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Fiscal Year 2026 RESEA grant allotments and operating guidance
Summary ETA explains fiscal year 2026 grants for state Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment programs, which connect unemployment claimants with reemployment help and check benefit eligibility. States seeking funds had to submit a plan by August 28, 2026. The letter covers allotments, required services, reporting and evaluations; it says 40 percent of FY 2026 RESEA funds must support interventions backed by high or moderate causal evidence. ETA published the same substantive guidance as TEGL No. 01-26 for workforce programs.
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Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 13-26
Date issued
July 29, 2026
Status
Active
The letter states that it rescinds nothing and has a Continuing expiration designation. Its FY 2026 state plan submission deadline was August 28, 2026. ETA issued the same substantive guidance concurrently as TEGL No. 01-26.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION Unemployment Insurance
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OUI/DL
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
July 29, 2026
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 13-26
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: MAREK LACO
Acting Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2026 Funding Allotments and Operating Guidance for
Unemployment Insurance Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments
Grants
1. Purpose. To provide guidelines for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Unemployment Insurance
(UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) grants and to invite State
Workforce Agencies to submit RESEA State Plans.
2. Action Requested. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (Department) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) requests state agency administrators to provide information contained in
this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) to appropriate staff. This information
should be shared with staff working in the following program areas, as well as other relevant
staff: the UI program; workforce programs administered under the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (WIOA), including the Wagner-Peyser Act-funded Employment Service
(ES); and workforce information/labor market information programs. Each state requesting
funding to continue a current RESEA program or to implement a new RESEA program during
FY 2026 must submit a RESEA State Plan. The submission must contain all required
information described in this UIPL and be submitted via Grants.gov, https://www.grants.gov/
by August 28, 2026.
3. Summary and Background.
a. Summary – This UIPL provides general operating guidance for the RESEA program for
FY 2026: (a) definitions for RESEA-specific terms; (b) funding details, including the base-
funding formula for state grants, outcome payments, and evaluation set-aside costs;
(c) program design requirements; (d) program operations, including the involvement of UI
agency staff and performance reporting requirements; (e) evidence-based interventions and
evaluation requirements; and (f) the RESEA State Plan submission process.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
This UIPL is published concurrently as a Training and Employment Guidance Letter
(TEGL) No. 01-26. The jointly issued UIPL and TEGL reflect the shared
responsibilities across UI and workforce programs in conducting RESEA activities. The
content in these guidance documents is identical other than non-substantive changes to
formatting.
b. Background – The purposes of the RESEA program are identified in Section 306(b),
Social Security Act (SSA):1
(1) To improve employment outcomes of UI benefit recipients and reduce the
average duration of UI benefit receipt through employment;
(2) To strengthen program integrity and reduce improper UI benefit payments
through the detection and prevention of such payments to ineligible individuals;
(3) To promote alignment with WIOA’s broader vision of increased program
integration and service delivery for job seekers, including UI claimants; and
(4) To establish RESEA as an entry point for UI claimants into other workforce
system partner programs.
UI and Workforce Integration. Due to its role in aligning and integrating service
delivery across workforce system partners and its ability to facilitate the rapid
reemployment of UI benefit recipients, RESEA is a component of the Administration’s
America’s Talent Strategy: Building the Workforce for the Golden Age.2 America’s
Talent Strategy is a comprehensive plan to address the workforce needs of American
companies through increased integration and accountability of workforce development
programs, and creating alternative opportunities for upskilling and career advancement
that are not limited to traditional 4-year college programs. RESEA is specifically
identified as a core strategy of America’s Talent Strategy, Pillar II: Worker Mobility.
FY 2026 RESEA state plans must reflect and support America’s Talent Strategy by
developing approaches that assist all people—regardless of skill level, education, or
professional experience—to reenter and advance within the labor market. These
approaches must enable participants to better understand their skills and career options,
and take clear steps toward better jobs.
Since 2005, the Department and participating state UI agencies have leveraged the voluntary UI Reemployment
and Eligibility Assessment (REA) program and its successor, the voluntary RESEA program, to address individual
reemployment needs of UI unemployment compensation (UC) claimants and to prevent and detect UI improper
payments. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Public Law 115-123 (BBA), enacted on February 9, 2018, included
amendments to the Social Security Act (SSA) creating a permanent authorization for the RESEA program. The
RESEA provisions are contained in Section 30206 of the BBA, enacting new Section 306, SSA. The permanent
RESEA program includes phased implementation that spans several years, as explained in UIPL No. 13-21, Section
3(b).
2
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OPA/newsreleases/2025/08/Americas-Talent-Strategy-Building-the-
Workforce-for-the-Golden-Age.pdf
States have the opportunity for significant innovation in their RESEA program design,
and it is critical that UI and Workforce partners in the state are working in tandem to
reemploy UI claimants. While this UIPL describes certain minimum levels of service
delivery, states are strongly encouraged to increase the percentage of UI claimants that
are selected for RESEA, and to identify and integrate additional services that respond to
the reemployment needs of UI claimants. States should also consider how RESEA can be
integrated with other programs serving dislocated workers, including how RESEA can be
used to facilitate the deployment of Learning and Employment Records (LER) and other
mechanisms to verify skill attainment and accelerate employment mobility.3
Evidence-based Service Delivery. Beginning in FY 2023, states must, as required by
Section 303(c)(2), SSA, dedicate a percentage of their RESEA funding to evidence-based
interventions with a high or moderate causal evidence rating that improve employment
and earnings outcomes for RESEA participants. For FYs 2025 and 2026, the required
high or moderate evidence-based percentage is 40 percent. During FY 2026, states may
continue to reference Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) studies with a
high or moderate causal rating to meet the 40 percent evidence-based requirement. In FY
2027, the required high or moderate evidence-based percentage will increase to the
permanent level of 50 percent.
To date, the majority of states have reported that they are pursuing whole program
evaluations of RESEA. The Department recognizes the value of whole program
evaluations and supports states’ ongoing efforts. Additionally, causal evidence on
RESEA program components will be necessary to meet future RESEA requirements. The
Department’s expectation is for states to continue to build and develop the RESEA
evidence base by identifying new interventions and service strategies or evaluating
current interventions, including those previously identified in REA studies. Given the
dynamic nature of economic conditions and labor exchange activities, evaluations
represent a key component in continuous learning, program improvements, and evidence
building. This is discussed further in Sections 4(b)(iv) and 4(e) of this UIPL, as well as
Attachment VI to this UIPL.
4. Guidance.
a. Definitions. The definitions from last year’s Operating Guidance will continue in FY
2026 with clarifying edits to “Initial RESEA” and “Subsequent RESEA” emphasizing
when these activities may be considered completed. These definitions identify minimum
levels of service delivery. States are strongly encouraged to identify and integrate
additional services that respond to UI claimants’ reemployment needs.
LERs are digital records that document a person’s skills, education, work experience, and other life
experiences such as volunteering, military service, or other critical skills for employment. They are often represented
as badges or digital wallets and are verifiable, secure, and learner-controlled, meaning individuals can decide how
and when to share their records with employers or educational institutions. LERs are built on open standards, such
as W3C verifiable credentials or credential transparency description language.
i. Initial RESEA. – The term “initial RESEA” refers to the first meeting between a
RESEA service provider and a UI claimant who responded to an official notification
of selection and required participation in RESEA services. As described in Section
4(d)(ii) of this UIPL, every RESEA participant must be scheduled for an initial
RESEA. An initial RESEA meeting is considered “completed” when the following
minimum-level of services have been provided:
(1) A UI benefit eligibility review that is conducted on a one-on-one basis and
includes a direct, substantive examination of the claimant’s compliance
with program requirements. This includes reviewing actual logs and
supporting documentation of the claimant’s reported work search activities
for compliance with state law. Any potential, or identified, issue must be
referred to UI for adjudication;
(2) Customized labor market and career information based on an assessment
of the claimant’s needs;
(3) Co-enrollment in the Wagner-Peyser Act-funded ES program;
(4) Support, to the extent needed, for the claimant in the development of an
individual reemployment plan tailored to the claimant’s needs; and
(5) Referral and information provided for additional reemployment services,
and other American Job Center services, resources, and trainings (as
appropriate).
States have discretion to include other services that are either required or optional for
the claimant to complete, in accordance with state law, as part of their RESEA
program.
ii. Subsequent RESEA. States will determine the extent to which they require any
subsequent RESEAs as part of their service delivery model in addition to referrals to
reemployment services. The term “subsequent RESEA” refers to any follow-on
RESEA meetings. The subsequent RESEA meeting is considered “completed” when
the following services have been provided:
(1) A UI benefit eligibility review that is conducted on a one-on-one basis and
includes a direct, substantive examination of the claimant’s compliance
with program requirements. This includes reviewing actual logs and
supporting documentation of the claimant’s reported work search activities
for compliance with state law. Any potential, or identified, issue must be
referred to UI for adjudication; and
(2) Review of the claimant’s activities to determine if additional assistance is
needed to support the claimant’s return to suitable work at the earliest
possible date. Additionally, if the claimant is required to search for work
as a condition of UI benefit eligibility, the state should provide any
additional assistance necessary to support the claimant’s compliance with
the state’s work search requirements.
Like the initial RESEA meeting, states have the opportunity for significant innovation
in their RESEA program design, to require additional activities, services, or the
number of additional subsequent meetings.
iii. Reemployment Services. States must develop processes to refer RESEA participants
to reemployment services, including those services provided using RESEA funding,
and those provided through other programs. In support of RESEA’s goal of greater
alignment with WIOA, reemployment services include, but are not limited to,
activities identified as career services under Section 134(c)(2), WIOA, and further
detailed at 20 CFR 678.430, and LERs
Each state will identify the types and quantity of reemployment services provided but
must ensure that its respective RESEA program design and the services provided
supplement, rather than supplant, Federal, state, and local public funds that would
otherwise be expended on reemployment services in the absence of a RESEA
program.
iv. Remote Services. Remote services are the provision of RESEA activities, including
the initial and subsequent RESEA, using person-to-person technologies such as
Teams, Zoom, FaceTime, or other similar applications, to directly connect a RESEA
service provider staff member with a RESEA participant or, in some circumstances, a
group of RESEA participants. The level and timeliness of these remote services must
be comparable to the assistance staff would have provided in-person. States may
provide RESEA services via telephone only in instances where in-person or person-
to-person technologies are not available.
v. Virtual Services. Virtual services are technology-based resources that allow portions
of the RESEA sessions to be automated and accessed through self-service methods
that do not require the direct engagement of RESEA service provider staff members.
