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2012 WIA dislocated worker fund reallotment
Summary ETA announced adjusted program year 2012 Workforce Investment Act dislocated worker funding after recapture and reallotment under section 132(c). Its attachments give state calculations and revised funding levels. ETA now labels the period-specific advisory Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 22-12
Date issued
April 2, 2013
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this advisory Canceled as of 2026-10-24; its PDF prints Expiration Date: Continuing and Rescissions: None. It adjusts PY 2012 allotments; no cancellation instrument is identified.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION OWI
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OWI
DATE
Washington, D.C. 20210 April 2, 2013
ADVISORY: TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 22-12
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
FROM: JANE OATES /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Reallotment of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I Formula-Allotted
Funds for Dislocated Worker Activities
1. Purpose. To provide adjusted funding levels for Program Year (PY) 2012 allotments for the
Dislocated Worker program under WIA Title I Section 132(c) on recapture and reallotment.
2. References.
• Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, Division F, Title I and Title V, P.L. 112-74
(Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Appropriations Act);
• Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 19-11, Workforce Investment Act
(WIA) Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities Program Allotments for Program
Year (PY) 2012; Final PY 2012 Allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment
Service Program; and Workforce Information Grants to States Allotments for PY 2012;
• Workforce Investment Act Section 132(c), P.L. 105-220, 29 U.S.C. 2862(c); and
• Secretary’s Reallotment Procedures, 20 CFR 667.150.
3. Background. In the FY 2012 Appropriations Act, Congress appropriated WIA PY 2012
funds in two portions: 1) funds available for obligation July 1, 2012 (i.e., PY 2012 “base”
funds), and 2) funds available for obligation October 1, 2012 (i.e., FY 2013 “advance”
funds). Together, these two portions make up the complete PY 2012 WIA allotment. TEGL
19-11 announced WIA allotments based on this appropriation and alerted states to the
recapture and reallotment of funds’ provisions, as required under WIA Section 132(c).
Under this section of WIA, the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) is required to conduct
reallotment of excess unobligated WIA Adult, Youth, and Dislocated Worker formula funds.
We determine the amount available for recapture based on state financial reports submitted at
the end of the prior program year (i.e., PY 2011).
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
The procedures the Secretary uses for recapture and reallotment of funds are described in the
WIA regulations at 20 CFR 667.150. We will not recapture any PY 2012 funds for Adult
and Youth programs because no cases exist where PY 2011 unobligated funds exceed the
statutory requirements of 20 percent of state allotted funds. For the Dislocated Worker
program, however, one state had unobligated PY 2011 funds in excess of 20 percent.
Therefore, we will recapture $69,038 from PY 2012 funding from this one state and issue a
reallottment to the remaining states, as required by WIA Section 132(c).
4. Notice of Obligation Adjustment. We will issue Notices of Obligation and Deobligation
for the states reflecting the recapture and reallotment of these funds. We will make
adjustment of funds to the FY 2013 advance portion of the PY 2012 allotments, issued in
October 2012. Attached are tables displaying the net changes to PY 2012 formula allotments
and a description of the reallotment methodology.
5. Procedures and Reporting. Neither WIA statutory language, nor WIA regulatory language
provides specific requirements by which states must distribute reallotment funds among local
areas, so states have flexibility to determine the methodology they would like to use.
For any state from which funds are being recaptured, WIA 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 of this TEGL, the recapture/reallotment will apply to the FY 2013
advance portion of the PY 2012 allotment. Therefore, for reporting purposes, the
recapture/reallotment amount must be reflected (decrease or increase) in the “Total Federal
Funds Authorized” line of any affected FY 2013 WIA 9130 Financial Status 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 remarks section of the adjusted reports may include an
explanation of the adjustment.
6. Action Requested. Please distribute this guidance letter to the appropriate WIA staff.
7. Inquiries. Please direct questions regarding the revised allotments to the appropriate
regional office.
