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Maryland's Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation is currently posting Electronic Workforce Investment Field Instructions (WIFI's) in MSWord format (download Word viewer for free) for agency review and comments.

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FINAL - WIA Field Instructions (by date) - 2009

PELL Grants and the Payment of Unemployment Benefits to Individuals in Approved Training WIFI 4-09 (Word document, 267KB) - October 14, 2009
Pell Grants and the Payment of Unemployment Benefits to Individuals in Approved Training TEGL 21-08 (PDF document, 100KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
Pell Grants and the Payment of Unemployment Benefits to Individuals in Approved Training TEGL 21-08 Change 1 (PDF document, 26KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
Pell Grant Letter (PDF document, 75KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
Pell Grant Waiver Form (Word document, 47KB)

Operating Instructions for Implementing the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2009 WIFI 3-09 (Word document, 274KB) - October 14, 2009

Maryland's Program Year (PY) 2009 Performance Goals for the WIA Title 1B Programs and Wagner-Peyser Act Funded Activities WIFI 2-09 (Word document, 325KB) - July 23, 2009

Re-Negotiated Performance Goals for the Workforce Investment Act Title 1B Programs and Wagner-Peyser Act Funded Activities for Program Year 2008 WIFI 1-09 (Word document, 283KB) - July 8, 2009

FINAL - WIA Field Instructions (by date) - 2008

Maryland Business Works (MBW) PY 2009 WIFI 14-08 (Word document, 414KB) - June 26, 2009

Maryland Summer Youth Connection PY 09/FY 10 WIFI 13-08 (Word document, 344KB) - June 26, 2009

ARRA Performance Accountability Reporting WIFI 12-08 (Word document, 262KB) - July 22, 2009

Implementation of One-Day Early Intervention Workshop WIFI 11-08 (Word document, 262KB)

Local WIA Allocations for PY 2009 and FY 2010 WIFI 10-08 (Word document, 330KB)

Recertification of Local Workforce Investment Boards (LWIBs) WIFI 9-08 (Word document, 308KB)
Local Workforce Investment Board Questionnaire (Word document, 859KB)
Local Workforce Investment Board Certification Form (Word document, 839KB)
Appendix A: Local Workforce Investment Boards (LWIBs) Matrix (Word document, 1.1MB)
Appendix B: Local Youth Council Matrix (Word document, 936KB)

Revised Federal Poverty Level Guidelines and Lower Living Standard Income Levels (LLSIL) WIFI 8-08 (Word document, 354KB)

Maryland Workforce Investment Grant Recipients WIFI 7-08 (Word document, 323KB)

Local WIA Allocations for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds No. 6-08 (Word document, 268KB)

PY 2008 Local WIA Performance Incentive Funds - For PY 2007 Performance No. 5-08 (Word document, 332KB)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act No. 4-08 (Word document, 314KB)

Providing Labor Exchange Services to Employers Filing Foreign Labor Certification Applications and Job Seekers Requesting Referral to Job Orders Associated with Foreign Labor Certification Applications No. 3-08 (Word document, 306KB)
Providing Labor Exchange Services to Employers Filing Foreign Labor Certification Applications and Job Seekers Requesting Referral to Job Orders Associated with Foreign Labor Certification Applications No. 3-08 Change 1 (Word document, 332KB)

Apprenticeship Program Navigator No. 2-08 (Word document, 328KB)

Labor Law Posters No. 1-08 (Word document, 328KB)

FINAL - WIA Field Instructions (by date) - 2007
Revised Federal Poverty Level Guidelines and Lower Living Standard Income Levels (LLSIL) WIFI 8-07 (Word document, 345KB)	Transfer Waiver for Adult and Dislocated Worker Funds WIFI 7-07 (Word document, 249KB)
Workforce Investment Act $250 Million Rescission (Rescission of Unexpended Balances) WIFI 6-07 (Word document, 269KB)	Maryland Summer Youth Connection PY 08 WIFI 5-07 (Word document, 349KB)
Local WIA Allocations for PY 2008 WIFI 4-07 (Word document, 386KB) Local WIA Allocations for PY 2008 WIFI 4-07 Change 1 (Word document, 426KB)	Program Income - Staff Responsibilities and Reporting Requirements WIFI 3-07 (Word document, 338KB)
Updated Fiscal Policies WIFI 2-07 (Word document, 72KB)	Workforce ONE Maryland Project: Regional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Project Coordinators WIFI 1-07 (Word document, 335KB) Attachment A (Word document, 47KB) Attachment B (Word document, 29KB) Attachment C (Word document, 39KB) Attachment D (Word document, 36KB) Workforce ONE Maryland Project: Regional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Project Coordinators WIFI 1-07 Change 1(Word document, 328KB) Workforce ONE Project Application

