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Now Available: OCTAE Program Memo 26-1: Modification Requirements for WIOA State Plans for PYs 2026 and 2027

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the release of OCTAE Program Memorandum 25-6: Modification Requirements for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plans for Program Years (PYs) 2026 and 2027, issued jointly by the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor on January 26, 2026. This joint guidance outlines the priorities, modification requirements, submission process, and deadline for the required modification of the WIOA Unified and Combined State Plans for PY 2026 and PY 2027, in accordance with Sections 102 and 103 of WIOA. The updated plans create an opportunity for states to align state workforce system strategies with the priorities laid out in America’s Talent Strategy: Building the Workforce for the Golden Age.

In conjunction with this guidance, the Department of Labor issued a press release highlighting the publication of the updated guidance and reinforcing the importance of alignment between workforce and education systems as states prepare their plans. The press release is available at: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20260126.