To notify states of the availability of funding for UI modernization, with a focus on improving the flexibility of IT systems through modular and evidence-driven approaches. This funding includes up to $600 million for states to support UI IT modernization activities and up to $53 million for states to participate in ARPA program activities offered by the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) related to IT modernization, under a single grant award.

To notify State Workforce Agencies (SWA) of a new access requirement impacting recipient organization users of Treasury’s ASAP system.

To temporarily re-open the application period for states, which did not submit prior applications, to apply for UI equity grants described in UIPL No. 23-21 for activities eliminating administrative barriers to benefit application, reducing state workload backlogs, improving the timeliness of unemployment compensation (UC) payments to eligible individuals, and ensuring equity in fraud prevention, detection, and recovery activities. This UIPL also announces the opportunity for all states to receive amounts in addition to their original allocation described in Attachment I to UIPL No. 23-21.

This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to inform states regarding the availability of additional funding to support states’ participation and correspondence with the U.S. Department of Labor (Department), Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA’s) outreach efforts regarding ongoing CARES Act program activity, commonly referred to as ETA’s “well-defined ask”.  

To notify states that participated in the Tiger Team consultative assessment under UIPL No. 02-22 or that expressed interest to participate in the Tiger Teams consultative assessment by the required March 31, 2023, deadline, of the availability of additional grant funds to further support implementation of negotiated recommendations and to announce a modification to the grant application and award process in an effort to streamline the states’ receipt of the funds.

To provide guidance for the Department of Labor’s (Department) Fiscal Year (FY)2023 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending recipients specified in Appendix I.

To provide SCSEP state, territorial, and national grantees with the PY 2023 SCSEP allotments and the application instructions for PY 2023 grant submissions.  This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) will also provide guidance regarding Minority Report submissions in the Program Narrative for this year.  

To convey National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) grant allotments for Program Year (PY) 2023 and provide instructions for submission of required documents for grant application and performance negotiations for NFJP Career Services and Training grants and Housing grants. Additionally, this guidance includes application instructions for grantees that wish to apply for additional PY 2023 NFJP Youth Grant Funding.

To provide clarification of program instructions, Attachment I and revised PDF and Excel versions of Attachment II to TEGL 23-19, Change 1, Guidance for Validating Required Performance Data Submitted by Grant Recipients of U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Workforce Programs, issued on October 25, 2022.

This guidance informs the workforce system of clarifications made to the instructions for the Training Expenditures line item on some of the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) financial reports (ETA-9130) and shares information regarding the transition of ETA’s quarterly financial reporting to the U.S. Health and Human Services Payment Management System (PMS).