8. Attachment.
A. WIA Dislocated Worker Activities, PY 2012 Reallotment to States
B. WIA Dislocated Worker Activities, PY 2012 Revised Allotments with Reallotment
C. Dislocated Worker State Formula, PY 2012 Reallotment Methodology
Attachment 1: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2013/TEGL_22_12_Att_A.pdf
ATTACHMENT A
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
WIA Dislocated Worker Activities
PY 2012 Reallotment to States
PY 2011 *
Excess Dislocated Total
Unobligated Worker Adjustment
PY 2011 Allotments PY 2012 to Revised
Funds for for Reallotment Total PY 2012 Total
Recapture in Eligible Amount for PY 2012 (Recapture/ PY 2012
PY 2012 States Eligible States Allotments Reallotment) Allotments
Alabama 0 16,103,978 1,050 15,469,879 1,050 15,470,929
Alaska 0 1,801,832 117 1,617,337 117 1,617,454
Arizona ** 0 21,958,487 1,432 21,499,925 1,432 21,501,357
Arkansas 0 6,525,077 425 7,022,211 425 7,022,636
California 0 170,043,518 11,086 167,279,720 11,086 167,290,806
Colorado 0 13,947,918 909 16,138,114 909 16,139,023
Connecticut 0 12,099,340 789 12,425,813 789 12,426,602
Delaware 0 2,523,025 164 2,364,143 164 2,364,307
District of Columbia 69,038 0 0 2,584,544 (69,038) 2,515,506
Florida 0 81,146,334 5,290 77,488,229 5,290 77,493,519
Georgia 0 35,448,102 2,311 36,619,541 2,311 36,621,852
Hawaii 0 2,535,324 165 2,544,104 165 2,544,269
Idaho 0 4,234,037 276 4,848,656 276 4,848,932
Illinois 0 52,311,422 3,411 45,174,858 3,411 45,178,269
Indiana 0 22,936,088 1,495 19,764,183 1,495 19,765,678
Iowa 0 6,212,899 405 5,396,211 405 5,396,616
Kansas 0 5,771,477 376 6,269,130 376 6,269,506
Kentucky 0 14,962,447 976 14,426,545 976 14,427,521
Louisiana 0 8,755,097 571 10,053,020 571 10,053,591
Maine * 0 3,342,209 218 3,411,860 218 3,412,078
Maryland 0 14,280,338 931 13,446,336 931 13,447,267
Massachusetts 0 21,033,198 1,371 18,123,153 1,371 18,124,524
Michigan 0 51,206,873 3,339 37,950,243 3,339 37,953,582
Minnesota 0 12,869,603 839 12,016,430 839 12,017,269
Mississippi 0 10,134,604 661 10,347,245 661 10,347,906
Missouri 0 19,157,714 1,249 19,339,341 1,249 19,340,590
Montana 0 2,044,172 133 2,228,454 133 2,228,587
Nebraska 0 2,056,541 134 1,769,045 134 1,769,179
Nevada 0 14,310,158 933 14,404,698 933 14,405,631
New Hampshire 0 2,760,460 180 2,023,863 180 2,024,043
New Jersey 0 32,201,066 2,099 30,891,644 2,099 30,893,743
New Mexico ** 0 5,171,897 337 4,691,620 337 4,691,957
New York 0 55,804,488 3,638 53,040,830 3,638 53,044,468
North Carolina 0 35,042,869 2,285 33,775,540 2,285 33,777,825
North Dakota 0 499,156 33 491,586 33 491,619
Ohio 0 44,012,508 2,869 37,410,700 2,869 37,413,569
Oklahoma 0 6,906,804 450 5,818,181 450 5,818,631
Oregon 0 15,054,272 981 14,179,357 981 14,180,338
Pennsylvania 0 37,914,512 2,472 33,628,882 2,472 33,631,354
Puerto Rico 0 13,675,088 892 13,792,527 892 13,793,419
Rhode Island 0 5,096,307 332 4,729,397 332 4,729,729
South Carolina 0 19,157,131 1,249 17,247,928 1,249 17,249,177
South Dakota 0 839,629 55 914,615 55 914,670
Tennessee 0 22,094,179 1,440 21,002,405 1,440 21,003,845
Texas 0 61,926,140 4,037 65,045,270 4,037 65,049,307
Utah ** 0 6,053,827 395 6,236,314 395 6,236,709
Vermont 0 1,242,041 81 1,060,351 81 1,060,432
Virginia 0 18,453,304 1,203 16,429,934 1,203 16,431,137
Washington 0 22,238,858 1,450 22,715,887 1,450 22,717,337
West Virginia 0 4,552,003 297 4,805,556 297 4,805,853
Wisconsin 0 17,319,011 1,129 15,286,735 1,129 15,287,864
Wyoming 0 1,199,212 78 909,374 78 909,452
STATE TOTAL $69,038 $1,058,966,574 $69,038 $1,008,151,464 $0 $1,008,151,464
* Including rescissions based on the statutory formula and prior year recapture amount for Maine. No reallotment occurred; therefore, no reallotment
amounts are included.