Examples of virtual service tools include pre-recorded orientations to American Job
Center services, and online registration and assessment tools that assist a UI claimant
in preparing for the initial RESEA. These virtual service delivery tools should be
designed to increase RESEA program efficiencies, including to: (1) enhance the
participants’ experience with RESEA services; (2) complement the resources and
services provided during the initial RESEA or subsequent RESEA; and (3)
significantly expand the number of UI claimants who can be served under the RESEA
program.
vi. Training. In the context of RESEA, training includes training services identified
under Section 134(c)(3), WIOA, and 20 CFR 680.200, as well as any other training
program approved by the state’s UI agency. It is expected that training resulting from
a RESEA referral will align with the statutory purposes of RESEA by making use of
available labor market information, business services, and other resources to directly
link the training to a specific job or in-demand occupation. RESEA funds may not be
used to support training activities.
b. Funding. The following section describes: (i) funding availability; (ii) the base-funding
formula for state grants; (iii) allowable uses of these state grants; (iv) removal of
administrative cost limitations; (v) evaluation set-aside funds; (vi) a note on the average
costs of Initial RESEAs and Subsequent RESEAs; and (vii) the period of performance for
these state grants. Allowable costs may not exceed the state’s formula allocation, as
provided in Attachment I.
i. Funding Availability. The awards presented in this UIPL are subject to the
availability of Federal funds. The amounts identified in Attachment I are based on the
FY 2026 funding level of $467,000,000 as identified in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2026, enacted on February 3, 2026, Public Law 119-75. The
funding level is distributed across three funding streams:
• Eighty-nine (89) percent ($415,630,000) awarded to states via the base-
funding formula (see Section 4(b)(ii) of this UIPL);
• Ten (10) percent ($46,700,000) awarded to states for outcome payments (see
Section 306(f)(2), SSA); and
• One (1) percent ($4,670,000) reserved by the Department to conduct research
and provide technical assistance (see Section 306(f)(3), SSA).
Grant recipients may be required to revise budget documents prior to award execution
to account for discrepancies among estimated funding availability, funding requests,
and actual award amounts.
ii. Base-Funding Formula for State Grants. The Department began in FY 2021 to
determine each state’s maximum RESEA base award using a formula allocation
based on the state’s Insured Unemployment Rate (IUR) and the size of its civilian
labor force. The final RESEA base funding allocation formula was published in the
Federal Register on August 8, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 39,018). Following the
Congressional notification process in Section 303(g), SSA, the Department made a
series of temporary formula modifications to the implementation of the RESEA base-
funding formula and notified Congress of a permanent modification to the
Department’s methodology for calculating states’ carry-over balances that are used to
determine states’ initial RESEA base formula allocations. An explanation of base-
funding formula carry-over changes is provided in Section 4(b)(ii)(C) of this UIPL.
Attachment I provides state-level formula allocations of RESEA base-funding. Grant
recipients may be required to revise budget documents prior to award execution to
account for discrepancies among estimated funding availability, funding requests, and
actual award amounts.
The formula allocation includes provisions intended to stabilize funding from year to
year, and to incentivize the timely expenditure of RESEA funds. These include a hold
harmless provision, minimum funding clause, and carry-over threshold.
A. Hold harmless. In FY 2026, each state will receive no less than an
amount equal to at least 95 percent of its FY 2025 allotment.
B. Minimum funding. No state will receive an amount equal to less than
0.28 percent of the total available funding for FY 2021 RESEA’s base-
funding level, which is $498,400.
C. Carry-over Limits. The RESEA funding allocation formula, as required
by Section 306(f), SSA, was published on August 8, 2019, in 84 Fed. Reg.
39,018. To ensure States’ timely expenditure of RESEA funding, the
formula initially allowed a state to carry over up to 30 percent of its
previous FY’s grant award into the new FY. If a state exceeded the 30-
percent limit, the amount in excess of the 30-percent limitation would be
reduced from its formula allocation and redistributed to other states that
did not exceed the carry-over limitation. In December 2023, the
Department, as required by section 306(g), SSA, notified Congress of a
permanent change to the RESEA formula extending the time period used
to assess and redistribute excess carry-over funds. Under the modified
allocation formula carry-over is assessed and redistributed based on the
expenditure of funds awarded in the FY before the preceding FY. Specific
timelines for application of the RESEA carry-over limitation are provided
in the below table, “Carry-over Provision Table.”
The Department’s assessment of states’ carry-over balances reflects all
base funding awarded to a state, including grant modifications allowing
for revised funding requests and/or optional base funding allocations.
Outcome Payments, awarded under Section 306(f)(2), SSA, are excluded
from the carry-over threshold provision calculation. The timelines
associated with implementation of the carry-over limit provision,
including dates of assessment and timing of applicable reductions, are
summarized in the following table.
Note: Unspent funds reported in RESEA State Plan Element 8a is a
separate funding category and not a component of carry-over balance
assessments.
Carry-over Provision Table
Funding Carry-Over Maximum
Award Year of Base
Reduction Assessment Carry-over
Funding
Applied Performed Percentage
FY 2026 FY 2023 9/30/2025 30 percent
FY 2027 FY 2024 9/30/2026 30 percent
FY 2028 FY 2025 9/30/2027 30 percent
FY 2029 FY 2026 9/30/2028 30 percent
*Outcome Payments will NOT be included in your carry-over calculations.
iii. Allowable Use of Funds. When a state applies for RESEA funding, the state agrees
to integrate the RESEA program with other workforce partner programs, including
services funded under WIOA and the Wagner-Peyser Act, and to co-enroll all
RESEA participants into the ES program. RESEA funds must be used to support
states in providing initial RESEAs, subsequent RESEAs (where determined
appropriate by the state), and reemployment services (where determined appropriate
by the state).
These funds must supplement the level of Federal, state, and local public funds that
are already expended to provide reemployment services and eligibility assessments to
individuals receiving UI benefits. Thus, only reemployment or other service costs that
are a direct result of a claimant’s participation in the RESEA program may be
reimbursed using RESEA funds.
RESEA funds may not supplant UI grant funds devoted to other state UI program
enforcement or program eligibility review activities. This includes Federal, state, or
local funds devoted to providing reemployment services to UI claimants. Moreover,
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). Funding for RESEA service provider state staff may not be obligated for
use at a future date, and the obligation may occur only at the time the staff performs
services on the project.
Other allowable activities that support program integration and align with the
America’s Talent Strategy (see section 3(b) in Background of this UIPL), include, but
are not limited to:
• Leveraging advanced technology-enabled tools to inform the development of
customized reemployment plans and to more effectively use UI data to reduce
UI duration;
• Using artificial intelligence and diverse data sets to generate and provide
RESEA participants with individualized, local, and real-time labor market
information and the quickest pathways to reemployment;
• Coordinating Federal, state, and local reemployment programs to increase
worker mobility through multiple avenues, such as skills/abilities
transferability, work-based learning, and stackable training, that can be
adapted to meet the specific needs of RESEA participants; and
• Engaging with employers to develop industry-specific RESEA services and
better target recruitment opportunities to qualitied RESEA participants.
As provided in the terms and conditions that accompany the grant award, states must
expend funds with the shortest period of availability first. For more information,
please refer to term B(4) available here: Terms and Conditions,
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/grants/pdfs/FY-2026-CR-DOL-Federal-
Award-Term-and-Conditions2.pdf. This grant management best practice ensures that
funds are spent and disbursed before their expiration and mitigates potential impacts
associated with RESEA carry-over limits (See Carry-Over Limits in section
4(b)(ii)(C) of this UIPL).
iv. Administrative Costs. RESEA requirements do not include a limit on administrative
costs, but ETA continues to collect and review administrative cost data as part of the
annual RESEA state plan approval process. This collection and review is intended to
ensure administrative costs are reasonable, limited to supporting RESEA, and aligned
with the activities identified in RESEA state plans submissions.
v. Evaluation Set-Aside Funds. Beginning in FY 2023, states have been required to
link a percentage of their RESEA funding to evidence-based components with a high
or moderate causal rating that show a demonstrated capacity to improve employment
and earnings outcomes for program participants. This percentage will incrementally
increase through FY 2027. For FY 2026, states must demonstrate that 40 percent of
the RESEA grant award is used for interventions with a causal rating of high or
moderate. States must continue to conduct such evaluations to build the necessary
evidence to support successful RESEA programs and interventions in the future.
Section 306(d), SSA, allows states to use up to 10 percent of their RESEA grant
funds (including the base grant, outcome payment amount, and subsequent base-
funding formula allocation (when applicable)) to conduct or commission evaluations
of interventions and service delivery strategies used in carrying out their RESEA
programs. If a state finds that the evaluation funding from a single year is insufficient
to conduct a rigorous evaluation needed to build evidence-based strategies, the state is
encouraged to explore multi-year funding strategies, and/or collaborate and pool its
funds with other states. Additional details are provided in Section 4(e) of this UIPL.
Evaluation costs must be reported quarterly in the comment section of the ETA-9130
Financial Report, which is available at
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/grants/management/reporting.
As states approach completing evaluation(s), states must begin planning for
evaluation reports and documenting information collected and lessons learned from
the evaluation. To be included in the national RESEA evidence base, states must
document the interventions/deliveries being tested, the context of the evaluation, and
document impact analysis with significant statistical detailed information. Additional
information can be found in the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment
(RESEA) Evaluation Toolkit, https://www.dol.gov/resource-library/reemployment-
services-and-eligibility-assessments-resea-evaluation-toolkit . Updated RESEA
evaluation and evidence resources are available in WorkforceGPS,
https://rc.workforcegps.org/.
