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Fiscal 2019 RESEA grant allotments and operating guidance
Summary ETA gave states fiscal 2019 funding allotments and operating guidance for Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments grants. States seeking funds were instructed to submit a grant proposal and budget forms; the attachments include allotments and proposal elements. The letter deferred state plans until fiscal 2020. This was a historical fiscal year grant opportunity.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 07-19
Date issued
January 11, 2019
Status
Active
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Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION UI RESEA
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OUI/DUIO
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
January 11, 2019
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 07-19
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: MOLLY E. CONWAY /s/
Acting Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Funding Allotments and Operating Guidance for
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility
Assessment (RESEA) Grants
1. Purpose. To provide guidelines for the FY 2019 UI RESEA grants and to invite State
Workforce Agencies to submit applications for funding.
2. Action Requested. State agency administrators are requested to provide information
contained in this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) to appropriate staff.
States requesting funding to continue a current RESEA program or to implement a new
RESEA program during FY 2019 must submit an application containing all required
information identified in this UIPL via www.grants.gov within 30 calendar days from the
issue date of this UIPL.
3. Summary and Background.
Summary. This UIPL provides general operating guidance for the FY 2019 RESEA
program, including new program requirements, maximum state award limits based on
anticipated funding availability, and instructions for submitting an application via
www.grants.gov.
Background. The federal-state UI program is a required partner in the comprehensive,
integrated workforce system. Individuals who have lost employment due to lack of suitable
work and have earned sufficient wage credits may receive UI benefits if they meet initial and
continuing eligibility requirements. Since 2005, the U.S. Department of Labor (Department)
and participating state UI agencies have been addressing individual reemployment needs of
UI claimants and working to prevent and detect UI improper payments through the voluntary
UI Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) program and, beginning in FY 2015,
through the voluntary RESEA program. Because there is strong evidence that these
programs and service delivery strategies work, they have been a high priority for the
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
Department’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA).1 At the end of FY 2018, a
total of 51 states and jurisdictions were operating an RESEA program.
On February 9, 2018, the President signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Public Law
115-123 (BBA), which included amendments to the Social Security Act (SSA) that create a
permanent authorization for the RESEA program. The RESEA provisions are contained in
Section 30206 of the BBA, enacting new Section 306 of the SSA. On March 23, 2018, the
President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, which provided funding for
the remainder of FY 2018. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 also postponed the
immediate implementation of the new RESEA program established by the BBA. During FY
2018, states that were already operating RESEA programs received funding and approval to
continue RESEA operations in a manner consistent with their FY 2017 RESEA grant
application (UIPL No. 8-18).
The permanently authorized RESEA program in Section 306 of the SSA provides for a
phased implementation of new program requirements over several years. The phased
implementation begins in FY 2019 with new requirements that RESEA funds must be used
for interventions or service delivery strategies demonstrated to reduce the average number of
weeks participants receive benefits by improving participant employment outcomes,
including earnings (See Section 5) and the introduction of additional flexibilities for targeting
RESEA participants (See Section 6). Additional program requirements will be phased in
during FYs 2020, 2021 and 2023, including but not limited to performance reporting,
formula-based allocation of funds, and annual submission of RESEA state plans.
4. Funding and Award Limits. Under the appropriations act for FY 2019, the total available
funding for RESEAs is $150,000,000. Grant recipients may be required to revise budget
documents prior to award execution to account for discrepancies among funding availability,
funding requests, and actual award amounts.
For FY 2019, RESEA award limits are based on a 25 percent increase to each state’s FY
2018 award limit identified in UIPL No. 8-18. This “across-the-board” increase is applied to
all states that operated an RESEA program during FY 2018. Award limits for the two states
that did not operate an RESEA program during FY 2018 are also provided and are based on
a state workload of 25 percent of projected first-payments of UI benefits during FY 2019 and
a cost per initial RESEA rate of $155. Award limits for these two states include an additional
$100,000 to offset information technology and programming costs associated with
implementation or relaunch of an RESEA program.
5. Implementation of Evidence-based Strategies and Evaluation Requirements. Section
306 of the SSA includes a tiered-evidence approach2 for the RESEA program to encourage
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IMPAQ International. January 2012. Impact of the Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment Initiative in Nevada;
and IMPAQ International. June 2011. Impact of the Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment Initiative.
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“Tiered evidence” refers to a policy tool that allows federal agencies to tie federal funding to strategies with
evidence, to encourage the use of interventions that have strong evidence of success and test promising new ideas.
Sometimes, different levels of funding are tied to the strategies — with smaller amounts of funding available to
evaluate new ideas and larger amounts available to replicate interventions with stronger evidence of success (this
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the Department to fund and states to use evidence-based strategies where they exist and to
conduct evaluations and build evidence in places where needed. The goal is to ensure that
each state employs RESEA interventions and service delivery strategies that, based on
rigorous evaluations, improve employment outcomes and reduce benefit duration or that the
intervention or service delivery strategy are being evaluated to determine their effectiveness
in achieving these goals.
Specifically, the statute requires that interventions or service delivery strategies funded by
RESEA grant funds must be demonstrated to reduce the average number of weeks
participants receive benefits by improving employment outcomes, including earnings. The
Department interprets this to permit states to expend RESEA grant funds on interventions
that have not previously been implemented in the field where there is sufficient analysis and
reasoning to “demonstrate” that the new intervention will reduce the weeks of UI benefits
received through improved employment outcomes. The statute also requires the Secretary of
Labor to define and assess whether interventions and service delivery strategies used by states
have a “moderate or high causal evidence rating,” and if an intervention or strategy does not,
it must be under evaluation at the time of use. These requirements apply to FY 2019 RESEA
grant funds and future year grants funds.
In FY 2023 and FY 2024, states will be required to use no less than 25 percent of the grant
funds for interventions or service delivery strategies with a high or moderate causal evidence
rating that show a demonstrated capacity to improve employment and earnings outcomes for
program participants. For FY 2025 and 2026, states must use no less than 40 percent of
funds for interventions or service delivery strategies with a high or moderate causal evidence
rating. For FY 2027 and beyond, states must use no less than 50 percent of RESEA funds for
interventions or service delivery strategies with a high or moderate causal evidence rating.
