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Additional pandemic UI identity verification and fraud funding
Summary ETA offered state unemployment agencies additional funds to verify Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claimants’ identities, prevent fraud and recover overpayments in PUA and PEUC. It explained application requirements and included state allocation tables. The funding opportunity concerns historical pandemic programs.
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Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 28-20, Change 1
Date issued
January 15, 2021
Status
Active
ETA’s listing marks this change Active, and its PDF prints “Rescissions: None” and “Expiration Date: Continuing.” The PUA and PEUC grant opportunity described is historical.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION UI
ADVISORY SYSTEM
CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OUI/DPM
Washington, D.C. 20210
DATE
January 15, 2021
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 28-20,
Change 1
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JOHN PALLASCH
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Additional Funding for Identity Verification or Verification of Pandemic
Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Claimants and Funding to Assist with Efforts
to Prevent and Detect Fraud and Identity Theft as well as Recover Fraud
Overpayments in the PUA and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment
Compensation (PEUC) Programs
1. Purpose. To inform states regarding (i) the availability of additional funding and how to
apply for the funding to cover administrative expenses and solutions that can be used to
support the identity verification or validation of PUA claimants; (ii) to assist with efforts to
prevent and detect fraud and imposter claims resulting from identity theft in the PUA and
PEUC programs; and (iii) to recover fraud overpayments in the PUA and PEUC programs.
2. Action Requested. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (Department) Employment and
Training Administration (ETA) requests that State Workforce Agency Administrators
provide information contained in this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) to
appropriate staff.
3. Summary and Background.
a. Summary – On August 31, 2020, ETA issued UIPL No. 28-20 to remind states of their
roles and responsibilities in addressing fraud in the UI system and the techniques and
strategies available to assist states with their fraud management operations; and provided
states with $100 million in funding to assist with efforts to prevent and detect fraud and
identity theft and recover fraud overpayments in the PUA and PEUC programs using
many of the tools and resources already available to states. This Change 1 to UIPL No.
28-20 informs states regarding the availability of additional funding and how to apply for
funding to cover administrative expenses and solutions that can be used to support the
identity verification or validation of PUA claimants; to assist with efforts to prevent and
detect fraud and imposter claims resulting from identity theft in the PUA and PEUC
programs; and to recover fraud overpayments in the PUA and PEUC programs. On
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
December 27, 2020, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,
Public Law (Pub. L. 116-260), which includes in Division N, Title II, Subtitle A, the
Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (Continued Assistance Act).
For states to have an adequate system for administering the PUA program, Section 242 of
the Continued Assistance Act requires that states include procedures for identity
verification or validation and for timely payment, to the extent reasonable and
practicable, by January 26, 2021 (30 days after the enactment of the Continued
Assistance Act).
b. Background – Since the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security (CARES) Act of 2020, which created several new temporary unemployment
compensation (UC) programs (including PUA and PEUC), UI fraud has increased
significantly, further testing the integrity of individual state systems and the UI program
as a whole. Since the unprecedented increase in claims resulting from the economic
impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, UI programs have
become a target for fraud with states experiencing a significant amount of imposter
claims filed with stolen or false identities. The Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Protection Guide issued by the U.S. Department of Justice on September 21, 2020,
states: “Fraudsters, some of which are transnational criminal organizations, are using
stolen identities of U.S. citizens to open accounts and file fraudulent claims for UI
Benefits, exploiting the unprecedented expansion of these benefits provided in response
to economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Addressing improper payments and fraud remains a top priority for the Department and
the entire UI system. It is critical that states implement UI programs and provisions to
ensure that payments are being made to eligible individuals and that states have
aggressive strategies and tools in place to prevent, detect, and recover fraudulent
payments, with a particular emphasis on imposter fraud by claimants using false
identities.
The programs and provisions within the Continued Assistance Act, the Emergency
Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act, and the CARES Act operate in
tandem with the fundamental eligibility requirements of the Federal-State UI program.