Please see Attachment VI of this UIPL, RESEA Program Evaluation Reports
Appendix, for more details regarding recommendations for consistent study reporting.
vi. Average Cost of Initial RESEA and Subsequent RESEA. The RESEA state plan
template no longer requires states to report their average costs of Initial RESEA and
Subsequent RESEA meetings. However, states must continue to provide information
about how the Initial RESEA and, if applicable, Subsequent RESEA services are
provided.
vii. Period of Performance for State Grants. For operational purposes, states are
strongly encouraged to continue designing and operating their RESEA programs
based on a calendar year schedule. However, the period of performance for FY 2026
RESEA funds is 2.5 years. This is a start date of January 1, 2026 and project end date
of June 30, 2028. To ensure sufficient time for grant closeout activities, extensions to
this period of performance will not be considered except in unusual circumstances.
RESEA grant recipients must liquidate all financial obligations incurred under the
Federal award no later than 120 calendar days after the conclusion of the period of
performance (2 CFR 200.344(c)). States are to refer to their Notice of Award (NOA)
for additional details.
c. Program Design. The following section describes: (i) UI claimant populations that are
covered by the RESEA program; (ii) the intersection of the RESEA and Worker Profiling
and Reemployment Services (WPRS) programs; (iii) ensuring participant confidentiality
in group sessions; (iv) required RESEA services; (v) integration with WIOA, Wagner-
Peyser, and other workforce-funded services; and (vii) additional resources to support
program implementation.
i. Covered Populations. States are strongly encouraged to increase the percentage of
UI claimants that are selected for RESEA. The Building on Reemployment
Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act, Public Law 118-120
(BRIDGE Act), enacted on November 25, 2024, expands RESEA eligibility in
Section 306(a), SSA, to include all claimants for regular compensation, including
claimants referred to reemployment services as described in Section 303(j), SSA.
Refer to Section 4(c)(ii) of this UIPL for additional details on the population of UI
claimants identified in accordance with Section 303(j), SSA.
Historically, states were directed to exclude from RESEA selection those UI
claimants who have a definite return-to-work date, who secure work only through a
union hiring hall, or who are in approved training. Beginning in FY 2020 and
continuing into FY 2026, states are permitted to expand RESEA services to these
populations if doing so aligns with the four purposes of the RESEA program
identified in Section 3(b) of this UIPL and applicable state laws.
If a state later identifies capacity to expand RESEA services beyond the target
population identified in its approved RESEA State Plan, the state may request a
modification to its program to include additional populations of recipients of regular
UI benefits. Section 4(f)(iv) of this UIPL provides instructions for requesting grant
modifications.
ii. Intersection of the RESEA and Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services
(WPRS) Programs. Section 303(j), SSA, requires that states evaluate all new UI
claimants to identify those who are most likely to exhaust UI benefits, refer such
individuals to reemployment services, and collect follow-up information related to
employment outcomes for these individuals; this is known as the WPRS program. See
UIPL No. 41-94 for additional details on WPRS program requirements.4
A state that is selecting UI claimants identified as most likely to exhaust UI benefits
in accordance with Section 303(j), SSA, for participation in the RESEA program will
have met the WPRS requirements and does not need to provide a separate WPRS
program. Additionally, a state that includes these UI claimants identified in
accordance with Section 303(j), SSA, along with other UI claimant populations will
also have met the WPRS requirements if both of the following conditions are
satisfied: (1) claimants selected in accordance with Section 303(j), SSA, are provided
priority over the other populations; and (2) RESEA services are provided statewide.
States that select UI claimants for participation in the RESEA program in accordance
with Section 303(j), SSA, but do not provide RESEA statewide, must continue to
provide a WPRS program in areas not served by RESEA. Additionally, states that do
not serve individuals identified as most likely to exhaust UI benefits in accordance
with Section 303(j), SSA, as part of their RESEA program must operate a separate
WPRS program to serve these claimants. States operating separate WPRS programs
As stated in Section 8(c)(1) of UIPL No. 41-94, when identifying UI claimants that are most likely to exhaust UI
benefits, states must not produce results that discriminate in violation of any Federal or state law, or which otherwise
unfairly favor some claimants over those similarly situated with respect to their need for reemployment services.
The Department has advised states that they may not use the following characteristics in their selection process: age,
race, ethnic group, sex, color, national origin, disability, religion, political affiliation or belief, and citizenship.
under Section 303(j), SSA, may not use funds appropriated for RESEA activities to
administer a WPRS program.
A. Resources to strengthen state data analytics in identifying UI claimants who
are most likely to exhaust UI benefits. States seeking assistance with this data
analytics model may reference TEN No. 37-15 or contact [email protected].
B. Reporting instructions for RESEA State Plan. Element 17 of the RESEA State
Plan, Selection of RESEA Participants (see Attachment II of this UIPL), collects
information about states’ selection methodology.
iii. Ensuring RESEA Participant Confidentiality in Group Sessions. The name of a
UI claimant, along with the fact that the individual filed a claim for UI benefits, is UI
information and subject to UI confidentiality requirements. Many states conduct
portions of their RESEA services in group settings to expand RESEA availability to
additional UI claimants and more efficiently utilize their RESEA service provider
staff. States that incorporate group RESEA services must ensure necessary policies
and procedures are in place to safeguard confidential UI information, including the
identity of RESEA participants. Examples of such policies may include but are not
limited to: not requiring participants to be on camera and/or display their full name
during a group video call; conducting any identity verification or attendance
confirmation in an individual and private manner; securing signed informed consent
agreements prior to RESEA group orientations; and offering alternatives, such as
individual sessions.
iv. Required RESEA Services. Two of the primary goals for the RESEA program are to
reduce duration of UI benefits receipt through improved employment outcomes and
ensure that individuals claiming UI benefits continue to meet eligibility requirements.
To support these goals, every RESEA participant must be scheduled for an initial
RESEA. States may choose to also include a combination of subsequent RESEAs and
reemployment services. Initial RESEA, subsequent RESEA, and reemployment
services are defined in Section 4(a)(i) and (ii) of this UIPL.
v. Integration with WIOA, ES, and Other Workforce-Funded Services. One of the
statutory goals of the RESEA program is to serve as an entry point for individuals
receiving UI benefits into other workforce system partner programs. State RESEA
programs must support this goal by ensuring that the RESEA program is integrated
into the workforce system broadly to enable RESEA participants access to the full
range of services offered through the state’s one-stop delivery system. States are
encouraged to find the most effective methods in making referrals to additional
reemployment services. States are particularly encouraged to consider how RESEA
can be integrated with other programs serving dislocated workers including, but not
limited to, the ES program (co-enrollment is required with the ES program as
described in Section 4(d)(iv) of this UIPL), Dislocated Worker Grants, Registered
Apprenticeship, Jobs for Veterans State Grants, and the WIOA Adult and Dislocated
Worker programs. Appropriate memoranda of understanding (MOUs) must be in
place among state UI and workforce agencies that are responsible for conducting
RESEA tasks as described in the state’s approved RESEA State Plan.
vi. Additional Resources to Support Program Implementation. States are encouraged
to visit the Department’s Reemployment Connections Resource Page at
https://rc.workforcegps.org/ for an inventory of active RESEA guidance, technical
assistance resources, recorded webinars, and other tools to assist with RESEA
planning, performance reporting, evidence-building and service delivery.
d. Program Operations. The following section describes: (i) the required engagement of
UI staff in RESEA program operations; (ii) claimant participation in RESEA activities
and rescheduling; (iii) the communication feedback loop with UI staff for adjudication
activities; (iv) the requirement that claimants be co-enrolled in the ES program; (v) state
performance reporting; and (vi) program disruption.
i. Required Engagement of UI Staff. UI staff members must be engaged in the
administration of the RESEA program. At a minimum, this engagement must include:
(1) Participating in the planning, administration, and oversight of the RESEA
program;
(2) Providing all appropriate staff training on UI eligibility requirements;
(3) Ensuring the ETA 9128 Workload Report, ETA 9129 RESEA Outcomes
Report, ETA 9130i Financial Report, ETA 9178 Narrative Report, and
RESEA participant counts identified in the Employment Service ETA 9173
and ETA 9169 performance reports, are completed accurately and submitted
to the Department on time; and
(4) Conducting eligibility determinations and redeterminations resulting from
issues identified through RESEA participation.
ii. Claimant Participation in RESEA Activities and Rescheduling. Once a state
notifies claimants of their selection to participate in the RESEA program,
participation is a mandatory condition of UI eligibility. This includes: (1) the initial
RESEA; (2) any subsequent RESEAs; and (3) any reemployment services to which
claimants are referred.
A claimant who contacts the appropriate agency before the RESEA appointment and
requests to change the scheduled RESEA date or time for good reason, such as
scheduled job interviews, should be accommodated within reason. Many states are
developing or have already implemented self-scheduling of RESEA sessions. The
Department strongly encourages states to use this option due to its efficiency and
proven ability to increase program participation and decrease no-show rates. States
utilizing this strategy need to develop policies that prevent excessive rescheduling
that substantially delays or allows a claimant to circumvent participation in RESEA
activities.
The Department issued UIPL No. 01-16 to remind states of the requirements of
Federal law pertaining to protecting individual rights in state procedures. As
discussed in Section 4(h) of UIPL No. 01-16: “If an individual fails to report as
required, the state may apply (subject to any applicable procedural protections for
individuals) its law’s provisions on ineligibility for [UI benefits] due to failure to
report until the individual complies with the reporting requirement.” States are
advised that an individual may not be found ineligible for UI benefits for failure to
report for any week in which no RESEA services were available.
iii. Required UI Feedback Loop and Adjudication. RESEA service provider staff
must document and refer all failures to report or participate in any required aspect of
the RESEA program, and all potential eligibility issues, to the state UI agency for
adjudication under the applicable state law. A feedback loop allowing secure and
timely communication between RESEA service provider staff and the UI agency is
required.
iv. Required Co-Enrollment in ES Program. The Department requires that RESEA
participants be co-enrolled in the Wagner-Peyser Act-funded ES program as part of
the initial RESEA. This is to promote the integrated service delivery described in
Section 4(c)(v) of this UIPL. This practice also supports capturing RESEA program
outcome information through the Workforce Integrated Performance System (WIPS)
to streamline WIOA and Wagner-Peyser Act reporting.