Additional guidance will be provided prior to the time these requirements become effective.
a. Definitions and Approach
The statute defines the term “intervention” as a “service delivery strategy for the provision of
state reemployment services and eligibility assessment activities.” An intervention or service
delivery strategy may be a single component or include multiple components as part of an
overarching service delivery design for RESEA. For example, components may include
providing customized career and labor market information; co-enrollment in other programs;
approach has been used in other DOL grant programs, such as the Workforce Innovation Fund). With the RESEA
program, the legislation ties certain levels of future funding to interventions with moderate or high causal evidence
ratings, to encourage the use of those interventions that have stronger evidence that they “work,” and requires
potentially promising interventions without moderate or high causal evidence ratings, but demonstrated to reduce the
number of weeks of receipt of UC by improving employment out-comes, to be under evaluation at the time of use.
The goal is to add to the RESEA evidence base, grow the understanding of what interventions work well, for whom,
and in what contexts, and expand the use of interventions with strong evidence of success. Similar tiered evidence
models are used across federal government programs — including those administered by the Department of Health
and Human Services, the Department of Education, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and
others.
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providing support with development of a reemployment plan; or providing information,
access, and referrals to reemployment services.
As noted above, the expectation is to use interventions and strategies that result in reduced
claimant duration as a result of improved employment outcomes. In FY 2019, states may
choose to implement interventions and service delivery strategies with high or moderate
causal evidence ratings, or they may choose to evaluate new interventions and service
delivery strategies. These evaluations will position states to meet the requirements beginning
in FY 2023 to ensure that specific percentages of funds are spent on interventions and service
delivery strategies with high or moderate causal evidence ratings.
States may use up to 10 percent of their RESEA grant funds to conduct or cause to conduct
evaluations of interventions used in carrying out the program. Because this funding may not
be sufficient to do rigorous evaluations on a state-by-state basis, states are encouraged to pool
their funds to support more rigorous evaluations. The Department may also engage with
states to support RESEA evaluations as well. The Department also expects to provide
technical assistance to states. Specifically the Department expects to offer states technical
evaluation support in the use of evidence-based interventions, applying evidence-based
standards, and conducting evaluations of RESEA interventions.
b. Implementation
Implementation of the new RESEA evidence and evaluation requirements will require a
phased approach. The Department has already taken steps to begin rating evidence that states
can use to ensure their RESEA interventions and service delivery strategies are highly or
moderately causal and is working to provide the information in an accessible fashion to
support states as they assess their RESEA service delivery design in FY 2019.
The newly required RESEA state plan, which must include a description of how the state
plans to meet the evidence and evaluation requirements, cannot be implemented until FY
2020 due to the time needed to fulfill requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Please note that states are still required to meet the evidence and evaluation statutory
requirements in FY 2019. The Department will be providing technical assistance broadly to
all states, and to individual states as needed, to support implementation. States must still
meet the requirement to use strategies that show a demonstrated capacity to improve
employment and earnings outcomes for program participants or conduct an evaluation of
other strategies used. The Department will explain more precisely what states must do to
meet this requirement in future guidance.
Beginning in FY 2020, if a state proposes a strategy that does not have high or moderate
causal evidence, the state will be required, as part of its annual state plan, to include a
description of its plan to evaluate that strategy.
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c. Support for States in Meeting RESEA Evidence and Evaluation Requirements
The Department is committed to supporting state efforts to meet the new RESEA statutory
requirements related to evidence and evaluation and is taking the following steps to enhance
how interventions and strategies are identified as highly or moderately causal moving
forward and to putting in place resources to support technical assistance for states as they
navigate these new requirements. These efforts include:
The Department’s Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) reviewed the evidence related to
reemployment strategies- including those used in the REA and RESEA programs- in its
Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR) website
(https://clear.dol.gov).
The following tips will help states navigate CLEAR to find more information about
reemployment studies and strategies:
o From CLEAR’s home page, select “reemployment” from the topic area drop-
down menu or go to: https://clear.dol.gov/topic-area/reemployment.
o There you will find a list of all the evaluation studies that examined the
effectiveness of reemployment strategies based on models of cause-and-effect.
Each study is given a rating based on the strength of the study’s research design,
and the intervention and findings are summarized.3
o Click on the links for any study in the list to view a summary of that study,
including features of the specific strategy studied, findings, and considerations for
interpreting the findings.
The CEO is developing a stand-alone synthesis of studies in the reemployment topic area
for states’ use, which will further distill the information in CLEAR and help states
identify which interventions or strategies have been found to have positive impacts in
studies with high or moderate causal ratings. This is expected to be completed in the Fall
of 2018, and it will be posted on the landing page for the reemployment topic area found
here: https://clear.dol.gov/topic-area/reemployment.
States can use the information in CLEAR and in the accompanying synthesis to identify
studies of strategies with positive findings and a moderate or high causal rating to expand
their use of evidence-based interventions for FY 2019. More detailed information and
tools to quickly help states identify interventions and strategies to consider will be
developed and available for states’ use to meet the requirements of FY 2023 and beyond.
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The CLEAR website assesses the quality of impact studies according to its Causal Evidence Guidelines
(https://clear.dol.gov/sites/default/files/CLEAR_EvidenceGuidelines_V2.1_12312015.pdf) and provides a rating of
the degree to which the research establishes the causal impact of the intervention on outcomes of interest. CLEAR
uses three ratings to describe study quality: “high,” “moderate” and “low.” In CLEAR, those terms reflect the extent
to which the analysis meets high methodological standards; in other words, the strength of the causal evidence. It is
USDOL’s intent to use CLEAR’s causal evidence ratings to inform the definition of “high” and “moderate” causal
evidence ratings as they pertain to RESEA interventions and service delivery strategies moving forward to align with
the intent of the RESEA legislation.
