To provide states information about preliminary FY 2021 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.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL), Change 1 provides current SCSEP national grantees with revised allocations for Program Year (PY) 2020, and provides a two-month extension for operations for current national grantees to allow the transition to grants that will be awarded under the SCSEP Funding Announcement.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from October 1 - December 31, 2020 (first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021).

To provide states guidance on determining the availability of suitable employment prior to the approval of training under the TAA Program's Final Rule. This determination will assist trade-affected workers' reemployment as soon as possible following a separation.

To remind states of resources, tools, and services available through the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity Center and the U.S. Department of Labor’s (Department) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to support effective use of NDNH and SDNH and assist in preventing and detecting UI improper payments, and announce the availability of a webcast on Recommended Operating Procedures (ROPs) for Cross-Matching Activities with National and State Directories of New Hires and state best practices in the use of the NDNH and the SDNH.

To provide an updated consolidated list of "acceptable" narrative reasons for separation from military service for UCX qualifying purposes; and to provide states with procedures to follow when unable to clarify narrative reasons for separation with the military.

To initiate the SQSP process, provide supplemental instructions, and define additional requirements for the FY 2021 SQSP.

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 to provide states with 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 as discussed below.

To provide information on the UI Integrity Center's IDH Fraud Alert System and to strongly encourage states to use it to identify and share information on emergent fraud schemes.

To encourage states to use the IDH as an important integrity tool in combating UI fraud and provide an update on the IDH Participation Agreement.