As part of this enrollment, each RESEA participant must be appropriately identified
in ES case management and performance reporting systems as “referred by RESEA.”
Given the structure of the state’s workforce system, co-enrollment in WIOA
Dislocated Worker or other available programs may also be appropriate but is not a
requirement of this grant.
v. Performance Reporting. There are four mechanisms under which RESEA
performance will be monitored: A. RESEA performance reporting measures obtained
from the WIPS; B. the state’s submission of their quarterly ETA 9128 and ETA 9129
reports; C. the state’s ETA 9178 Quarterly Narrative Progress Report; and D. the
State Quality Service Plan (SQSP).
A. RESEA Performance Reporting. To support employment goals for UI
claimants and the vision of WIOA for a set of primary indicators of
performance to be used across workforce development programs, the
following measures will assess state performance related to employment and
earnings:
(1) Reemployment rate in the 2nd quarter after program exit quarter for
RESEA program participants;
(2) Median earnings in the 2nd quarter after program exit quarter for RESEA
participants; and
(3) Reemployment rate for all UI-eligible participants in the 2nd quarter after
program exit quarter.
The data to support these performance measures will be derived from the
WIPS. There is no additional reporting burden to states. See UIPL No. 07-21
for additional details.
B. ETA 9128, ETA 9129 and other required RESEA reports. Performance
reporting for FY 2026 consists of the ETA 9128, Reemployment and
Eligibility Assessment Workload, and ETA 9129, Reemployment and
Eligibility Assessments Outcomes (Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Control No. 1205-0456). These reports are under OMB review and the control
number will have a month-to-month expiration date until the OMB review
process is completed. All RESEA-related performance reports are due on the
20th day of the second month following the end of the reporting quarter.
Additional information and cell definitions are provided in Employment and
Training (ET) Handbook No. 401, 5th Edition, and UIPL 09-24, Revisions to
the ETA 9128 Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA)
Workload Quarterly Report (OMB Control No. 1205-0456).
Each quarter, all required RESEA reports must be reviewed by state UI
program staff for accuracy and to ensure timely submission. Additional
information about the state UI program’s required role in RESEA reporting is
provided in Section 4(d)(i)(3) of this UIPL.
Additionally, the ETA 9128 RESEA Workload report was revised to capture
subsequent data (items 2b, 3b, and 15b) and adjust failure to report rates to
account for individuals selected for RESEA who, before the initial RESEA
appointment, were determined to be incorrectly selected or ineligible for
RESEA participation (item 1a). These revisions are further discussed in UIPL
No. 09-24.
As stated in UIPL No. 09-24, states were expected to fully implement the
revised ETA 9128 Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments
Workload report no later than February 20, 2025. This includes states that do
not conduct subsequent RESEA meetings that will report using ETA 9128
items 1a, 2a, 3a, and 15a.
C. Quarterly Narrative Progress Report (ETA 9178). States must submit the
ETA 9178 (OMB Control No. 1205-0517, expiration date May 31, 2027) to
their ETA Regional Office no later than the 20th day of the second month
following the end of the reporting quarter. In the context of RESEA, the ETA
9178 is used to capture information about RESEA activities identified in the
state’s approved state plan but not reflected in required quarterly activity
reports. Additional information about the ETA 9178 is provided in UIPL No.
05-19.
D. State Quality Service Plan (SQSP). The reemployment core measure is the
Reemployment Rate in the 2nd Quarter after Program Exit for RESEA
participants; this was introduced in December 2020 and implemented for FY
2025 (See UIPL No. 07-21). Each state that does not meet its performance
target for the Reemployment Rate in the 2nd Quarter after Program Exit, for
three consecutive years, will be required to submit a corrective action plan. To
accommodate time necessary to capture RESEA outcomes, the FY 2027
SQSP process will assess RESEA performance using outcome data for FYs
2023-2025. FY 2026 RESEA reemployment targets, which will also be used
to determine outcome payment eligibility, will be published in a separate
TEN.
vi. Program Disruptions. States are to notify their Regional Federal Project Officer and
the National Office immediately if they foresee or encounter any disruption or
substantial change in RESEA program operations, such as suspensions in operations,
organizational changes, or information technology issues impacting RESEA reporting
or participant selection.
e. Evidence-Based Interventions and Strategies and Evaluation Requirements.
Interventions and service delivery strategies funded by RESEA grant funds must
demonstrate the program’s ability to reduce the average number of weeks participants
receive UI benefits by improving employment outcomes, as set out in Section 306(c)(1),
SSA. Beginning in FY 2023, a growing percentage of RESEA funds must be used to
support only those interventions and service delivery strategies with a “high” or
“moderate” causal evidence rating.
This section discusses: (i) a tiered evidence approach; (ii) expectations for conducting
evaluations; (iii) opportunities for states to partner on impact evaluations; (iv) leveraging
evidence across states; and (v) additional technical assistance available to states.
i. Tiered Evidence Approach. The phrase “tiered evidence” refers to a policy tool that
ties funding to strategies with evidence, to encourage the use of interventions or
service delivery strategies that have strong evidence of success, and to test promising
new interventions and service-delivery strategies. Section 306(c), SSA, includes this
tiered evidence approach for the RESEA.
The goals of using tiered evidence are to ensure that each state: (1) employs RESEA
interventions and service delivery strategies that, based on rigorous evaluations, are
known to reduce UI benefit duration through improved employment outcomes for
participants; and (2) evaluates its RESEA interventions and service delivery strategies
to add to the evidence base and advance continuous improvement of RESEA services.
ETA provided preliminary guidance regarding the evidence-based strategies and
evaluation provisions in UIPL No. 07-19. Building on this, UIPL No. 01-20 (also
issued as TEGL No. 06-19) provided further information on the RESEA evidence-
based requirements including:
• a description of how the Department rates a study’s evidence quality through
its Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR);
• the standards for rating RESEA intervention effectiveness and relevant
interventions that currently meet those standards;
• RESEA components that are in need of expanded evidence; and
• potential evaluation approaches and strategies for carrying out evaluations.
These documents also identify resources on existing evidence and can help states
initiate rigorous high-quality evaluations.
ii. Evaluation and Evidence-Base Expectations for FYs 2024-2027. States must align
their FY 2026 RESEA State Plans and program design with the evaluation and
evidence-based requirements and guidance identified in UIPL No. 01-20.
A. Existing evidence. The Department currently allows states to meet the
requirements of Section 306(c), SSA, by applying evidence that demonstrates
the effectiveness of three intervention categories: the REA program (High
Causal Rating), Job Search Assistance (JSA) Services (Moderate Causal
Rating), and Profiling interventions (Moderate Causal Rating). These
categories are discussed in more detail in Section 9 of UIPL No. 01-20.
The REA program was replaced by the RESEA program in FY 2015 (see
UIPL No. 13-15). Permission for states to rely on the REA intervention
category (and the related causal evidence that supports its “high” effectiveness
rating) to meet RESEA requirements is temporary and will be phased out and
replaced by new, more precise intervention categories as more RESEA
evidence becomes available. This phasing-out reflects structural differences
between the REA and RESEA programs and the inherently evolving nature of
an evidence-based program design, where programs continually adapt based
on available evidence to improve program results. The timeframe for the final
phasing-out of the REA intervention category will be announced in future
guidance.
B. Building future evidence to support whole program service delivery and
components of service delivery. RESEA program components that were not
evaluated in previous impact studies should be under evaluation to develop
the evidence base necessary to satisfy future RESEA tiered-evidence program
requirements. To meet future evidence-based requirements, all states are
expected to continue to conduct RESEA evaluations.
To date, the majority of states have reported that they are pursuing whole
program evaluations of RESEA. The Department recognizes the value of
whole program evaluations and supports states’ ongoing efforts. Additionally,
causal evidence on RESEA program components will be necessary to meet
future RESEA requirements. Moving forward, the Department strongly
encourages states to develop new evaluations or to modify current evaluations
to build causal evidence on specific RESEA components as well. The
Department’s expectation is for states to continue to build and develop the
RESEA evidence base by identifying new interventions and service strategies
or evaluating current interventions, including those previously identified in
REA studies. Given the dynamic nature of economic conditions and labor
exchange activities, evaluations represent a key component in continuous
learning, program improvements, and evidence building.
C. Evidence-based funding requirements. Beginning in FY 2025 and
continuing in FY 2026, states must devote at least 40 percent of their RESEA
funds to interventions with a high or moderate causal evidence rating that
shows demonstrated capacity to improve employment and earnings outcomes
for program participants. Beginning in FY 2027, the evidence-based funding
requirement will permanently increase to 50 percent.
iii. State Partnering on Impact Evaluations. As part of evaluation planning and
implementation, states are strongly encouraged to explore potential evaluation
partnerships with other states with a goal of conducting a single evaluation that would
answer research questions and build evidence on RESEA programs for all involved
states. These partnerships could allow for increased efficiencies, pooling of resources,
and larger sample sizes necessary to collect evidence at a program component level.
For assistance locating potential partner states, please contact the Department’s
RESEA Evaluation Technical Assistance (TA) Help Line at [email protected].
iv. Evaluation Technical Assistance. The Department is committed to the ongoing
improvement of RESEA programs by generating evidence that can inform each
state’s program design and development. To assist each state with this evidence-
building process, ETA has been working closely with the Department’s Chief
Evaluation Office to provide a wide range of evaluation technical assistance through a
combination of general resources, such as webinars, toolkits, and customized
technical assistance that is tailored to the unique needs of a specific state.