These requirements include that an individual file certification with respect to each
week of unemployment paid and be able and available and actively seeking work where
applicable, except as specifically provided for in statute. In addition, the Continued
Assistance Act includes new program integrity requirements for the PUA and PEUC
programs with which states must comply.
Some states remain in the midst of managing extraordinary workloads due to the effects
of the spread of COVID-19. During this time, there is a heightened need for states to
maintain a steadfast focus on UI functions and activities that ensure program integrity
and the prevention and detection of improper payments and fraud across all programs
operated within the UI system. UIPL No. 23-20, published on May 11, 2020, also
discusses program integrity for the UI system.
States play a fundamental role in ensuring the integrity of the UI system. While states
have been provided some flexibilities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, those
flexibilities are generally limited to emergency temporary actions as needed to respond
to the spread of COVID-19. States must ensure that individuals only receive benefits in
accordance with federal and state law.
ETA strongly encourages states to utilize the tools, resources, and services of the UI
Integrity Center, funded by the Department and operated in partnership with the National
Association of State Workforce Agencies. One of the UI Integrity Center’s key assets to
support addressing fraud is the Integrity Data Hub (IDH), which includes a variety of
data sets to prevent and detect fraud based on identity theft at the time of application,
including an identity verification solution. ETA also encourages states to consult with
the UI Integrity Center on data analytics, to prioritize IDH cross-matches and risk scoring
results, and to explore other tools and solutions available through the private sector that
complement the IDH. Refer to Training and Employment Notice (TEN) No. 4-20 for
details.
The IDH is a secure, robust, centralized, multi-state data system that allows participating
state UI agencies to submit claims for cross-matching and analysis to support the
prevention and detection of improper payments, fraud, and identity theft. The IDH
contains an expanded set of data sources and new functionality continues to be explored
and added. Currently the IDH offers the following capabilities:
Suspicious Actor Repository (SAR);
Suspicious E-Mail Domains;
Foreign IP Address Detection;
Multi State Cross-Match (MSCM);
Data Analytics;
Fraud Alert System; and
Identity Verification (IDV).
The IDH is available to participating states at no cost and is an effective tool in
preventing and detecting improper payments and combatting imposter fraud and identity
theft. Additionally, in UIPL No. 28-20, the Department explained its expectation that
states connect to the IDH no later than March 31, 2021, and encouraged states to use their
share of the funding provided through that UIPL to support IDH connection as soon as
possible.
In addition to implementing the IDH’s IDV solution, states are encouraged to use these
funds to implement other identity verification processes/procedures or tools to
complement the IDV solution. States may also use these funds for other identity
verification tools, processes, or procedures available on the market to support the identity
verification or validation of PUA claimants as required in the Continued Assistance Act.
Because the Pacific territories (Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) do not have access to the IDH, ETA will
provide targeted technical assistance to the Pacific territories to assist with the
exploration of solutions, processes, and procedures to support the identity verification or
validation of PUA claimants and to identify options available to support enhanced fraud
prevention and detection.
The Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG)/Office of Investigations – Labor
Racketeering and Fraud, Department of Justice, and other federal, state, and local law
enforcement agencies investigate and prosecute fraud and identity theft. In addition,
financial institutions and banks have ramped up their efforts to stop fraudulent payouts
and detect fraudulent activity as a result of their own data analytics. It is critical for states
to engage appropriate law enforcement agencies as soon as emerging and identified fraud
schemes are detected, as well as to be proactive in working collaboratively with financial
institutions and banks to detect fraud and recover overpayments. State Benefit Payment
Control (BPC) staff or other designated state staff have the primary responsibility for
these activities.
Finally, fraud detection, operations, and procedures, coupled with front-end identity
verification tools, are critical in ensuring payment is made timely and only to individuals
entitled to receive benefits. As discussed in UIPL Nos. 23-20 and 28-20, the Department
strongly encourages states to adopt multiple strategies and techniques to validate UI
claims and detect and share suspicious claim attributes between states, and consider a
range of other tools available in the market when combating fraud and ensuring program
integrity.
