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Funding for CARES Act unemployment reporting and overpayments
Summary ETA offered states up to $225 million for reporting and overpayment detection and recovery under certain expired CARES Act unemployment programs. It separately described existing workload-based funding for remaining administrative work and explained how to charge costs to the right program. A later change extended the application deadline to October 30, 2022; the letter also describes ongoing reporting duties.
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Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 28-20, Change 4
Date issued
July 22, 2022
Status
Active
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RESCISSIONS: None
EXPIRATION DATE: Continuing
CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION Unemployment Insurance
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OUI/DPM
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
July 22, 2022
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 28-20,
Change 4
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: BRENT PARTON
Acting Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Support for States to Resolve Outstanding Items from the Expired Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Unemployment
Compensation (UC) Programs, Including Additional Funding to Assist States
with Reporting and Detection and Recovery of Overpayments
1. Purpose. To provide states with information on existing sources of administrative funding to
resolve outstanding items from the expired CARES Act UC programs and to announce up to
$225 million for administrative costs related to reporting and overpayment detection and
recovery activities under certain CARES Act UC programs.
2. Action Requested. Submissions for the funding opportunities under this UIPL are due by
the close of business on September 23, 2022. The U.S. Department of Labor’s
(Department’s) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) requests that State
Workforce Agency Administrators:
• Review the funding opportunities described in Section 4.c. of this UIPL to determine if
the state will apply for these funds.
• Coordinate with appropriate state staff to develop an SF-424 for each applicable CARES
Act UC program to address reporting, as well as overpayment detection and recovery
activities as described in Section 4.c. of this UIPL.
3. Summary and Background.
a. Summary – This UIPL describes existing and additional sources of administrative
funding for states as they resolve outstanding items from the expired CARES Act UC
programs. Such funding is provided in accordance with the “Agreement Implementing
the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act” (Agreement) that all states signed
with the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) in March 2020 to administer the CARES Act UC
programs. States must administer these programs in accordance with the CARES Act, as
amended, and guidance and operating instructions provided by the Department. This
includes the requirement that states provide required reports and properly allocate costs
across UC programs.
Section 4.b. of this UIPL describes the existing funding structure for continued
administrative workload of the CARES Act UC programs as states resolve matters from
weeks of unemployment occurring before the state’s participation in such programs was
terminated or expired (whichever was first).
Under Section 4.c. of this UIPL, the Department is making up to $225 million in
administrative funding available for states to assist with reporting, as well as
overpayment detection and recovery activities. This includes $100 million for the
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, $100 million for the Federal
Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program, and $25 million for the
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program. Section 4.c.ii. of
this UIPL describes how the funding may be used. Additionally, as described in Section
4.c.iii. of this UIPL, states are permitted to use remaining balances from earlier
allotments under the UIPL No. 28-20 series for these described purposes.
• Attachment I to this UIPL provides the amounts of funding available for each state by
program, subject to sequestration. The methodology for state funding levels reflects
an updated approach to what was utilized under prior funding opportunities
announced via the UIPL No. 28-20 series. This revised approach was developed to
provide a broader distribution of funding to states based on the state size and a
relative measure of the volume of claims for which ongoing integrity efforts may be
required in these programs.
• Attachment II to this UIPL provides information on completing the SF-424.
• Attachment III to this UIPL describes the investigations and overpayment activity
reports for the PUA, FPUC, and PEUC programs.
b. Background – The CARES Act (Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-136) was enacted on March
27, 2020, and created new temporary UC programs, including PUA, FPUC, and PEUC.
See UIPL No. 14-20. The Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020
(Continued Assistance Act) (Pub. L. 116-260) was enacted on December 27, 2020 and
amended and extended the CARES Act UC programs, plus created the Mixed Earners
Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) program. See UIPL No. 09-21. The American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) (Pub. L. 117-2) was enacted on March 11, 2021 and
further amended and extended the CARES Act UC programs. See UIPL No. 14-21.
ARPA also provided a $2 billion appropriation to the Department for purposes of
strengthening the national UI system.1
All states signed an Agreement with the Secretary to administer the PUA, FPUC, and
PEUC programs.2 Most states also signed an Agreement with the Secretary to administer
the MEUC program. The Agreement incorporates amendments to the CARES Act made
by the Continued Assistance Act and ARPA. The CARES Act UC programs expired on
September 6, 2021, though some states chose to end participation in some or all of these
programs earlier. States must process and pay benefits to eligible individuals under the
CARES Act UC programs for all weeks of unemployment ending on or before the date of
the Agreement termination or program expiration (whichever was first). The state must
also comply with all responsibilities with respect to claims filed under these programs for
those weeks, including, without limitation, the requirements under the Agreement and in
guidance. See UIPL No. 14-21, Change 1.