A. Ad-hoc customized RESEA evaluation technical assistance. States may
contact the Evaluation TA Help Line at [email protected] to request ad-
hoc customized evaluation technical assistance. Available customized
technical assistance includes but is not limited to:
• Technical advice on evaluation designs that meet CLEAR high or
moderate evaluation standards (See Section 4(e)(i) of this UIPL);
• Technical and logistical advice on evaluation implementation, including
challenges that may occur after an evaluation begins;
• Tips for procuring an independent, third-party evaluator;
• Help with research questions and determining appropriate evaluation
design;
• Assistance in identifying other states interested in conducting multi-state
evaluations and assisting in laying the groundwork for those partnerships;
• Information on specific RESEA evaluation topics (e.g., how to implement
random assignments in your information systems, staff training on how to
implement random assignments, and more);
• Assistance with data-related questions and issues, such as data access or
quality issues, identifying fields relevant to service delivery and the
evaluation; and
• Support with meeting CLEAR’s standards.
B. Role of the Department’s Clearinghouse. As described in Section 6 of UIPL
No. 01-20, the Department will leverage CLEAR to identify evaluations in the
evidence base that are relevant to the RESEA program and determine which
impact studies have high, moderate, or low causal evidence ratings. As more
causal evidence becomes available, it is the Department’s intent that
CLEAR’s RESEA intervention categories will be updated and become more
precise over time, so states can use the best available evidence to improve
programs for their participants.
To facilitate this evolution, the Department anticipates that CLEAR will
conduct periodic systematic evidence reviews to find, summarize, and rate
reemployment studies and related RESEA interventions. To do this, it is
important that states and their independent evaluators make RESEA program
evaluation reports publicly available. States and their evaluators are invited to
notify CLEAR when and where new studies are publicly posted, by contacting
CLEAR at https://clear.dol.gov/reemployment-services-and-eligibility-
assessments-resea.
f. RESEA Grant Application Process. This section discusses: (i) the RESEA State Plan
package; (ii) what happens with disapproved state plans; (iii) available technical
assistance during the grant submission process; and (iv) the process for requesting a grant
modification. Additional information on Uniform Guidance, standard terms and
conditions, and other grant resources is available at ETA Grant Resources,
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/grants/resources.
Each state must submit a plan that outlines how the state intends to conduct its RESEA
program, as required under Section 306(e), SSA, to receive RESEA grant funds. Plans
must be submitted by the deadline of August 28, 2026 via https://www.grants.gov/ and
must be also emailed to [email protected]. A timely and complete submission
includes all required and correctly completed documents described below by August 28,
2026. Incomplete submissions may be disapproved as described in Section 4(g)(ii) of this
UIPL.
If a submitted RESEA State Plan package is complete but includes minor deficiencies,
ETA will transmit a formal request for technical clarifications (technical clarifications
letter) identifying any deficiencies and providing specific guidance and instructions for
corrections. Responses to the technical clarifications letter must provide specific
information that directly addresses the identified deficiencies. Unless otherwise directed,
technical clarifications responses must be provided in a separate letter—Do not submit a
revised RESEA state plan. The Department will integrate a state’s technical clarifications
response letter into the final grant agreement. Failing to respond to a technical
clarifications letter will result in a disapproved state plan package.
i. RESEA State Plan Package. A complete submission must include the following
documents and be fully and correctly completed as described:
Document 1 -- RESEA State Plan Template (Attachment II):
A complete RESEA State Plan approved by the Department is a precondition of
RESEA grant funding. Every element of the state plan template requires a
response. Please note the RESEA State Plan template has been substantially
revised for FY 2026 and earlier versions of the template will not be accepted.
• All responses to the state plan elements are to be complete and accurate;
• Answers must include sufficient detail and contextual information regarding
how the state implemented its RESEA program during FY 2025 and the
planned activities for FY 2026;
• If there were any challenges and changes during FY 2025 that deviated from
planned activities identified by your FY 2025 approved plans, please provide
this contextual information and any planned corrective actions within your FY
2026 state plan narratives; and
• Incomplete responses to RESEA state plan elements will result in a technical
clarifications letter.
Documents 2 and 3 -- SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance and SF-424A
Budget Information – Non-Construction Programs
These are required documents and must be complete and correct before funds will
be awarded. See Attachment IV of this UIPL for further instructions and guidance
on completing the forms.
In completing the SF-424 and SF-424A, please be mindful of the following:
• States must use the current version of the forms available at
https://www.grants.gov/forms/forms-repository/sf-424-family;
• The requested dollar amount must be consistent across all required documents
in the RESEA State Plan Package—any inconsistencies will result in the
Department suspending its review and returning the state plan package for
immediate correction; and
• The requested dollar funding amount must be a whole number and not exceed
the state’s maximum base allotment as identified in Attachment I of this
UIPL.
Document 4 -- Indirect Costs (2 CFR 200.414):
If the state is including indirect costs in the budget, it must provide the approved
indirect cost rate with a copy of the current 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.
The Department’s information on NICRA is available at the following link:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/centers-offices/office-of-the-senior-
procurement-executive/cost-price-determination-division and under 2 CFR
200.414(c).
ii. Disapproved RESEA State Plans. Plans that do not meet the required elements will
not be approved for RESEA grant funds. States with unapproved plans will receive
notification within 30 days of the Department’s receipt of the plan and be given the
opportunity to submit revisions.
The revision(s) must address the deficient items provided in the written disapproval
notification, which will describe any portion(s) of the plan that was not approved, the
reason for the disapproval(s), and instructions for submitting revisions. The revisions
identified in the technical clarifications letter by the Department are not optional, and
states must provide responses for the state plan to be approved. States refusing to
provide responses may be disapproved for FY 2026 RESEA grant awards.
iii. Grant Submission Process and Technical Assistance.
States must submit their RESEA State Plan package, including all required
documents identified in Section 4(f)(i) of this UIPL, via Grants.gov, www.grants.gov
and by email to [email protected].
Failure to submit to both grants.gov and [email protected] will result in delays
and possible disapproval.
If there are technical issues or challenges with the grants.gov submission,
immediately notify [email protected], your Regional ETA RESEA Federal
Project Officer (FPO), and contact grants.gov customer support at 800-518-4726
(U.S.)/606-545-5035 (International) or email at [email protected]. Attachment III
of this UIPL has more detailed instructions about submitting an application through
https://www.grants.gov/.
iv. Grant Modification Requests. Any changes sought to the information and/or
activities included in an approved RESEA State Plan during the grant’s period of
performance must be documented in a modification request that is submitted to the
Department via the state’s assigned FPO.
The FPO will work with the state to determine the appropriate type of modification,
the applicable timeline, points of contact, and other requirements. Modification
requests must provide the following information:
• Modification request written on grantee’s official letterhead, dated and signed by
an authorized representative;
• Letter’s subject line includes modification type, grant name, grant number;
• Sufficiently detailed description of amendment request, including but not limited
to revised budget narrative, timeline for activities, anticipated impact on RESEA
participation rates or services provided, and, if applicable, revised timeline for
obligation of grant funds; and
• If needed, revised financial documents including SF-424, SF-424A, and budget
narrative.
5. Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA Regional Office and copy
[email protected]. For technical questions about evaluations please contact
[email protected] and for questions about grants.gov contact [email protected].
6. References.
• America’s Talent Strategy: Building the Workforce for the Golden Age,
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OPA/newsreleases/2025/08/Americas-
Talent-Strategy-Building-the-Workforce-for-the-Golden-Age.pdf;
• Sections 303(j) and 306, SSA, 42 U.S.C. 503(j) and 506;
• Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, enacted February 9, 2018, Pub. L. 115-123;
• H.R.7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, enacted February 3, 2026, Pub.
L. 119-75;
• Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, enacted June 3, 2023, Pub. L. 118-5, enacted
March 15, 2025, Pub. L. 119-4;
• Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for
Workers (BRIDGE) Act, enacted November 2, 2024, Pub. L. 118-120;
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), enacted July 22, 2014, Pub.
L. 113-128;
• 2 CFR Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards;
• 20 CFR Part 678, Description of the One-Stop Delivery System under Title I of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act;
• 20 CFR Part 680, Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities under Title I of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act;
• 20 CFR Part 683, Administrative Provisions under Title I of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act;
• 86 Fed. Reg. 57,856, Notice Announcing the Methodology to Distribute Outcome
Payments to States for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services
and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Program in Accordance with Title III,
Section 306(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (SSA), published October 19, 2021;
• 84 Fed. Reg. 39,018, Allocating Grants to States for Reemployment Services and
Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) in Accordance with Title III, Section 306 of the
Social Security Act (SSA), published August 8, 2019;
• UIPL No. 09-24, Revisions to the ETA 9128 Reemployment Services and Eligibility
Assessment (RESEA) Workload Quarterly Report (OMB No. 1205-0456), issued
March 7, 2024, UIPL 09-24 | U.S. Department of Labor;
• UIPL No. 07-21, Performance Measures for Reemployment Services and
Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) and Unemployment Insurance (UI) participants,
issued December 17, 2020, UIPL No. 07-21 | U.S. Department of Labor;
• UIPL No. 01-20/TEGL No. 06-19, Expectations for States Implementing the
Reemployment Service and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Program Requirements
for Conducting Evaluations and Building Program Evidence, issued October 31,
2019, UIPL No. 01-20 | U.S. Department of Labor; TEGL No. 06-19 | U.S.
