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Program Year 2019 dislocated worker fund reallotment
Summary ETA tells states how Program Year 2019 WIOA Dislocated Worker allotments changed after it recaptured excess unobligated funds and reallotted them. The attachments give the revised state amounts. ETA now labels this funding advisory Canceled.
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Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 19-19
Date issued
April 29, 2020
Status
Withdrawn
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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
April 29, 2020
ADVISORY: TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 19-19
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
FROM: JOHN PALLASCH
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 2019)
1. Purpose. To provide adjusted funding levels for PY 2019 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 Dislocated Worker funding from PY 2019 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. TEGL 16-17, announcing the DW allotment levels for PY 2018, alerted
states to the recapture and reallotment of funds provisions, and notified states that any
recapture/reallotment of funds based on obligation of PY 2018 DW funding would
impact PY 2019 DW allotments.
In the FY 2019 Appropriations Act, Congress appropriated DW PY 2019 funds in two
portions: 1) funds available for obligation July 1, 2019 (i.e., PY 2019 “base” funds), and
2) funds available for obligation October 1, 2019 (i.e., FY 2020 “advance” funds).
Together, these two portions make up the total PY 2019 WIOA funding. TEGL 16-18
announced the DW allotment levels for PY 2019.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
4. Recapture and Reallotment.
a. Recapture and Reallotment Requirement. The WIOA Regulation at 20 CFR 683.135
describes the procedures the Secretary uses for recapture and reallotment of funds. ETA
will not recapture any PY 2019 funds for the Adult and Youth programs because there
are no states where PY 2018 unobligated funds exceed 20 percent of the allotment for
that program year for those programs. For the Dislocated Worker program, however,
Puerto Rico had unobligated PY 2018 funds in excess of 20 percent of its allotment.
Therefore, ETA will recapture a total of $2,677,483 from PY 2019 funding from Puerto
Rico 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 2020 advance portion of the PY 2019 allotments, which ETA issued in October
2019. The attached tables display the changes to PY 2019 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 mentioned in Section 4.a of this TEGL, the recapture/reallotment adjustments will be
made to the FY 2020 advance portion of the PY 2019 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 2020 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.
• Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, Public Law
(Pub.L.) 115-245 (Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Appropriations Act);
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Section 132(c), P.L. 113-128, 29 U.S.C.
3172(c);
• WIOA Regulations at 20 CFR 683.135
• Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 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 Workforce
Information Grants to States Allotments for PY 2019; and
• TEGL 16-17, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult, Dislocated
Worker and Youth Activities Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2018; final
allotments for PY 2018 for the Wagner-Peyser ES Program Allotments; and the
Allotments of Workforce Information Grants to States for PY 2018.
7. Attachments.
• Attachment I - WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities, PY 2019 Reallotment to States
• Attachment II - WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities, PY 2019 Revised Allotments
with Reallotment – PY/FY Split
Attachment I
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities
PY 2019 Reallotment to States
Calculating Reallotment Amount Impact on PY 2019 Allotments
Excess Total
Eligible States' Reallotment
Unobligated Original Recapture/
Amount for
PY 2018 PY 2018 1/ PY 2019 Reallotment Revised