On August 31, 2020, the Department issued UIPL No. 28-20, which 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. On January 15, 2021,
the Department issued UIPL No. 28-20, Change 1, to provide states with an additional
$100 million in funding to support identity verification or validation of PUA claimants
and to assist with efforts to prevent and detect fraud and identity theft, as well as to
recover overpayments in the PUA and PEUC programs. On August 11, 2021, the
Department issued UIPL No. 28-20, Change 2, to provide states with a third round of
$100 million in funding to strengthen fraud detection and prevention efforts and the
recovery of overpayments in the PUA and PEUC programs. These three funding
opportunities are referred to as the “UIPL No. 28-20 series.”
4. Guidance.
a. Requirements for States Receiving Funding as Described in this UIPL. By signing
the Agreement to administer the PUA, FPUC, MEUC, and PEUC programs, states agreed
to administer these programs in accordance with the CARES Act, as amended, and
guidance and operating instructions provided by the Department. The funds described
under Sections 4.b. and c. of this UIPL are done so under the parameters of this
Agreement, which remains in effect with respect to the CARES Act UC programs for
weeks of unemployment ending on or before the date of termination or expiration
(whichever was first) until all issues relating to these weeks are resolved. Below, we
specifically highlight the requirements for states to provide required reports and to
properly allocate costs between programs.
i. Provide required reports. States must comply with all responsibilities with
respect to claims filed under these programs for weeks of unemployment
ending on or before the date of termination or expiration (whichever was
first), including, without limitation, the requirements under the Agreement and
in guidance. This includes providing reports on program activity, such as
investigations and overpayment activities as reported in the ETA 902P, ETA
227 (FPUC), and ETA 227 (PEUC). For additional information about the
required reports, see Attachment III.
ii. Properly allocate costs between CARES Act UC programs and the regular
UC program. States must track the administrative funding used for activities
under the CARES Act UC programs and apply the administrative funding to
the appropriate CARES Act program. As states are performing activities with
respect to the FPUC program, there may also be corresponding activities with
the regular UC or other UC programs. In this circumstance, states must
prorate expenses to ensure only the proportional costs specific to the FPUC
program are charged to the FPUC program.
Recognizing the administrative overlap that occurs in recovery of a week of
unemployment that involves both regular UC and FPUC, states must prorate
the administrative funding based on the application to each respective
program. For example, if a state recovers $800 in total of previously overpaid
benefits and applies $600 of these recovered funds towards FPUC and $200
towards regular UC, the state can prorate the administrative costs. This would
mean 75 percent of the administrative cost of the recovery can be charged to
FPUC administrative funding and 25 percent of the administrative cost of
recovery can be charged through the state’s regular UC funding activities.
b. Funding for Continued Administrative Workload of the CARES Act UC Programs.
The Department recognizes that states will continue to engage in administrative workload
for the CARES Act UC programs for some time in resolving matters from weeks of
unemployment occurring before such programs expired on September 6, 2021, though
this engagement will decrease over time. The Department will continue to provide states
with administrative funding for such workload, as described below, based on the state’s
accurate and timely submission of reports for as long as the activities continue. The
amount of this administrative funding is subject to the application of sequestration.3
It is critical that states accurately report workload activities for the CARES Act UC
programs. States must continue to submit all reports as long as there is activity; states
only need to submit ongoing reports with non-zero data.
i. PUA Ongoing Administrative Costs. Ongoing administrative costs for the
PUA program will be calculated based on the state’s initial claims, continued
claims, appeals disposed, and nonmonetary redetermination activities as
reported in the ETA 902P report. Attachment IV of UIPL No. 16-20, Change
6, provides the most recent instructions for reporting workload activities under
the PUA program.
ii. FPUC Ongoing Administrative Costs. Ongoing administrative costs for the
FPUC program will be provided based on state submitted costs on line 26 of
the UI-3 report. UIPL No. 15-20, Change 2, provides the most recent
instructions for reporting workload activities under the FPUC program.
