Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 9-21, Continued Assistance Act — U.S. Department of Labor

Date: 2020-12-30

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Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 9-21, dated December 30, 2020, from John Pallasch, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, to State Workforce Agencies. It advises states of the enactment on December 27, 2020 of the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and gives an overview and instructions for its unemployment insurance provisions. The letter states that FPUC resumes as a $300 supplement, that MEUC provides $100 each week to individuals with $5,000 or more in self-employment income, and that PUA is extended to weeks of unemployment ending on or before March 14, 2021. It stresses program integrity and the Integrity Data Hub. Attachment IV gives SF-424 instructions, listing a $250,000 allotment for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance implementation costs.

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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION Unemployment Insurance
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OUI/DL
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
December 30, 2020

ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 9-21

TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES

FROM: JOHN PALLASCH
Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT: Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (Continued
Assistance Act) – Summary of Key Unemployment Insurance (UI) Provisions

1. Purpose. To advise states of the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,
specifically Division N, Title II, Subtitle A, the Continued Assistance for Unemployed
Workers Act of 2020, on December 27, 2020, and to provide an overview and instructions
for implementing certain UI-related provisions.

2. Action Requested. The Department of Labor’s (Department) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) requests State Workforce Administrators provide the information
contained in this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) to appropriate program
and other staff in state workforce systems as they implement the UI-related provisions that
respond to the economic effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

3. Summary and Background.

a. Summary – On December 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021, including Division N, Title II, Subtitle A (Continued
Assistance Act or Act). This Act amends certain provisions of the Emergency
Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act (EUISAA), set out in Division D
of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Pub. L. 116-127), the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. 116-136), and the Protecting
Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020 (Protecting Nonprofits Act)
(Pub. L. 116-151), and creates other new UI-related provisions.

Many of the UI-related provisions in EUISAA and the CARES Act are now extended,
with some modifications discussed below, beyond their original expiration date of
December 31, 2020, and the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC)
program, which expired July 31, 2020, is resumed for weeks of unemployment beginning
after December 26, 2020, as a $300 supplement. These amendments are discussed
further in Section 4 of this UIPL.

RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
The Continued Assistance Act also makes additional changes beyond the programs and
provisions provided for in EUISAA and the CARES Act. Section 251 requires that states
provide a method for employers to report to the state agency individuals who refuse to
return to work or to accept an offer of suitable work and that states notify said individuals
who are reported under the relevant state laws. This is discussed further in Section 4.d.
of this UIPL. Section 261 authorizes the Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation
(MEUC) program for states that elect to participate. MEUC provides $100 each week, in
addition to FPUC, to individuals with $5,000 or more in self-employment income in the
previous tax year who are receiving unemployment benefits from a program other than
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). This is discussed further in Section 4.b.iii.
of this UIPL.

Below is a summary of provisions in the Continued Assistance Act that are not discussed
in this UIPL.

Section 262 of the Continued Assistance Act provides that states may waive
overpayments under the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program when the
individual is not at fault for the payment and repayment would be contrary to
equity and good conscience. For additional information about this provision,
states are referred to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
States may direct inquiries about this to fema-lwa-reporting@fema.dhs.gov.

Section 265 of the Continued Assistance Act provides that a Commonwealth Only
Transitional Worker shall be considered a qualified alien for purposes of
eligibility under the PUA and FPUC programs. This change primarily impacts
claims in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and will be
discussed in more detail in a forthcoming Change to UIPL No. 16-20.

Section 266 of the Continued Assistance Act provides that states which have
triggered “off” of an Extended Benefits (EB) period and later trigger back “on”
may choose to disregard the 13-week mandatory “off” period described in Section
203(b)(1)(B) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of
1970 (EUCA) for weeks between November 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021, if
state law permits. This will be discussed in more detail in a forthcoming Change
to UIPL No. 24-20.

