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Restoration of Program Year 2015 WIOA advance allotments
Summary ETA restored the reduction in 2015 WIOA adult and dislocated worker advance allotments and decided not to reallot certain Program Year 2015 funds based on prior year obligations. Two attachments list the revised amounts by state. ETA now labels this change Canceled.
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U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 29-14, Change 4
Date issued
March 10, 2016
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this change Canceled as of 2026-10-24; its PDF prints Expiration Date: Continuing and Rescissions: None. It restores the 0.2108 percent reduction described in Change 3, but does not expressly rescind Change 3.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION WIOA/Wagner-Peyser
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OWI
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
March 10,2016
ADVISORY: TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 29-14,
CHANGE 4
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
ALL STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
FROM: PORTIA WU /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: The Department Restores the Reduced Adult and Dislocated Worker Funding
Available October 2015 to the Original Appropriated Amounts and Uses
Transition Authority to Forgo Recapture and Reallotment of Program Year (PY)
2015 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Funds.
1. Purpose. This guidance informs states that the Department will not reallot PY 2015 funds
among states based on obligations made during PY 2014, as indicated in TEGL 29-14,
Change 1. This is a one-time occurrence allowing states to use Rapid Response funds for
WIOA implementation activities, as referred in TEGL 26-14. This guidance also provides
States and outlying areas with revised WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker PY 2015 program
allotments, which became available to states in October 2015. The Change 3 to TEGL 29-14
revised the funding available to states on October 2015 to reflect the 0.2108 percent
reduction enacted in the short-term Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2016. This
Change 4 to TEGL 29-14 rescinds the 0.2108 percent reduction and fully restores
appropriated original funding.
2. References.
• Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, (Pub. L. 114-113)
• Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016, H. J. Res 176, enacted September 30, 2015
• Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235)
• Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended (Title II of Pub. L. 99-
177)
• Budget Control Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112-25)
• TEGL 26-14, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Transition Authority for
Flexible Use of State Rapid Response Funds
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
• TEGL 29-14, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult, Dislocated
Worker and Youth Activities Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2015; Final PY
2015 Allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES) Program
Allotments; and Workforce Information Grants to States Allotments for PY 2015
• TEGL 29-14, Change 1, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult,
Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities Program Allotments for Program Year (PY)
2015; Final PY 2015 Allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES)
Program Allotments; and Workforce Information Grants to States Allotments for PY
2015
• TEGL 29-14, Change 2, Update to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities Program Allotments for Program Year
(PY) 2015; Final PY 2015 Allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service
Program Allotments; and Workforce Information Grants to States Allotments for PY
2015
• TEGL 29-14, Change 3, Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Advanced Funding Levels Available
October 2015 for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Programs
• TEGL 21-12, Updated Economically Disadvantaged Youth and Adult Data for use in
Program Year (PY) 2013 and Future Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth and Adult
Within-State Allocation Formulas
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, Public Law 113-128, as amended
• Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.)
• LAUS Technical Memorandum No. S-14-22
3. Background. TEGL 29-14 issued April 27, 2015, announced PY 2015 WIOA Title I State
allotments. States were informed that the Department would reallot funds among the States
under WIOA during PY 2015 based on State obligations made during PY 2014. WIOA
Sections 127(c) and 132(c) and WIA regulations at 20 CFR 667.150 (pending publication of
the WIOA final rule) outline recapture and reallotment of funds provisions for WIOA funds.
Subsequently, Change 1 to TEGL 29-14, issued May 1, 2015, rescinded TEGL 29-14,
correcting the due date for each of the SF-424s from April 18 to May 12, 2015, for the WIOA
funding streams for the Youth, Adult, and Dislocated Worker programs listed in Section 9,
Submission, and leaving the rest of the TEGL unchanged. Change 2, issued September 1,
2015, informed the workforce investment system of changes to previous guidance in TEGL
29-14 Change 1. One change corrected the Executive Level II salary cap from $181,500 to
$183,300, and the second change made four corrections to Attachment A. The remainder of
the TEGL was unchanged. Change 3, issued November 10, 2015, informed states of
allotment adjustments necessary due to the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016, enacted
September 30, 2015, which reduced the FY 2016 advance funds for WIOA Adult and
Dislocated Worker programs by 0.2108 percent.
