Back to Federal guidance
2011 TAA initial state allocations
Summary ETA explained the formula for initial fiscal year 2011 Trade Adjustment Assistance training allocations and how states could request reserve funds for training, job search and relocation allowances. Two attachments gave alternative funding scenarios. ETA now lists this year-specific advisory Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 13-10
Date issued
November 17, 2010
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this advisory Canceled as of 2026-10-24; its signed letter prints Expiration Date: Continuing and Rescissions: None. It concerns fiscal year 2011 allocations and reserve requests.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
Is this still the rule?
This document has been withdrawn. Ezel checks what federal law requires today, under current federal labor law, and answers your situation with citations.
About this page: The full text below is the official document from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA). Ezel adds the plain-English summary and tracks the document's status. The official source linked on this page is authoritative for any reliance.
Accessible letter PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2010/TEGL13-10acc.pdf
CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION TAA
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ONR
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
November 17, 2010
ADVISORY: TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO: 13-10
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
STATE TRADE COORDINATORS
FROM: JANE OATES /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 State Initial Allocations and the Process for
Requesting Additional Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program
Reserve Funds
1. Purpose. To provide states with the formula methodology used in developing the FY
2011 initial allocations and to describe the process for requesting additional TAA
program reserve funds for training, job search, and relocation allowances.
2. References. The Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009
(TGAAA) (Division B, Title I, Subtitle I of the “American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009” (Recovery Act), Public Law (P.L.) No. 111-5 (enacted February 17, 2009);
Consolidated Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, P.L. 111-8 (enacted March 11, 2009);
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Trade Act) (P.L. No. 93-618, as amended); Training
and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 22-08, “Operating Instructions for
Implementing the Amendments to the Trade Act of 1974 Enacted by the Trade and
Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009”; Training and Employment Guidance
Letter (TEGL) No. 22-08, Change 1 “Change 1 to the Operating Instructions for
Implementing the Amendments to the Trade Act of 1974 Enacted by the Trade and
Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009”; TEGL 6-09, “Instructions for
Implementing the Revised 2010 Trade Adjustment Assistance Trade Activity Participant
Report (TAPR)”; TEGL No. 9-09, “Fiscal Year 2010 State Initial Allocations and the
Process for Requesting Additional Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program
Reserve Funds”;
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
TEGL No. 9-09, Change 1, “Fiscal Year 2010 Second Distribution of Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) Training Funds to States”; 20 CFR Part 618 “Trade Adjustment
Assistance; Merit Staffing of State Administration and Allocation of Training Funds to
States; Final Rule,” (75 Fed. Reg. 16988- 17002, April 2, 2010); TEGL No. 6-09,
“Instructions for implementing the revised 2010 Trade Adjustment Assistance Trade
Activity Participant Report (TAPR)”.
3. Background.
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the Recovery Act into Law. Part of the
Recovery Act, the TGAAA reauthorized and made substantial changes to the TAA
program. The TGAAA amended Section 236(a)(2)(A) of the Trade Act to increase the
cap on TAA training funds from $220 million to $575 million annually in both FY 2009
and FY 2010 and capped training funds for the first quarter of FY 2011 (October 1, 2010
through December 31, 2010) at $143,750,000, consistent with a projected annual
allocation of $575 million under the expected reauthorization of the Act.
The TGAAA further amended Section 236(a)(2)(B) and (C) of the Trade Act to:
• Require 35, rather than 25 percent of the training funds to be held in reserve;
• Provide for a “hold harmless” of 25, rather than 85 percent;
• Set timelines for the distribution of training funds; and
• Establish specific formula factors that the Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) must consider in making those distributions.
The final regulations that govern these provisions, 20 CFR 618.900 – 618.940, went into
effect April 2, 2010, with the publication of 20 CFR 618 “Trade Adjustment Assistance;
Merit Staffing of State Administration and Allocation of Training Funds to States; Final
Rule.”
Although the Recovery Act reauthorized the TAA program and raised the cap on
training funds, it did not appropriate any funds for the TAA program. Rather, the
Consolidated Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, P.L. No. 111-8, appropriated TAA
administrative and program funds to the Federal Unemployment Benefits and
Allowances (FUBA) account. The FY 2010 distributions of funds under TEGL 9-09 were
FUBA appropriations. The FY 2011 distributions will also be FUBA appropriations.