iii. MEUC Ongoing Administrative Costs. Ongoing administrative costs for the
MEUC program will be calculated based on the state’s initial claims and
appeals disposed activities as reported in the ETA 902M report. Section 4.m.
of UIPL No. 15-20, Change 3, provides the most recent instructions for
reporting workload activities under the MEUC program.
iv. PEUC Ongoing Administrative Costs. Ongoing administrative costs for the
PEUC program will be calculated based on the state’s initial claims, continued
claims, appeals, and nonmonetary determination activities as reported in the
ETA 5159 PEUC report. Section G of Attachment I to UIPL No. 17-20
provides the most recent instructions for reporting workload activities under
the PEUC program.
c. Funding for States to Support Accurate Reporting, as well as the Detection and
Recovery of Overpayments, for Certain CARES Act UC Programs. Recognizing
that not all administrative costs of the states is represented in the reports described under
Section 4.b. of this UIPL, the Department is providing additional funding to states to
support accurate reporting, as well as the detection and recovery of overpayments. The
Department expects that states will continue to detect and recover both nonfraudulent and
fraudulent overpayments with respect to the covered weeks even after the date of
termination or expiration (whichever was first). This section discusses the amount of
funding available to states, allowable uses of funds, application instructions, and
reporting requirements.
i. Amount Available to States. The Department is providing an additional $225
million in administrative funding to states to assist with reporting, as well as
overpayment detection and recovery activities, for specific CARES Act UC
programs. This includes $100 million for the PUA program, $100 million for
the FPUC program, and $25 million for the PEUC program. Attachment I to
this UIPL provides the amounts of funding available for each state and for
each of the applicable CARES Act UC programs.
A. Applicable CARES Act UC programs. States may use these funds with
respect to claims under the PUA, FPUC, and PEUC programs in
accordance with the allowable uses described in Section 4.c.ii. of this
UIPL.
B. Methodology for distribution. The methodology for state funding levels
is based on the size of UI covered employment in the state and the
number of first payments made by the state in the relevant programs
from March 2020 through September 2021. This reflects an updated
approach to what was utilized under prior funding opportunities
announced via UIPL Nos. 28-20; 28-20, Change 1; and 28-20, Change 2.
This revised approach was developed to provide a broader distribution
of funding to states based on the state size and a relative measure of the
volume of claims for which ongoing integrity efforts may be required in
these programs.
For purposes of this methodology, states are first assigned to three
groups using the same period and methodology as was used in the earlier
distributions of similar funding. These three groups (Small, Medium,
and Large) were based on the 12-month average of UI covered
employment for the four quarters in calendar year 2020 reported on the
ES 202 (Employment, Wages and Contributions). 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; or
• Large: covered employment greater than 2 million employees.
Next, the reported first payments covering the period from March 2020
through September 2021 are summed by state for the relevant
program(s). The FPUC calculation utilizes first payments for regular
UC, PEUC, Extended Benefits (EB), and PUA. Due to lingering
reporting difficulties and to ensure a more equitable distribution of
funding, first payments are estimated in a few states which reported
either zero or very low first payments relative to initial claims in the
PEUC and PUA programs.
The ratio of each state’s first payments to the U.S. total first payments
and the state size grouping are combined to distribute the respective
funding amounts across the 53 states and territories. Funding levels for
the Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States are set at the same
levels as provided under UIPL Nos. 28-20; 28-20, Change 1; and 28-20,
Change 2.
C. Application of Sequestration. As noted in Section 4.c. of UIPL No. 05-
22, the final amounts provided to states will be subject to sequestration,
so the amounts awarded to states will be reduced by the FY 2022
sequestration rate of 5.7 percent.
ii. Allowable Uses of Funds. As noted previously, the Department expects that
states will continue activities to detect and recover overpayments in the
CARES Act programs. The Department also recognizes that states’ ongoing
administrative work, particularly that associated with program integrity and
reporting issues, may not generate workload based administrative funding
described in Section 4.b. of this UIPL. Therefore, the Department is providing
the above outlined funding in support of these ongoing efforts.
