To provide states information about preliminary FY 2022 UI State Administration base resource planning targets, general guidelines for resource planning, and an explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among the states.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to advise States of the availability of an Operations Checklist, developed by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), for use by States to ensure they have systems and procedures in place to properly administer the Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) program enacted in Section 261 of the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act (Continued Assistance Act).

To remind the workforce community that during the COVID-19 Pandemic, ETA Advisories issued using the following signature block "LENITA JACOBS-SIMMONS /s/" constitute official guidance.

To initiate the SQSP process and define additional requirements for the FY 2022 SQSP.

To provide information and a reminder regarding the Questionable Employment Tax Practices (QETP) program with respect to state unemployment insurance (UI) tax administration.

This Change 1 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 25-20 announces an increased amount of funding availability of up to $90 million, for the CAREER (Comprehensive and Accessible Reemployment through Equitable Employment Recovery) National Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs), with award amounts of up to $3 million. Otherwise, the content in TEGL 25-20 remains the same.

To notify State Workforce Agencies of the availability of up to $260 million for activities that promote equitable access to UC programs, which include eliminating administrative barriers to benefit application, reducing state workload backlogs, improving the timeliness of UC payments to eligible individuals, and ensuring equity in fraud prevention, detection, and recovery activities.

To notify State Workforce Agencies regarding the availability of up to $140 million to support states with fraud detection and prevention, including identity verification and overpayment recovery activities, in all UC programs.

To inform states regarding the availability of a third round of fraud prevention and recovery funding and to provide application instructions. The funding may be used to combat fraud in the PUA and PEUC programs, including to support innovative strategies and solutions to assist with identity verification and combatting identity fraud; strengthen fraud detection and prevention efforts; recover overpayments; and cover administrative expenses related to integrity efforts. Additionally, this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) provides definitions for different types of fraud and guidance on processes for combatting identity fraud.

This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL): (1) advises states that they must refer allegations which they reasonably believe constitute UC fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, or misconduct to DOL-OIG; (2) rescinds UIPL No. 29-05; (3) provides revised guidance that supersedes Section 5 of UIPL No. 04-17; and (4) requires states to disclose confidential UC information related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as amended, to the DOL-OIG for the purpose of UC fraud investigations and audits for the entire pandemic relief period.