TEGL 03-22 Change 1.pdf

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

ADVISORY SYSTEM

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Washington, D.C. 20210

CLASSIFICATION

Community Projects

CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL

ORM

DATE

March 1, 2023

RESCISSIONS

None

EXPIRATION DATE

June 30, 2023

ADVISORY: TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 03-22,

CHANGE 1

TO: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING

RECIPIENTS

FROM: BRENT PARTON

Acting Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT: Deadline Extension to Submit Applications for Fiscal Year 2022 Department of

Labor Community Projects

1. Purpose. To advise eligible entities for the Department of Labor’s (Department) Fiscal Year

(FY) 2022 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending projects that the deadline for submitting an application has been extended to March 31, 2023.

2. Action Requested. In order to receive FY 2022 Community Project/Congressionally

Directed Spending funds, eligible applicants (specified in Appendix I of Training and

Employment Guidance Letter [TEGL] No. 03-22) that have not yet submitted an application that includes all the required documents detailed in Appendix IV of TEGL No. 03-22, to https://www.grants.gov, must now do so no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time, March 31, 2023.

3. Summary and Background.

a. Summary – On July 21, 2022, the Department’s Employment and Training

Administration (ETA) issued TEGL No. 03-22 to solicit applications from eligible entities for FY 2022 Community Project demonstration grants and to provide the application procedures. In TEGL No. 03-22, eligible entities were advised that applications should be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time, February 28, 2023. The Department has determined that eligible entities may need additional time to submit such applications and is extending the deadline to March 31, 2023.

b. Background – In March 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 was signed into law. The legislation authorized $137,638,000 in congressionally directed funds for

173 organizations to carry out demonstration and pilot projects under section 169(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), overseen by the Department’s

ETA. The purpose and award amount of each grant is specified in the Division H – https://www.grants.gov/

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act, 2022, Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed

Spending Table. On July 21, 2022, ETA issued TEGL No. 03-22 to solicit applications from eligible entities for FY 2022 projects by no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time, February 28, 2023. While many eligible entities submitted their Community Project demonstration project application by this deadline, some eligible entities have not yet submitted a complete application.

4. Amended Guidance. TEGL No. 03-22 outlined the required actions that eligible entities must complete in applying for a grant, and provided a deadline of February 28, 2023 for submission of applications. However, the Department has determined that eligible entities may need additional time to review TEGL No. 03-22 and to develop a complete application.

Therefore, the Department is extending the deadline for submission of applications to March

31, 2023. All other guidance and information in TEGL No. 03-22 remains unchanged.

5. Inquiries. For further information, please contact Aiyana Pucci, Community Projects Grant

Officer at Community.Projects.ETA@dol.gov.

6. References.

• Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103, HR

2471);

• WIOA (Public Law 113-128), Section 169(c); and

• Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 03-22, Application Instructions and

Program Guidance for Department of Labor Community Project Recipients.

7. Attachment(s). None.

mailto:Community.Projects.ETA@dol.gov