The purpose of this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to provide states with the new ETA 227-Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities FPUC report (referred to as the "ETA 227 FPUC report" in this UIPL) and to provide states with revised reporting instructions for the FPUC program. Section 2104 of the CARES Act, Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-136, authorizes the FPUC program.

The information in this notice is intended to assist the public workforce system in better understanding the key elements of credentials and identifying credentials that help individuals acquire and leverage the skills needed for quality in-demand jobs that meet the needs of the business community.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) provides SCSEP state, and territory grantees with PY 2020 SCSEP allotments and the application instructions for PY 2020 grant submissions.

To announce the intent to publish the ETA-9171 Eligible Training Provider (ETP) Performance Report results submitted October 1, 2020 to the Training Provider Results website. ETA anticipates launching the website in December 2020. This notice provides information to states and eligible training providers about their requirements and responsibilities to comply with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) statute.

To provide INA grantees with Comprehensive Services Program (CSP) and Supplemental Youth Services Program (SYSP) funding allotments for PY 2020 for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Section 166 programs, and to notify grantees of the required submission of Standard Form (SF) 424 - Application for Federal Assistance, SF 424A - Budget Information (Non-Construction Programs), and Budget Narrative.

To provide guidance to states regarding UC flexibilities related to COVID-19, specifically in determining eligibility of an individual whose employment is subject to the "between and within terms" denial provisions of Section 3304(a)(6)(A), FUTA.

To provide guidance and respond to state inquiries related to the Federal-State EB program and temporary changes to the program in accordance with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, specifically Division D, Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020 (EUISAA), Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-127, and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (CARES Act) (Pub. L. 116-136).

As states have gained experience administering the PEUC program under the CARES Act, they have identified questions about aspects of the program's operation. The purpose of this UIPL is to address those questions and provide further guidance about the PEUC program authorized by section 2107 of the CARES Act of 2020, Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-136.

To provide guidance to states to ensure that they comply with their statutory and regulatory obligations to provide access to Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, services, and information, as outlined in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 02-16.

To remind states of program integrity functions required for the regular UI program and to provide states with guidance regarding required program integrity functions for the UI programs authorized by Sections 2102 (PUA), 2104 (FPUC), and 2107 (PEUC) of the CARES Act.