** Includes Navajo Nation 1/10/2013
Attachment 2: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2013/TEGL_22_12_Att_B.pdf
ATTACHMENT B
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
WIA Dislocated Worker Activities
PY 2012 Revised Allotments with Reallotment
Total Available 7/1/12 Available 10/1/12
Recapture/ Recapture/ Recapture/
Original Reallotment Revised Original Reallotment Revised Original Reallotment Revised
Alabama 15,469,879 1,050 15,470,929 2,273,354 - 2,273,354 13,196,525 1,050 13,197,575
Alaska 1,617,337 117 1,617,454 237,673 - 237,673 1,379,664 117 1,379,781
Arizona * 21,499,925 1,432 21,501,357 3,159,491 - 3,159,491 18,340,434 1,432 18,341,866
Arkansas 7,022,211 425 7,022,636 1,031,939 - 1,031,939 5,990,272 425 5,990,697
California 167,279,720 11,086 167,290,806 24,582,353 - 24,582,353 142,697,367 11,086 142,708,453
Colorado 16,138,114 909 16,139,023 2,371,554 - 2,371,554 13,766,560 909 13,767,469
Connecticut 12,425,813 789 12,426,602 1,826,018 - 1,826,018 10,599,795 789 10,600,584
Delaware 2,364,143 164 2,364,307 347,419 - 347,419 2,016,724 164 2,016,888
District of Columbia 2,584,544 (69,038) 2,515,506 379,808 - 379,808 2,204,736 (69,038) 2,135,698
Florida 77,488,229 5,290 77,493,519 11,387,173 - 11,387,173 66,101,056 5,290 66,106,346
Georgia 36,619,541 2,311 36,621,852 5,381,373 - 5,381,373 31,238,168 2,311 31,240,479
Hawaii 2,544,104 165 2,544,269 373,865 - 373,865 2,170,239 165 2,170,404
Idaho 4,848,656 276 4,848,932 712,527 - 712,527 4,136,129 276 4,136,405
Illinois 45,174,858 3,411 45,178,269 6,638,607 - 6,638,607 38,536,251 3,411 38,539,662
Indiana 19,764,183 1,495 19,765,678 2,904,417 - 2,904,417 16,859,766 1,495 16,861,261
Iowa 5,396,211 405 5,396,616 792,993 - 792,993 4,603,218 405 4,603,623
Kansas 6,269,130 376 6,269,506 921,271 - 921,271 5,347,859 376 5,348,235
Kentucky 14,426,545 976 14,427,521 2,120,032 - 2,120,032 12,306,513 976 12,307,489
Louisiana 10,053,020 571 10,053,591 1,477,327 - 1,477,327 8,575,693 571 8,576,264
Maine 3,411,860 218 3,412,078 501,385 - 501,385 2,910,475 218 2,910,693
Maryland 13,446,336 931 13,447,267 1,975,987 - 1,975,987 11,470,349 931 11,471,280
Massachusetts 18,123,153 1,371 18,124,524 2,663,262 - 2,663,262 15,459,891 1,371 15,461,262
Michigan 37,950,243 3,339 37,953,582 5,576,924 - 5,576,924 32,373,319 3,339 32,376,658
Minnesota 12,016,430 839 12,017,269 1,765,857 - 1,765,857 10,250,573 839 10,251,412
Mississippi 10,347,245 661 10,347,906 1,520,565 - 1,520,565 8,826,680 661 8,827,341
Missouri 19,339,341 1,249 19,340,590 2,841,985 - 2,841,985 16,497,356 1,249 16,498,605
Montana 2,228,454 133 2,228,587 327,479 - 327,479 1,900,975 133 1,901,108
Nebraska 1,769,045 134 1,769,179 259,967 - 259,967 1,509,078 134 1,509,212
Nevada 14,404,698 933 14,405,631 2,116,822 - 2,116,822 12,287,876 933 12,288,809
New Hampshire 2,023,863 180 2,024,043 297,414 - 297,414 1,726,449 180 1,726,629
New Jersey 30,891,644 2,099 30,893,743 4,539,638 - 4,539,638 26,352,006 2,099 26,354,105
New Mexico * 4,691,620 337 4,691,957 689,450 - 689,450 4,002,170 337 4,002,507
New York 53,040,830 3,638 53,044,468 7,794,540 - 7,794,540 45,246,290 3,638 45,249,928
North Carolina 33,775,540 2,285 33,777,825 4,963,436 - 4,963,436 28,812,104 2,285 28,814,389
North Dakota 491,586 33 491,619 72,240 - 72,240 419,346 33 419,379
Ohio 37,410,700 2,869 37,413,569 5,497,636 - 5,497,636 31,913,064 2,869 31,915,933
Oklahoma 5,818,181 450 5,818,631 855,003 - 855,003 4,963,178 450 4,963,628
Oregon 14,179,357 981 14,180,338 2,083,707 - 2,083,707 12,095,650 981 12,096,631
Pennsylvania 33,628,882 2,472 33,631,354 4,941,885 - 4,941,885 28,686,997 2,472 28,689,469
Puerto Rico 13,792,527 892 13,793,419 2,026,861 - 2,026,861 11,765,666 892 11,766,558
Rhode Island 4,729,397 332 4,729,729 695,002 - 695,002 4,034,395 332 4,034,727
South Carolina 17,247,928 1,249 17,249,177 2,534,645 - 2,534,645 14,713,283 1,249 14,714,532
South Dakota 914,615 55 914,670 134,406 - 134,406 780,209 55 780,264
Tennessee 21,002,405 1,440 21,003,845 3,086,379 - 3,086,379 17,916,026 1,440 17,917,466
Texas 65,045,270 4,037 65,049,307 9,558,635 - 9,558,635 55,486,635 4,037 55,490,672
Utah * 6,236,314 395 6,236,709 916,449 - 916,449 5,319,865 395 5,320,260
Vermont 1,060,351 81 1,060,432 155,822 - 155,822 904,529 81 904,610
Virginia 16,429,934 1,203 16,431,137 2,414,438 - 2,414,438 14,015,496 1,203 14,016,699
Washington 22,715,887 1,450 22,717,337 3,338,181 - 3,338,181 19,377,706 1,450 19,379,156
West Virginia 4,805,556 297 4,805,853 706,194 - 706,194 4,099,362 297 4,099,659
Wisconsin 15,286,735 1,129 15,287,864 2,246,440 - 2,246,440 13,040,295 1,129 13,041,424