Examples of permissible uses include:
• Administrative expenses incurred for reporting on investigation and
overpayment activities as required under the ETA 902P report, ETA 227
(FPUC) report, and ETA 227 (PEUC) report;
• Administrative expenses incurred by the state to gather business
requirements, program computer systems, or otherwise implement tools,
strategies, or solutions to detect, establish and recover overpayments in
accordance with UIPL No. 20-21, as well as processing allowable
waivers of recovery of established overpayments in accordance with
Section 4.c. of UIPL No. 20-21, Change 1. This includes automated
data processing when issuing blanket waivers of recovery as described
in Section 4.c.ii.C. of UIPL No. 20-21, Change 1;
• Hiring staff or obtaining contract services for processing overpayments
established by merit staff, and recovering those overpayments;4 and
• Corrections of program eligibility issues, including, but not limited to:
actions related to determining if benefits were improperly paid (e.g.,
solicitation of eligibility information and adjudication to determine if
regular UC eligibility applies), administrative actions to correct claims
(e.g., transferring weeks between UC programs, benefit offsets,
processing waivers of recovery where appropriate), and development of
required programming and/or automation to conduct these activities, as
appropriate.
• States may also use the funds made available under Section 5 of this
UIPL for the same activities described in Section 5.b. of UIPL No. 28-
20, Change 2.
iii. Allowable Uses for Remaining Balances under Earlier Allotments in the
UIPL No. 28-20 Series. States with remaining balances from grants awarded
under UIPL Nos. 28-20; 28-20, Change 1; and 28-20, Change 2, may use such
funding for the additional activities described in Section 4.c.ii. of this UIPL.
iv. Program integrity includes fraud detection, prevention, and recovery of
overpayments, as well as underpayment prevention and equitable access.
While states are aggressively addressing fraud in the CARES Act UC
programs, such efforts should balance the need to identify and prevent
fraudulent activity while ensuring that eligible individuals with legitimate
claims get the benefits they are entitled to when they are due. ETA is
committed to supporting states in ensuring equity is a key focus in all fraud
prevention efforts and a major factor in all discussions to address this issue
comprehensively and compassionately. Efforts to prioritize equity include
ensuring there are alternatives to digital mechanisms of identity proofing; that
the mechanisms used to prove identity or indicate potential fraud do not
contain racial, ethnic, gender, or other bias; and that data is available to
understand the impact of fraud mitigation on efforts to eliminate barriers that
prevent full and equal access to UC benefits for all eligible individuals. At the
most fundamental level, program integrity within the UI program involves
both ensuring that entitled workers are neither underpaid nor overpaid and
preventing payments to those who are not entitled to benefits. The
Department expects that states will continue efforts to serve as ethical
stewards across all UC programs. This includes ensuring that all eligible
claims are paid and that there are equitable and accessible ways for claimants
to transfer eligibility between state and federal programs.
There are certain required activities that states must perform with respect to
fraud detection and prevention efforts and the recovery of overpayments for
CARES Act UC programs. These include performing cross-matches with the
National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) and quarterly wage records, as well
as using the Systematic Alien Verification (SAVE) system. Recovery
activities include conducting interstate and cross-program benefit offsets and
sending covered debts to the Treasury Offset Program (TOP). ETA also
strongly encouraged states to adopt an array of solutions and techniques to
strengthen efforts to detect and prevent fraud and to recover overpayments.
See UIPL Nos. 13-20, Change 1; 23-20; 28-20 and Changes 1 through 3; 16-
21; and 22-21.
Overpayment recovery is critical to protect both state and federal UI trust
funds and must be given the same priority as overpayment prevention and
detection. See UIPL No. 19-21. On May 5, 2021, ETA issued UIPL No. 20-
21, to describe the requirements for establishing benefit overpayments for
programs authorized by the CARES Act, as amended; to advise states of
appropriate circumstances for assessing a monetary fraud penalty and for
assessing interest and other collection costs on benefit overpayments created
under the CARES Act, as amended; and to provide instructions for
circumstances under which a state may waive recovery of overpayments,
including limited circumstances for permissible use of “blanket waivers.” On
February 7, 2022, ETA issued UIPL No. 20-21, Change 1, providing
additional instructions for circumstances under which a state may waive
recovery of overpayments under the CARES Act UC programs, including
elaborating on the criteria for waiving recovery of overpayments where an
individual is without fault on an individual, case-by-case basis and expanding
the existing limited scenarios for permissible use of "blanket waivers." UIPL
No. 20-21, Change 1 also described the required collection activities under the
CARES Act UC programs for overpayments which are not eligible for a
waiver of recovery, and reminded states that recovery activities for fraudulent
overpayments may never be waived.
v. Application Instructions. States are required to submit an SF-424 (OMB
No. 4040-0004) https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms/sample/SF424_4_0-
V4.0.pdf for each funding allotment (i.e., one SF-424 for PUA, one SF-424
for FPUC, and another SF-424 for PEUC). Additionally, states wishing to
expand the use of funding received under the prior UIPL 28-20 series awards,
consistent with Section 4.c.iii. of this UIPL, must also submit revised
application documents for each of the prior funding allotments that will be
used in accordance with Section 4.c.ii. of this UIPL. Attachment II provides
additional information on completing the SF-424.