This Change 4 to TEGL 29-14 informs states that the Department will not reallot PY 2015
funds among states based on obligations made during PY 2014. In addition, FY 2016
advance funding for PY 2015 is restored to the original levels contained in TEGL 29-14 for
the Adult and Dislocated Worker programs.
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4. Recapture and Reallotment Waived in PY 2015. Section 503(a) and (b) provides the
Secretary of Labor with the authority to take such actions as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate to provide for the orderly transition from the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
to any provision of WIOA Title I. The Department applied this transition authority in TEGL
26-14, issued April 14, 2015, to provide flexibility in the use of Rapid Response funds for
WIOA implementation activities. The Department authorized states to use up to 100 percent
of their available PY 2014 Rapid Response funds not needed to meet statutory requirement
for the Rapid Response program for WIOA implementation activities. The Department is
applying this same transition authority to waive recapture and reallotment requirements in PY
2015 to ensure states are able to use the flexibility offered in TEGL 26-14 without risk of
having funds recaptured.
5. Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Advance Funding Restored. On December 18, 2015, President
Obama signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, which funds the federal
government through September 30, 2016. This Act did not contain the 0.2108 percent
reduction included in the Continuing Resolution, or other rescission. Therefore, FY 2016
advance funding for PY 2015 is restored to the original levels contained in TEGL 29-14.
This Change 4 TEGL informs the states of the restoration of the original appropriated
allotment levels for PY 2015. The restoration of funds was completed in early February and
revised allotment levels are listed in the attachments to this TEGL for informational
purposes.
6. Notice of Obligation (NOO). The Department issued NOOs with the new FY 2016 advance
amounts for the Adult and Dislocated Worker programs in early February 2016.
7. Inquiries. Please direct questions regarding these allotments to the appropriate ETA
Regional Office. Information on allotments and planning requirements may also be found on
the ETA Web site at http://www.doleta.gov.
8. Attachments.
A. WIOA Adult Activities 0.2108 Percent Restoration (Applicable to FY 2016 “Advance”
Funds Available 10/1/15)
B. WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities 0.2108 Percent Restoration (Applicable to FY
2016 “Advance” Funds Available 10/1/15)
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Attachment 1
Official attachment: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2016/TEGL_29-14_Change_4_Attachment_A.pdf
Attachment A
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
WIOA Adult Activities
0.2108 Percent Restoration (Applicable to FY 2016 "Advance" Funds Available 10/1/15)
Revised Allotment with Reduction FY 2016 Revised Allotment with Restoration
7/1/2015 10/1/2015 0.2108% 7/1/2015 10/1/2015
State Total (PY 2015) (FY 2016) Restoration Total (PY 2015) (FY 2016)
