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Program Year 2020 dislocated worker fund reallotment
Summary ETA adjusted Program Year 2020 WIOA dislocated worker funding after Kentucky, Nevada, Puerto Rico, and West Virginia had more than 20 percent of their prior-year allotments unobligated. It recaptured a total of $4,993,277 from those jurisdictions and reallotted the funds to eligible states. States had to reflect their adjusted awards in financial reports.
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Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 15-20
Date issued
March 31, 2021
Status
Active
ETA lists this advisory as active. It prints an expiration date of Continuing and no rescissions; the adjustment concerns Program Year 2020.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION WIOA - DW
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OWI
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
March 31, 2021
ADVISORY: TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 15-20
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
FROM: SUZAN G. LEVINE
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Reallotment of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I
Formula-Allotted Funds for Dislocated Worker (DW) Activities for Program
Year (PY) 2020
1. Purpose. To provide adjusted funding levels for PY 2020 allotments for the DW program
under WIOA Title I Section 132(c) on recapture and reallotment.
2. Action Requested. Distribute this guidance letter to the appropriate WIOA staff.
3. Summary and Background.
a. Summary – This document provides grantees with notification and guidance associated
with recapture and reallotment of DW funding from PY 2020 allotments.
b. Background – WIOA Sections 127(c) and 132(c) require the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) to conduct reallotment of excess unobligated WIOA Adult, Youth, and DW
formula funds based on ETA 9130 financial reports submitted at the end of the prior
program year. Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 16-18,
announcing the DW allotment levels for PY 2019, alerted states to the recapture and
reallotment of funds provisions, and notified states that any recapture/reallotment of
funds based on obligation of PY 2019 DW funding would impact PY 2020 DW
allotments.
In the FY 2020 Appropriations Act, Congress appropriated DW PY 2020 funds in two
portions: 1) funds available for obligation July 1, 2020 (i.e., PY 2020 “base” funds), and
2) funds available for obligation October 1, 2020 (i.e., FY 2021 “advance” funds).
Together, these two portions make up the total PY 2020 WIOA funding. TEGL No. 16-
19 announced the DW allotment levels for PY 2020.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
4. Recapture and Reallotment.
a. Recapture and Reallotment Requirement. The WIOA regulations at 20 CFR 683.135
describes the procedures the Secretary uses for recapture and reallotment of funds. ETA
will not recapture any PY 2020 funds for the Adult and Youth programs because there is
no state where PY 2019 unobligated funds exceeds 20 percent of the allotment for that
program year for those programs. However, for the DW program, Kentucky, Nevada,
Puerto Rico, and West Virginia had unobligated PY 2019 funds in excess of 20 percent
of their allotments. Therefore, ETA will recapture a total of $4,993,277 from PY 2020
funding from Kentucky, Nevada, Puerto Rico, and West Virginia and reallot those funds
to the remaining eligible states, as required by WIOA Section 132(c).
b. Notice of Award (NOA) Adjustment. ETA will issue NOAs for the states to reflect the
recapture and reallotment of these funds. The adjustment of funds will be made to the
FY 2021 advance portion of the PY 2020 allotments, which ETA issued in October
2020. The attached tables display the changes to PY 2020 formula allotments and a
description of the reallotment methodology.
c. Procedures and Reporting. Neither WIOA statutory language nor WIOA regulatory
language provides specific requirements by which states must distribute realloted funds,
so states have flexibility to determine the methodology used. For any state subject to
recapture of funds, WIOA Section 132(c)(5) requires the Governor to prescribe
equitable procedures for reacquiring funds from the state and local areas.
As described above, the recapture/reallotment adjustments will be made to the FY 2021
advance portion of the PY 2020 allotment. Therefore, for reporting purposes, states
must reflect the recapture/reallotment amount (decrease or increase) in the “Total
Federal Funds Authorized” line of any affected FY 2021 ETA 9130 financial reports
(State Dislocated Worker Activities, Statewide Rapid Response, Local Dislocated
Worker Activities) in a manner consistent with the method of distribution of these
amounts to state and local areas used by the state. The state must include an explanation
of the adjustment in the remarks section of the adjusted reports.
5. Inquiries. Please direct questions regarding the revised allotments to the appropriate
regional office.