4. Funding for States to Address Fraud in the PUA and PEUC Programs. Section 242 of
the Continued Assistance Act requires states to have an adequate system for administering
the PUA program including procedures for identity verification or validation and for timely
payment, to the extent reasonable and practicable, for claims filed on or after January 26,
2021. As part of its ongoing monitoring efforts of state implementation of the CARES Act
programs, ETA will ensure states have adequate procedures in place to meet this
requirement.
To assist states with administrative expenses and solutions that can be used to support the
identity verification of PUA claimants, and the need for states to have additional funding to
support ongoing and new fraud prevention, detection, and investigation activities, the
Department is providing an additional $100 million in administrative funding targeted
specifically at addressing fraud and identity theft in the PUA and PEUC programs as part of
its responsibility to provide “such sums as… necessary” for administration of the CARES
Act programs.
Attachment I, State Size Classifications and Funding Allocation for Identity
Verification of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Claimants and Funding to
Assist with Efforts to Prevent and Detect Fraud and Identity Theft as well as Recover
Fraud Overpayments in the PUA and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment
Compensation (PEUC) Programs, lists the amounts of PUA and PEUC funding for
each state provided for assistance with PUA identity verification or validation and for
PUA and PEUC fraud investigation activities.
The methodology for state funding levels is based on state size.1 For purposes of this
methodology, states are assigned to three groups (Small, Medium, and Large) based on
the 12-month average of UI covered employment for the four quarters in calendar year
2019 reported on the ES 202 (Employment, Wages and Contributions) report published
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. States are assigned to the size groups as follows:
Small: covered employment under 1 million employees
Medium: covered employment between 1 million and 2 million employees
Large: covered employment greater than 2 million employees
a. Use of Funds. States may use the funds made available under this UIPL to cover
administrative expenses and solutions that can be used to support the identity
verification or validation of PUA claimants; to assist with efforts to prevent and detect
fraud and imposter claims resulting from identity theft in the PUA and PEUC programs;
and to recover fraud overpayments in the PUA and PEUC programs. Examples of
permissible uses of these funds include but are not limited to:
(i) Implement one or more tool(s)/strategy(ies) providing the front-end identity
verification or validation of PUA claimants as required in Section 242 of the
Continued Assistance Act.
States may fulfill the new requirement to verify or validate the identity of PUA
claimants by implementing the IDV solution available through the UI Integrity
Center’s IDH or an equivalent tool and may use funds provided to cover any
administrative costs associated with establishing the IDV connection. The IDH’s
IDV solution is provided at no cost to the states. The IDH’s IDV solution provides
centralized identity verification, powered by Experian’s Precise ID solution. The
IDV component offers states advanced fraud risk scoring to maximize front-end
identity verification, enabling states to assess whether an individual is using a false,
stolen, or synthetic identity.
In addition to implementing the IDH’s IDV solution, states are encouraged to use
these funds to implement other identity verification processes/procedures or tools to
complement the IDV solution. States may also use these funds for other identity
verification tools, processes, or procedures available on the market to support the
identity verification or validation of PUA claimants as required in the Continued
Assistance Act.
1
The Pacific territories are included in PUA pursuant to CARES Act Section 2101(a)(5), but not in PEUC.
Since the Pacific territories have relatively small populations and do not operate regular UI programs (and
therefore lack data on employment), their PUA funding is based on estimated claims workloads.
(ii) Staff or contract services to conduct fraud investigations and other fraud and identity
theft detection-related activities, or to implement tools to increase prevention,
detection, and recovery of fraudulent improper payments in the PUA and PEUC
programs. Examples of activities that these funds may be used for include, but are
not limited to:
Funding for staff to conduct fraud prevention, detection, and investigation
activities.
Accessing and utilizing the private or public data sets available through the IDH
(see Section 3(b) above for IDH details). As indicated in UIPL No. 28-20, ETA
expects that all states will be positioned to use the IDH data sets as soon as
administratively feasible, and no later than March 31, 2021.