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Additionally, the Department will be working to do the following activities over the
coming year and, in some cases, beyond:
o Capture additional evidence that exists or is newly completed (that is not currently
in CLEAR), including evidence generated by states and other federal programs
that is applicable;
o Further develop the evidence standards that will be used to identify strategies and
interventions with high or moderate causal evidence ratings and develop tools and
guidance for states’ use;
o Develop and provide evaluation technical assistance to states to support their
work to understand and apply evidence guidelines and to conduct evaluations to
continue to build rigorous evidence as required in the statute; and
o Conduct an independent RESEA implementation study to capture information on
how states are delivering RESEA and identify promising approaches on which
new evidence could be built. This implementation study will not be an impact
evaluation (i.e., it will not examine the effectiveness of RESEA or its
components) but will identify and describe what services are being offered and
who is being served and identify promising approaches to inform future
evaluations of the program as a whole, its components, and/or the interventions
and service delivery strategies used by states.
6. State Discretion in Targeting RESEA Services to UI Claimants. Before FY 2019,
RESEA-funded activities targeted two required populations: (1) UI claimants determined to
be most likely to exhaust benefits under the methods established for a state’s Worker
Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) program; and (2) to the greatest extent
feasible, transitioning veterans receiving Unemployment Compensation for Ex-
Servicemembers (UCX). New Section 306 of the SSA requires RESEA-funded activities to
be targeted to claimants determined most likely to exhaust UI benefits as determined under a
profiling system required under Section 303(j), SSA, but does not require that states target
transitioning veterans receiving UCX benefits. However, under the Department’s
appropriation act for the FY 2019, states are no longer required to target UI claimants
determined most likely to exhaust UI benefits under Section 303(j) and have discretion in
identifying appropriate claimant populations among recipients of UCX and regular UI
benefits. The Department requires that the selection of targeted UI claimant populations be
supported by local labor market information, economic trends, and other available data. This
programmatic change increases states’ flexibility to target claimants from a variety of
backgrounds and lengths of time receiving benefits based on local needs.
7. RESEA Program Components that Fulfill Mandatory WPRS Requirements. The
WPRS program was established by amendments to the SSA contained in P.L. 103-152
(enacting Section 303(j) of the SSA) requiring states to provide reemployment services to UI
claimants identified through profiling methods as likely to exhaust benefits and who are in
need of job search assistance and reemployment services to transition to new employment.
WPRS operating guidance (UIPL No. 41-94) provided further information necessary for
states to operationalize such systems, including the criteria for establishing profiling models
used to identify claimants likely to exhaust benefits. WPRS remains a legal requirement of
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the SSA, and states must provide these services to the identified population if not served by
the state’s RESEA program.
Prior to FY 2019, RESEA targeted two required populations: (1) UI claimants determined to
be most likely to exhaust benefits under the methods established for the state’s WPRS
program; and (2) to the greatest extent feasible, transitioning veterans receiving UCX. Since
RESEA incorporated WPRS profiling models to select claimants and provided participants
with access to reemployment services, the Department determined that any state operating
RESEA on a statewide basis met the requirements of WPRS and was not subject to separate
WPRS reporting requirements and oversight. States providing RESEA on a less than
statewide basis were required to continue WPRS in any area(s) not served by RESEA.
As described in Section 6, in 2019, states have broader flexibility in targeting UI claimants
for participation in RESEA. However, only RESEA programs that continue to incorporate
WPRS profiling models to select participants and provide RESEA services statewide will
satisfy WPRS requirements and result in waiver of the separate WPRS reporting
requirements and oversight. States that include the WPRS profiling model but do not provide
RESEA statewide must continue to provide WPRS in areas not served by RESEA. States
that do not include claimants meeting the WPRS selection methods as part of their RESEA
participants must operate a separate WPRS program to serve these claimants. RESEA
programs that target several claimant populations, including those identified by the WPRS
selection methods, will be considered as meeting WPRS requirements if claimants selected
under WPRS are provided priority over the other populations and RESEA services are
provided statewide. ETA is available, as described in Training and Employment Notice
(TEN) No. 37-15, to provide assistance with all aspects of profiling modeling including
guidance on modeling issues, techniques and diagnostics, as well as complete model building
assistance.
8. Required RESEA Services. The primary goals for the RESEA program are to reduce
duration of UI benefits through improved employment outcomes, including earnings, and to
ensure an individual claiming UI benefits continues to be eligible for those benefits. To
support these goals, the Department, through UIPL No. 8-18, implemented revised RESEA-
required activities in FY 2018 that were intended to provide states with greater flexibility and
discretion in providing RESEA services. These revised required activities are unchanged in
FY 2019.
As discussed in UIPL No. 8-18, the following core components must be included in the
initial RESEA session:
UI eligibility assessment, including review of work search activities, and referral to
adjudication, as appropriate, if an issue or potential issue(s) is identified;
Providing labor market and career information that addresses the claimant’s specific
needs;
Enrollment in Wagner-Peyser Act-funded Employment Services;
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Providing support to the claimant to develop and implement an individual
reemployment plan; and
Providing information and access to American Job Center (AJC) services and
referrals to reemployment services and training, as appropriate, to support the
claimant’s return to work.
Requirements for the subsequent RESEA session with a UI claimant, if provided, are
unchanged and must include, at a minimum, a UI eligibility assessment and review and/or
update of the claimant’s individual reemployment plan. Please note that the UI eligibility
assessment and support with the development of an individual reemployment plan must
continue to be provided on a one-on-one basis for both the initial and, if applicable, the
subsequent RESEA. However, states may provide staff-assisted services remotely using
technology such as Skype, Zoom, FaceTime, or other similar products. The level and
timeliness of remote service must be comparable to assistance the individual would receive if
staff were assisting such individual in-person.
Please note that the list above identifies the minimum core requirements. States may opt to
include additional reemployment services as part of their initial or subsequent RESEA.
States are also strongly encouraged to promote the use of the My Reemployment Plan tool
developed, in part, to fulfill the individual reemployment plan requirement. TEN No. 18-16
provides additional information about the My Reemployment Plan and related tools and
resources. A PDF version of the My Reemployment Plan and related introductory videos are
available at: https://rc.workforcegps.org/. An interactive, online version of the My
Reemployment Plan is tentatively scheduled for release during FY 2019.