Total $773,092,104 $64,736,000 $708,356,104 $1,500,896 $774,593,000 $64,736,000 $709,857,000
Alabama 10,680,349 894,335 9,786,014 20,735 10,701,084 894,335 9,806,749
Alaska 1,927,898 161,435 1,766,463 3,743 1,931,641 161,435 1,770,206
Arizona 17,290,125 1,447,814 15,842,311 33,567 17,323,692 1,447,814 15,875,878
Arkansas 7,323,101 613,211 6,709,890 14,217 7,337,318 613,211 6,724,107
California 115,354,275 9,659,359 105,694,916 223,951 115,578,226 9,659,359 105,918,867
Colorado 10,953,691 917,223 10,036,468 21,266 10,974,957 917,223 10,057,734
Connecticut 8,839,691 740,205 8,099,486 17,162 8,856,853 740,205 8,116,648
Delaware 1,927,898 161,435 1,766,463 3,743 1,931,641 161,435 1,770,206
District of Columbia 2,115,416 177,137 1,938,279 4,107 2,119,523 177,137 1,942,386
Florida 42,714,848 3,576,790 39,138,058 82,927 42,797,775 3,576,790 39,220,985
Georgia 26,455,531 2,215,293 24,240,238 51,361 26,506,892 2,215,293 24,291,599
Hawaii 1,947,501 163,077 1,784,424 3,781 1,951,282 163,077 1,788,205
Idaho 2,888,650 241,885 2,646,765 5,608 2,894,258 241,885 2,652,373
Illinois 39,629,156 3,318,406 36,310,750 76,937 39,706,093 3,318,406 36,387,687
Indiana 14,742,342 1,234,472 13,507,870 28,621 14,770,963 1,234,472 13,536,491
Iowa 3,391,688 284,008 3,107,680 6,585 3,398,273 284,008 3,114,265
Kansas 4,493,371 376,259 4,117,112 8,724 4,502,095 376,259 4,125,836
Kentucky 13,927,587 1,166,247 12,761,340 27,039 13,954,626 1,166,247 12,788,379
Louisiana 8,799,121 736,807 8,062,314 17,083 8,816,204 736,807 8,079,397
Maine 2,921,620 244,646 2,676,974 5,672 2,927,292 244,646 2,682,646
Maryland 11,442,200 958,129 10,484,071 22,214 11,464,414 958,129 10,506,285
Massachusetts 14,694,217 1,230,442 13,463,775 28,528 14,722,745 1,230,442 13,492,303
Michigan 28,724,899 2,405,322 26,319,577 55,767 28,780,666 2,405,322 26,375,344
Minnesota 7,749,779 648,939 7,100,840 15,046 7,764,825 648,939 7,115,886
Mississippi 8,713,817 729,664 7,984,153 16,917 8,730,734 729,664 8,001,070
Missouri 13,221,174 1,107,094 12,114,080 25,668 13,246,842 1,107,094 12,139,748
Montana 2,043,173 171,088 1,872,085 3,967 2,047,140 171,088 1,876,052
Nebraska 1,927,898 161,435 1,766,463 3,743 1,931,641 161,435 1,770,206
Nevada 8,792,165 736,225 8,055,940 17,069 8,809,234 736,225 8,073,009
New Hampshire 1,927,898 161,435 1,766,463 3,743 1,931,641 161,435 1,770,206
New Jersey 22,445,058 1,879,470 20,565,588 43,575 22,488,633 1,879,470 20,609,163
New Mexico 5,035,173 421,628 4,613,545 9,775 5,044,948 421,628 4,623,320
New York 50,323,951 4,213,950 46,110,001 97,700 50,421,651 4,213,950 46,207,701
North Carolina 25,112,733 2,102,851 23,009,882 48,754 25,161,487 2,102,851 23,058,636
North Dakota 1,927,898 161,435 1,766,463 3,743 1,931,641 161,435 1,770,206
Ohio 26,466,713 2,216,229 24,250,484 51,383 26,518,096 2,216,229 24,301,867
Oklahoma 6,676,464 559,064 6,117,400 12,962 6,689,426 559,064 6,130,362
Oregon 9,975,757 835,335 9,140,422 19,367 9,995,124 835,335 9,159,789
Pennylvania 28,141,254 2,356,449 25,784,805 54,634 28,195,888 2,356,449 25,839,439
Puerto Rico 21,174,801 1,773,103 19,401,698 41,109 21,215,910 1,773,103 19,442,807
Rhode Island 3,562,860 298,341 3,264,519 6,917 3,569,777 298,341 3,271,436
South Carolina 11,051,372 925,403 10,125,969 21,455 11,072,827 925,403 10,147,424