6. References.
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Public Law (P.L.) 116-94 FY 2020
Appropriations Act);
WIOA, Section 132(c), P.L. 113-128, 29 U.S.C. 3172(c);
WIOA Regulations at 20 CFR 683.135;
TEGL No. 16-19, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult,
Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities Program Allotments for Program Year (PY)
2020; PY 2020 Allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES)
Program and the Allotments of Workforce Information Grants to States for PY 2020;
and
TEGL No. 16-18, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult,
Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities Program Allotments for Program Year (PY)
2019; Final PY 2019 Allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES)
Program Allotments; and the Allotments of Workforce Information Grants to States
for PY 2019.
7. Attachments.
Attachment I - WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities, PY 2020 Reallotment to States
Attachment II - WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities, PY 2020 Revised Allotments
with Reallotment – PY/FY Split
Attachment 1
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities
PY 2020 Reallotment to States
Calculating Reallotment Amount* Impact on PY 2020 Allotments
Excess Total
Eligible States' Reallotment
Unobligated Original Recapture/
1/ Amount for
PY 2019 PY 2019 PY 2020 Reallotment Revised
Eligible States
Funds to be Dislocated (Based on eligible
Allotments Adjustment Total
Recaptured from Worker states' share of PY Before to PY 2020 PY 2020
PY 2020 funds Allotments 2019 Allotments) Reallotment Allotments Allotments
Alabama 0 18,361,881 97,223 17,387,399 97,223 17,484,622
Alaska 0 6,412,959 33,955 8,421,655 33,955 8,455,610
Arizona ** 0 30,330,562 160,594 39,830,842 160,594 39,991,436
Arkansas 0 6,238,880 33,034 6,061,513 33,034 6,094,547
California 0 148,077,038 784,039 142,073,567 784,039 142,857,606
Colorado 0 10,076,913 53,355 9,986,612 53,355 10,039,967
Connecticut 0 14,209,646 75,237 13,611,948 75,237 13,687,185
Delaware 0 2,410,156 12,761 2,343,949 12,761 2,356,710
District of Columbia 0 8,460,348 44,796 11,110,338 44,796 11,155,134
Florida 0 52,296,583 276,900 50,853,493 276,900 51,130,393
Georgia 0 38,622,811 204,500 36,871,224 204,500 37,075,724
Hawaii 0 1,609,621 8,523 1,618,611 8,523 1,627,134
Idaho 0 1,963,150 10,394 1,962,590 10,394 1,972,984
Illinois 0 59,630,195 315,730 56,663,539 315,730 56,979,269
Indiana 0 13,705,344 72,567 13,347,305 72,567 13,419,872
Iowa 0 4,129,889 21,867 4,077,392 21,867 4,099,259
Kansas 0 4,634,063 24,536 4,595,051 24,536 4,619,587
Kentucky 2,697,332 0 0 16,051,059 (2,697,332) 13,353,727
Louisiana 0 21,278,087 112,663 20,371,329 112,663 20,483,992
Maine 0 2,607,188 13,805 2,562,857 13,805 2,576,662
Maryland 0 15,311,178 81,070 15,019,525 81,070 15,100,595
Massachusetts 0 15,818,320 83,755 15,428,753 83,755 15,512,508
Michigan 0 28,980,249 153,445 28,103,101 153,445 28,256,546
Minnesota 0 8,647,015 45,784 8,623,882 45,784 8,669,666
Mississippi 0 12,860,111 68,092 16,877,853 68,092 16,945,945
Missouri 0 13,772,288 72,922 13,271,254 72,922 13,344,176
Montana 0 1,590,642 8,422 1,589,906 8,422 1,598,328
Nebraska 0 2,412,598 12,774 2,430,569 12,774 2,443,343
Nevada 466,433 0 0 13,341,178 (466,433) 12,874,745