9. General RESEA Guidelines.
General Use of Funds. RESEA funds must be used to assess the continued eligibility and
reemployment needs of UI claimants in the targeted populations identified by the state and to
provide reemployment services to RESEA participants, including reemployment services to
which RESEA participants are referred. These funds may not supplant ongoing UI grant
funds devoted to other state UI eligibility review program activities. UI claimants who have
a definite return-to-work date, or who secure work only through a union hiring hall, or who
are in approved training must be excluded from the RESEA program, because RESEA does
not reduce the duration of UC receipt for such individuals.
Administrative Cap. In FY 2019, administrative costs for the RESEA program are limited
to 15 percent of the total grant award. This is a change from FY 2017 and FY 2018. This
limitation continues to align RESEA administrative costs with similar ETA grants and
includes information technology costs. States that did not administer an RESEA program in
FY 2018 may request up to an additional $100,000 beyond the 15 percent administrative cost
limit to support information technology and program costs associated with program start-up
and implementation, including required reporting.
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Administrative costs could be direct or indirect costs. Administrative costs do not need to be
identified separately from program costs on the SF- 424A Budget Information Form.
However, they must be tracked through the recipient’s accounting system and appropriately
documented on the recipient’s ETA 9130 submissions. Recipients will be monitored for
compliance to the administrative cap during the entire grant’s period of performance. Any
amounts that exceed this limitation at closeout will be disallowed and subject to debt
collection.
To help facilitate program alignment and integration across programs supporting the
reemployment of UI claimants, RESEA grants use the definition of WIOA administrative
costs at 20 CFR 683.215, excluding 683.215(c)(6). As identified above, all information
technology costs associated with the RESEA program are administrative costs. Additional
information will be provided in your grant agreement.
Evaluation Cap. States may use up to 10 percent of their RESEA grant funds to conduct or
cause to conduct evaluations of interventions used in carrying out the program (this amount is
in addition to the administrative costs discussed above). Because this evaluation funding
may not be sufficient to do rigorous evaluations on a state by state basis, states are
encouraged to pool their funds to support more rigorous evaluations. The Department may
also engage with states to support RESEA evaluations (Section 5). Evaluation costs must be
reported using the ETA 9130’s comment section.
Initial and Subsequent RESEA Cost Limit. Beginning in FY 2017, ETA implemented a
cost per initial RESEA limit of no more than $155 per session and $80 per subsequent
session. These limits were continued in FY 2018. In response to the recent statutory changes
and to provide states with additional flexibility to customize services based on the specific
needs of individual claimants, ETA is discontinuing these limits in FY 2019 but directs states
to continue pursuing efficiencies and strategies that reduce costs and maximize the
availability of RESEA services. During FY 2019, states are expected to operate at an average
cost per initial RESEA session between $155 and $175 and an average cost per subsequent
RESEA session between $80 and $100. States that are unable to operate within these ranges
must provide an explanation for the higher costs as part of their grant proposal or submit a
grant modification if costs change or are higher than projected during the grant’s period of
performance.
Selected Claimant Participation in RESEA. Once the state notifies a claimant that s/he has
been selected to participate in the RESEA program, participation in RESEA is mandatory.
Claimants who contact the appropriate agency before their RESEA appointment and request
to change the scheduled RESEA date or time for good reason, such as scheduled job
interviews, may be accommodated. They should be counted on the ETA 9128 only as a
“scheduled RESEA” rather than as a “rescheduled RESEA,” as explained in ET Handbook
No. 401. This is because rescheduling with good reason does not result in a disqualification,
unlike instances where rescheduling is necessary due to a claimant’s failure to attend.
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Integration with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Wagner-
Peyser Funded Services. By applying for RESEA funding, states agree to integrate the
RESEA program with WIOA and Wagner-Peyser-funded services. Additional guidance and
resources regarding the integration of UI activities, such as RESEA, and WIOA- and
Wagner-Peyser-funded services are provided in UIPL No. 14-18. RESEA funds may not be
used to pay for training services or to purchase or pay for licenses for an assessment tool
(e.g., the Transferable Occupation Relationship Quotient).
Required Enrollment in Wagner-Peyser-funded Employment Services. The intent of the
RESEA program is to provide claimants with entry to a wide array of available resources that
support reemployment and to connect claimants to the direct provision of intensive career
services as appropriate. RESEAs were developed to supplement rather than supplant current
reemployment activities provided by the integrated workforce system, and, in this context,
ETA is requiring that RESEA participants be enrolled in Wagner-Peyser-funded Employment
Services as part of the initial RESEA. As part of this enrollment, each RESEA participant
must be appropriately identified in case management and performance reporting systems as a
RESEA participant. Given the structure of the state’s workforce system, co-enrollment in
WIOA Dislocated Worker or other available programs may also be appropriate, but it is not a
requirement of this grant.
Service Delivery Staff. RESEA services may be delivered by UI staff or well-trained
Wagner-Peyser-funded state Employment Service staff, WIOA staff, or other AJC staff. The
UI eligibility review is a key part of the RESEA for program integrity purposes. Service
delivery staff must receive training to identify eligibility issues and must refer all eligibility
issues to UI merit staff for adjudication, as appropriate. All eligibility determinations and
redeterminations are funded through the regular UI administrative grant funding for non-
monetary determinations, not through the RESEA grant.
Required Engagement of UI Staff. UI staff must be engaged in RESEA planning,
administration, and oversight, as well as providing all appropriate staff training on UI
eligibility requirements. UI staff must be available and involved in the RESEA functions,
including reporting, although it may not require a full-time position. Program staff delivering
RESEAs must have sufficient training to conduct a thorough eligibility review and detect
eligibility issues requiring adjudication. Further, states must have UI staff participation to
ensure accurate data are provided in the RESEA-required reports, including the Quarterly
Narrative Progress Report (ETA 9178) for Supplemental Budget Request (SBR) project
activities. Each calendar quarter, prior to submission, the reports must be reviewed for
accuracy by the UI staff member of the RESEA team, in addition to being reviewed by the
RESEA program lead (if a different staff member).
UI Feedback Loop, Adjudication, and Due Process. Once selected for an initial or
subsequent RESEA, claimants are required to participate in all components of the RESEA.