Implementing data mining tools, including the use of staff or contractor
services for prioritizing and managing cross-match hits, and conducting
data mining activities.
Implementing software/tools to conduct data analytics, including the use of
staff or contractor services for conducting data analytics activities.
b. Application Instructions.
States are required to submit an SF-424 for each funding allotment (i.e., one SF-424 for
the PUA funding and a second SF-424 for the PEUC funding). ETA encourages states to
submit these forms as soon as possible, but no later than February 15, 2021, by
electronic submission to the National Office at [email protected], with a copy to the
appropriate ETA Regional Office.
For additional information on completing the SF-424, please refer to Attachment II,
Instructions for Completing the SF-424. Attachment I, State Size Classifications and
Funding Allocation for Identity Verification of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
(PUA) Claimants and Funding to Assist with Efforts to Prevent and Detect Fraud and
Identity Theft as well as Recover Fraud Overpayments in the PUA and Pandemic
Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Programs, which lists the funding
allotment(s) for both the PUA and PEUC programs for each state.
c. Reporting Requirements.
States will report quarterly progress on the form ETA 9178-F that will be used by ETA to
track each state’s progress on activities and ensure that a state’s use of funds is consistent
with the permissible activities outlined in section 4.a. of this UIPL. Please refer to
Attachment III in UIPL No. 28-20 for instructions for completion and the timeline of
submission for the ETA 9178-F.
5. Inquiries. States should direct inquiries to [email protected] and copy the appropriate ETA
Regional Office.
6. References.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, including Division N, Title II, Subtitle A,
the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116-260);
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. 116-136),
Title II, Subtitle A – Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act;
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Pub. L. 116-127), including Division D
Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020
(EUISAA);
Section 303 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 503);
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 9-21, Continued Assistance for
Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (Continued Assistance Act) – Summary of Key
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Provisions, issued December 30, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=3831;
UIPL No. 28-20, Addressing Fraud in the Unemployment Insurance (UI) System and
Providing States with Funding to Assist with Efforts to Prevent and Detect Fraud and
Identity Theft and Recover Fraud Overpayments in the Pandemic Unemployment
Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC)
Programs, issued August 31, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=8044;
UIPL No. 23-20, Program Integrity for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Program
and the UI Programs Authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security (CARES) Act of 2020 - Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation
(FPUC), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), and Pandemic Emergency
Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Programs, issued May 11, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=4621;
UIPL No. 16-20, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of
2020 – Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program Operating, Financial,
and Reporting Instructions, issued April 5, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=4628;
UIPL No. 16-20, Change 1, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act of 2020 – Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program
Reporting Instructions and Questions and Answers, issued April 27, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=5899;
UIPL No. 16-20, Change 2, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act of 2020 - Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Additional
Questions and Answers, issued July 21, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=5479;
UIPL No. 16-20, Change 3, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act of 2020 - Eligibility of Individuals who are Caregivers for Pandemic
Unemployment Assistance (PUA) in the Context of School Systems Reopening, issued
August 27, 2020, https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=3849;
UIPL No. 16-20, Change 4, Continued Assistance to Unemployed Workers Act of
2020 —Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program: New Operating
Instructions and Reporting Changes, issued January 8, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=6973;
UIPL No. 01-16, Federal Requirements to Protect Individual Rights in State
Unemployment Compensation Overpayment Prevention and Recovery Procedures,
issued October 1, 2015, https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=5763;
UIPL No. 01-16, Change 1, Federal Requirements to Protect Claimant Rights in
State Unemployment Compensation Overpayment Prevention and Recovery
Procedures - Questions and Answers, issued January 13, 2017,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=7706;
UIPL No. 19-11, National Effort to Reduce Improper Payments in the Unemployment
Insurance (UI) Program, issued June 10, 2011,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=3036;
UIPL No. 29-05, Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Unemployment
Insurance Criminal Investigations Between the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of
Inspector General and the Employment and Training Administration, issued August
2, 2005, https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2104;
UIPL No. 04-01, Payment of Compensation and Timeliness of Determinations during
a Continued Claims Series, issued October 27, 2000,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=1746;
TEN No. 3-20, Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity Center’s Integrity Data Hub
(IDH) Fraud Alert System, issued August 31, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=5585;
TEN No. 4-20, Encouragement for States to Use the Integrity Data Hub (IDH)
available through the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity Center, issued August
31, 2020, https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=3588; and
Employment Security Manual, Section 7511, The Secretary’s Interpretation of
Federal Law Requirements, available at 20 C.F.R. Part 614, Appendix C, Standard
for Fraud and Overpayment Detection.
