Administrative funding for temporary federal unemployment supplement

UIPL13-09acc.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2009/UIPL13-09acc.pdf)

                                                             CLASSIFICATION
                                                             Unemployment Insurance
              U. S. Department of Labor                      CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
  Employment and Training Administration Advisory System     OWS/DFAS
                 Washington, D.C. 20210
                                                             DATE
                                                             February 24, 2009




ADVISORY:            UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 13-09

TO:                  STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES

FROM:                DOUGLAS F. SMALL /s/
                     Deputy Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT:             Funding of Administrative Costs for Implementation of the New
                     Temporary Federal Additional Compensation Program

1. Purpose. To inform State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of the opportunity to submit
   a supplemental budget request (SBR) for costs associated with implementation of
   the new temporary Federal Additional Compensation (FAC) program.

2. References. Section 2002 (“Increase in Unemployment Compensation Benefits”) of
   Division B, Title II, the Assistance for Unemployment Workers and Struggling
   Families Act, of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law
   111-5 enacted on February 17, 2009; ET Handbook No. 336.

3. Background. The Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act
   created the FAC program. This 100% federally funded program provides for
   payment of an additional $25 of unemployment compensation (UC) each week to
   eligible individuals.

4. Implementation SBRs. The law provides for the reimbursement of any additional
   administrative expenses, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, incurred by the
   SWAs to implement the program. To aid in the determination of reimbursable
   administrative expenses, states are encouraged to submit SBRs detailing such costs.
   SBRs should be limited to one-time costs, listed below, that are attributable to
   implementation of the $25 increase in UC benefits.




 RESCISSIONS                                               EXPIRATION DATE
 None                                                      February 24, 2010

        Permissible Implementation Costs
        1. Computer programming
        2. Training and travel
        3. Notices to beneficiaries
        4. Overhead related only to the above

   The estimated cost basis for all items should be included in the SBR. Calculations
   for costs of SWA staff and contractors should be shown in accordance with the SBR
   instructions in ET Handbook No. 336.

4. Action Requested. State Administrators are requested to:

   (a) distribute this directive to appropriate staff, and
   (b) submit the SBR and required SF424 and SF424A documents by the close of
       business March 13, 2009, via electronic submission to the National Office at
       [email protected], with a copy to the appropriate Regional Office.

5. Inquiries. Direct questions to the appropriate Regional Office.

Attachment – FAC Implementation SBR Template

UIPL13-09a.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2009/UIPL13-09a.pdf)

Attachment

FAC Implementation SBR Template

Narrative description of one-time implementation costs associated with FAC.

A project cost table detailing the costs.

For example:

Cost
Category
                                                          Hours
Staffing         Position Classification    Hourly Rate                 Total Cost
                                                          Worked
                 Sr. Programmer             $50.00        100           $5,000.00




Additional       Descriptive
                                            Cost Factor   Cost Factor   Total Cost
Cost Items       Information