Failure to report or participate in any aspect of the RESEA must result in referral to the UI
agency for adjudication under the applicable state law. States must include a description of
the following in their grant request proposals:
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Feedback loop from the AJC, or alternative location, to the UI system on whether the
claimants reported as directed and participated in required activities;
Feedback loop established to refer any UI eligibility issues identified in the eligibility
review for adjudication; and
Process for referring to adjudication UI claimants selected for RESEAs who fail to
report for the RESEA without contacting the agency.
States will also be required within the terms and conditions of their grant agreement to
provide assurances that:
Adequate procedures are in place for selected claimants to receive proper notification
of RESEA’s eligibility conditions, requirements, benefits, and clear warnings
regarding the consequences of failing to complete required elements; and
Reasonable scheduling accommodations are provided.
Performance Reporting. Performance reporting for FY 2019 consists of the ETA forms
9128 and 9129; Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 1205-0456,
expiration date 8/31/2019. The ETA 9128 and ETA 9129 reports were amended in FY 2016
to remove comparison group reporting requirements. All RESEA-related performance
reports are due on the 20th day of the second month following the end of the reporting
quarter. ETA is currently assessing potential changes to these reports to align with new
RESEA program requirements. States will be alerted of any changes in future guidance. In
addition, states must complete the Quarterly Narrative Progress Report (ETA 9178); OMB
Control No. 1205-0517, expiration date 8/31/2021. States must submit the 9178 to their ETA
regional office no later than 45 days after the end of each reporting quarter.
10. Period of Performance. For operational purposes, states are strongly encouraged to
continue to design and operate their RESEA programs based on a calendar year schedule.
The official period of performance for FY 2019 RESEA funds will be January 1, 2019
through September 30, 2020, and funding must be liquidated by December 28, 2020.
11. FY 2019 RESEA Application Submission Process. In an effort to achieve greater
efficiency and as part of the Department’s on-going effort to streamline the grant award
process, applicants are required to submit the application through Grants.gov at
www.grants.gov.
Applicants that need to register with Grants.gov may do so here:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html. Registration is a one-
time process, and applicants who already have a Grants.gov account do not need to register
again.
To submit the required application package, applicants must:
Select the SEARCH GRANTS tab on the Grants.gov homepage.
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Under the Section, BASIC SEARCH CRITERIA, enter the Funding Opportunity
Number: ETA-UIPL-07-19.
Select the link to the applicable Opportunity Number provided in the search results.
Select the PACKAGE tab.
Under the ACTIONS column, select APPLY.
Submission requirements stipulate that all applicants for federal grant and funding
opportunities must have a Data Universal Numbering System (D-U-N-S®) number and must
supply their D-U-N-S® number on the SF-424.
Before submitting an application, applicants must also ensure their registration with the
System for Award Management (SAM) is current. Applicants may find instructions for
registering with SAM at https://www.sam.gov/SAM. An awardee must maintain an active
SAM registration with current information at all times that it has an active federal award or
an application under consideration. To remain registered in the SAM database after the
initial registration, entities must review and update the registration at least every 12 months
from the date of initial registration. Failure to register with SAM and maintain an active
account will result in Grants.gov rejecting the application submission.
Submitting the SF-424 through www.grants.gov constitutes an electronically signed SF-424,
Application for Federal Assistance. This submission process may at times be complicated
and time-consuming. As such, the Department strongly encourages applicants to initiate the
process as soon as possible, in order to allow time to resolve unanticipated technical
problems.
For technical issues encountered during application submission, applicants may call
800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035 to speak to a Customer Support Representative or email
[email protected]. The Contact Center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, but
closes on federal holidays. Attachment III provides more detailed instructions for submitting
an application through www.grants.gov
The application package must consist of the following documents:
1. Form provided in Attachment II. An electronic version of Attachment II will be made
available to states through www.grants.gov and from the ETA Regional Offices; OMB
Control No. 1225-0086, expiration date 05/31/2019.
2. SF-424: Application for Federal Assistance; OMB Control No. 4040-0004, expiration
date 10/31/2019. Additional guidance for completing the SF 424 is provided in
Attachments III and IV.
In addition to other information requested on the SF-424, each state must: enter the
announcement number of this UIPL into the opportunity number field of the application
and enter the applicable amount set out for the state in Attachment I of this UIPL.
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3. SF-424A: Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs; OMB Control No. 4040-
0006, expiration date 01/31/2019.
4. Indirect Costs: Applicant states that include indirect costs in the budget must include
either: (a) The approved indirect cost rate with a copy of the Negotiated Indirect Cost
Rate Agreement (NICRA), a description of the base used to calculate indirect costs along
with the amount of the base, and the total indirect costs requested; OR (b) For those
applicant states that meet the requirements to use the 10 percent de minimis rate as
described in 2 CFR 200.414(f), a description of the modified total direct cost base (see 2
CFR 200.68 for definition) used in the calculation along with the amount of the base, and
the total indirect costs requested based on the 10 percent de minimis rate. The following
link contains information regarding the NICRA at the Department:
http://www.dol.gov/oasam/boc/dcd/index.htm
12. Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office.
13. References.
Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, Pub. L. 115-245,
Division B, Title I;
Sections 303(j) and 306 of the SSA;
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-141;
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-123;
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-56, Division D;
Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017, Pub. L. No. 115-31, Division H;
Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Pub.
L.115-31);
Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993 Pub. L 103-152;
20 CFR 683.215;
2 CFR 200.68 and 200.414;
UIPL No. 14-18, Unemployment Insurance and the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act;
UIPL No. 8-18, Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Funding Allotments and Operating Guidance for
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment
(RESEA) Grants;
UIPL No. 3-17, and Change 1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grants;
UIPL No. 19-15, and Change 1, Unemployment Insurance (UI) Supplemental Budget
Request (SBR) Activities: Quarterly Program Reporting Form & Instructions;
UIPL No. 41-94, Unemployment Insurance Program Requirements for the Worker
Profiling and Reemployment Services System;
Employment and Training (ET) Handbook No. 401, 5th Edition, Revised ET Handbook
No. 401, Unemployment Insurance Reports Handbook;
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TEN No. 18-16, Pathways to Reemployment Tools and Resources; and
TEN No. 37-15, Availability of Assistance Building Profiling Models to Identify
Unemployment Insurance Claimants Most Likely to Exhaust Benefits.