Eligible States
Funds to be Dislocated (Based on eligible
Allotments Adjustment Total
Recaptured from Worker states' share of PY Before to PY 2019 PY 2019
PY 2019 funds Allotments 2018 Allotments) Reallotment Allotments Allotments
Alabama 0 19,403,477 52,149 18,309,732 52,149 18,361,881
Alaska 0 4,931,804 13,255 6,399,704 13,255 6,412,959
Arizona ** 0 23,325,333 62,689 30,267,873 62,689 30,330,562
Arkansas 0 6,424,584 17,267 6,221,613 17,267 6,238,880
California 0 155,293,670 417,368 147,659,670 417,368 148,077,038
Colorado 0 10,206,542 27,431 10,049,482 27,431 10,076,913
Connecticut 0 14,714,935 39,548 14,170,098 39,548 14,209,646
Delaware 0 2,469,027 6,636 2,403,520 6,636 2,410,156
District of Columbia 0 6,506,323 17,486 8,442,862 17,486 8,460,348
Florida 0 53,879,224 144,806 52,151,777 144,806 52,296,583
Georgia 0 40,579,379 109,061 38,513,750 109,061 38,622,811
Hawaii 0 1,625,873 4,370 1,605,251 4,370 1,609,621
Idaho 0 1,975,683 5,310 1,957,840 5,310 1,963,150
Illinois 0 63,122,436 169,648 59,460,547 169,648 59,630,195
Indiana 0 14,131,852 37,981 13,667,363 37,981 13,705,344
Iowa 0 4,157,398 11,173 4,118,716 11,173 4,129,889
Kansas 0 4,687,349 12,598 4,621,465 12,598 4,634,063
Kentucky 0 17,824,530 47,905 16,798,451 47,905 16,846,356
Louisiana 0 20,809,229 55,927 21,222,160 55,927 21,278,087
Maine 0 2,691,605 7,234 2,599,954 7,234 2,607,188
Maryland 0 15,388,755 41,359 15,269,819 41,359 15,311,178
Massachusetts 0 15,932,959 42,821 15,775,499 42,821 15,818,320
Michigan 0 30,030,680 80,711 28,899,538 80,711 28,980,249
Minnesota 0 8,735,306 23,477 8,623,538 23,477 8,647,015
Mississippi 0 12,819,787 34,454 12,825,657 34,454 12,860,111
Missouri 0 14,197,509 38,157 13,734,131 38,157 13,772,288
Montana 0 1,566,557 4,210 1,586,432 4,210 1,590,642
Nebraska 0 2,406,312 6,467 2,406,131 6,467 2,412,598
Nevada 0 13,969,031 37,543 14,017,016 37,543 14,054,559
New Hampshire 0 1,764,499 4,742 1,776,723 4,742 1,781,465
New Jersey 0 32,143,202 86,388 31,170,385 86,388 31,256,773
New Mexico ** 0 13,715,866 36,863 17,798,250 36,863 17,835,113
New York 0 51,705,216 138,963 50,835,990 138,963 50,974,953
North Carolina 0 30,287,711 81,401 29,115,622 81,401 29,197,023
North Dakota 0 814,876 2,190 825,733 2,190 827,923
Ohio 0 39,817,416 107,013 38,626,510 107,013 38,733,523
Oklahoma 0 7,752,077 20,835 7,581,568 20,835 7,602,403
Oregon 0 11,711,251 31,475 11,256,414 31,475 11,287,889
Pennsylvania 0 53,708,691 144,348 51,069,267 144,348 51,213,615
Puerto Rico 2,677,483 0 0 57,906,791 (2,677,483) 55,229,308
Rhode Island 0 4,145,795 11,142 3,965,517 11,142 3,976,659
South Carolina 0 15,568,291 41,841 14,906,311 41,841 14,948,152
South Dakota 0 1,167,155 3,137 1,177,885 3,137 1,181,022
Tennessee 0 19,170,626 51,523 18,173,009 51,523 18,224,532
Texas 0 62,335,256 167,532 61,050,104 167,532 61,217,636
Utah ** 0 4,410,694 11,854 4,319,231 11,854 4,331,085
Vermont 0 862,723 2,319 866,255 2,319 868,574
Virginia 0 14,034,717 37,720 13,826,714 37,720 13,864,434
Washington 0 26,872,218 72,222 26,650,470 72,222 26,722,692
West Virginia 0 7,526,410 20,228 9,766,567 20,228 9,786,795
Wisconsin 0 11,810,606 31,742 11,437,989 31,742 11,469,731
Wyoming 0 1,102,839 2,964 1,087,106 2,964 1,090,070
STATE TOTAL $2,677,483 $996,235,284 $2,677,483 $1,038,970,000 $0 $1,038,970,000
** Includes Navajo Nation
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PY 2018 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 2019 Revised Allotments with Reallotment - PY/FY Split
Total Allotment Available 7/1/19 Available 10/1/19
Recapture/ Recapture/ Recapture/
Original Reallotment Revised Original Reallotment Revised Original Reallotment Revised
Alabama 18,309,732 52,149 18,361,881 3,187,290 - 3,187,290 15,122,442 52,149 15,174,591
Alaska 6,399,704 13,255 6,412,959 1,114,036 - 1,114,036 5,285,668 13,255 5,298,923
Arizona * 30,267,873 62,689 30,330,562 5,268,918 - 5,268,918 24,998,955 62,689 25,061,644
Arkansas 6,221,613 17,267 6,238,880 1,083,035 - 1,083,035 5,138,578 17,267 5,155,845
California 147,659,670 417,368 148,077,038 25,704,042 - 25,704,042 121,955,628 417,368 122,372,996
Colorado 10,049,482 27,431 10,076,913 1,749,376 - 1,749,376 8,300,106 27,431 8,327,537