Attachment I provides an updated summary of the coordination of unemployment benefit
programs, including a program progression chart. Attachment II lists important dates
within the Continued Assistance Act. Attachment III provides sample notification
language that states may use to notify individuals about changes to program dates and
amounts resulting from the Continued Assistance Act. Attachment IV provides
instructions for states to complete the SF-424 for implementation costs.

b. Background – On March 18, 2020, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus
Response Act (Pub. L. 116-127), which includes EUISAA in Division D. EUISAA
provides: 1) emergency administrative grants to states; 2) emergency flexibilities to states

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related to temporarily modifying certain aspects of their unemployment compensation
(UC) laws; 3) a short-term waiver of Title XII (42 U.S.C. § 1321 et al.) interest payments
due and interest accrual on Title XII advances to states; and 4) full federal funding, under
certain circumstances, of EB. The latter two provisions were set to expire on December
31, 2020. See UIPL No 13-20, published on March 22, 2020.

On March 27, 2020, the President signed the CARES Act (Pub. L. 113-136), which
includes the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act set out in Title II, Subtitle
A. The UI provisions in the CARES Act include creation of three new UC programs:
PUA, FPUC, and PEUC. FPUC expired on July 31, 2020, and PUA and PEUC were set
to expire on December 31, 2020, prior to the passage of the Continued Assistance Act.

Additionally, the CARES Act provided for emergency unemployment relief for
governmental entities and nonprofit organizations, temporary full federal funding of the
first week of compensable regular UC for states with no waiting week, as well as
temporary financing of short-time compensation (STC) payments and federal STC
benefit costs—all of which were set to expire on December 31, 2020. The CARES Act
also amended Section 4102(b), EUISAA, by providing states with temporary emergency
flexibility of the merit staffing provision as needed in response to the spread of COVID-
19 through December 31, 2020. For general information about the UI provisions in the
CARES Act, see UIPL No. 14-20, published on April 2, 2020, and UIPL No. 14-20,
Change 1, published on August 12, 2020.

On August 3, 2020, the President signed the Protecting Nonprofits Act, which further
amended Section 903(i) of the Social Security Act (SSA), which was created under
Section 2103 of the CARES Act related to emergency unemployment relief for
governmental entities and nonprofit organizations.

Importance of Program Integrity. Addressing improper payments and fraud is a top
priority for the Department and the entire UI system. It is critical that states implement
UI programs and provisions to ensure that payments are being made to eligible
individuals and that states have aggressive strategies and tools in place to prevent, detect,
and recover fraudulent payments, with a particular emphasis on imposter fraud by
claimants using false identities.

The programs and provisions within the Continued Assistance Act, EUISAA, and the
CARES Act operate in tandem with the fundamental eligibility requirements of the
Federal-State UI program. These requirements include that an individual file
certifications with respect to each week of unemployment that is paid and that an
individual be able to work and available for work except as specifically provided for in
statute. In addition, the Continued Assistance Act includes new program integrity
requirements for the PUA and PEUC programs with which states must comply.

Some states remain in the midst of managing extraordinary workloads due to the effects
of the spread of COVID-19. During this time, there is a heightened need for states to
maintain a steadfast focus on UI functions and activities that ensure program integrity

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and the prevention and detection of improper payments and fraud across all programs
operated within the UI system.

UIPL No. 23-20, published on May 11, 2020, discusses program integrity for the UI
system. UIPL No. 28-20, published on August 31, 2020, provides 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.

States play a fundamental role in ensuring the integrity of the UI system. While states
have been provided some flexibilities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, those
flexibilities are generally limited to emergency temporary actions as needed to respond to
the spread of COVID-19. States must ensure that individuals only receive benefits in
accordance with federal and state law.