14. Attachments.
Attachment I: Maximum Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grant Awards by State
Attachment II: Elements of an Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services
and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grant Proposal
Attachment III: Additional Submission Instructions
Attachment IV: Additional Guidance for Completing the SF-424 and SF-424A
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Attachment 1 (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2019/UIPL_7-19_Attachment_1.pdf)
ATTACHMENT I
Maximum Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services
and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grant Awards by State
FY 2018 FY 2019
State Funding Funding
Limit Limit
ALABAMA $795,330 $994,163
ALASKA $277,095 $346,369
ARIZONA $708,657 $885,821
ARKANSAS $433,614 $542,018
CALIFORNIA $12,373,884 $15,467,355
COLORADO $396,880 $496,100
CONNECTICUT $1,485,532 $1,856,915
DELAWARE $579,550 $724,438
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA $617,055 $771,319
FLORIDA $5,542,805 $6,928,506
GEORGIA $815,320 $1,019,150
HAWAII $996,725 $1,245,906
IDAHO $700,235 $875,294
ILLINOIS $1,332,756 $1,665,945
INDIANA $4,340,128 $5,425,160
IOWA $1,516,589 $1,895,736
KANSAS $717,576 $896,970
KENTUCKY $882,015 $1,102,519
LOUISIANA $1,645,839 $2,057,299
MAINE $0 $868,626
MARYLAND $1,182,411 $1,478,014
MASSACHUSETTS $5,807,643 $7,259,554
MICHIGAN $2,107,622 $2,634,528
MINNESOTA $1,448,417 $1,810,521
MISSISSIPPI $960,544 $1,200,680
MISSOURI $756,048 $945,060
MONTANA $637,494 $796,868
NEBRASKA $493,213 $616,516
NEVADA $2,067,585 $2,584,481
NEW HAMPSHIRE $1,292,886 $1,616,108
NEW JERSEY $1,884,565 $2,355,706
NEW MEXICO $577,576 $721,970
NEW YORK $19,226,238 $24,032,798
NORTH CAROLINA $4,308,865 $5,386,081
NORTH DAKOTA $474,250 $592,813
OHIO $3,212,411 $4,015,514
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ATTACHMENT I
Maximum Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services
and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grant Awards by State
FY 2018 FY 2019
State Funding Funding
Limit Limit
OKLAHOMA $927,406 $1,159,258
OREGON $4,593,348 $5,741,685
PENNSYLVANIA $1,472,449 $1,840,561
PUERTO RICO $317,827 $397,284
RHODE ISLAND $1,099,021 $1,373,776
SOUTH CAROLINA $1,243,856 $1,556,260
SOUTH DAKOTA $346,354 $432,943
TENNESSEE $2,606,815 $3,258,519
TEXAS $7,478,542 $9,348,178
UTAH $1,722,218 $2,152,773
VERMONT $691,263 $864,079
VIRGIN ISLANDS $335,988 $419,985
VIRGINIA $1,619,474 $2,024,343
WASHINGTON $9,151,468 $11,439,335
WEST VIRGINIA $325,677 $407,096
WISCONSIN $2,887,981 $3,609,976
WYOMING $0 $495,112
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Attachment 2 (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2019/UIPL_7-19_Attachment_2.pdf)
ATTACHMENT II
ELEMENTS OF AN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI)
REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT (RESEA) GRANT PROPOSAL SUMMARY
(1) State Name:
(2) Name and Title of the State Agency Administrator: Name:
Title:
Address:
(3) RESEA Program Lead/Contact Name:
The person who can answer questions about the RESEA proposal. Telephone:
E-mail:
(4) UI Program Lead/Contact Name:
The person who can answer questions about the UI aspects of the RESEA proposal. This person may also be the Telephone:
RESEA Program Lead/Contact.
E-mail:
(5) Total Funds From prior RESEA Grants Projected to Remain after December 31, 2018 $
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(6) Total Proposed RESEA Project Cost $
The total amount of funds requested in this grant, which may be up to the limit specified in Attachment I. Do not
include funds carried forward from previous years.
(7) Total Administrative Costs $
The total amount of funds requested for administrative costs. This amount cannot exceed more than 15% of total
funds requested.
(8) Additional IT Costs (Applies to States that have not administered an RESEA program during FY 2018)
If proposal includes a request for up to $100,000 in IT costs beyond the administrative cost limit described identify the amount
requested and provide a brief summary describing the proposed activities and how they would benefit claimants.
$
–Insert description of additional IT activities –
(9) Projected Average Cost for a Single Completed Initial RESEA
States are expected to operate at an average cost per initial RESEA session between $155 and $175. States that are unable to
operate within this ranges must provide an explanation for the higher costs.
$
-Include explanation if average projected cost per initial RESEA exceeds $175-
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(10) Projected Average Cost for Subsequent RESEA, if applicable.
States are expected to operate at an average cost per subsequent RESEA session between $80 and $100. States that are unable to
operate within this range must provide an explanation for the higher costs.
$
-Include explanation if average projected cost per subsequent RESEA exceeds $100-
(11) Projected Time for a Single Initial RESEA, Including Paperwork
The total time spent preparing for and conducting a single initial RESEA, recording results, and other
documentation.
(12) Projected Time for the Subsequent RESEA, Including Paperwork
The total time spent preparing for and conducting a single subsequent RESEA, recording results and other
documentation. If times for the second and third RESEA are expected to differ please provide both.
(13) Projected Costs for a Single RESEA for which the Claimant Fails to Report $
The total costs spent scheduling a single RESEA for which the claimant subsequently fails to report and referring
the claimant to adjudication for failure to report. This estimate should not include the costs of adjudication, which
are separately funded.
(14) Total Number of Initial RESEAs to be Scheduled
The total number of initial RESEAs that will be scheduled including both the RESEAs for which claimants are
projected to report and the RESEAs for which claimants are projected to fail to report.
