ARRA 2009 Weekly Report for the Week Ending 3/20/2009, Employment & Training Administration (ETA)

Program Description (Account Title)	Total Appropriation	Total Obligations	Total Disbursements
Recovery Act Adult Employment and Training Activities	$500,000,000	$495,000,000	$0
Recovery Act Dislocated Worker State Grants	$1,250,000,000	$1,237,500,000	$0
Recovery Act Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Act Grants	$200,000,000	$3,588,750	$0
Recovery Act Youth Activities	$1,200,000,000	$1,182,052,298	$0
Recovery Act High Growth/Emerging Industry Training and Placement	$750,000,000	$0	$0
Recovery Act Youth Build	$50,000,000	$0	$0
Recovery Act Community Service Employment	$120,000,000	$118,800,000	$0
Recovery Act Grants to States (Not a direct appropriation. To be expended from the ESA account in the UTF)	$400,000,000	$396,000,000	$0
Program Administration	$0	$0	$0
Training and Employment Service Recovery Act for Extension of NEGs for Health Insurance Coverage	$150,000,000	$0	$0
Payment to UTF, Recovery Act, for Extended Emergency Unemployment Compensation (Legislation specifies "such sums as may be necessary." This amount represents the current estimate based on latest economic assumptions)	$11,526,000,000	$0
Federal Additional Unemployment Comp-Recovery Act (Legislation specifies "such sums as may be necessary." This amount represents the current estimate based on latest economic assumptions)	$6,258,000,000	$0	$0
ARRA Funds - Transfer to State UI Accounts from Employment Security Administration Account within the Unemployment Trust Fund. (Obligations and disbursements will be provided on a monthly basis)	$500,000,000	$0	$0

Short bulleted list of the major actions taken to date

Short bulleted list of the major planned actions

On March 18th, Congressional notifications, a press release, guidance and Notices of Obligation went out for the $3.4 billion in formula funding to the states for WIA Adult, Youth and Dislocated Worker and Wagner-Peyser (Employment Service) programs.

DOL will issue the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) guidance letter next week, extending the WOTC to cover unemployed veterans and disconnected youth.

On March 18th, Congressional notification, a press release and temporary guidance (final waiting for Paper Reduction Act clearance) and Notices of Obligation went out for $118 million in Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) funds.

On March 18th, temporary guidance (final waiting for Paper Reduction Act clearance) and Notices of Obligation went out for $17 million in WIA funds for Native American and Tribal Youth programs. Congressional notifications were done on March 19th.

Change 1 to the Unemployment Insurance Program Letter on UI Modernization was issued on March 20th, after being reviewed by OMB. The letter provides guidance in Q & A form to states regarding policy on the permanency of state law provisions, as well as added clarifications on extension of benefits for participation in training.