ETA encourages states to submit this form as soon as possible, but no later
than September 23, 2022, via www.grants.gov.
vi. Reporting Requirements. States must provide a narrative Quarterly Progress
Report (ETA 9178-F) and Quarterly Financial Report (ETA 9130) containing
updates on the progress and implementation of each project. ETA will use the
ETA 9178-F 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 this
UIPL.
Refer to Attachment III to UIPL No. 28-20 for instructions for completion and
the timeline of submission for the ETA 9178-F. In the Summary under
Section A, states must provide, to the extent available, an assessment of the
issue they are addressing, an explanation of how the proposed use of funds
would address the issue, and a plan to measure the outcomes and effectiveness
of the strategies, tools, and/or actions associated with the use of these funds.
States may need to consider updates and changes to their existing computer
systems to capture new data elements needed to demonstrate the effectiveness
of these action(s).
5. Inquiries. States should direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA Regional Office.
Submissions for the funding opportunities under this UIPL are due by the close of business
on September 23, 2022.
6. References.
• American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), including Title IX, Subtitle A, Crisis
Support for Unemployed Workers (Pub. L. 117-2);
• 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, Title II, Subtitle A –
Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (Pub. L. 116-136);
• Section 303 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §503);
• UIPL No. 05-22, Implementation of Sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011
(BCA) for Mandatory Unemployment Insurance Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022,
issued December 20, 2021, https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?docn=9859;
• UIPL No. 02-22, Change 1, Extension of Time for States to Express Interest in the Grant
Opportunity Announced in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 2-22 to
Support States Following a Consultative Assessment for Fraud Detection and Prevention,
Promoting Equitable Access, and Ensuring the Timely Payment of Benefits, including
Backlog Reduction, for all Unemployment Compensation (UC) Programs, issued
February 16, 2022, https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=8539;
• UIPL No. 02-22, Grant Opportunity to Support States Following a Consultative
Assessment for Fraud Detection and Prevention, Promoting Equitable Access, and
Ensuring the Timely Payment of Benefits, including Backlog Reduction, for all
Unemployment Compensation (UC) Programs, issued November 2, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=6683;
• UIPL No. 23-21, Grant Opportunity for Promoting Equitable Access to Unemployment
Compensation (UC) Programs, issued August 17, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=7400;
• UIPL No. 22-21, Grant Opportunity to Support States with Fraud Detection and
Prevention, Including Identity Verification and Overpayment Recovery Activities, in All
Unemployment Compensation (UC) Programs, issued August 11, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=4240;
• UIPL No. 20-21, Change 1, Additional State Instructions for Processing Waivers of
Recovery of Overpayments under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act, as Amended, issued February 7, 2022,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=8527;
• UIPL No. 20-21, State Instructions for Assessing Fraud Penalties and Processing
Overpayment Waivers under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act, as Amended, issued May 5, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=6830;
• UIPL No. 19-21, Benefits Held by Banks and Financial Institutions as a Result of
Suspicious and/or Potentially Fraudulent Activity and the Proportional Distribution
Methodology Required for Recovering/Returning Federally Funded Unemployment
Compensation (UC) Program Funds, issued May 4, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=9571;
• UIPL No. 16-21, Identity Verification for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claims, issued
April 13, 2021, https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=9141;
• UIPL No. 14-21, Change 1, State Responsibilities After the Temporary Unemployment
Benefit Programs under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
Act, as amended, End Due to State Termination of Administration or When the Programs
Expire, issued July 12, 2021, https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?docn=9502;
• UIPL No. 14-21, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) – Key Unemployment
Insurance (UI) Provisions, issued March 15, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=5669;
• UIPL No. 09-21, 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, Change 3, Extension of Time to Submit Request for Funding under
Grant Opportunity Announced in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No.