New Hampshire 0 1,781,465 9,433 1,776,875 9,433 1,786,308
New Jersey 0 31,256,773 165,498 29,962,189 165,498 30,127,687
New Mexico ** 0 17,835,113 94,433 18,082,636 94,433 18,177,069
New York 0 50,974,953 269,902 50,005,712 269,902 50,275,614
North Carolina 0 29,197,023 154,592 28,414,511 154,592 28,569,103
North Dakota 0 827,923 4,384 827,550 4,384 831,934
Ohio 0 38,733,523 205,086 37,181,539 205,086 37,386,625
Oklahoma 0 7,602,403 40,253 7,437,134 40,253 7,477,387
Oregon 0 11,287,889 59,767 11,019,838 59,767 11,079,605
Pennsylvania 0 51,213,615 271,166 48,858,998 271,166 49,130,164
Puerto Rico 449,019 0 0 76,202,126 (449,019) 75,753,107
Rhode Island 0 3,976,659 21,056 3,806,076 21,056 3,827,132
South Carolina 0 14,948,152 79,148 14,268,943 79,148 14,348,091
South Dakota 0 1,181,022 6,253 1,190,973 6,253 1,197,226
Tennessee 0 18,224,532 96,495 17,478,205 96,495 17,574,700
Texas 0 61,217,636 324,135 59,820,885 324,135 60,145,020
Utah ** 0 4,331,085 22,932 4,261,672 22,932 4,284,604
Vermont 0 868,574 4,599 843,187 4,599 847,786
Virginia 0 13,864,434 73,409 13,694,749 73,409 13,768,158
Washington 0 26,722,692 141,491 26,957,248 141,491 27,098,739
West Virginia 1,380,493 0 0 12,852,260 (1,380,493) 11,471,767
Wisconsin 0 11,469,731 60,730 11,212,132 60,730 11,272,862
Wyoming 0 1,090,070 5,772 1,069,268 5,772 1,075,040
STATE TOTAL $4,993,277 $943,052,982 $4,993,277 $1,051,713,000 $0 $1,051,713,000
* Including prior year recapture/reallotment amounts
* Includes funds allocated to the Navajo Nation
1/
PY 2019 allotment amounts are used to determine the reallotment amount eligible states receive of the recaptured amount.
Attachment II
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities
PY 2020 Revised Allotments with Reallotment - PY/FY Split
Total Allotment Available 7/1/20 Available 10/1/20
Recapture/ Recapture/ Recapture/
Original Reallotment Revised Original Reallotment Revised Original Reallotment Revised
Alabama 17,387,399 97,223 17,484,622 3,175,108 - 3,175,108 14,212,291 97,223 14,309,514
Alaska 8,421,655 33,955 8,455,610 1,537,876 - 1,537,876 6,883,779 33,955 6,917,734
Arizona * 39,830,842 160,594 39,991,436 7,273,498 - 7,273,498 32,557,344 160,594 32,717,938
Arkansas 6,061,513 33,034 6,094,547 1,106,891 - 1,106,891 4,954,622 33,034 4,987,656
California 142,073,567 784,039 142,857,606 25,944,012 - 25,944,012 116,129,555 784,039 116,913,594
Colorado 9,986,612 53,355 10,039,967 1,823,652 - 1,823,652 8,162,960 53,355 8,216,315
Connecticut 13,611,948 75,237 13,687,185 2,485,674 - 2,485,674 11,126,274 75,237 11,201,511
Delaware 2,343,949 12,761 2,356,710 428,028 - 428,028 1,915,921 12,761 1,928,682
District of Columbia 11,110,338 44,796 11,155,134 2,028,856 - 2,028,856 9,081,482 44,796 9,126,278
Florida 50,853,493 276,900 51,130,393 9,286,341 - 9,286,341 41,567,152 276,900 41,844,052
Georgia 36,871,224 204,500 37,075,724 6,733,043 - 6,733,043 30,138,181 204,500 30,342,681
Hawaii 1,618,611 8,523 1,627,134 295,574 - 295,574 1,323,037 8,523 1,331,560
Idaho 1,962,590 10,394 1,972,984 358,388 - 358,388 1,604,202 10,394 1,614,596
Illinois 56,663,539 315,730 56,979,269 10,347,312 - 10,347,312 46,316,227 315,730 46,631,957
Indiana 13,347,305 72,567 13,419,872 2,437,347 - 2,437,347 10,909,958 72,567 10,982,525
Iowa 4,077,392 21,867 4,099,259 744,571 - 744,571 3,332,821 21,867 3,354,688