Department of Labor;
• UIPL No. 07-19, Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Funding Allotments and Operating
Guidance for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and
Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grants, issued January 11, 2019, UIPL No. 07-19
| U.S. Department of Labor;
• UIPL No. 05-19, Form ETA 9178 for Employment and Training Supplemental
Grant Reporting, issued December 19, 2018, UIPL No. 05-19 | U.S. Department
of Labor;
• UIPL No. 13-15, Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grants, issued March
27, 2015, UIPL No.13-15 | U.S. Department of Labor;
• UIPL No. 41-94, Unemployment Insurance Program Requirements for the Worker
Profiling and Reemployment Services System, issued August 16, 1994,
https://oui.doleta.gov/dmstree/uipl/uipl94/uipl_4194.htm;
• ETA Handbook No. 401, 5th Edition, Revised ET Handbook No. 401,
Unemployment Insurance Reports Handbook, ET HANDBOOK No. 401, 5th
Edition | U.S. Department of Labor;
• TEN No. 37-15, Availability of Assistance Building Profiling Models to Identify
Unemployment Insurance Claimants Most Likely to Exhaust Benefits, issued June
3, 2016, TEN No. 37-15 | U.S. Department of Labor;
• Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management Cost & Price
Determination Division, available at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/centers-
offices/office-of-the-senior-procurement-executive/cost-price-determination-
division; and
• ETA Grant Resources,
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/grants/resources.
7. Attachments.
• Attachment I: Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Base Funding
Grant Allocations by State
• Attachment II: Elements of an Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment
Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grant State Plan
• Attachment III: Additional Grants.gov Submission Instructions
• Attachment IV: Additional Guidance for Completing the SF-424Attachment V:
Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Program
Evaluation Report Recommendations to Support National Analyses
• Attachment V: Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA)
Program Evaluation Report Recommendations to Support National Analyses
Attachment I
Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and
Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Base Funding Grant Allocations by State
FY 2025 FY 2026
State Maximum Base Maximum Base
Award Award
Alaska 881,567 837,888
Alabama 1,608,295 2,107,143
Arkansas 1,826,301 1,734,986
Arizona 4,173,688 5,568,523
California 73,713,119 84,623,334
Colorado 5,127,185 6,840,676
Connecticut 4,665,488 6,159,551
District of Columbia 892,985 923,130
Delaware 861,638 1,149,595
Florida 8,107,437 7,893,803
Georgia 7,871,805 7,478,215
Hawaii 1,657,730 1,574,844
Iowa 2,250,072 3,002,040
Idaho 1,032,067 1,376,981
Illinois 17,217,514 22,380,684
Indiana 4,764,519 5,109,491
Kansas 1,357,294 1,755,973
Kentucky 1,938,770 2,206,084
Louisiana 3,083,451 2,929,278
Massachusetts 11,151,732 14,312,052
Maryland 4,862,660 6,009,072
Maine 1,080,260 1,384,252
Michigan 9,921,237 13,236,886
Minnesota 9,297,055 12,082,678
Missouri 3,543,650 4,295,824
Mississippi 1,477,765 1,604,522
Montana 1,067,467 1,424,211
North Carolina 4,730,036 5,846,387
North Dakota 498,400 664,964
Nebraska 816,533 1,089,416
New Hampshire 1,419,308 1,348,343
New Jersey 20,722,632 24,841,453
Attachment I
FY 2025 FY 2026
State Maximum Base Maximum Base
Award Award
New Mexico 1,939,400 2,352,002
Nevada 4,054,865 5,409,989
New York 29,486,915 33,187,783
Ohio 8,058,722 10,751,924
Oklahoma 2,513,970 2,496,896
Oregon 5,902,212 7,305,912
Pennsylvania 17,649,732 21,018,905
Puerto Rico 3,569,745 4,366,717
Rhode Island 1,978,075 2,614,939
South Carolina 2,808,664 3,467,710
South Dakota 498,400 498,400
Tennessee 3,174,732 3,795,491
Texas 25,266,504 33,710,498
Utah 2,230,324 2,895,948
Virginia 3,666,483 4,662,138
Virgin Islands 498,400 498,400
Vermont 758,856 720,913
Washington 10,557,673 14,086,018
Wisconsin 5,020,785 5,751,388
West Virginia 1,567,483 1,747,350
Wyoming 498,400 498,400
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Expiration Date: 02/28/2029
ELEMENTS OF AN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI)
REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT (RESEA) GRANT
STATE PLAN
Instructions: All fields are required.
1. State Name:
2. State Agency Administrator: Name:
Title:
Address:
Email:
3. RESEA Program Lead/Contact Name:
The person who can answer questions about the RESEA Telephone:
proposal.
E-mail:
4. UI Program Lead/Contact Name:
The person who can answer questions about the UI aspects Telephone:
of the RESEA proposal. This person may also be the
RESEA Program Lead/Contact. E-mail:
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5a. Total funds requested for this fiscal year’s proposed $ _______________
RESEA State Plan
Requesting less than full formula allotment.
The total amount of funds requested for this year’s grant,
which may be up to the limit specified in this year’s annual
RESEA operating guidance.
5b. Use this field to break out this year’s project costs. Please include a narrative describing this year’s program activities, e.g., staffing up,
improving program tools etc.
6a. Total Service Delivery (Program) Cost using this fiscal $
year’s requested allotment
Note: This entry includes the evaluation costs.
6b. Provide a breakout narrative listing this year’s program costs and include a line item for evaluation costs.
7a. Total Administrative Costs using this fiscal year’s $
requested allotment
Note: This entry includes the information technology (IT)
costs.
7b. Use the space to breakout and explain this year’s administrative costs. Please include changes to staffing; IT expansion; and other significant
changes etc.
8a. Unspent RESEA Funds FY _____ $ ___________ FY _____ $ ___________
Projected obligation date: Projected obligation date:
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The previous two (2) RESEA Fiscal Year grants’ unused
funds. Projected expenditure date: Projected expenditure date:
Complete the fields as they relate to the specific previous
fiscal years. Include the expected date for full obligation
and expenditure for each previous fiscal year’s remaining
funds.
8b. Use the text box to provide details for each year’s unspent funds. Please explain why there are remaining funds for each specific FY, this is to
include any issues that impacted the previous year’s expenditures. Additionally, provide a breakout how the funds will be used and a timeline for
expenditure. If the previous FY’s remaining balance is ‘Zero,’ please note this in the text field above.
9. Completed Initial RESEA
The term “initial RESEA” refers to the first meeting between an RESEA service provider and an unemployment compensation claimant who
responded to an official notification of selection and required participation in RESEA services.
Complete all fields in the chart below on how specific required initial RESEA activities are staffed and conducted.
Activity Staff Individual/ In-Person, Remote, Virtual
(ES/WIOA/UI/ Other) Group
Eligibility Review
Labor Market Information
Individual Reemployment Plan
Providing information and access
to American Job Center (AJC)
services including career services
Enrollment in Employment
Services
Providing support with individual
reemployment plan.
Referrals to other services
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Other activities performed in
addition to required elements.
Please describe any additional
activities in element 9b.
Pre-work (Preparation for
RESEA)
Post- work (casework notes etc.)
following RESEA
9b. Average time to conduct initial RESEA
9c. Average cost to conduct initial RESEA
10a. Does your state conduct subsequent RESEAs?
The term “subsequent RESEA” refers to any follow up RESEA meetings that conduct an eligibility review and review of claimant’s activities to
determine if additional assistance is needed to support the claimant’s return to suitable work at the earliest possible date. States will determine the
extent to which they require any subsequent RESEAs as part of their service delivery model in addition to referrals to reemployment services.
Yes No
10b. Use the text field to explain how your state uses subsequent RESEA. Provide information on how many subsequent RESEAs are conducted
per claimant and the types of subsequent activities, e.g., Labor Market Information, review of individual employment plan, etc.
11a. Total number of RESEAs projected to be scheduled Initial to be scheduled: Subsequent to be scheduled:
Note: The number provided in ‘Initial to be scheduled’ is
interlinked. A change to this number impacts ‘Initial to be
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completed’ and ‘Initial Fail to report.’ Such that 11a Initial
to be scheduled = Initial to be completed (+) Initial Fail to
Report. It does not apply to subsequent to be scheduled.
11b. Provide an explanation of how the target number was determined.
12a. Total number of RESEAs projected to be completed Initial to be completed: Subsequent to be completed:
Note: The number provided in ‘Initial to be completed’ is
interlinked. A change to this number impacts ‘Initial to be
scheduled’ and ‘Initial Fail to report.’ Such that 12a Initial
to be completed = Initial to be scheduled (-) Initial Fail to
Report. It does not apply to subsequent to be completed.
12b. Provide an explanation of how the target number was determined.
13a. Total number of RESEAs projected for which the Initial Fail to Report: Subsequent Fail to Report:
claimant will fail to report
Note: The number provided in Initial Fail to Report is
interlinked. A change to this number impacts ‘Initial to be
scheduled’ and ‘Initial to be completed.’ Such that 13a
Initial Fail to Report = Initial to be scheduled (-) Initial to
be completed. It does not apply to subsequent fail to report.
13b. Provide an explanation of how the target number was determined.
14. Actions taken to reduce number of claimants failing to report
• If your state reported over 30-percent fail to report on the ETA 9128 reports the previous FY:
o Provide a narrative on all actions taken (what did/didn't work) the previous FY and planned actions during the current FY to reduce
the number of claimants failing to report.
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o Ensure the responses in Elements 12a and 12b align with your response here. Example: If your state reported 44-percent FTR the
previous year and the current Projected FTR is 30-percent. The response needs to include the actions to achieve the projected FTR
percentage.
• If your state reported 30-percent or less on the ETA 9128 reports the previous FY:
o Provide a narrative discussing the best practices your state attributes to this attainment.
o List actions taken the previous FY and planned actions during the current FY to reduce the number of claimants failing to report.
15a. Is RESEA statewide Yes/No Check box.
Yes No
Note: RESEAs are considered statewide if operating in at least one location in each Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [WIOA] workforce
development area.
15b. Total number of Workforce development area(s).
How many workforce development How many American Job Centers Number of sites providing RESEA:
areas are there in the state? (AJCs) are there in the state?
Number of sites providing WPRS:
15c. Indicate if your state encountered any disruptions in RESEA service operations during the previous year that required a shutdown of RESEA
services.