Connecticut 14,170,098 39,548 14,209,646 2,466,678 - 2,466,678 11,703,420 39,548 11,742,968
Delaware 2,403,520 6,636 2,410,156 418,396 - 418,396 1,985,124 6,636 1,991,760
District of Columbia 8,442,862 17,486 8,460,348 1,469,702 - 1,469,702 6,973,160 17,486 6,990,646
Florida 52,151,777 144,806 52,296,583 9,078,386 - 9,078,386 43,073,391 144,806 43,218,197
Georgia 38,513,750 109,061 38,622,811 6,704,329 - 6,704,329 31,809,421 109,061 31,918,482
Hawaii 1,605,251 4,370 1,609,621 279,436 - 279,436 1,325,815 4,370 1,330,185
Idaho 1,957,840 5,310 1,963,150 340,813 - 340,813 1,617,027 5,310 1,622,337
Illinois 59,460,547 169,648 59,630,195 10,350,669 - 10,350,669 49,109,878 169,648 49,279,526
Indiana 13,667,363 37,981 13,705,344 2,379,163 - 2,379,163 11,288,200 37,981 11,326,181
Iowa 4,118,716 11,173 4,129,889 716,971 - 716,971 3,401,745 11,173 3,412,918
Kansas 4,621,465 12,598 4,634,063 804,487 - 804,487 3,816,978 12,598 3,829,576
Kentucky 16,798,451 47,905 16,846,356 2,924,211 - 2,924,211 13,874,240 47,905 13,922,145
Louisiana 21,222,160 55,927 21,278,087 3,694,274 - 3,694,274 17,527,886 55,927 17,583,813
Maine 2,599,954 7,234 2,607,188 452,590 - 452,590 2,147,364 7,234 2,154,598
Maryland 15,269,819 41,359 15,311,178 2,658,113 - 2,658,113 12,611,706 41,359 12,653,065
Massachusetts 15,775,499 42,821 15,818,320 2,746,140 - 2,746,140 13,029,359 42,821 13,072,180
Michigan 28,899,538 80,711 28,980,249 5,030,724 - 5,030,724 23,868,814 80,711 23,949,525
Minnesota 8,623,538 23,477 8,647,015 1,501,153 - 1,501,153 7,122,385 23,477 7,145,862
Mississippi 12,825,657 34,454 12,860,111 2,232,642 - 2,232,642 10,593,015 34,454 10,627,469
Missouri 13,734,131 38,157 13,772,288 2,390,786 - 2,390,786 11,343,345 38,157 11,381,502
Montana 1,586,432 4,210 1,590,642 276,160 - 276,160 1,310,272 4,210 1,314,482
Nebraska 2,406,131 6,467 2,412,598 418,850 - 418,850 1,987,281 6,467 1,993,748
Nevada 14,017,016 37,543 14,054,559 2,440,030 - 2,440,030 11,576,986 37,543 11,614,529
New Hampshire 1,776,723 4,742 1,781,465 309,285 - 309,285 1,467,438 4,742 1,472,180
New Jersey 31,170,385 86,388 31,256,773 5,426,024 - 5,426,024 25,744,361 86,388 25,830,749
New Mexico * 17,798,250 36,863 17,835,113 3,098,253 - 3,098,253 14,699,997 36,863 14,736,860
New York 50,835,990 138,963 50,974,953 8,849,338 - 8,849,338 41,986,652 138,963 42,125,615
North Carolina 29,115,622 81,401 29,197,023 5,068,338 - 5,068,338 24,047,284 81,401 24,128,685
North Dakota 825,733 2,190 827,923 143,741 - 143,741 681,992 2,190 684,182
Ohio 38,626,510 107,013 38,733,523 6,723,958 - 6,723,958 31,902,552 107,013 32,009,565
Oklahoma 7,581,568 20,835 7,602,403 1,319,771 - 1,319,771 6,261,797 20,835 6,282,632
Oregon 11,256,414 31,475 11,287,889 1,959,474 - 1,959,474 9,296,940 31,475 9,328,415
Pennsylvania 51,069,267 144,348 51,213,615 8,889,946 - 8,889,946 42,179,321 144,348 42,323,669
Puerto Rico 57,906,791 (2,677,483) 55,229,308 10,080,197 - 10,080,197 47,826,594 (2,677,483) 45,149,111
Rhode Island 3,965,517 11,142 3,976,659 690,302 - 690,302 3,275,215 11,142 3,286,357
South Carolina 14,906,311 41,841 14,948,152 2,594,835 - 2,594,835 12,311,476 41,841 12,353,317
South Dakota 1,177,885 3,137 1,181,022 205,042 - 205,042 972,843 3,137 975,980
Tennessee 18,173,009 51,523 18,224,532 3,163,489 - 3,163,489 15,009,520 51,523 15,061,043
Texas 61,050,104 167,532 61,217,636 10,627,373 - 10,627,373 50,422,731 167,532 50,590,263
Utah* 4,319,231 11,854 4,331,085 751,875 - 751,875 3,567,356 11,854 3,579,210
Vermont 866,255 2,319 868,574 150,795 - 150,795 715,460 2,319 717,779
Virginia 13,826,714 37,720 13,864,434 2,406,902 - 2,406,902 11,419,812 37,720 11,457,532
Washington 26,650,470 72,222 26,722,692 4,639,214 - 4,639,214 22,011,256 72,222 22,083,478
West Virginia 9,766,567 20,228 9,786,795 1,700,127 - 1,700,127 8,066,440 20,228 8,086,668
Wisconsin 11,437,989 31,742 11,469,731 1,991,082 - 1,991,082 9,446,907 31,742 9,478,649
Wyoming 1,087,106 2,964 1,090,070 189,239 - 189,239 897,867 2,964 900,831
STATE TOTAL 1,038,970,000 - 1,038,970,000 180,860,000 - 180,860,000 858,110,000 - 858,110,000
* Includes funds allocated to the Navajo Nation
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