ETA strongly encourages states to utilize the tools, resources, and services of the UI
Integrity Center, funded by the Department and operated in partnership with the National
Association of State Workforce Agencies. One of the key assets to support addressing
fraud is the Integrity Data Hub (IDH), which includes a variety of data sets to prevent and
detect fraud based on identity theft at the time of application, including an identity
verification solution. ETA also encourages states to consult with the UI Integrity Center
on data analytics and to prioritize IDH hits, as well as on other tools and solutions
available through the private sector that complement the IDH. In UIPL No. 28-20, the
Department explained its expectation that states connect to the IDH no later than March
31, 2021 and encouraged states to use their share of the funding provided through that
UIPL to support IDH connection as soon as possible. There is also a range of other tools
on the market that states should consider when combating fraud and ensuring program
integrity.

4. Guidance. Below is a summary of the programmatic changes included in the Continued
Assistance Act.

a. Amendments to EUISAA. The Continued Assistance Act extends certain provisions of
EUISAA as set out below.

i. Emergency state staffing flexibilities (Section 205 of the Continued Assistance
Act). Authority for temporary emergency staffing flexibilities in response to the
spread of COVID-19 is extended to March 14, 2021. With this change, refer to
Section 4.d., of UIPL No. 14-20 for additional details.

ii. Temporary assistance for states with advances (Section 221 of the Continued
Assistance Act). The period of time during which interest will be deemed paid and
no interest will accrue on state advances from the Federal Unemployment Account
(FUA) is extended to March 14, 2021. With this change, see UIPL No. 13-20.

iii. Full federal funding of EB (Section 222 of the Continued Assistance Act).
Guidance about these provisions will be provided as a Change to UIPL No. 24-20.

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 Extension of Full Federal Funding Period for Sharable Costs. Full federal
funding of sharable regular compensation and sharable extended compensation
for eligible states is extended through weeks of unemployment beginning
before March 14, 2021. In states where the week of unemployment ends on a
Saturday, the last week of unemployment for which full federal funding is
available is the week ending March 13, 2021. In states where the week of
unemployment ends on a Sunday, the last week of unemployment for which
full federal funding is available is the week ending March 14, 2021.

 Extension of Full Federal Funding Period for the First Week of EB in States
without a Waiting Week. Temporary federal matching for the first week of EB
for states with no waiting week is extended to weeks of unemployment
beginning before March 14, 2021. In states where the week of unemployment
ends on a Saturday, the last week of unemployment for which this funding is
available is the week ending March 13, 2021. In states where the week of
unemployment ends on a Sunday, the last week of unemployment for which
this funding is available is the week ending March 14, 2021.

Note that this is a separate provision from the full federal funding of the first
week of compensable regular UC, which is provided for in the CARES Act and
discussed in more detail in Section 4.b.iv. of this UIPL.

The temporary emergency flexibilities provided for in Section 4102(b), EUISAA
regarding waiting week, work search, good cause, and experience rating, do not change
with the enactment of the Continued Assistance Act. States continue to have flexibility
in applying these provisions on a temporary emergency basis as needed to respond to the
spread of COVID-19. See UIPL No. 13-20 and its Changes.

b. Amendments to the CARES Act. The Continued Assistance Act provides for the
extension and modification of certain CARES Act provisions, as set out below.

The Agreement Implementing the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act that
was signed by each state in March, 2020 remains in effect with the modifications and
extensions of these updated provisions. As provided in paragraph I. of the Agreement:

The [insert state name] State Workforce Agency, hereinafter referred to as
the “Agency,” will make payments of benefits in accordance with the
provisions of the Act identified in paragraph XIV [the CARES Act], and
any future amendments thereto (which are incorporated herein by
reference), and will cooperate with the U.S. Department of Labor
(Department of Labor), and with other state agencies in making such
payments.

The Department interprets the Agreement to incorporate amendments to the CARES Act
made by the Continued Assistance Act. The Department does not view having a new

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agreement or addendums as necessary in order to implement the statutory changes
because amendments are incorporated by reference, except in the case where a state
decides to administer the MEUC program. States choosing to administer the MEUC
program must provide a signed addendum to the CARES Act FPUC Agreement to the
Department. States deciding to not administer the program must also communicate that
to the Department. States are asked to take one of these actions no later than January 2,
2021.