16. Role of UI Staff
Describe the role played by UI staff in RESEA program management. This narrative is to include: UI’s role in decision making, implementation,
training, and program management; How UI staff are training RESEA staff on how to identify ineligibility issues; How often UI is providing
updated training to RESEA service providers; and if UI staff is ensuring reporting accuracy for RESEA required reports.
17. Selection of RESEA Participants
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Describe the state’s methodology for selecting claimants to participate in the RESEA program and at what point in the claim series selections are
made. If a profiling or statistical model is used, please describe the model including factors used and when the model was last updated/will be
updated.
States are to provide information on the actual selection process of participants, a description of the statistical model used, when the model was last
updated and or plans for update and a statement about targeted population and how it was determined.
18a. Proper Notification
All states participating in the RESEA program must provide both an assurance that, and description of how individuals selected to participate in
RESEA will receive proper notifications regarding the program’s eligibility conditions, requirements, and benefits. Proper notifications must be in
clear and simple language and include warnings to ensure selected individuals are fully aware of the consequences of noncompliance with the state’s
policies related to non-attendance and/or nonfulfillment of UI work search requirements. (Section 306(e)(1)(A)(i), Social Security Act (SSA).
Do you assure that proper notification as described in Element 18a will be provided to the RESEA claimant?
Yes No
18b. Attached is a separate copy of the Notification letter to this state plan. click the link to attach
Yes No
18c. Insert description of notification process.
This narrative is to include: Description of how the notification process works (automated and manual actions), use of phone calls,
letters, and text; and planned updates or changes to the notification system with the projected implementation date.
19a. Reasonable Scheduling Accommodations
To maximize participation in the RESEA program, the state must provide assurance that, and a description of how reasonable scheduling
accommodations are made available to individuals selected for RESEA (Section 306(e)(1)(A)(ii), SSA).
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Do you assure that reasonable scheduling accommodation is available to RESEA participants?
Yes No
19b. Insert a description of the reasonable scheduling accommodation(s) provided. Please describe your rescheduling policies, procedures, and
limitations for rescheduling. Be sure to identify which items have been automated versus in-person.
20a. UI Feedback Loop and Adjudication
UI feedback should loop from the RESEA provider to the UI system and the process should be clear, while UI eligibility issues are identified during
RESEA.
Refer to UIPL No. 14-18: Unemployment Insurance and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Insert a brief description regarding the feedback loop from the RESEA provider to the UI system as it relates to UI eligibility issues, e.g., able and
available, inadequate work search, return to work, etc.
20b. UI Feedback Loop and Adjudication -- Communications
Insert a brief description of the feedback loop communication system for UI eligibility issues identified during the RESEA for adjudication. This
narrative is to include: How the communication system supports a two-way communication between RESEA providers and UI; frequency of the
communication loop (daily, weekly, as needed); and how long the issue remains open with the claimant?
21. Activities Supporting RESEA’s Statutory Purposes
Each state must provide assurance that, and description of how, the planned RESEA program will conform to the four statutory purposes identified
below (Section 306(e)(1)(B), SSA).
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21a. Purpose 1: To improve employment outcomes of individuals that receive unemployment compensation and to reduce the average duration of
receipt of such compensation through unemployment.
Do you assure that the proposed RESEA program design and planned activities conform to purpose 1 as described in Element 21a?
Yes No
21b. Insert brief description of specific RESEA program elements and/or activities that support purpose 1.
This narrative is to include: How the services improve employment outcomes; How the state verifies the employment outcomes are improving;
What reemployment services/career services are offered; What assistance is provided with the reemployment plan and how is the reemployment
plan used; How often is the reemployment plan revised or updated while the claimant is participating in RESEA; What partners are being used to
remove barriers of unemployment; Are RESEA participants referred to recruitment events; and What WIOA services are RESEA participants
referred to?
21c. Purpose 2: To strengthen program integrity and reduced improper payments of unemployment compensation by states through the detection
and prevention of such payments to individuals who are not eligible for such compensation.
Do you assure that the proposed RESEA program design and planned activities conform to purpose 2 as described in Element 21c.?
Yes No
21d. Insert brief description of specific RESEA program elements and/or activities that support purpose 2.
This narrative is to include: Narrative explaining how the activity is supporting program integrity; How the Feedback Loop is used to ensure
Integrity and support communication; UI staff is training RESEA staff to identify claimant issues and how often (reference element 16); How
often is UI meeting with RESEA providers to issue training and review the RESEA program (reference element 16); and How is UI and RESEA
service providers ensuring eligibility issues are identified and reported to UI (looking for internal controls).
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21e. Purpose 3: To promote alignment with the broader vision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.)
of increased program integration and service delivery for job seekers, including claimants for unemployment compensation. (Note: Additional
information about the vision of WIOA is provided in Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 19-14, Vision for the Workforce System
and Initial Implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and additional information specific State UI programs is provided
in Unemployment Insurance Letter No.14-18, Unemployment Insurance and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act).
Do you assure that the proposed RESEA program design and planned activities conform to purpose 3 as described in Element 21e?
Yes No
21f. Insert brief description of specific RESEA program elements and/or activities that support purpose 3.
This narrative is to include: How integrated services are delivered (intake procedures, staff training, and strategic efforts); Are RESEA staff
trained on other workforce system partner program requirements? Reemployment activities and how they interconnect; Activities and services the
state is planning that are not currently provided (along with implementation timeframe); and Are RESEA staff cross-training other program staff
on RESEA, and how often?
21g. Purpose 4: To establish reemployment service and eligibility assessment as an entry point for individuals receiving unemployment
compensation into other workforce system partner programs.
Do you assure that the proposed RESEA program design and planned activities conform to purpose 4 as described in Element 21g?
Yes No
21h. Insert brief description of specific RESEA program elements and/or activities that support purpose 4.
This narrative includes: the description of the strategies used to connect the RESEA participants to other workforce partners (warm introduction or
electronic introduction); Examples of how RESEA is working with WIOA dislocated workers (if applicable); Expectations for RESEA participants
regarding referrals; and information about how RESEA has been integrated into the State’s workforce system and network of AJCs and including
other partner organizations that RESEA participants may be referred.
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22a. Evidence-based Standards and Evaluation Requirements
Each state must provide assurances and a description of how the state’s RESEA program will satisfy the requirement to use grant funds only for
interventions and service delivery strategies designed to reduce the number of weeks for which program participants receive unemployment
compensation by improving employment outcomes for participants, including employment and earnings. States implementing RESEA interventions
or service delivery strategies without a high or moderate causal rating must be under evaluation at the time of use. (Section 306(e)(1)(B), SSA.
Do you assure that the state’s RESEA program will satisfy the requirement to use grant funds only for interventions and service delivery strategies
designed to reduce the number of weeks for which program participants receive unemployment compensation by improving employment outcomes
for participants, including employment and earnings?
Yes No
Do you assure that the planned RESEA interventions or service delivery strategies that do not have a high or moderate causal rating are under
evaluation at the time of use?
Yes No
22b. Is your state using interventions that have received a ‘High’ or ‘Moderate’ RESEA causal rating in the Clearinghouse for Labor Education and
Research (CLEAR)?
Yes No
22c. Complete the chart below providing additional information about RESEA component/activities, their intervention high or moderate
intervention causal rating, the costs associated with that component/activity, and what percentage it is of the current grant.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
RESEA Intervention Causal Rating (High/Moderate) and RESEA Cost of Percentage of Current
Component/Activity Intervention Name (REA; JSA; Profiling; etc.) Component/Activity Grant
and list the associated citation and date of the Study from
CLEAR For spending or staff
time spent on high or
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Note: There may be multiple relevant studies that support the moderate rated Show calculations by
activity with different intervention causal ratings. Make a list intervention using column “C”
accordingly. activities, provide an divided by Element 5a.
explanation of the
total cost of the
component / activity.
Ex.a EXAMPLE: Moderate JSA (Job Search Assistance) Services -- Assisting 21,790 * $34.37 = $748,922.30/$6,401,672
Unemployment Insurance claimants: The long-term impacts of $748,922.30 = 11.7%
Additional RESEA the Job Search Assistance Demonstration (Decker et all 2000)
Activity/Component:
Job-search assistance
Ex.b Provide a brief description of Activity/Component:
Reviewed two weeks’ worth of claimants work searches.
1a. Required Initial
RESEA Meeting
Activity:
• Eligibility Review
• Labor Market
Information
• Individual
Reemployment
Plan
• Providing
information and
access to
American Job
Center (AJC)
services
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• Enrollment in
Employment
Services
• Providing support
with individual
reemployment
plan
Referrals to other
services
1b. Provide a brief description of Activity:
2a. For states that offer a subsequent
meeting, please use 2a and 2b.
For states that don’t offer a
subsequent meeting, please
insert “N/A” in 2a and 2b.
Subsequent RESEA
Meeting Activity:
• Eligibility Review
• Review work
search activities
Review individual
reemployment plan
2b. Provide a brief description of Activity:
3a. Additional RESEA
Activity/Component:
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3b. Provide a brief description of Activity/Component:
4a. Additional RESEA
Activity/Component:
4b. Provide a brief description of Activity/Component:
5a. Additional RESEA
Activity/Component:
5b. Provide a brief description of Activity/Component:
6a. Additional RESEA
Activity/Component:
6b. Provide a brief description of Activity/Component:
7a. Additional RESEA
Activity/Component:
7b. Provide a brief description of Activity/Component:
8a. Additional RESEA
Activity/Component:
8b. Provide a brief description of Activity/Component:
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9a. Additional RESEA
Activity/Component:
9b. Provide a brief description of Activity/Component:
10a. Additional RESEA
Activity/Component:
10b. Provide a brief description of Activity/Component:
11. TOTALS $ %
22d. Insert an explanation of how your state’s interventions and service delivery strategies are appropriate to the population served.
This explanation may include a description of how the factors of the state’s current population was considered when deciding on the intervention(s);
Is the intervention(s) the same across the state or to those areas providing RESEA services?; What are the desired outcomes of the intervention(s)
(for example: decreased UC, decreased UC duration, people returning to work quicker, wage improvement, etc.)?; and what has been observed
already, in terms of desired outcomes?