FINAL - WIA Field Instructions (by date) - 2006
Revised Federal Poverty Level Guidelines and Lower Living Standard Income Levels (LLSIL) WIFI 15-06 (Word document, 56KB)
Recertification of Local Workforce Investment Boards (LWIB) WIFI 14-06 (Word document, 333KB)	Federal Bonding Program WIFI 13-06 (Word document, 42KB)
Veterans Incentive Award - FY 2007 WIFI 12-06 (Word document, 58KB)	Maryland Summer Youth Connection Fiscal Year 2008 WIFI 11-06 (Word document, 323KB)
Local Workforce Investment Five-Year Plan (PY2007/PY2008) WIFI 10-06 (Word document, 164KB) Local Workforce Investment Five-Year Plan (PY2007/PY2008) WIFI 10-06 Change 1 (Word document, 332KB) Local Workforce Investment Five-Year Plan (PY2007/PY2008) WIFI 10-06 Change 2 (Word document, 363KB)	Negotiated WIA and Wagner-Peyser Performance Goals for Program Year (PY) 2006 WIFI 9-06 (Word document, 60KB)
PY 2006 Local WIA Performance Incentive Funds - For PY 2005 Performance WIFI 8-06 (Word document, 28KB)	Local WIA Performance Incentive Plans - PY 2005, PY 2006 WIFI 7-06 (Word document, 68KB)
Early Intervention Call-In Letter WIFI 6-06 (Word document, 35KB)	State and Local Rapid Response Team Responsibilities WIFI 5-06 (Word document, 85KB) State and Local Rapid Response Team Responsibilities WIFI 5-06 Change 1 (Word document, 32KB) DSU Rapid Response Event Report (Word document, 21KB)
Implementing the Salary and Bonus Limitations In Public Law 109-234 WIFI 4-06 (Word document, 26KB)	Documentation of Veteran Status WIFI 3-06 (Word document, 27KB)
Program Year 2005 Rescissions WIFI 2-06 (Word document, 43KB)	Negotiated Veteran Performance Goals for Program Year 2006 WIFI 1-06 (Word document, 22KB)

FINAL - WIA Field Instructions (by date) - 2005
Revised Federal Poverty Level Guidelines and Lower Living Standard Income Levels (LLSIL) WIFI 18-05 (Word document, 109KB)	Providing Early Intervention Workshops for Limited English Proficient customers WIFI 17-05 (Word document, 22KB) Providing Early Intervention Workshops for Limited English Proficient customers WIFI 17-05 Change 1 (Word document, 329KB)
Common Measures - Assessment for Determining Educational Functioning Levels for Youth WIFI 16-05 (Word document, 27KB)	Common Measures for Youth - Definition for Certificate WIFI 15-05 (Word document, 26KB)
Common Measures - Criteria for Gap in Service WIFI 14-05 (Word document, 26KB)	Maryland Summer Youth Connection Program 2006 WIFI 13-05 (Word document, 40KB)
Veterans Incentive Award - FY 2006 WIFI 11-05 (Word document, 53KB)	Extension of Local Workforce Investment Act Five-Year Plans WIFI 10-05 (Word document, 40KB) Extension of Local Workforce Investment Act Five-Year Plans WIFI 10-05 Change (Word document, 29KB) Workforce Investment Act Program Year 2006 Rescission (Word document, 353KB)
Bulk Emails WIFI 9-05 (Word document, 26KB)	Local WIA Performance Incentive Funds - PY 2004 WIFI 8-05 (Word document, 33KB)
Serving TAA Participants with limited English proficiency WIFI 7-05 (Word document, 30KB)	New Medicare Prescription Coverage WIFI 6-05 (Word document, 21KB)
Transfer Waiver for Adult and Dislocated Worker Funds WIFI 5-05 (Word document, 30KB) Transfer Waiver for Adult and Dislocated Worker Funds WIFI 5-05 Change 1(Word document, 314KB)	Use of DLLR Postage Meters at Local Offices WIFI 4-05 (Word document, 20KB)
Program Year 2004 Rescissions WIFI 3-05 (Word document, 24KB) Attachment (Excel document, 25KB, download Excel viewer for free)	Providing Re-employment Services to a Larger Range of Profiled UI Claimants WIFI 2-05 (Word document, 21KB)
Exemptions for UI Claimants Profiled for EI Workshops WIFI 1-05 (Word document, 24KB)