Wyoming 909,374 78 909,452 133,636 - 133,636 775,738 78 775,816
STATE TOTAL 1,008,151,464 - 1,008,151,464 148,151,464 - 148,151,464 860,000,000 - 860,000,000
* Includes funds allocated to the Navajo Nation 01/10/13
Attachment 3: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2013/TEGL_22_12_Att_C.pdf
ATTACHMENT C
Dislocated Worker (DW) State Formula
Program Year (PY) 2012 Reallotment Methodology
Reallotment Summary:
This year the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) analyzed State Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) Dislocated Worker 9130 financial reports from the June 30, 2012
reporting period for PY 2011, to determine if any state had unobligated funds in excess of 20
percent of their PY 2011 allotment amount. If so, we will recapture that amount from
PY 2012 funds and reallot among eligible states.
Source Data: State WIA 9130 financial status reports
Programs: State Dislocated Worker
State Rapid Response
Local Dislocated Worker (includes local administration)
Period: June 30, 2012
Years covered: PY 2011 and FY 2012
Reallotment Calculation Process:
(1) Determine the unobligated balance: ETA computes the state’s total amount of PY 2011
state obligations (including Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 funds) for the DW program. State
obligations are the sum of DW statewide activities obligations, Rapid Response obligations,
and 100 percent of local DW program funds (which includes funds for local administration).
The state’s total unobligated balance for the DW program is the 2011 DW allotment (minus
the total DW obligations) amount, adjusted for recapture/reallotment and statutory formula-
based rescissions, if applicable. This year a rescission was appropriate to all states,
recapture for Maine was applicable, but reallotment for all other states was not applicable.
(Note: for reallotment purposes, DW allotted funds transferred to the Navajo Nation are
added back to Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah local DW authorized amounts).
(2) Exclude state administrative costs: Section 667.150 of the regulations provides that the
recapture calculations exclude the reserve for state administration which is part of the DW
statewide activities. Data on state administrative amounts authorized and obligated are not
reported on WIA 9130 financial reports. In the preliminary calculation to determine states
potentially liable for recapture, the DW portion of the state administrative amount
authorized is estimated by calculating the five percent maximum amount for state DW
administrative costs using the DW state allotment amounts (adjusted for
recapture/reallotment and statutory formula-based rescissions). For the DW portion of the
state administrative amount obligated, 100 percent of the estimated authorized amount is
treated as obligated, although this estimate of state administration obligations is limited by
reported statewide activities obligations overall.
(3) Follow-up with states potentially liable for recapture: ETA requests that those states
potentially liable for recapture provide additional data on state administrative amounts that
are not regularly reported on the PY 2011 and FY 2012 statewide activities reports. The
amount of statewide activities funds that were authorized and obligated for state
administration as of June 30, 2012 is the requested additional information. If a state
provides actual state DW administrative costs, authorized and obligated, in the comments
section of revised 9130 reports, this data replaces the estimates. Based on the requested
additional actual data submitted by potentially liable states on revised reports, the DW total
allotment for these states is reduced by the DW portion of the state administrative amount
authorized. Likewise, the DW portion of the obligated state administrative funding reduces
the DW total obligations for these states.
(4) Reduce excess funds: States (including those adjusted by actual state administrative data)
with unobligated balances exceeding 20 percent of the combined PY 2011/FY 2012 DW
allotment amount (adjusted for recapture/reallotment and statutory formula-based
rescissions) will have their PY 2012 DW funding (from the FY 2013 portion) reduced
(recaptured) by the amount of the excess.
(5) Allot recapture among remaining states: Finally, states with unobligated balances which do
not exceed 20 percent (eligible states) will receive a share of the total recaptured amount
(based on their share of the total PY 2011/FY 2012 DW allotments of eligible states) in their
PY 2012 DW funding (the FY 2013 portion).
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