Under the Agreement already in place, states are required to operate the programs as
required by the amendments and the Department’s guidance.

As set forth in Section XI of the Agreement, a state may terminate specific provisions
within the agreement listed in Section XIV or terminate the agreement itself with thirty
days’ written notice if it chooses to no longer administer such provisions.

i. PUA (multiple sections in the Continued Assistance Act). A summary of the
amendments to the PUA program is provided below. Guidance about these
provisions will be provided as a Change to UIPL No. 16-20.

Extension of Program (Section 201(a) of the Continued Assistance Act). The
end of the period of applicability for the PUA program is extended, without
interruption, to weeks of unemployment ending on or before March 14, 2021.
In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Saturday, the last
payable week of PUA is the week ending March 13, 2021. In states where the
week of unemployment ends on a Sunday, the last payable week of PUA is
the week ending March 14, 2021.

 New Phaseout Period (Section 201(a) of the Continued Assistance Act).
Individuals that are receiving PUA as of the end of the program, either week
ending March 13 or 14 as outlined above, and have not yet exhausted their
PUA entitlement may continue to collect PUA for any week in which they
have remaining entitlement and are otherwise eligible. However, no PUA is
payable for any week beginning after April 5, 2021. Individuals are identified
as “receiving” PUA if they are eligible for the payment of PUA with respect
to week ending March 13, 2021 (or March 14, 2021 for states with a Sunday
week-ending date).

In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Saturday, the last
payable week of PUA for individuals who are eligible to participate in the
phaseout period is the week ending April 10, 2021. In states where the week
of unemployment ends on a Sunday, the last payable week of PUA for
individuals qualified to participate in the phaseout period is the week ending
April 11, 2021.

 Additional Weeks Available (Section 201(b) of the Continued Assistance
Act). The maximum number of weeks of PUA benefits is increased from 39

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weeks to 50 weeks. The number of weeks available continues to be reduced
by any weeks of regular UC and EB that the individual receives with respect
to the Pandemic Assistance Period. Individuals may only collect these
additional 11 weeks of benefits with respect to weeks of unemployment
beginning on or after December 27, 2020.

In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Saturday, the first week
for which these additional 11 weeks of benefits may be collected is the week
ending January 2, 2021. In states where the week of unemployment ends on a
Sunday, the first week for which these additional 11 weeks of benefits may be
collected is the week ending January 3, 2021.

 Establishes the Appeals Process in Statute (Section 201(c) of the Continued
Assistance Act). This provision establishes the Department’s previous
guidance from Section 13.g. of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 in statute.
States must continue to process PUA appeals in the same manner and to the
same extent as the state would conduct appeals of determinations or
redeterminations regarding rights to regular UC. Additionally, with respect to
any appeal filed in Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of
the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, appeals must be carried out
by the applicable entity in the state in the same manner and to the same extent
as those conducted under the UC law of Hawaii. Any decision issued on
appeal or review before the date of enactment (December 27, 2020) is not
affected by this provision.

 New Authority to Waive Overpayments (Section 201(d) of the Continued
Assistance Act). States are provided the authority to waive PUA
overpayments only when the individual is not at fault for the payment and
repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience. This waiver
authority applies to improper payments made at any time since the PUA
program began.

 New Hold Harmless for Proper Administration (Section 201(e) of the
Continued Assistance Act). Generally, an individual must have exhausted all
entitlement to regular UC, PEUC, and EB before filing for PUA. However,
Section 201(e) of the Continued Assistance Act provides a “hold harmless”
provision for an individual who previously exhausted PEUC and is now
receiving PUA, but, because of Section 206(b) of the Continued Assistance
Act, becomes eligible for additional amounts of PEUC beginning on or after
December 27, 2020. States may continue paying PUA to an individual
currently receiving PUA who is newly eligible to receive PEUC due to the
additional weeks of PEUC. This flexibility is allowed for an appropriate
period of time as determined by the Secretary of Labor.