28-20, Change 2, issued September 17, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=3558;
• UIPL No. 28-20, Change 2, Additional Funding to Assist with Strengthening Fraud
Detection and Prevention Efforts and the Recovery of Overpayments in the Pandemic
Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment
Compensation (PEUC) Programs, as well as Guidance on Processes for Combatting
Identity Fraud, issued August 11, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=7207;
• UIPL No. 28-20, Change 1, 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, issued January 15, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=9897;
• 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. 17-20, Change 3, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) – Pandemic
Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Program: Extension, Elimination of
Transition Rule, Increase in Total Benefits, and Extension of Coordination Rule, issued
March 26, 2021, https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=9169;
• UIPL No. 17-20, Change 2, Continued Assistance Act for Unemployed Workers Act of
2020 – Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Program:
Extension, Transition Rule, Increase in Total Benefits, and Coordination Rules, issued
December 31, 2020, https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?docn=9291;
• UIPL No. 17-20, Change 1, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
Act of 2020 – Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Program:
Questions and Answers, and Revised Reporting Instructions for the PEUC ETA 227,
issued May 13, 2020, https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=8689;
• UIPL No. 17-20, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 –
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Program Operating,
Financial, and Reporting Instructions, issued April 10, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=8452;
• UIPL No. 16-20, Change 6, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program:
Updated Operating Instructions and Reporting Changes, issued September 3, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=4801;
• UIPL No. 16-20, Change 5, Expanded Eligibility Provisions for the Pandemic
Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program, issued February 25, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=3202;
• 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. 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 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 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, 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. 15-20, Change 4, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) – Extensions to
the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) Program and Mixed
Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) Program, issued March 26, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?docn=3728;
• UIPL No. 15-20, Change 3, Continued Assistance Act for Unemployed Workers
(Continued Assistance) Act of 2020 – Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation
(FPUC) Program Reauthorization and Modification and Mixed Earners Unemployment
Compensation (MEUC) Program Operating, Reporting, and Financial Instructions,
issued January 5, 2021, https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=6122;
• UIPL No. 15-20, Change 2, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
Act of 2020 – New Data Collection Instrument and Revised Reporting Instructions for
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), issued June 15, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=7785;
• UIPL No. 15-20, Change 1, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
Act of 2020 – Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) Program
Reporting Instructions and Questions and Answers, issued May 9, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=3946;
• UIPL No. 15-20, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 –
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) Program Operating, Financial,
and Reporting Instructions, issued April 4, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=9297;
• UIPL No. 14-20, Change 1, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
of 2020 – Questions and Answers, issued August 12, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=3791;
• UIPL No. 14-20, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 –
Summary of Key Unemployment Insurance (UI) Provisions and Guidance Regarding
Temporary Emergency State Staffing Flexibility, issued April 2, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=3390;
• UIPL No. 13-20, Change 1, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Division D
Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020 (EUISAA) –
Reporting Instructions, Modification to Emergency Administrative Grants Application
Requirement, and Questions and Answers, issued May 4, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=5374;
• UIPL No. 04-17, Change 1, Requirement for States to Refer Allegations of Unemployment
Compensation (UC) Fraud, Waste, Abuse, Mismanagement, or Misconduct to the
Department of Labor's (Department) Office of Inspector General's
(DOL-OIG) and to Disclose Information Related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security (CARES) Act to DOL-OIG for Purposes of UC Fraud Investigation
and Audits, issued August 3, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=5817;
• UIPL No. 02-16, Change 1, State Responsibilities for Ensuring Access to Unemployment
Insurance Benefits, Services, and Information, issued May 11, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=5491;
• UIPL No. 02-16, State Responsibilities for Ensuring Access to Unemployment Insurance
Benefits, issued October 01, 2015,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=4233;
• 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. 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. 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. 12-01, Change 2, States’ Ability to Exercise Flexibility in Staffing Models for
the Performance of Certain Unemployment Compensation (UC) Administrative Activities,
issued January 8, 2021,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=8998;
• 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;
• UIPL No. 05-13, Work Search and Overpayment Offset Provisions Added to Permanent
Federal Unemployment Compensation Law by Title II, Subtitle A of the Middle Class Tax
Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, issued January 10, 2013,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=3698; 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 to Assist with
Reporting, as well as Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities for Specific
CARES Act UC Programs.
• Attachment II: Instructions for Completing the SF-424 for Funding to Assist with
Reporting, as well as Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities for Specific
CARES Act UC Programs.
• Attachment III: Reference to Investigations and Overpayment Activity Reports for the
PUA, PEUC, and FPUC Programs.