Therefore, separate tracking and reporting requirements, which apply specifically to
Recovery Act funds, do not apply to the TAA funds provided to the states from this and
future FUBA appropriations. However, as discussed in TEGL No. 22-08, the TGAAA
established new reporting requirements specific to the TAA program to increase the
transparency and accountability of the program. ETA issued additional guidance on
those requirements in TEGL No. 6-09, “Instructions for implementing the revised 2010
Trade Adjustment Assistance Trade Activity Participant Report (TAPR).” Funding
amounts for each state are based upon TAPR data that each state submits quarterly.
2
4. FY 2011 TAA Training Fund Distribution Process. As noted above, the TGAAA
increased the cap on TAA training funds from $220 million annually to $575 million for
both FY 2009 and FY 2010. Under current authorization, this cap is set to expire
December 31, 2010 and revert back to the $220 million level. However, there is a
possibility that the higher cap will be reauthorized through FY 2011. With this in mind,
two attachments have been prepared for this TEGL showing the State Initial Allocations
for FY 2011. The first shows the initial allocations with reauthorization at the $220
million level and the second attachment shows the initial allocations with
reauthorization at the $575 million level. For FY 2011, an amount equal to 65 percent of
the annual training funds is initially distributed to states by formula and 35 percent will
be held in reserve as required by the amendments and 20 CFR 618.910 – 618.930.
A. TAA Formula Funds: The initial allocation of 65 percent of training funds
among the states will follow the four factors set forth in the new Section
236(a)(2)(C)(ii) of the Trade Act and explained in 20 CFR 618.910(f):
1. Trend in number of workers covered by certifications during the most recent
four consecutive calendar quarters for which data are available;
2. Trend in number of workers participating in training during the most recent
four consecutive calendar quarters for which data are available;
3. Number of workers estimated to be participating in training during the fiscal
year; and
4. Estimated amount of funding needed to provide approved training to such
workers during the fiscal year.
Factor 1 will be established using the most recent four quarters (FY 2009 Quarter
4 through FY 2010 Quarter 3) of data for certified workers by state, and the
quarters will be weighted 40 percent; 30 percent; 20 percent; and 10 percent,
respectively, from the most recent to the earliest quarter. This approach will
establish a trend, giving the most recent quarters a greater impact on each factor
than an earlier quarter will have.
Factor 2 will be established using the most recent four quarters (FY 2009 Quarter
4 through FY 2010 Quarter 3) of data for workers participating in training by
state, and the quarters will be weighted 40 percent; 30 percent; 20 percent; and
10 percent, respectively, from the most recent quarter to least recent quarter. As
with Factor 1, this approach will establish a trend, giving the most recent
quarters a greater impact on each factor than an earlier quarter will have.
Factor 3 will be determined by dividing the weighted average number of
training participants for the state determined in Factor 2 by the sum of the
weighted averages for all states and multiplying the resulting ratio by the
3
projected national average of training participants for the fiscal year, using the
estimates underlying ETA’s most recent budget submission or update.
Factor 4 will be calculated by multiplying the estimated number of participants
in Factor 3 by the average training cost for the state. The average training cost
will be calculated by dividing total training expenditures for the most recent
four quarters by the average number of training participants for the same time
period.
Once each of the four factors have been determined for each state, under 20 CFR
618.910(f)(3) all four factors will be assigned an equal weight. For FY 2011, the
weight will be 25 percent of the total for each factor.
Section 236(a)(2)(C)(iii) of the Trade Act includes a hold harmless feature. The
statute now provides that a state’s initial allocation be at least 25 percent of the
amount the state received in its initial allocation for the prior fiscal year. This
requirement is codified at 20 CFR 618.910(c).
