494 3,495,775
Missouri 2,164,255 2,001,852 1,194,074 5,360,181
Montana 348,916 327,484 174,848 851,248
Nebraska 505,973 373,845 321,479 1,201,297
Nevada 1,979,757 1,935,608 3,146,281 7,061,646
New Hampshire 348,916 327,484 275,553 951,953
New Jersey 4,213,611 4,064,277 5,678,307 13,956,195
New Mexico 950,575 927,791 2,172,942 4,051,308
New York 8,811,862 8,485,550 12,391,885 29,689,297
North Carolina 3,489,099 3,290,509 2,563,253 9,342,861
North Dakota 348,916 327,484 130,338 806,738
Ohio 6,160,448 5,689,874 4,791,411 16,641,733
Oklahoma 986,556 893,778 733,642 2,613,976
Oregon 1,895,764 1,803,321 1,655,953 5,355,038
Pennsylvania 5,281,116 4,858,376 6,365,071 16,504,563
Puerto Rico 2,365,535 2,427,228 13,199,890 17,992,653
Rhode Island 575,635 478,580 410,342 1,464,557
South Carolina 1,993,656 1,897,406 1,281,549 5,172,611
South Dakota 348,916 327,484 141,213 817,613
Tennessee 2,213,641 2,153,787 1,576,580 5,944,008
Texas 12,454,308 11,617,985 9,121,553 33,193,846
Utah 750,777 569,251 663,322 1,983,350
Vermont 348,916 327,484 109,164 785,564
Virginia 1,934,079 1,726,262 1,948,939 5,609,280
Washington 2,778,136 2,631,761 3,474,796 8,884,693
West Virginia 720,781 701,027 1,098,861 2,520,669
Wisconsin 1,357,777 1,111,763 1,198,275 3,667,815
Wyoming 348,916 327,484 110,845 787,245
State Total 139,566,450 130,993,646 164,302,299 434,862,395
American Samoa 51,172 47,924 76,426 175,522
Guam 140,435 131,521 209,743 481,699
Northern Marianas 65,579 61,416 97,943 224,938
Palau 11,250 11,249 17,940 40,439
Virgin Islands 81,354 76,189 121,504 279,047
Outlying Areas Total 349,790 328,299 523,556 1,201,645
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