Attachment I to UIPL No. 28-20, Change 4
State Size Classifications and Funding Allocation to Assist with Reporting, as well as
Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities for Specific CARES Act UC Programs
State Size Pandemic Pandemic Federal Pandemic
Classification Unemployment Emergency Unemployment
Assistance (PUA) Unemployment Compensation
Funding Compensation (FPUC) Funding
Allotment (PEUC) Funding Allotment
Allotment
Alaska SM $647,000 $175,000 $700,000
Alabama MED $1,138,000 $366,000 $1,300,000
Arkansas MED $1,038,000 $250,000 $1,100,000
Arizona LRG $4,923,000 $394,000 $2,700,000
California LRG $8,392,000 $2,883,000 $9,380,000
Colorado LRG $2,313,000 $572,000 $2,200,000
Connecticut MED $1,028,000 $343,000 $1,300,000
District of Columbia SM $667,000 $201,000 $700,000
Delaware SM $632,000 $162,000 $700,000
Florida LRG $3,208,000 $873,000 $3,500,000
Georgia LRG $1,753,000 $670,000 $2,500,000
Hawaii SM $757,000 $234,000 $900,000
Iowa MED $923,000 $273,000 $1,200,000
Idaho SM $742,000 $172,000 $700,000
Illinois LRG $2,058,000 $844,000 $3,300,000
Indiana LRG $2,073,000 $442,000 $2,100,000
Kansas MED $1,208,000 $311,000 $1,200,000
Kentucky MED $1,838,000 $394,000 $1,500,000
Louisiana MED $1,638,000 $378,000 $1,600,000
Massachusetts LRG $2,918,000 $833,000 $3,000,000
Maryland LRG $2,663,000 $428,000 $2,100,000
Maine SM $762,000 $204,000 $800,000
Michigan LRG $3,873,000 $758,000 $3,400,000
Minnesota LRG $1,538,000 $478,000 $1,600,000
Missouri LRG $1,648,000 $437,000 $1,800,000
Mississippi MED $1,308,000 $395,000 $1,300,000
Montana SM $672,000 $167,000 $700,000
North Carolina LRG $1,973,000 $590,000 $2,400,000
North Dakota SM $647,000 $172,000 $700,000
Nebraska SM $667,000 $169,000 $700,000
New Hampshire SM $897,000 $169,000 $800,000
New Jersey LRG $2,823,000 $734,000 $2,800,000
New Mexico SM $847,000 $269,000 $900,000
Nevada MED $2,823,000 $561,000 $1,600,000
New York LRG $6,363,000 $1,497,000 $5,800,000
State Size Pandemic Pandemic Federal Pandemic
Classification Unemployment Emergency Unemployment
Assistance (PUA) Unemployment Compensation
Funding Compensation (FPUC) Funding
Allotment (PEUC) Funding Allotment
Allotment
Ohio LRG $3,563,000 $523,000 $2,800,000
Oklahoma MED $928,000 $286,000 $1,200,000
Oregon MED $1,133,000 $351,000 $1,400,000
Pennsylvania LRG $4,913,000 $777,000 $3,800,000
Puerto Rico SM $1,627,000 $187,000 $1,100,000
Rhode Island SM $967,000 $196,000 $900,000
South Carolina MED $1,158,000 $274,000 $1,300,000
South Dakota SM $627,000 $156,000 $600,000
Tennessee LRG $1,648,000 $472,000 $1,900,000
Texas LRG $3,268,000 $1,220,000 $4,600,000
Utah MED $923,000 $238,000 $1,000,000
Virginia LRG $3,053,000 $565,000 $2,900,000
Virgin Islands SM $622,000 $156,000 $600,000
Vermont SM $652,000 $189,000 $700,000
Washington LRG $1,813,000 $802,000 $2,300,000
Wisconsin LRG $1,383,000 $462,000 $1,700,000
West Virginia SM $882,000 $187,000 $800,000
Wyoming SM $622,000 $161,000 $600,000
TOTAL $99,180,000 $25,000,000 $99,180,000
Pacific Territories Pandemic Federal Pandemic
Unemployment Unemployment
Assistance (PUA) Compensation
Funding (FPUC) Funding
Allotment Allotment
American Samoa $100,000 $100,000
Commonwealth of the Northern $210,000 $210,000
Mariana Islands
Federated States of Micronesia $100,000 $100,000
Guam $210,000 $210,000
Palau $100,000 $100,000
Republic of Marshall Islands $100,000 $100,000
TOTAL $820,000 $820,000
Attachment II to UIPL No. 28-20, Change 4
Instructions for Completing the SF-424 for Funding to Assist with Reporting, as well as
Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities for Specific CARES Act UC Programs.