ETA will determine the national total and each state’s percentage of the national
total for each factor. Using each state’s percentage of each of these weighted
factors, ETA will determine the unadjusted percentage that the state will receive
of the amount available for initial allocations. As provided in 20 CFR 618.910
(c), (d) and (e), allocations under $100,000 will be removed, and the statutory 25
percent hold harmless factor will be applied, resulting in an adjusted FY 2011
allocation for the remaining states. If the program is reauthorized at the
$575,000,000 level, the percentages for all the states will total 100 percent of
$373,750,000, which is 65 percent of the training cap. If the program reverts back
to the $220,000,000 level, the percentages for all the states will total 100 percent
of $143,000,000, which is 65 percent of the training cap.
In those instances where the formula approach would give a state less than
$100,000, 20 CFR 918.910(e)(2)(i) provides that that state will not receive any
initial allocation, but may, where needed, request TAA reserve funds in
accordance with the procedures described in Section B.
The initial allocations for each state are attached.
B. TAA Reserve Funds: Funds will not be distributed under the funding formula
until the funding situation becomes clearer. Until that time, states may request
reserve funds. Reserve funds will be distributed to states in accordance with 20
CFR 618.920 on an as-needed basis to provide monies to those states that
experience large, unexpected layoffs or otherwise have training needs that are
4
not met by their initial allocation. These funds must be requested using the
ETA-9117 (OMB No. 1205-0275).
In order to be eligible for TAA reserve funds, a state must demonstrate that at
least 50 percent of its training funds have been expended or that it needs more
funds to meet unusual or unexpected events. A state requesting reserve funds
also must provide a documented estimate of expected funding needs through the
end of the fiscal year. That estimate must be based on an analysis that includes
at least the following:
• The average cost of training in the state;
• The expected number of participants in training through the end of the fiscal
year; and
• The remaining funds the state has available for training.
C. Job Search and Relocation Allowances: States may also request job search and
relocation allowances for adversely affected workers who have no reasonable
expectation of obtaining suitable employment within their local commuting
areas. These funds must also be requested using the ETA-9117 (OMB No. 1205-
0275) and may be submitted at any time or in combination with a request for
reserve training funds.
D. TAA Program Administration Funds: States will receive an additional 15
percent of all supplemental allocation and reserve funds for program
administration, as provided by Section 235A(a)(1) of the Trade Act. Not more
than two-thirds of these additional funds may be used to cover administrative
expenses, and not less than one-third of such funds may be used for the purpose
of providing employment and case management services, as provided by
Section 235A(a)(2) of the Trade Act. Guidance is provided in TEGL No. 22-08.
If the 2009 Amendments expire, this limitation will change, and additional
guidance will be provided. The administrative funds will be included each time
funds are obligated to states by ETA. The program administration allocations
for each state are also included in the attachment.
E. Employment and Case Management Services Funds: Each state that receives
FY 2011 TAA funds will receive $350,000 for the purpose of providing
employment and case management services to TAA participants, as provided
by Section 235A(b)(1) of the Trade Act. A state that does not receive the
$350,000 for case management services because it received no initial allocation
will receive those funds if it subsequently receives a reserve funding allocation.
5. Recapture of TAA Funds. Consistent with the FY 2011 TAA Annual Cooperative
Financial Agreement, ETA may recapture any funds distributed to any state in the same
5
fiscal year as they were given if it determines that the state will not expend the funds,
but only after consultation with, and appropriate notification to, state officials.
6. Action Requested. States will inform all appropriate staff of the contents of these
instructions.
7. Inquiries. States should direct all inquiries to the appropriate ETA regional office.
8. Attachments.
Attachment A: State Initial Allocations for FY 2011 at the $220,000,000 level.
Attachment B: State Initial Allocations for FY 2011 at the $575,000,000 level.