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The Department considers four weeks of unemployment commencing after
the date of enactment of the Continued Assistance Act (January 23, 2021) an
appropriate period of time for states to implement the additional amounts of
PEUC and move an individual from his or her PUA claim back to PEUC.
During this time, an individual may remain eligible for PUA notwithstanding
the fact that the individual now has additional entitlement to PEUC.
Recognizing the unique circumstances states face and the number and
complexity of UI programmatic changes that states must swiftly implement,
should a state determine that it will not be able to transition individuals from
PUA back to PEUC in that timeframe, the state must contact the appropriate
ETA Regional Office to determine the earliest data that the state will be able
to implement this transition.

Individuals may not receive payments under both the PUA and PEUC
programs for the same week of unemployment. Any PUA payments made
with respect to weeks of unemployment during this implementation period do
not need to be moved from the PUA to PEUC claim. This will not affect the
individual’s entitlement amounts to the additional PEUC benefits. Should the
individual later exhaust PEUC and resume filing against his or her PUA
claim, such weeks of PUA will be deducted from the individual’s overall PUA
entitlement.

 New Limitations on Backdating (Section 201(f) of the Continued Assistance
Act). As discussed in Question 4 of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20, Change
1, individuals filing for PUA must have their claim backdated to the first week
during the Pandemic Assistance Period that the individual was unemployed,
partially unemployed, or unable or unavailable to work because of a COVID-
19 related reason listed in Section 2102(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of the CARES Act.
However, first applications for PUA that are filed after December 27, 2020
may not be backdated earlier than December 1, 2020.

In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Saturday, the earliest
effective date for such claims is December 6, 2020. In states where the week
of unemployment ends on a Sunday, the earliest effective date for such claims
is December 7, 2020.

 Technical Change (Section 209 of the Continued Assistance Act). The text of
Section 2102(h) of the CARES Act is updated to reference part 625, rather
than section 625, of Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This
statutory change does not have an operational effect on program
administration.

 New Requirement for Individuals to Submit Documentation Substantiating
Employment or Self-Employment (Section 241 of the Continued Assistance
Act). Any individual that receives a payment of PUA after the date of
enactment (December 27, 2020) is required to provide documentation

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substantiating employment or self-employment, or the planned beginning of
employment or self-employment. The deadline for providing such
documentation depends on when the individual filed the initial PUA claim.

o Filing New Applications for PUA. Individuals filing a new PUA
application on or after January 31, 2021 (regardless of whether the claim
is backdated), are required to provide documentation within 21 days of
application or the date the individual is directed to submit the
documentation by the State Agency, whichever is later. The deadline may
be extended if the individual has shown good cause under state UC law
within 21 days.
o Filing Continued Claims for PUA. Individuals who applied for PUA
before January 31, 2021 and receive a payment of PUA on or after
December 27, 2020 (regardless of which week ending date is being paid),
are required to provide documentation substantiating employment or self-
employment, or the planned beginning of employment or self-
employment, within 90 days of application or when directed to submit the
documentation by the State Agency, whichever is later. The deadline may
be extended if the individual has shown good cause under state UC law.

 New Requirement for States to Verify Identity of Applicants for PUA
(Section 242 of the Continued Assistance Act). For states to have an adequate
system for administering the PUA program, states must include procedures for
identity verification or validation and for timely payment, to the extent
reasonable and practicable, for claims filed on or after January 26, 2021.

 Establishes the Requirement for Individuals to Recertify Eligibility Every
Week in Statute (Section 263 of the Continued Assistance Act). Individuals
must provide a self-certification that their unemployment, partial
unemployment, or inability or unavailability to work is specifically
attributable to one or more of the COVID-19 related reasons specified in
section 2102(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(aa) through (kk) of the CARES Act, and must
identify that specific reason, for each week that PUA is claimed. This applies
with respect to weeks beginning on or after January 26, 2021.