Kansas 4,595,051 24,536 4,619,587 839,101 - 839,101 3,755,950 24,536 3,780,486
Kentucky 16,051,059 (2,697,332) 13,353,727 2,931,079 - 2,931,079 13,119,980 (2,697,332) 10,422,648
Louisiana 20,371,329 112,663 20,483,992 3,720,002 - 3,720,002 16,651,327 112,663 16,763,990
Maine 2,562,857 13,805 2,576,662 468,003 - 468,003 2,094,854 13,805 2,108,659
Maryland 15,019,525 81,070 15,100,595 2,742,711 - 2,742,711 12,276,814 81,070 12,357,884
Massachusetts 15,428,753 83,755 15,512,508 2,817,440 - 2,817,440 12,611,313 83,755 12,695,068
Michigan 28,103,101 153,445 28,256,546 5,131,899 - 5,131,899 22,971,202 153,445 23,124,647
Minnesota 8,623,882 45,784 8,669,666 1,574,805 - 1,574,805 7,049,077 45,784 7,094,861
Mississippi 16,877,853 68,092 16,945,945 3,082,060 - 3,082,060 13,795,793 68,092 13,863,885
Missouri 13,271,254 72,922 13,344,176 2,423,460 - 2,423,460 10,847,794 72,922 10,920,716
Montana 1,589,906 8,422 1,598,328 290,332 - 290,332 1,299,574 8,422 1,307,996
Nebraska 2,430,569 12,774 2,443,343 443,845 - 443,845 1,986,724 12,774 1,999,498
Nevada 13,341,178 (466,433) 12,874,745 2,436,229 - 2,436,229 10,904,949 (466,433) 10,438,516
New Hampshire 1,776,875 9,433 1,786,308 324,475 - 324,475 1,452,400 9,433 1,461,833
New Jersey 29,962,189 165,498 30,127,687 5,471,387 - 5,471,387 24,490,802 165,498 24,656,300
New Mexico * 18,082,636 94,433 18,177,069 3,302,065 - 3,302,065 14,780,571 94,433 14,875,004
New York 50,005,712 269,902 50,275,614 9,131,528 - 9,131,528 40,874,184 269,902 41,144,086
North Carolina 28,414,511 154,592 28,569,103 5,188,766 - 5,188,766 23,225,745 154,592 23,380,337
North Dakota 827,550 4,384 831,934 151,119 - 151,119 676,431 4,384 680,815
Ohio 37,181,539 205,086 37,386,625 6,789,710 - 6,789,710 30,391,829 205,086 30,596,915
Oklahoma 7,437,134 40,253 7,477,387 1,358,093 - 1,358,093 6,079,041 40,253 6,119,294
Oregon 11,019,838 59,767 11,079,605 2,012,329 - 2,012,329 9,007,509 59,767 9,067,276
Pennsylvania 48,858,998 271,166 49,130,164 8,922,127 - 8,922,127 39,936,871 271,166 40,208,037
Puerto Rico 76,202,126 (449,019) 75,753,107 13,915,248 - 13,915,248 62,286,878 (449,019) 61,837,859
Rhode Island 3,806,076 21,056 3,827,132 695,026 - 695,026 3,111,050 21,056 3,132,106
South Carolina 14,268,943 79,148 14,348,091 2,605,647 - 2,605,647 11,663,296 79,148 11,742,444
South Dakota 1,190,973 6,253 1,197,226 217,483 - 217,483 973,490 6,253 979,743
Tennessee 17,478,205 96,495 17,574,700 3,191,690 - 3,191,690 14,286,515 96,495 14,383,010
Texas 59,820,885 324,135 60,145,020 10,923,874 - 10,923,874 48,897,011 324,135 49,221,146
Utah* 4,261,672 22,932 4,284,604 778,223 - 778,223 3,483,449 22,932 3,506,381
Vermont 843,187 4,599 847,786 153,974 - 153,974 689,213 4,599 693,812
Virginia 13,694,749 73,409 13,768,158 2,500,794 - 2,500,794 11,193,955 73,409 11,267,364
Washington 26,957,248 141,491 27,098,739 4,922,655 - 4,922,655 22,034,593 141,491 22,176,084
West Virginia 12,852,260 (1,380,493) 11,471,767 2,346,947 - 2,346,947 10,505,313 (1,380,493) 9,124,820
Wisconsin 11,212,132 60,730 11,272,862 2,047,444 - 2,047,444 9,164,688 60,730 9,225,418
Wyoming 1,069,268 5,772 1,075,040 195,259 - 195,259 874,009 5,772 879,781
STATE TOTAL 1,051,713,000 - 1,051,713,000 192,053,000 - 192,053,000 859,660,000 - 859,660,000
* Includes funds allocated to the Navajo Nation
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