6
Official attachment PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2010/TEGL13-10_attA.pdf
Attachment A
State Initial Allocations for FY 2011
$220,000,000 Level
FY 2011 FY 2011 FY2011 Case Total FY 2011
Training Initial Administrative Management TAA Initial
State Allocation Allotment* Funds Allocation**
Alabama $2,773,203 $415,980 $350,000 $3,539,184
Alaska $0 $0 $0 $0
Arizona $807,193 $121,079 $350,000 $1,278,272
Arkansas $2,956,424 $443,464 $350,000 $3,749,887
California $4,673,413 $701,012 $350,000 $5,724,425
Colorado $1,057,290 $158,594 $350,000 $1,565,884
Connecticut $1,084,126 $162,619 $350,000 $1,596,745
Delaware $114,734 $17,210 $350,000 $481,944
District of Columbia $0 $0 $0 $0
Florida $799,174 $119,876 $350,000 $1,269,050
Georgia $3,579,640 $536,946 $350,000 $4,466,586
Hawaii $0 $0 $0 $0
Idaho $1,996,373 $299,456 $350,000 $2,645,829
Illinois $5,588,352 $838,253 $350,000 $6,776,605
Indiana $7,595,873 $1,139,381 $350,000 $9,085,254
Iowa $1,816,963 $272,544 $350,000 $2,439,507
Kansas $341,824 $51,274 $350,000 $743,098
Kentucky $3,763,714 $564,557 $350,000 $4,678,271
Louisiana $529,744 $79,462 $350,000 $959,206
Maine $1,245,269 $186,790 $350,000 $1,782,059
Maryland $220,446 $33,067 $350,000 $603,513
Massachusetts $3,287,666 $493,150 $350,000 $4,130,816
Michigan $18,264,050 $2,739,608 $350,000 $21,353,658
Minnesota $2,420,453 $363,068 $350,000 $3,133,521
Mississippi $946,417 $141,962 $350,000 $1,438,379
Missouri $4,609,803 $691,470 $350,000 $5,651,273
Montana $960,493 $144,074 $350,000 $1,454,567
Nebraska $318,660 $47,799 $350,000 $716,459
Nevada $0 $0 $0 $0
New Hampshire $366,032 $54,905 $350,000 $770,937
New Jersey $1,391,302 $208,695 $350,000 $1,949,997
7
New Mexico $930,741 $139,611 $350,000 $1,420,353
New York $3,338,590 $500,788 $350,000 $4,189,378
North Carolina $13,865,221 $2,079,783 $350,000 $16,295,004
North Dakota $0 $0 $0 $0
Ohio $7,688,620 $1,153,293 $350,000 $9,191,913
Oklahoma $1,125,346 $168,802 $350,000 $1,644,148
Oregon $4,734,588 $710,188 $350,000 $5,794,776
Pennsylvania $7,878,820 $1,181,823 $350,000 $9,410,643
Puerto Rico $0 $0 $0 $0
Rhode Island $968,358 $145,254 $350,000 $1,463,611
South Carolina $4,567,349 $685,102 $350,000 $5,602,451
South Dakota $393,323 $58,998 $350,000 $802,322
Tennessee $3,176,593 $476,489 $350,000 $4,003,082
Texas $5,094,477 $764,172 $350,000 $6,208,649
Utah $1,025,948 $153,892 $350,000 $1,529,840
Vermont $155,564 $23,335 $350,000 $528,898
Virginia $2,926,882 $439,032 $350,000 $3,715,915
Washington $3,767,764 $565,165 $350,000 $4,682,929
West Virginia $1,413,424 $212,014 $350,000 $1,975,437
Wisconsin $6,439,761 $965,964 $350,000 $7,755,725
Wyoming $0 $0 $0 $0
US Total $143,000,000 $21,450,000 $15,750,000 $180,200,000
*Each state's administrative allotment represents 15% of its FY 2011 base allocation.