In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Saturday, the first
applicable week is week ending February 6, 2021. In states where the week of
unemployment ends on a Sunday, the first applicable week is February 7,
2021.

Additionally, in the case of states that made a good faith effort to implement
the PUA program for weeks prior to the effective date of this provision, an
individual will not be denied benefits for prior weeks solely for failing to
submit a weekly self-certification.

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ii. Relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations. The Continued
Assistance Act makes the following changes:

 Extension of Federal Funding Period (Section 202 of the Continued
Assistance Act). The applicable period for emergency unemployment relief
for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations, as created under
Section 2103 of the CARES, amended by the Protecting Nonprofits Act, and
codified at Section 903(i), SSA, is extended to weeks of unemployment
ending on or before March 14, 2021.

In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Saturday, the last week
of unemployment for which funding is available is the week ending March 13,
2021. In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Sunday, the last
week of unemployment for which funding is available is the week ending
March 14, 2021.

 Extend Application of Section 903(i), SSA, to the John. F. Kennedy Center
(Section 264 of the Continued Assistance Act). Application of emergency
unemployment relief under Section 903(i), SSA, is extended to also include
services attributable to entities created by Pub. L. 85-874, which includes the
John F. Kennedy Center, which is a federal trust instrumentality. This is
retroactively effective to weeks of unemployment beginning after March 12,
2020 (week ending March 21, 2020 for states with a Saturday week ending
date and week ending March 22, 2020 for states with a Sunday week ending
date). States can identify affected benefit costs using the Federal
Identification Code (FIC) 619.

With these changes, refer to UIPL No. 18-20, Change 1, published on August 12,
2020, for additional details.

iii. FPUC (multiple sections in the Continued Assistance Act). A summary of the
amendments to the FPUC program is provided below. Guidance about these
provisions will be provided as a Change to UIPL No. 15-20.

 Reauthorization of Program and Modification of Weekly Benefit Amount
(WBA) (Section 203 of the Continued Assistance Act). The FPUC program,
which expired July 31, 2020, is reauthorized and modified to provide $300 per
week in supplemental benefits for weeks of unemployment beginning after
December 26, 2020, and ending on or before March 14, 2021. FPUC is not
payable with respect to any week during the gap in applicability, that is,
weeks of unemployment ending after July 31, 2020 through weeks of
unemployment ending on or before December 26, 2020.

In states with an Agreement to administer the FPUC program where the week
of unemployment ends on a Saturday, the first week for which FPUC must be
paid at the $300 amount is the week ending January 2, 2021. The last week of

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unemployment for which FPUC must be paid is week ending March 13, 2021.
In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Sunday, the first week
for which FPUC must be paid at the $300 amount is week ending January 3,
2021. The last week of unemployment for which FPUC must be paid is week
ending March 14, 2021. Note that although the PUA and PEUC programs
now have a phaseout period after they expire on March 14, 2021, FPUC is not
payable with respect to weeks of unemployment during such phaseout period.

 Technical Change (Section 203 of the Continued Assistance Act). The
inclusion of Short-Time Compensation (STC) is codified under the definition
of “unemployment benefits.” This statutory change does not have an
operational effect on program administration, since prior Department
guidance included STC among the UI programs for which an individual’s
benefit amount is supplemented by FPUC.

 New Provision for Mixed Earners (Section 261 of the Continued Assistance
Act). Within Section 2104 of the CARES Act, which authorizes FPUC, the
Continued Assistance Act adds authorization for the MEUC program, which
is an optional program for states to administer. The MEUC program provides
certain individuals with an additional $100 payment each week, in addition to
the FPUC payment. Eligible individuals must: i) have received at least $5,000
of self-employment income in the most recent taxable year prior to the
individual’s application for regular UC, ii) be receiving a UI benefit (other
than PUA) for which FPUC is payable, and iii) submit documentation
substantiating their self-employment income. This additional payment does
not apply to individuals collecting PUA.