FINAL - WIA Field Instructions (by date) - 2004
Youth Waivers for ITAs WIFI 19-04 (Word document, 28KB)
Assisting Job Seekers Displaced by Hurricanes WIFI 18-04 (Word document, 37KB)	Faith-Based and Community Organizations WIFI 17-04 (Word document, 31KB)
NEG, TAA and Dual Enrollment Reporting Responsibilities WIFI 16-04 (Word document, 119KB) TAA Enrollment Policy Revision WIFI 16-04 Change 1 (Word document, 97KB)	Revised Poverty Guidelines and Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) WIFI 15-04 (Word document, 108KB)
Incumbent Healthcare Training WIFI 14-04 (Word document, 38KB)	Processing Foreign Labor Certification Job Orders WIFI 13-04 (Word document, 22KB)
WIA Participant Case Record Management WIFI 12-04 (Word document, 28KB) WIA Participant Case Record Management WIFI 12-04 Change 1 (Word document, 356KB) WIA Participant Case Record Management WIFI 12-04 Change 2 (Word document, 327KB)	Serving Military Service Members and Military Spouses under the Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker Formula Grant WIFI 11-04 (Word document, 21KB) Serving Military Service Members and Military Spouses under the Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker Formula Grant TEGL 22-04 (PDF document, 228KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free) Serving Military Service Members and Military Spouses under the Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker Formula Grant WIFI 11-04 Change 1 (Word document, 329KB) Dislocated Worker Formula Grant TEGL 22-04 Change 1 (PDF document, 180KMB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
Documentation of U.S, Citizenship WIFI 10-04 (Word document, 24KB) Documentation of U.S, Citizenship WIFI 10-04 Change 1 (Word document, 21KB) Documentation of U.S, Citizenship WIFI 10-04 Change 2 (Word document, 327KB)	Operating Instructions for Implementing the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002 WIFI 9-04 (Word document, 82KB) Operating Instructions for Implementing the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002 WIFI 9-04 Change 1 (Word document, 56KB)
Funding for Disability Accommodations WIFI 8-04 (Word document, 35KB) Funding for Disability Accommodations WIFI 8-04 Change 1 (Word document, 29KB)	Veterans Incentive Award ~ FY 2005 - Incentive Awards For Identified Staff for Exemplary Services, etc., to Veterans as Defined By Title 38 U.S.C. WIFI 7-04 (Word document, 52KB)
Entrepreneurial Training for Workforce Investment Act Clients WIFI 6-04 (Word document, 27KB) Self- Employment Training for Workforce Investment Act Clients TEGL 16-04 (PDF document, 564KMB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)	ESFI-WIFI Integration WIFI 5-04 (Word document, 23KB)
Recertification of Local Workforce Investment Boards WIFI 4-04 (Word document, 332KB)	Extension of Local Workforce Investment Act Five-Year Plans WIFI 3-04 (Word document, 158KB) Extension of Local Workforce Investment Act Five-Year Plans WIFI 3-04 Change 1 (Word document, 95KB) WIA Allocations WIFI 3-04 Change 1 (Word document, 28KB) Extension of Local Workforce Investment Act Five-Year Plans WIFI 3-04 Change 2 (Word document, 96KB) Development of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Resource Sharing Agreement (RSA) WIFI 3-04 Change 3 (Word document, 56KB) Memorandum of Understanding Template (Word document, 127KB) Sample Memorandum of Understanding (Word document, 68KB) Sample Resource Sharing Agreement (Excel document, 55KB, download Excel viewer for free) Memorandum of Understanding Sublease Template (Word document, 56KB)
Veterans Assistance Incentive Awards WIFI 2-04 (Word document, 59KB)	Revised Federal Poverty Level Guidelines and Lower Living Standard Income Levels (LLSIL) (Word document, 31KB) WIFI 1-04