South Dakota 1,927,898 161,435 1,766,463 3,743 1,931,641 161,435 1,770,206
Tennessee 16,998,741 1,423,415 15,575,326 33,002 17,031,743 1,423,415 15,608,328
Texas 52,221,726 4,372,863 47,848,863 101,384 52,323,110 4,372,863 47,950,247
Utah 3,292,116 275,670 3,016,446 6,391 3,298,507 275,670 3,022,837
Vermont 1,927,898 161,435 1,766,463 3,743 1,931,641 161,435 1,770,206
Virginia 12,346,524 1,033,854 11,312,670 23,970 12,370,494 1,033,854 11,336,640
Washington 14,839,534 1,242,610 13,596,924 28,810 14,868,344 1,242,610 13,625,734
West Virginia 4,048,799 339,032 3,709,767 7,860 4,056,659 339,032 3,717,627
Wisconsin 12,173,126 1,019,335 11,153,791 23,633 12,196,759 1,019,335 11,177,424
Wyoming 1,927,898 161,435 1,766,463 3,743 1,931,641 161,435 1,770,206
State Total 771,159,373 64,574,159 706,585,214 1,497,144 772,656,517 64,574,159 708,082,358
American Samoa 205,522 17,210 188,312 399 205,921 17,210 188,711
Guam 697,604 58,415 639,189 1,354 698,958 58,415 640,543
Northern Marianas 381,143 31,916 349,227 740 381,883 31,916 349,967
Palau 74,855 6,268 68,587 145 75,000 6,268 68,732
Virgin Islands 573,607 48,032 525,575 1,114 574,721 48,032 526,689
Outlying Areas Total 1,932,731 161,841 1,770,890 3,752 1,936,483 161,841 1,774,642
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Attachment 2
Official attachment: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2016/TEGL_29-14_Change_4_Attachment_B.pdf
Attachment B
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities
0.2108 Percent Restoration (Applicable to FY 2016 "Advance" Funds Available 10/1/15)
Revised Allotment with Reduction FY 2016 Revised Allotment with Restoration
7/1/2015 10/1/2015 0.2108% 7/1/2015 10/1/2015
State Total (PY 2015) (FY 2016) Restoration Total (PY 2015) (FY 2016)
Total $1,230,743,520 $176,389,000 $1,054,354,520 $2,234,480 $1,232,978,000 $176,389,000 $1,056,589,000
Alabama 14,985,346 2,305,506 12,679,840 26,873 15,012,219 2,305,506 12,706,713
Alaska 2,180,209 335,427 1,844,782 3,910 2,184,119 335,427 1,848,692
Arizona 22,471,417 3,457,243 19,014,174 40,298 22,511,715 3,457,243 19,054,472
Arkansas 8,037,645 1,236,597 6,801,048 14,414 8,052,059 1,236,597 6,815,462
California 163,769,442 25,196,043 138,573,399 293,689 164,063,131 25,196,043 138,867,088
Colorado 13,597,951 2,092,054 11,505,897 24,385 13,622,336 2,092,054 11,530,282
Connecticut 13,588,106 2,090,540 11,497,566 24,368 13,612,474 2,090,540 11,521,934
Delaware 2,592,255 398,820 2,193,435 4,649 2,596,904 398,820 2,198,084
District of Columbia 3,437,463 528,856 2,908,607 6,164 3,443,627 528,856 2,914,771
Florida 61,676,128 9,488,915 52,187,213 110,604 61,786,732 9,488,915 52,297,817
Georgia 39,910,130 6,140,201 33,769,929 71,571 39,981,701 6,140,201 33,841,500
Hawaii 1,927,820 296,596 1,631,224 3,457 1,931,277 296,596 1,634,681
Idaho 2,632,159 404,959 2,227,200 4,720 2,636,879 404,959 2,231,920
Illinois 58,220,743 8,957,302 49,263,441 104,408 58,325,151 8,957,302 49,367,849
Indiana 17,579,882 2,704,677 14,875,205 31,526 17,611,408 2,704,677 14,906,731
Iowa 4,418,316 679,761 3,738,555 7,923 4,426,239 679,761 3,746,478
Kansas 4,674,576 719,187 3,955,389 8,383 4,682,959 719,187 3,963,772
Kentucky 16,191,343 2,491,049 13,700,294 29,036 16,220,379 2,491,049 13,729,330
