State apprenticeship expansion grant eligibility, Change 2

CLASSIFICATION
   EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION                    Funding Vehicle
               ADVISORY SYSTEM                               CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
          U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                           OA
             Washington, D.C. 20210                          DATE
                                                             October 10, 2019

ADVISORY:        TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 17-18,
                 Change 2

TO:              STATE GOVERNORS
                 STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
                 STATE WORKFORCE ADMINISTRATORS
                 STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCIES
                 STATE DIRECTORS, OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP
                 STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
                 STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARD CHAIRS AND DIRECTORS
                 STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES

FROM:            JOHN PALLASCH /s/
                 Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT:         Change 2 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 17-18,
                 Availability of Program Year (PY) 18 Funding for State Apprenticeship
                 Expansion

1. Purpose.

   To clarify eligible entities, explicitly identifying Palau as an entity eligible to apply for
   funding. All other information in TEGL 17-18, as amended by TEGL 17-18, Change 1,
   remains the same.

2. Action Requested.

   Please disseminate to appropriate staff.

3. Summary and Background.

        a. Summary – Change 2 to TEGL 17-18 provides consistency regarding eligible
           applicants, explicitly identifying Palau as an entity eligible to apply for funding as
           indicated elsewhere in TEGL-17-18 (pages 1-2, 4-5, and attachment I).

        b. Background – TEGL 17-18 announced the availability of PY 18 funding for State
           Apprenticeship Expansion. Change 1 to TEGL 17-18 modified certain items in
           TEGL 17-18 for purposes of clarity and management.

 RESCISSIONS                                                EXPIRATION DATE
 None                                                       Continuing

4. Changes and Clarifications.

   To provide clarification regarding entities that are Eligible Applicants under Section 5, please
   replace the first paragraph in Section 5 of TEGL 17-18 with the below new language:

       New Language:
       Eligible entities are 1) States, as defined at 29 CFR Section 29.2. The term “State” means
       “any of the 50 States of the United States, District of Columbia, or any Territory or
       possession of the United States”, and 2) the Republic of Palau (Palau).

5. Inquiries.

   Please direct all inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office.

6. References

      Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 17-18, Availability of Program
       Year 18 Funding for State Apprenticeship Expansion dated May 3, 2019; and
      Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 17-18, Change 1, Change 1 to
       TEGL 17-18: Availability of Program Year 18 Funding for State Apprenticeship
       Expansion dated May 21, 2019.

7. Attachment. Not Applicable.