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). https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms/sample/SF424_4_0-
V4.0.pdf.
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.
• Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): Starting on April 4, 2022, the DUNS Number was
replaced by a new, non-proprietary identifier requested in and assigned by the System for
Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov. This new identifier is being 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 Service Administration (GSA), Unique Entity Identifier
Update webpage. Before submitting, states must also ensure its registration with
SAM.gov is current. (SAM replaced the Central Contractor Registry.) States can find
instructions for registering with SAM at https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration. An
awardee 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, states must review
and update the registration at least every 12 months from the date of initial registration.
Failure to register with SAM and maintain an active account will result in a rejection of
your submission.
• Address: Input your complete address including Zipcode+4; Example: 20110-0831. For
lookup, use link at https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction_input.
• 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 4, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance – Additional Funding to Assist with
Reporting, as well as Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities”.
• For Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Funding Allotment: Input
“UIPL No. 28-20, Change 4, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation –
Additional Funding to Assist with Reporting, as well as Overpayment Detection and
Recovery Activities”.
• For Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Funding Allotment: Input “UIPL
No. 28-20, Change 4, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation – Additional
Funding to Assist with Reporting, as well as Overpayment Detection and Recovery
Activities”
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 4, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance – Additional Funding to Assist with
Reporting, as well as Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities”.
• For Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Funding Allotment: Input
“UIPL No. 28-20, Change 4, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation –
Additional Funding to Assist with Reporting, as well as Overpayment Detection and
Recovery Activities”.
• For Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Funding Allotment: Input “UIPL
No. 28-20, Change 4, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation – Additional
Funding to Assist with Reporting, as well as Overpayment Detection and Recovery
Activities”
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 Dates.
a. Start Date: Input a valid start date for the project (earliest start date will be April 1,
2022).
b. End Date: Input a valid end date for the project (June 30, 2023).
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.
Attachment III to UIPL No. 28-20, Change 4
Reference Sheet for Investigations and Overpayment Activity Reports for
PUA, PEUC, and FPUC Programs
Report Report Name Description Reporting Due Dates Most
Number Period Recent
Reference
ETA Pandemic The ETA 902P Monthly January 30, UIPL No.
902P Unemployment report contains February 28, 16-20,
Assistance monthly data on March 30, April Change 6
Activities PUA activities 30, May 30, June
provided by the 30, July 30
CARES Act of August 30,
2020, as amended. September 30,
October 30,
November 30,
and December
ETA 227 Overpayment The ETA 227 Quarterly February 1, May UIPL No.
(FPUC) Detection and (FPUC) report 1, August 1, 15-20,
Recovery provides November 1 Change 2
Activities information on
(FPUC) FPUC
overpayments.
ETA 227 Overpayment The ETA 227 Quarterly February 1, May UIPL No.
(PEUC) Detection and (PEUC) report 1, August 1, 17-20,
Recovery provides November 1 Change 1
Activities information on
(PEUC) PEUC
overpayments.
Footnotes
1. With this appropriation under ARPA, the Department has offered additional funding opportunities to states to be
used towards all UC programs in the support of: (1) fraud detection and prevention, including identity verification
and overpayment recovery activities; and (2) promoting equitable access, including eliminating administrative
barriers to benefit applications, reducing state workload backlogs, improving the timeliness of UC payments to
eligible individuals, and ensuring equity in fraud prevention, detection, and recovery activities. See UIPL Nos. 22-
21 and 23-21, respectively. States are also invited to participate in a consultative assessment towards achieving the
goals of strengthening fraud detection and prevention, promoting equitable access, and improving the timeliness of
UC payments and to receive funding to support the implementation of resulting recommendations, as described in
UIPL No. 02-22.
2. The Pacific territories and Freely Associated States are included in PUA and FPUC pursuant to Sections
2102(a)(5) and 2102(d) of the CARES Act, as amended.
3. The implementation of sequestration for FY 2022 is described in UIPL No. 05-22.
4. Refer to UIPL No. 12-01, Change 2, for states’ ability to exercise flexibility in staffing models after the emergency
flexibilities under Section 9015, ARPA, expired on September 6, 2021.
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