** Each state’s Case Management funds of $350,000 are included in the line code of Administration,
along with the 15% of Administrative funds in the Notice of Obligation
*** Each state's allocation represents the sum of its FY 2011 base allocation and administrative allotment.
8
Official attachment PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2010/TEGL13-10_attB.pdf
Attachment B
State Initial Allocations for FY 2011
$575,000,000 Level
FY 2011 FY 2110 FY2011 Case Total FY 2011
Training Initial Administrative Management TAA Initial
State Allocation Allotment* Funds** Allocation***
Alabama $7,308,595 $1,096,289 $350,000 $8,754,884
Alaska $166,759 $25,014 $350,000 $541,773
Arizona $2,332,435 $349,865 $350,000 $3,032,300
Arkansas $8,166,908 $1,225,036 $350,000 $9,741,945
California $11,117,796 $1,667,669 $350,000 $13,135,465
Colorado $2,904,828 $435,724 $350,000 $3,690,552
Connecticut $3,186,156 $477,923 $350,000 $4,014,079
Delaware $231,659 $34,749 $350,000 $616,408
District of Columbia $0 $0 $0 $0
Florida $2,631,281 $394,692 $350,000 $3,375,973
Georgia $8,502,423 $1,275,363 $350,000 $10,127,786
Hawaii $0 $0 $0 $0
Idaho $5,034,362 $755,154 $350,000 $6,139,516
Illinois $14,329,249 $2,149,387 $350,000 $16,828,636
Indiana $20,334,273 $3,050,141 $350,000 $23,734,414
Iowa $6,007,033 $901,055 $350,000 $7,258,088
Kansas $910,531 $136,580 $350,000 $1,397,111
Kentucky $9,807,523 $1,471,128 $350,000 $11,628,652
Louisiana $1,414,862 $212,229 $350,000 $1,977,091
Maine $3,860,776 $579,116 $350,000 $4,789,892
Maryland $545,111 $81,767 $350,000 $976,878
Massachusetts $7,502,560 $1,125,384 $350,000 $8,977,944
Michigan $49,373,714 $7,406,057 $350,000 $57,129,772
Minnesota $6,864,454 $1,029,668 $350,000 $8,244,122
Mississippi $2,700,710 $405,107 $350,000 $3,455,817
Missouri $11,354,901 $1,703,235 $350,000 $13,408,136
Montana $2,705,709 $405,856 $350,000 $3,461,566
Nebraska $704,128 $105,619 $350,000 $1,159,748
Nevada $132,539 $19,881 $350,000 $502,420
New Hampshire $967,638 $145,146 $350,000 $1,462,784
New Jersey $3,082,822 $462,423 $350,000 $3,895,246
9
New Mexico $2,416,802 $362,520 $350,000 $3,129,322
New York $9,547,195 $1,432,079 $350,000 $11,329,275
North Carolina $33,781,867 $5,067,280 $350,000 $39,199,147
North Dakota $263,801 $39,570 $350,000 $653,372
Ohio $23,054,232 $3,458,135 $350,000 $26,862,367
Oklahoma $2,494,013 $374,102 $350,000 $3,218,115
Oregon $13,438,965 $2,015,845 $350,000 $15,804,810
Pennsylvania $18,926,976 $2,839,046 $350,000 $22,116,022
Puerto Rico $120,790 $18,119 $350,000 $488,909
Rhode Island $2,485,796 $372,869 $350,000 $3,208,666
South Carolina $10,625,910 $1,593,887 $350,000 $12,569,797
South Dakota $1,395,998 $209,400 $350,000 $1,955,398
Tennessee $6,928,333 $1,039,250 $350,000 $8,317,583
Texas $12,806,484 $1,920,973 $350,000 $15,077,456
Utah $2,970,371 $445,556 $350,000 $3,765,926
Vermont $455,515 $68,327 $350,000 $873,842
Virginia $8,174,563 $1,226,184 $350,000 $9,750,747
Washington $10,120,896 $1,518,134 $350,000 $11,989,030
West Virginia $3,641,215 $546,182 $350,000 $4,537,397
Wisconsin $15,918,544 $2,387,782 $350,000 $18,656,325
Wyoming $0 $0 $0 $0
US Total $373,750,000 $56,062,500 $17,150,000 $446,962,500
*Each state's administrative allotment represents 15% of its FY 2011 base allocation.
** Each state’s Case Management funds of $350,000 are included in the line code of Administration,
along with the 15% of Administrative funds in the Notice of Obligation
*** Each state's allocation represents the sum of its FY 2011 base allocation and administrative allotment.
10
What does federal law require today?
This guidance has been withdrawn. Ezel checks current federal labor law as it stands now and answers your situation with citations.
Opens in Ezel Pro.
- Checks the law as it stands today, not only this page
- Cites every source it relies on, so you can verify it
- Chat, drafting and research in one workspace