ETA-TEGL-10-22 Change 1.pdf

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

ADVISORY SYSTEM

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Washington, D.C. 20210

CLASSIFICATION

SCSEP

CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL

OWI DNPTTA

DATE

April 10, 2023

RESCISSIONS

None

EXPIRATION DATE

Continuing

ADVISORY: TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 10-22,

Change 1

TO: SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

GRANTEES

FROM: BRENT PARTON

Acting Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT: Extension of Deadline to Submit Funding Requests under TEGL No. 10-22, Program Year (PY) 2022 Information Technology (IT) Implementation and

Support Funding for Senior Community Service Employment Program

(SCSEP) State, Territorial, and National Grantees

1. Purpose. To notify all current state, national, and territory grantees that the deadline for submitting grant applications under TEGL No. 10-22 is extended to May

1, 2023.

2. Action Requested. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (Department) Employment and

Training Administration (ETA) requests that all SCSEP national, state, and territory grantee administrators share the information contained in this guidance with appropriate staff.

3. Summary and Background.

a. Summary – On March 17, 2023, the Department issued TEGL No. 10-22, advising

PY22 SCSEP grantees of the availability of up to approximately $9.5 million to assist with IT implementation and support costs related to the Department’s transition and implementation of the new Grantee Performance Management System (GPMS) case management tool. TEGL No. 10-22 established a deadline of April 17, 2023, to apply for these funds. The Department has determined that grantees may require additional time to complete their application procedures, and is extending that deadline to May 1, 2023.

b. Background – See section 3.b. of TEGL No. 10-22 for information on allowable uses of grant funds under this opportunity.

4. Guidance. Section 4.c. of TEGL No. 10-22 sets out the availability of funds and application review steps necessary for grantees to apply for the grant opportunity to carry out programmatic and administrative activities associated with the GPMS. As noted above, the Department has determined that grantees may need additional time to carry out application procedures to allow the greatest number of grantees to apply for these funds. Therefore, the Department is extending the deadline to 11:59 PM EDT on

May 1, 2023. The Department is also providing some clarifications in the following paragraphs of this Change TEGL. All other guidance and information in TEGL No.

10-22 remain the same.

The Department recognizes some grantees may wish to use funds under this opportunity to procure goods or services, and that such procurement procedures may be difficult or impossible to complete prior to the application deadline, even with the two-week extension. However, even in such instances, the Department encourages all grantees to apply within the deadline, and, if applicable, describe to the greatest extent possible the anticipated procurement activities relative to this initiative. If necessary, selected awardees may submit amendment requests post-award, and must do so in accordance with 2 CFR 200.308, including the procurement requirements at 2 CFR 200.308(c)(6).

Additionally, the Department is providing the following clarification regarding the administrative requirements under these grants. As specified in TEGL No. 10-22, the

Department will award funds under this opportunity under the recapture authority of section 517(c) of the Older Americans Act (OAA) and the Further Consolidated

Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94). These awards will not be subject to 1) the match (non-federal share) requirements under sections 502(c)(1)-(2) of the OAA; 2) the administrative cost limitations under section 502(c)(3) of the OAA; or 3) the requirements on use of funds for participant wages and benefits under section

502(c)(6)(B) of the OAA. The Department reminds grantees that funds under this opportunity may be used for programmatic and/or administrative costs, provided such costs are related to the implementation of the GPMS.

5. Inquiries. Questions regarding this guidance should be emailed to Jeannette Flowers at

Flowers.Jeannette@dol.gov.

6. References.

• TEGL No. 10-22, Program Year (PY) 2022 Information Technology (IT) Implementation and Support Funding for Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) State, Territorial, and National Grantees, https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/advisories/tegl-10-22.

7. Attachment(s). None.

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/advisories/tegl-10-22 mailto:flowers.jeannette@dol.gov https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/advisories/tegl-10-22