ApprenticeshipUSA grant application number correction

CLASSIFICATION
  EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION                    ApprenticeshipUSA/Registered
             ADVISORY SYSTEM                                Apprenticeship
         U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                           CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
          Washington, D.C. 20210                            OA
                                                            DATE
                                                            April 27, 2016

ADVISORY:       TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 19-15,
                CHANGE 1

TO:             STATE GOVERNORS
                STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCIES
                STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
                STATE WORKFORCE ADMINISTRATORS
                STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
                STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARD CHAIRS AND DIRECTORS
                STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES
                STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES

FROM:           PORTIA WU /s/
                Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT:        Change 1 to ApprenticeshipUSA Funding Announcement: State Accelerator
                Grants

    1. Purpose. To correct the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number in the
    TEGL which is required to apply for ApprenticeshipUSA funding at www.grants.gov. The
    correct CFDA number is 17.285 (not 17.201 as previously cited).

      Also, this TEGL alerts applicants to direct ApprenticeshipUSA program questions to Cierra
      Mitchell in the Office of Apprenticeship at [email protected]. Questions concerning
      the submission process should continue to be directed to Andrea Hill, Grants Management
      Specialist at [email protected].

    2. Background. The CFDA is a government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects,
    services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains
    financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and
    establishments of the Federal government.

      The CFDA number 17.285 is the dedicated number assigned to ApprenticeshipUSA
      programmatic funding (including, the State Accelerator Grants).

    3. Instructions. States should follow Section 7 of TEGL 19-15
     (http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=5364) for Submission
     Procedures and Timeline, while noting the that electronically submitted SF-424 through
     Grants.gov must include the CFDA number, 17.285 for the Estimated Funding Item
     #11.

 RESCISSIONS                                              EXPIRATION DATE
 None                                                     Continuing

4.   Inquiries. ApprenticeshipUSA program questions should be directed to Cierra Mitchell in
     the Office of Apprenticeship at [email protected]. Questions concerning the
     submission process should be directed to Andrea Hill, Grants Management Specialist, at
     [email protected].

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