FINAL - WIA Field Instructions (by date) - 2003
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Policy Requirements WIFI 9-03 (Word document, 21KB) Attachment A (Word document, 35KB) Attachment B (Word document, 118KB)
PY 2003 Rescission WIFI 8-03 (Word document, 145KB)	Local WIA Planning Guidelines for Program Year 2004 WIFI 7-03 Change 1(Word document, 84KB) Attachment A (Excel document, 22KB, download Excel viewer for free)
Rescission of Fiscal Year 1999 WtW Formula Funds WIFI 6-03 (Word document, 147KB) Welfare to Work Closeout Package (Word document, 73KB)	Disability Program Navigator WIFI 5-03 (Word document, 33KB) WIFI 5-03 Change 1 (Word document, 34KB) WIFI 5-03 Change 2 (Word document, 40KB) WIFI 5-03 Change 3 (Word document, 76KB)
Local WIA Performance Incentive Plans PY 2003, PY 2004 WIFI 4-03 (Word document, 2.2MB) Local WIA Performance Incentive Plans PY 2003, PY 2004 WIFI 4-03 Change 1 (Word document, 25KB)	Maryland Business Works – Incumbent Worker Training WIFI 3-03 (Word document, 30KB) Attachment A (Word document, 469KB) Attachment B (Excel document, 19KB, download Excel viewer for free) Attachment C (Word document, 163KB) Attachment D (Word document, 103KB) Attachment E (Excel document, 89KB, download Excel viewer for free) Attachment F (Word document, 23KB) Attachment G (Excel document, 21KB, download Excel viewer for free) WIFI No. 3-03 Change 1 (Word document, 76KB) WIFI No. 3-03 Change 2 (Word document, 97KB) WIFI No. 3-03 Change 3 (Word document, 28KB) Attachment A (Word document, 27KB) Attachment B (Word document, 42KB) WIFI No. 3-03 Change 4 (Word document, 116KB) WIFI No. 3-03 Change 5 (Word document, 118KB) WIFI No. 3-03 Change 6 (Word document, 304KB)
Local WIA Performance Incentive Plans PY 2002 WIFI 2-03 (Word document, 2.2MB) Local WIA Performance Incentive Plans PY 2002 WIFI 2-03 Change 1 (Word document, 29KB) PY2002 Incentive Awards Attachment B (Excel document, 29KB, download Excel viewer for free)	Requirements for WIA Grievance Procedures WIFI 1-03 (Word document, 26KB)

FINAL - WIA Field Instructions (by date) - 2002
PY 2002 Rescission WIFI 8-02 (Word document, 87KB)	Revised Federal Poverty Level Guidelines and Lower Living Standard Income Levels (LLSIL) PY 2003 WIFI 7-02 (Word document, 26KB)
Negotiated Performance Goals for Program Years Four and Five Under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act WIFI 6-02 (Word document, 48KB) Negotiated Performance Goals for Program Years Four and Five Under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act WIFI 6-02 Change 1 (Word document, 48KB)	WIA PY 2003 Planning Guideline WIFI 5-02 (Word document, 90KB) Local WIA Planning Guidelines for Program Year 2003 WIFI 5-02 Change 1 (Word document, 87KB)
WIA Performance Incentive Plans PY'2001 WIFI 4-02 (Word document, 1.9MB) WIA Performance Incentive Funds WIFI 4-02 Change 1(Word document, 107KB) WIA Performance Incentive Funds WIFI 4-02 Change 2 (Word document, 78KB)	Recertification of Local Workforce Investment Boards WIFI 3-02 (Word document, 89KB)
One Stop Recertification Review WIFI 2-02 (Word document, 134KB)	PY 2001 Dislocated Worker Rescissions WIFI 1-02 (Word document, 24KB)

FINAL - WIA Field Instructions (by date) - 2001
WIA Credential Performance Standard Policy WIFI 7-01 (Word document, 20KB)
Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 12-01 (TEGL), Clarification on Selected Activities and Issues under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) WIFI 6-01 (Word document, 104KB)	Revised Federal Poverty Level Guidelines and Lower Living Standard Income Levels (LLSIL) WIFI 5-01 (Word document, 20KB)
Local WIA Planning Guidelines for Program Year 2002 WIFI 4-01 (Word document, 90KB)	Dislocated Worker Profiling Eligibility WIFI 3-01 (Word document, 34KB) Dislocated Worker Profiling Eligibility WIFI #3-01 Change 1 WIFI 3-01 Change 1 (Word document, 30KB)
Application Guidelines for WIA Rapid Response Funds WIFI 2-01 (Word document, 47KB)	Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 23-00 (TEGL) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Final Audit Report on "Job Training Partnership Act, Title II-C Out-of-School Program Performance WIFI 1-01 (Word document, 21KB, this WIFI refers to USDOL Training and Employment Guidance Letter 23-00 (PDF document, 73KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)