7. Attachment(s).
Attachment I: State Size Classifications and Funding Allocation for Identity
Verification of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Claimants and to
Assist with Efforts to Prevent and Detect Fraud and Identity Theft as well as
Recover Fraud Overpayments in the PUA and Pandemic Emergency
Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Programs
Attachment II: Instructions for Completing the SF-424
Attachment I to UIPL No. 28-20, Change 1
State Size Classifications and Funding Allocation
for Identity Verification of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Claimants and
Funding to Assist with Efforts to Prevent and Detect Fraud and Identity Theft as well as
Recover Fraud Overpayments in the PUA and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment
Compensation (PEUC) Programs
State Size Classification Pandemic Pandemic
Unemployment Emergency
Assistance (PUA) Unemployment
Funding Allotment Compensation
(PEUC) Funding
Allotment
Alabama Medium $1,499,400 $285,600
Alaska Small $1,020,600 $194,400
Arizona Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Arkansas Medium $1,499,400 $285,600
California Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Colorado Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Connecticut Medium $1,499,400 $285,600
Delaware Small $1,020,600 $194,400
District of Columbia Small $1,020,600 $194,400
Florida Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Georgia Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Hawaii Small $1,020,600 $194,400
Idaho Small $1,020,600 $194,400
Illinois Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Indiana Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Iowa Medium $1,499,400 $285,600
Kansas Medium $1,499,400 $285,600
Kentucky Medium $1,499,400 $285,600
Louisiana Medium $1,499,400 $285,600
Maine Small $1,020,600 $194,400
Maryland Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Massachusetts Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Michigan Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Minnesota Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Mississippi Medium $1,499,400 $285,600
Missouri Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Montana Small $1,020,600 $194,400
Nebraska Small $1,020,600 $194,400
Nevada Medium $1,499,400 $285,600
New Hampshire Small $1,020,600 $194,400
New Jersey Large $2,041,200 $388,800
New Mexico Small $1,020,600 $194,400
New York Large $2,041,200 $388,800
North Carolina Large $2,041,200 $388,800
North Dakota Small $1,020,600 $194,400
Ohio Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Oklahoma Medium $1,499,400 $285,600
Oregon Medium $1,499,400 $285,600
Pennsylvania Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Puerto Rico Small $1,020,600 $194,400
Rhode Island Small $1,020,600 $194,400
South Carolina Large $2,041,200 $388,800
State Size Classification Pandemic Pandemic
Unemployment Emergency
Assistance (PUA) Unemployment
Funding Allotment Compensation
(PEUC) Funding
Allotment
South Dakota Small $1,020,600 $194,400
Tennessee Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Texas Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Utah Medium $1,499,400 $285,600
Vermont Small $1,020,600 $194,400
Virgin Islands Small $1,020,600 $194,400
Virginia Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Washington Large $2,041,200 $388,800
West Virginia Small $1,020,600 $194,400
Wisconsin Large $2,041,200 $388,800
Wyoming Small $1,020,600 $194,400
TOTAL $83,311,200 $15,868,800
Pacific Territories Pandemic
Unemployment
Assistance (PUA)
Funding Allotment
American Samoa $100,000
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands $210,000
Federated States of Micronesia $100,000
Guam $210,000
Palau $100,000
Republic of Marshall Islands $100,000
TOTAL $820,000
Attachment II to UIPL No. 28-20, Change 1
Instructions for Completing the SF-424
Please note that States are required to submit an SF-424 for each funding allotment (i.e.
one SF-424 for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance funding; and a second SF-424 for
the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation funding).
I. Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
Use the current version of the form for submission. Expired forms will not be
accepted. SF-424, Expiration Date 12/31/2022, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Control No. 4040-0004 (Grants.gov).
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/forms/sf-424- family.html
Section # 8, APPLICANT INFORMATION:
Legal Name: The legal name must match the name submitted with the System for
Award Management (SAM). Please refer to instructions at
https://www.sam.gov/SAM/.
Employer/Tax Identification Number (EIN/TIN): Input your correct 9-digit EIN and
ensure that it is recorded within SAM.
Organizational DUNS: All applicants for Federal grant and funding opportunities are
required to have a 9-digit Data Universal Numbering System (D-U-N-S®) number,
and must supply their D-U-N-S® number on the SF-424. Please ensure that your
state is registered with the SAM. Instructions for registering with SAM can be found
at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. Additionally, the state must maintain an active SAM
registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal
award or an application under consideration. To remain registered in the SAM
database after the initial registration, there is a requirement to review and update the
registration at least every 12 months from the date of initial registration or
subsequently update the information in the SAM database to ensure it is current,
accurate, and complete. Failure to register with SAM and maintain an active account
will result in a rejection of your submission.
Address: Input your complete address including Zipcode+4; Example: 20110-831.
For lookup, use link at https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action.
Organizational Unit: Input appropriate Department Name and Division Name, if
applicable.
Name and contact information of person to be contacted on matters involving this
application. Provide complete and accurate contact information including telephone
number and email address for the point of contact.
Section # 9, Type of Applicant 1: Select Applicant Type: Input “State Government”.
Section # 10, Name of the Federal Agency: Input “Employment and Training
Administration”.
Section # 11, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: Input
“17.225”; CFDA Title: Input “Unemployment Insurance”.
Section # 12, Funding Opportunity Number and Title:
For Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funding Allotment: Input “UIPL No. 28-
20, Change 1, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance – Claimant Identity Verification
and Fraud Investigation Activities Grants”.
For Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Funding Allotment: Input
“UIPL No. 28-20, Change 1, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation -
Fraud Investigation Activities Grants”.
Section # 13, Competition Identification Number: Leave Blank.
Section # 14, Areas Affected by Project: Input the place of performance for the project
implementation; Example “NY” for New York.
Section # 15, Descriptive Title of Applicant’s Project:
For Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funding Allotment: Input “UIPL No. 28-
20, Change 1, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance - Claimant Identity Verification
and Fraud Investigation Activities Grants”.
For Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Funding Allotment: Input
“UIPL No. 28-20, Change 1, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation -
Fraud Investigation Activities Grants”.
Section # 16, Congressional Districts of:
a. Applicant: Input the Congressional District of your home office. For lookup, use
link at www.house.gov with Zipcode + 4.
b. Program/Project: Input the Congressional District where the project work is
performed. If it is the same place as your home office, input the congressional
district for your home office. For lookup, use link at www.house.gov with
Zipcode+4.
Section # 17, Proposed Project
a. Start Date: Input a valid start date for the project (earliest start date will be
January 1, 2021).
b. End Date: Input a valid end date for the project (June 30, 2022).
Section # 18, Estimated Funding ($):
Input the applicable funding allotment for each of the programs as listed for your state in
Attachment I.
Section #s 19 – 20: Complete as per instructions for Form SF-424.
Section # 21, Authorized Representative: Please select the “I AGREE” check box and
provide complete information for your authorized signatory including contact
information such as telephone number and email address. If your Authorized
Representative has changed from your previous application submission for this program,
please include a letter from higher-level leadership authorizing the new signatory for the
application submission.
Remember to have the SF-424 signed and dated by the Authorized Representative.
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- Checks the law as it stands today, not only this page
- Cites every source it relies on, so you can verify it
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