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(15) Total Number of Subsequent RESEAs to be Scheduled
The total number of subsequent RESEAs that will be scheduled including both the RESEAs for which claimants
are projected to report and the RESEAs for which claimants are projected to fail to report. (If the state does not
conduct subsequent RESEAs this number will be zero.)
(16) Total Number of RESEAs Projected to be Completed
The total number of RESEAs the state will schedule during the grant period for which the claimant will report and
participate in an RESEA.
(17) Total Number of RESEAs Projected for which the Claimant Will Fail to Report
The total number of RESEAs the state will schedule during the grant period for which the claimant will fail to
report and will not participate in an RESEA.
(18) Actions taken to reduce number of claimants failing to report.
If the state has taken any actions in the past year and/or plans to carry out any actions in FY 2017, to reduce the number of
claimants failing to report, please provide a brief description.
–Insert description of activities taken to reduce claimants failing to report (Limit 500 words) –
(19) Total number of RESEA Sites
The total number of sites where RESEAs will be conducted. If RESEAs are conducted statewide, please indicate “statewide.” If
RESEAs are provided at limited sites, list the towns/cities or local workforce areas where RESEA activities will be conducted.
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–Insert total number of sites and list of site locations if activities are not statewide- (Limit 500 words) –
(20) Type of staff conducting RESEAs
Description of the staff that will conduct the RESEAs. List all applicable program staff including: UI, Wagner-
Peyser-funded Employment Services, WIOA formula programs, or other.
(21) Role of UI Staff
Briefly describe the role played by UI staff in program management. As discussed in UIPL, all eligibility determinations and
redeterminations are funded through the regular funding for non-monetary determinations and not through the RESEA grant.
–Insert description of UI staff roles (Limit 250 words) –
(22) Selection of RESEA Participants
Describe how claimants are selected and at what point in the claim series selection are made. As directed in the UIPL the
selection process. UI claimants who have a definite return-to-work date; claimants who secure work only through a union hiring
hall; and claimants who are in approved training should be excluded from the RESEA program
–Insert description of how claimants are selected (Limit 250 words) –
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(23) Description of RESEA
Provide a brief description of the state’s initial and, if applicable, subsequent RESEA, including the elements of the RESEA and
how the key components in this UIPL are implemented.
–Insert description of RESEAs (Limit 250 words) –
(24) Group or Individual
Identify components, if any, of the RESEA activities provided in a group setting.
–Identify RESEA components conducted in a group (Limit 250 words) –
(25) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Is it signed and operational? (Yes or No)
If no, provide the estimated date that the MOU will be signed and operational. New states should submit a copy of the MOU
when it has been signed and continuing states should submit a copy of the MOU if it has changed.
If yes, list all parties to the agreement.
–Insert status of MOU and members (Limit 250 words) –
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(26) UI Feedback Loop, Adjudication, and Due Process
Provide a description of the following:
(1) Feedback loop from the American Job Center, or alternative location, to the UI system on whether the claimants reported
as directed and participated in required activities;
(2) Feedback loop established to refer any UI eligibility issues identified in the eligibility review for adjudication; and
(3) Process for referring to adjudication UI claimants selected for RESEAs who fail to report for the RESEA without
contacting the agency.
-Insert description of processes for UI feedback loop, adjudication, and due process-
(27) Planned Supplemental Activities if Additional Funding is Available.
If the State has capacity and need for funding beyond the provided maximum level identified in Attachment I, please provide:
(1) The amount of additional funds requested;
(2) The number of additional sites, if any there would be served using the increased funds
(3) The estimated number of additional scheduled and completed RESEAs that would be conducted.
(4) Any additional activities or program enhancements that will be implemented, if applicable.
-Insert description of funding needed, additional sites services, and scheduled/completed RESEAs supported
(Limit 500 words-)
OMB Information Collection No 1225-0086, Expires May 31, 2019. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required
to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 20 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
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Attachment 3 (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2019/UIPL_7-19_Attachment_3.pdf)
ATTACHMENT III
Additional Submission Instructions
Recognizing that submission of documentation for RESEA funding for FY 2019 is a change
from previous procedure, the following is provided as additional instruction beyond what is
already available on the www.grants.gov website. In the event you encounter a problem with
www.grants.gov and do not find a resolution in any of the other resources, call 1-800-518-
4726 or 606-545-5035 to speak to a Customer Support Representative, or email
[email protected].
States are strongly advised to initiate the application submission and validation process via
www.grants.gov as soon as possible and to plan for time to resolve technical problems.
Please note that validation does not mean the State’s application has been accepted as
complete or has been accepted for review. Rather, www.grants.gov only verifies the
submission of certain parts of the application.
Before you begin to write the application, the Department strongly recommends that you
initiate and complete the “Get Registered” registration steps at:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html.
Before registering, you should read through the registration process carefully. These steps
can take as many as four weeks to complete, and this time should be factored into plans for
timely electronic submission in order to avoid unexpected delays that could result in the
rejection of your application. The www.grants.gov website also contains the Step-By-Step
Guide to Organization Registration to help applicants walk through the process.
The next step in the registration process is creating a username and password with
www.grants.gov to become an Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR). AORs will
need to know the DUNS Number of the organization for which they will be submitting
applications to complete this process. To read more detailed instructions for creating a
profile on www.grants.gov visit:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/registration.html.
After creating a profile on www.grants.gov, the E-Biz Point of Contact (E-Biz POC), a
representative from your organization who is the contact listed for SAM, will receive an
email to grant the AOR permission to submit applications on behalf of their organization.
The E-Biz POC will then log into www.grants.gov and approve an individual as the AOR,
thereby giving him or her permission to submit applications. To learn more about AOR
Authorization visit: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/registration/authorize-
roles.html or to track AOR status visit:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/registration/track-role-status.html
An application submitted through www.grants.gov constitutes a submission as an
electronically signed application. The registration and account creation with
www.grants.gov, with E-Biz POC approval, establishes an AOR. When an application is
submitted through www.grants.gov, the name of the AOR on file will be inserted into the
signature line of the application. State Workforce Agencies must register the individual
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who is able to make legally binding commitments for your organization as the AOR.
This step is often missed and it is crucial for valid submissions.