22e. Insert, a description of the evaluation structure the State plans to use for interventions and service delivery strategies without at least a moderate
or high causal evidence rating. This evaluation structure may include a whole program evaluation, evaluation of specific program
components/interventions, or national evaluations conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor or by other entities.
At a minimum, the description should: Identify what intervention is being evaluated and how it is being implemented; State the evaluation’s
research questions; Describe the evaluation’s research design (e.g., type of study, outcomes being studied, description of study sample (if
applicable), and type of data collection); Identify who is conducting the evaluation; and Clarify the stage of the evaluation: (1) Planning and
procurement; (2) Data collection; or (3) Analysis and reporting; and provide an estimate of when the evaluation will be completed.
22f. Amount of funds that will be set aside to conduct or cause to be $
conducted evaluations of interventions used in carrying out this year’s
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RESEA Program. This amount is limited to 10 percent of this year’s
grant award (Section 306(d)(2), SSA).
22g. Insert a description of any evaluations of reemployment interventions and service delivery strategies conducted in the prior fiscal and any data
collected on:
1. Characteristics of program participants;
2. Number of weeks for which program participants receive unemployment compensation; and
3. Employment and other outcomes for program participants consistent with State performance accountability measures provided by the State
unemployment compensation program and performance outcome measures as defined in section 116(b) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)
In addition to information from formal evaluations, states may include information from other forms of analyses such as reviews of administrative
data analysis of quarterly reporting provided to DOL such as the 9128 or 9178 reporting, or state administrative reports.
Please insert a PDF copy of the template notification letter in the space below, as indicated in element 18a.
OMB No.: 1205-0538 OMB Expiration Date: 02/28/2029 Average Estimated Response Time: 40 hours O M B Burden Statement:
These reporting instructions have been approved under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Persons are not required to respond to
this collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information
includes the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection of information. Submission is required to retain or obtain benefits under SSA 303(a)(6). Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this
burden, to the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Unemployment Insurance, Room S-4524, 200 Constitution Ave., NW,
Washington, DC, 20210.
Attachment III
Additional Grants.gov Submission Instructions
The following is provided as additional instructions beyond what is already available on the
www.grants.gov website. If encountering a problem with www.grants.gov, and no resolution
is found 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 U.S. Department of Labor (Department)
strongly recommends initiating and completing the “Get Registered” registration steps at
https://www.grants.gov/register.
Before registering, 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 to avoid unexpected delays that could result in the rejection of an
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 Unique Entity Identifier 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/register.
After creating a profile on www.grants.gov, the E-Biz Point of Contact (E-Biz POC), a
representative from the applicant’s organization who is the contact listed for System of
Award Management (SAM), will receive an email to grant the AOR permission to submit
applications on behalf of the organization. The E-Biz POC will then log into
www.grants.gov and approve an individual as the AOR, thereby giving the AOR permission
to submit applications. To learn more about AOR Authorization, visit
https://www.grants.gov/applicants/applicant-registration, or to track AOR status, visit
https://www.grants.gov/applicants/grant-applications/track-my-application.
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
who is able to make legally binding commitments for the organization as the AOR. This
step is often missed, and it is crucial for valid submissions.
Attachment III
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 either has 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 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, adequate time should be allotted for submission (two business
days recommended), and additional time to address any errors and requiring 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 of
compatibility or other issues preventing a state’s application from being considered. The
Department will not attempt to convert the document to an appropriate format or apply any
other method to open the document. The Department will notify the state and request the
components be resubmitted in one of the formats identified above.
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/applicants/applicant-faqs.
To receive updated information about critical issues, new tips for users, and other time
sensitive updates, you may subscribe to www.grants.gov updates at
https://www.grants.gov/connect/manage-subscriptions/.
Attachment IV
Additional Guidance for Completing the SF-424
I. Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
• Use the current version of the form for submission. Expired forms will not be accepted.
SF-424, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 4040-0004 (Grants.gov)
found at https://www.grants.gov/forms/forms-repository/sf-424-family. If the form listed
on this webpage is expired, this means that the form is under OMB review and will
continue to have a month-to-month expiration date until the OMB review
process is completed and the updated form is posted to the above website.
• Section # 8, APPLICANT INFORMATION:
o 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.
o Employer/Tax Identification Number (EIN/TIN): Input your correct 9-digit EIN
and ensure that it is recorded within SAM.
o Unique Entity Identifier Requirements
o Effective on April 4, 2022, the DUNS Number was replaced by a new, non-
proprietary identifier requested in and assigned by SAM.gov. This new identifier
is called the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), or the Entity ID. To learn more about
SAM’s rollout of the UEI, please visit the U.S. General Services Administration
(GSA), Unique Entity Identifier Update webpage.
o If the grant award or cooperative agreement recipient is authorized to make
subawards under this award, then the recipient:
1. Must notify potential subrecipients that no entity (see definitions below)
may receive a subaward from the grant award recipient until the entity has
provided its UEI to the recipient.
2. May not make a subaward to an entity unless the entity has provided its
UEI to the grant or cooperative agreement recipient. Subrecipients are not
required to obtain an active SAM registration but must obtain a UEI.
o 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 registrationwith 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.
Attachment IV
o Address: Input the complete address including Zipcode+4; Example: 20110-831.
For look-up, use link at https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action.
o Organizational Unit: Input appropriate Department Name and Division Name, if
applicable.
o 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.
Attachment V
Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA)
Program Evaluation Report Recommendations to Support National Analyses
State evaluation findings will be useful for program operators and policy makers. For this
reason, it’s important that your RESEA program evaluation reports are well-documented and
contain:
• The interventions being tested;
• The context of the evaluation; and
• Impact and analysis results with well-documented statistical details.
Complete, consistent, and high-quality program evaluation reports can enable various types of
evidence syntheses and other secondary data analysis, including meta-analyses, that can
empirically synthesize information from across multiple relevant evaluations. These types of
syntheses can support RESEA evidence building by enabling a broader understanding of
effective interventions, which will improve CLEAR’s ability to rate RESEA interventions for
states’ use. Such analyses can also identify gaps in knowledge where states could stand up new
studies and inform program operators and policy makers interested in continuous improvement
of the RESEA program.
The Department’s ability to facilitate or conduct successful secondary analyses, such as meta-
analyses, to benefit states is dependent on states’ program evaluation reports including consistent
information about the key evaluation components described below. At a minimum, each state
must include the following information in their evaluation report, as appropriate to their
evaluation design. States are not limited to reporting on the below information and should work
with their independent evaluator to ensure reports are reporting appropriate information based on
the evaluation design used.
STUDY CHARACTERISTICS AND CONTEXT: What elements of the program, that are
being studied, must, if appropriate to the evaluation design, be included to conduct a meta-
analysis?
Intervention and Comparison Conditions:
What interventions (program, policy, practice, etc.) does the study evaluate?
What specific services or activities did the intervention consist of?
Was there any adjustment or adaptation implemented in the study?
What services, if any, did the comparison group receive?
Setting:
Where did the study take place?
What are the key characteristics of the setting (urban, suburban, or rural; state; etc.).
In what years did the study take place?
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Study Sample:
Who participated in the study?
How were they selected and recruited?
What were the ages of participants?
What were the criteria for participation in the program or the intervention?
What are their socio-demographic characteristics?
STUDY DESIGN AND ANALYSIS: The following are the elements that a meta-analysis
would need to know about the program, that are being studied, the study’s setting, and the
sample of study participants.
Study Design:
What was the study’s design (e.g., randomized experiment, quasi-experimental
design, descriptive)?
If an impact evaluation, how were the units (e.g., individuals, groups of individuals)
assigned to the program, with a description of the control/comparison condition (e.g.,
random assignment, matched comparison)?
Measure:
Identify the measurement instrument, if any, and data source (self-reports,
administrative data) for the measures.
Identify the timing of all measurements in the study, including any pre-tests.
Baseline Equivalence:
Provide information needed to assess baseline equivalence of program and
comparison groups.
• Evaluators should provide information needed to assess baseline equivalence
of program and comparison groups on demographics and on key
characteristics that may predict the outcome(s) of interest.
• For outcomes such as earnings, where pre-intervention measures are available
and relevant, equivalence should be shown on those measures.
• For analysis of employment, evaluators should show equivalence on available
measures of employment history and earnings.
• For analyses of unemployment compensation (UC) duration — equivalence
on UC profiling scores is important because that is a measure of expected risk
of benefit exhaustion (maximum UC duration).
• Equivalence on other measures related to pre-claim employment history and
prior UC claims may be important as well.
Methods of Data Analysis:
Describe the analytical models or methods used to estimate impacts.
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Specify the variable, if any, that were included as controls in the analysis.
Specify the unit of analysis (e.g., cluster, individual), and, if applicable, how
clustering was addressed.
Missing Data:
How did the analysis account for missing data, if any?
Specify the type of data (baseline, outcome, or both) for which missing data methods
were used.
IMPACT ANALYSIS RESULTS: As appropriate to the evaluation design, the evaluation
must report the following for each outcome measure (and each subgroup, as available):
Sample size for the treatment group. Unadjusted control/comparison group
standard deviation.
Unadjusted treatment group mean Impact estimate (with information on
outcome. how it was computed, if other than
raw difference in means) and
associated p-value.
Unadjusted treatment group standard Standardized difference.
deviation.
Sample size for the Unadjusted control/comparison group
control/comparison group. mean.
If any information from unadjusted sample sizes, group means, standard deviations, are
missing, the following should be documented from a study’s report:
Coefficient from the impact estimation Standard error of the impact (and, if
model. the standard error is unavailable, the
specific p-value associated with the
impact estimate).
For additional information on communicating and reporting study findings, please see the
Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Toolkit on the RESEA Evaluation
and Evidence Resources page on the WorkforceGPS site, along with other evaluation technical
assistance resources.
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