FINAL - WIA Field Instructions (by date) - 2000
Program Guidance For Implementation of Comprehensive Youth Services Under the Workforce Investment Act WIFI 9-00 (this WIFI refers to USDOL Training and Employment Guidance Letter 18-00 (PDF document, 73KMB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
Revised Federal Poverty Level Guidelines and Lower Living Standard Income Levels (LLSIL) WIFI 8-00 (Word document, 40KB)	Maryland Forward Summer Youth Program WIFI 7-00 (Word document, 27KB)
Local WIA Planning Guidelines for Program Year 2001 WIFI 6-00 (Word document, 83KB)	Maryland State List of Occupational Training Providers WIFI 5-00 (Word document, 254B) Maryland State List of Occupational Training Providers WIFI 5-00 Change 1 (PDF document, 11.1MB, download Adobe Acrobat for free) Memorandum of Understand -- Data Sharing Agreement (Word document, 98KB) WIA Data Collection Affirmation Form (Word document, 24KB) Training Provider Questionnaire (Word document, 36B) Instructions for Completing Verification of Minimum Program Performance Form (Word document, 30KB) Nomination Form: Program to be on the Maryland State List of Occupational Training Providers (Word document, 126KB) LWIB Nomination Form (Word document, 26KB) WIA Certification Form for Out-of-State Training Providers (Word document, 30KB) Modifying Program(s) on the Maryland WIA State List (Word document, 26KB) Delete Program Form (Word document, 21KB)
PY'2000 JTPA Incentive Awards WIFI 4-00 (Word document, 141KB)	WIA Funding & Expenditure Requirements WIFI 3-00 (Word document, 37KB) OET/WIA Funding WIFI 3-00 Change 1 (Word document, 47KB) WIFI No. 3-00 Change 2 (Word document, 22KB)
Local WIA Performance Incentive Plans WIFI #2-00 (Word document, 456KB) Local WIA Performance Incentive Plans Cancellation of PY ’00 Payments WIFI 2-00, Change 1 (Word document, 23KB)	JTPA Final Closeout Package (Word document, 21KB) WIA Quarterly Status Reports WIFI 1-00 (Word document, 23KB)

FINAL - WIA Field Instructions (by date) - 1999
Requirements for Workforce Investment Act Discrimination Complaint Processing Procedures WIFI 16-99 (Word document, 39KB)	WIA Follow-up Customer Survey Activities WIFI 15-99 (Word document, 49KB) WIA Local Plan – Policy Follow-up (Revised 9/2000) WIFI #15-99 (Word document, 47KB) WIA Follow-up (Revised 8/2002) WIFI #15-99 (Word document, 21KB)
Revised Federal Poverty Level Guidelines and Lower Living Standard Income Levels (LLSIL) WIFI 14-99 (Word document, 21KB) Lower Living Standard Income - Levels (LLSIL) Chart (Excel document, 28KB, download Excel viewer for free)	Maryland Forward Summer Youth Program Workforce Investment Field Instruction WIFI, 13-99 (Word document, 24KB)
Financial Management Handbook Workforce Investment Field Instruction WIFI 12-99	Training Provider System Workforce Investment Field Instruction WIFI 11-99 (Word document, 94KB)
Local Comprehensive Workforce Investment Act Five Year Plan WIFI 10-99 (Word document, 148KB) Provision of Training to Special Participant Populations Facing Multiple Barriers to Employment WIFI 10-99, Change 1 (Word document, 71KB)	Local Board Staffing WIFI 9-99 (Word document, 167KB)
Local Workforce Investment Board (LWIB) - Chief Local Elected Official (CLEO) Working Agreements WIFI 8-99 (Word document, 99KB)	Responsibilities of the Local Workforce Investment Boards for the One Stop Service Delivery System WIFI 7-99 (Word document, 104KB)
Provision of Services to Incumbent Workers WIFI 6-99 (Word document, 22KB)	Development of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) WIFI 5-99 (Word document, 97KB)
Priority of Service Guidelines WIFI 4-99 (Word document, 23KB)	Service Delivery Strategies - Employers and Job Seekers WIFI 3-99 (Word document, 43KB)
Participant Eligibility Policies - Adult, Youth and Dislocated Workers WIFI 2-99 (Word document, 33KB)	Initiation of Workforce Investment Field Instruction (WIFI) System Workforce Investment Field Instruction WIFI 1-99 (Word document, 94KB)

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