MEMORANDUM

DATE:		May 26, 2005

TO:		Regional Workforce Boards

FROM:	Lois A. Scott, Program Manager,  One-Stop and Program Support	

SUBJECT:	Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Training Allocations for Fiscal Year 2005-2006

The Agency for Workforce Innovation would like your assistance in determining the amount of regular Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) funds your Regional Workforce Board (RWB) will need for fiscal year 2005-2006. 

This program is federally funded to assist workers who have lost their jobs due to a shift in production or increased imports from foreign countries.  In order for affected workers to receive services and benefits under this program, a petition must be filed and approved by the United States Department of Labor (USDOL).  Workers who are covered under a TAA certification may qualify for the following benefits payable from the TAA funds:

•	Job Retraining which is expected to lead to reemployment;
•	Job Search Allowances reimbursable for approved job search expenses outside of the commuting distance, and
•	Relocation Allowances reimbursable for reemployment outside of the commuting distance.

The funds to be distributed will include administrative funds not to exceed 10% of your total training allocation.  Allowable TAA administrative costs may include assisting customers applying for the TAA program, development of training plans, applying program criteria, referrals to training, issuing/revoking training waivers and submission of the TAA monthly report.

Regional Workforce Boards
May 26, 2005
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Please submit your TAA funding request, on the attached form, to Mershal Noble by Friday, June 10, 2005.  If  you feel that you do not have sufficient need to justify submitting a request at this time, you may submit a request for TAA Supplemental funds during the year as outlined in the memorandum dated March 31, 2005, subject: Request for Supplemental TAA Funds.  We also request that you advise Ms. Noble if TAA funding is not needed at this time.

If you have any questions regarding the TAA program or policy questions, please contact Mershal Noble at (850) 921-3317 or via e-mail at mershal.noble@awi.state.fl.us.  Your fiscal questions may be addressed to Paul Bartlett at (850) 245-7375 or via e-mail at Paul.Bartlett@awi.state.fl.us.

LAS/mn

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cc:	Mike Switzer
	Susan Simpler
	Jim Doyal
	Mike Lynch
	Fay Malone
	Regional Finance Directors
	TAA Coordinators