When a registered applicant submits an application with www.grants.gov, an electronic time
stamp is generated within the system when the application is successfully received by
www.grants.gov. Within two business days of application submission, www.grants.gov will
send the applicant two email messages to provide the status of the application’s progress
through the system.
The first email, sent almost immediately, will contain a tracking number and will
confirm receipt of the application by www.grants.gov.
The second email will indicate that the application has either been successfully
validated or has been rejected due to errors.
If the applicant’s registration in SAM is expired, www.grants.gov will reject the application.
Only applications that have been successfully submitted in www.grants.gov by the deadline
and subsequently successfully validated will be considered. It is the State’s sole
responsibility to ensure a timely submission. While it is not required that an application be
successfully validated before the deadline for submission, it is prudent to reserve time before
the deadline in case it is necessary to resubmit an application that has not been successfully
validated in www.grants.gov. Therefore, enough time should be allotted for submission (two
business days recommended) and, if applicable, additional time to address errors and receive
validation upon resubmission (an additional two business days for each ensuing submission).
To ensure consideration, the components of the application must be saved as .doc, .docx, .xls,
.xlsx, .rtf or .pdf files. If submitted in any other format, the applicant bears the risk that
compatibility or other issues that may prevent a State’s application from being considered.
The Department will attempt to open the document, but will not take any additional measures
in the event of problems with opening it (e.g. conversions of any kind).
The Department strongly advises applicants to use the various tools and documents,
including Frequently Asked Questions, which are available on the “Applicant Resources”
page at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/applicant-faqs.html.
To receive updated information about critical issues, new tips for users and other time
sensitive updates as information is available, you may subscribe to www.grants.gov updates”
at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/manage-subscriptions.html.
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Attachment 4 (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2019/UIPL_7-19_Attachment_4.pdf)
ATTACHMENT IV
Additional Guidance for Completing the SF-424 and SF-424A
I. Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
• Use the current version of the form for submission. Expired forms will not be accepted.
SF-424, Expiration Date 10/31/2019, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Control No. 4040-0004 (Grants.gov). http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/forms/sf-424-
family.html
• Section # 8, APPLICANT INFORMATION:
• Legal Name: The legal name must match the name submitted with the System for
Award Management (SAM). Please refer to instructions at https://www.sam.gov
• Employer/Tax Identification Number (EIN/TIN) : Input your correct 9-digit EIN and
ensure that it is recorded within SAM
• Organizational DUNS: All applicants for Federal grant and funding opportunities are
required to have a 9-digit Data Universal Numbering System (D-U-N-S®) number,
and must supply their D-U-N-S® number on the SF-424. Please ensure that your
state is registered with the SAM. Instructions for registering with SAM can be found
at https://www.sam.gov. Additionally, the state must maintain an active SAM
registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal
award or an application under consideration. To remain registered in the SAM
database after the initial registration, there is a requirement to review and update the
registration at least every 12 months from the date of initial registration or
subsequently update the information in the SAM database to ensure it is current,
accurate, and complete. Failure to register with SAM and maintain an active account
will result in a rejection of your submission.
• Address: Input your complete address including Zipcode+4; Example: 20110-831.
For lookup, use link at https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action
• Organizational Unit: Input appropriate Department Name and Division Name, if
applicable
• Name and contact information of person to be contacted on matters involving this
application. Provide complete and accurate contact information including telephone
number and email address for the point of contact
• Section # 9, Type of Applicant 1: Select Applicant Type: Input “State Government”
• Section # 10, Name of the Federal Agency: Input “Employment and Training
Administration”
• Section # 11, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: include the accurate
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for the applicable Funding Opportunity;
Example: 17.225 for Unemployment Insurance
• Section # 12, Funding Opportunity Number and Title: Input the appropriate funding
opportunity number and Title; Example: UIPL No. 1-17 – Health Coverage Tax Credit;
TEGL 17-15 – WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities Program Allotments
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• Section # 13, Competition Identification Number: include the advisory reference number or
appropriate funding opportunity number
• Section # 14, Areas Affected by Project: Input the place of performance for the project
implementation; Example “NY” for New York
• Section # 15, Descriptive Title of Applicant’s Project: Input the title of the Project
• Section # 16, Congressional Districts of:
o a. Applicant: Input the Congressional District of your home office. For
lookup, use link at www.house.gov with Zipcode + 4
o b. Program/Project: Input the Congressional District where the project
work is performed. If it’s the same place as your home office, input the
congressional district for your home office. For lookup, use link at
www.house.gov with Zipcode+4
• Section # 17, Proposed Project
o a. Start Date: Input a valid start date for the project
o b. End Date: Input a valid end date for the project
• Section # 18, Estimated Funding ($): Input the estimated funding requested. Ensure
that the funding requested matches the TOTALS in Section B – Budget Categories of
the SF424A
• Complete Section #s 19 – 20 as per instructions in Form SF-424
• Section # 21, Authorized Representative: Input complete information for your
authorized signatory including contact information such as telephone number and
email address. Remember to get the SF-424 signed and dated by the Authorized
representative. If your Authorized Representative has changed from your previous
application submission for this program, please include a letter from a higher level
leadership authorizing the new signatory for the application submission
II. Budget Information -Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A)
• Use the current version of the form for the submission. Expired forms will not be
accepted. SF 424A, Expiration Date 01/31/2019, OMB Control No. 4040-0006
http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms/sample/SF424A-V1.0.pdf
• Section B – Budget Categories: Ensure that TOTALS in Section 6, Object Class
Categories matches the Estimated Funding requested in the SF-424.
• If indirect charges are specified in Section 6, Object Class Categories, then include either:
(a) The approved indirect cost rate with a copy of the Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate
Agreement (NICRA), a description of the base used to calculate indirect costs along
with the amount of the base, and the total indirect costs requested; OR
(b) For those applicant states that meet the requirements to use the 10% de minimis rate
as described in 2 CFR 200.414(f), a description of the modified total direct cost base
(see 2 CFR 200.68 for definition) used in the calculation along with the amount of the
base, and the total indirect costs requested based on the 10% de minimis rate. The
following link contains information regarding the NICRA at DOL:
http://www.dol.gov/oasam/boc/dcd/index.htm
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