Louisiana 9,199,163 1,415,298 7,783,865 16,497 9,215,660 1,415,298 7,800,362
Maine 3,585,965 551,703 3,034,262 6,431 3,592,396 551,703 3,040,693
Maryland 17,518,197 2,695,187 14,823,010 31,415 17,549,612 2,695,187 14,854,425
Massachusetts 21,227,129 3,265,809 17,961,320 38,067 21,265,196 3,265,809 17,999,387
Michigan 40,009,213 6,155,446 33,853,767 71,749 40,080,962 6,155,446 33,925,516
Minnesota 8,317,504 1,279,654 7,037,850 14,916 8,332,420 1,279,654 7,052,766
Mississippi 11,027,408 1,696,575 9,330,833 19,776 11,047,184 1,696,575 9,350,609
Missouri 18,443,223 2,837,503 15,605,720 33,074 18,476,297 2,837,503 15,638,794
Montana 1,696,416 260,995 1,435,421 3,042 1,699,458 260,995 1,438,463
Nebraska 2,012,699 309,655 1,703,044 3,609 2,016,308 309,655 1,706,653
Nevada 13,248,618 2,038,309 11,210,309 23,759 13,272,377 2,038,309 11,234,068
New Hampshire 2,350,803 361,673 1,989,130 4,216 2,355,019 361,673 1,993,346
New Jersey 33,907,727 5,216,728 28,690,999 60,807 33,968,534 5,216,728 28,751,806
New Mexico 6,679,837 1,027,698 5,652,139 11,979 6,691,816 1,027,698 5,664,118
New York 68,885,720 10,598,116 58,287,604 123,533 69,009,253 10,598,116 58,411,137
North Carolina 31,641,283 4,868,034 26,773,249 56,743 31,698,026 4,868,034 26,829,992
North Dakota 565,157 86,950 478,207 1,013 566,170 86,950 479,220
Ohio 33,698,425 5,184,526 28,513,899 60,432 33,758,857 5,184,526 28,574,331
Oklahoma 5,932,862 912,775 5,020,087 10,639 5,943,501 912,775 5,030,726
Oregon 13,647,926 2,099,743 11,548,183 24,475 13,672,401 2,099,743 11,572,658
Pennylvania 37,118,337 5,710,682 31,407,655 66,565 37,184,902 5,710,682 31,474,220
Puerto Rico 20,320,769 3,126,365 17,194,404 36,441 20,357,210 3,126,365 17,230,845
Rhode Island 5,523,351 849,771 4,673,580 9,905 5,533,256 849,771 4,683,485
South Carolina 12,459,629 1,916,923 10,542,706 22,344 12,481,973 1,916,923 10,565,050
South Dakota 854,625 131,485 723,140 1,533 856,158 131,485 724,673
Tennessee 21,469,142 3,303,043 18,166,099 38,501 21,507,643 3,303,043 18,204,600
Texas 55,499,282 8,538,603 46,960,679 99,527 55,598,809 8,538,603 47,060,206
Utah 2,957,940 455,081 2,502,859 5,304 2,963,244 455,081 2,508,163
Vermont 805,288 123,894 681,394 1,444 806,732 123,894 682,838
Virginia 17,653,972 2,716,076 14,937,896 31,659 17,685,631 2,716,076 14,969,555
Washington 19,498,889 2,999,918 16,498,971 34,967 19,533,856 2,999,918 16,533,938
West Virginia 4,805,969 739,402 4,066,567 8,619 4,814,588 739,402 4,075,186
Wisconsin 15,735,010 2,420,842 13,314,168 28,218 15,763,228 2,420,842 13,342,386
Wyoming 726,711 111,805 614,906 1,303 728,014 111,805 616,209
State Total 1,010,915,120 155,530,000 855,385,120 1,812,880 1,012,728,000 155,530,000 857,198,000
American Samoa 327,153 31,043 296,110 627 327,780 31,043 296,737
Guam 1,110,454 105,368 1,005,086 2,130 1,112,584 105,368 1,007,216
Northern Marianas 606,708 57,569 549,139 1,164 607,872 57,569 550,303
Palau 119,154 11,306 107,848 229 119,383 11,306 108,077
Virgin Islands 913,075 86,640 826,435 1,751 914,826 86,640 828,186
Outlying Areas Total 3,076,544 291,926 2,784,618 5,901 3,082,445 291,926 2,790,519
National Reserve 216,751,856 20,567,074 196,184,782 415,699 217,167,555 20,567,074 196,600,481
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