MEUC is payable beginning with weeks of unemployment no earlier than
week ending January 2, 2021 (January 3, 2021 for states with a Sunday week
ending date) through the week of unemployment ending on or before March
14, 2021.

iv. Full federal funding of the first week of compensable regular UC (Section 204 of
the Continued Assistance Act). The Continued Assistance Act makes the
following changes:

 Extension of Federal Funding Period. For states without a waiting week
provision in their state UC law, reimbursement of the first week of regular UC
is available through weeks of unemployment ending on or before March 14,
2021.

In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Saturday, the last week
of unemployment for which reimbursement is available is the week ending
March 13, 2021. In states where the week of unemployment ends on a
Sunday, the last week of unemployment for which reimbursement is available
is the week ending March 14, 2021.

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 Modification of Federal Funding Level. The amount of federal funding for
reimbursement under this provision decreases from 100 percent to 50 percent
for weeks of unemployment ending after December 31, 2020.

In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Saturday, the last week
of unemployment for which 100 percent funding is available is the week
ending December 26, 2020. In states where the week of unemployment ends
on a Sunday, the last week of unemployment for which 100 percent funding is
available is the week ending December 27, 2020.

Subject to these changes, refer to UIPL No. 20-20, published on April 30, 2020,
for additional details.

v. PEUC (multiple sections in the Continued Assistance Act). A summary of the
amendments to the PEUC program is provided below. Guidance about these
provisions will be provided as a Change to UIPL No. 17-20.

 Extension of Program (Section 206(a) of the Continued Assistance Act). The
end of the period of applicability for the PEUC program is extended, without
interruption, to weeks of unemployment ending on or before March 14, 2021.
In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Saturday, the last
payable week of PEUC is the week ending March 13, 2021. In states where
the week of unemployment ends on a Sunday, the last payable week of PEUC
is the week ending March 14, 2021.

 New Phaseout Period (Section 206(a) of the Continued Assistance Act).
Individuals that are receiving PEUC as of the end of the program and have not
yet exhausted their PEUC entitlement may continue to collect PEUC if they
have remaining entitlement and are otherwise eligible to receive these
benefits. However, no PEUC is payable for any week beginning after April 5,
2021. Individuals are identified as “receiving” PEUC if they are eligible for
the payment of PEUC with respect to week ending March 13, 2021 (or March
14, 2021 for states with a Sunday week-ending date).

In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Saturday, the last
payable week of PEUC for individuals who are eligible to participate in the
phaseout period is the week ending April 10, 2021. In states where the week
of unemployment ends on a Sunday, the last payable week of PEUC for
individuals qualified to participate in the phaseout period is the week ending
April 11, 2021.

 Additional Weeks Available (Section 206(b) of the Continued Assistance
Act). The maximum amount of PEUC benefits is increased from 13 times the
individual’s average WBA to 24 times the individual’s average WBA.
Individuals may only collect the additional amount, 11 times their average

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WBA, with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after
December 27, 2020.

In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Saturday, the first week
for which these additional benefits may be collected is the week ending
January 2, 2021. In states where the week of unemployment ends on a
Sunday, the first week for which these additional benefits may be collected is
the week ending January 3, 2021.

 New Option for a State to Allow an Individual to Continue Collecting PEUC
When Eligible for a New Regular UC Claim (Section 206(c) of the Continued
Assistance Act). The PEUC requirement that individuals must exhaust all
regular UC entitlement in order to be eligible for PEUC may be modified by
states for individuals that meet certain requirements. The Continued
Assistance Act provides options for the states to elect to allow continued
payment of PEUC when an individual qualifies for regular UC in a subsequent
benefit year if the individual’s previous benefit year expires after December
27, 2020 and the regular UC WBA payable on that subsequent benefit year is
at least $25 lower than the PEUC WBA and certain other conditions are met.
For states where the week of unemployment ends on a Saturday, this applies
to claims with a benefit year expiration date of January 2, 2021 or later. For
states where the week of unemployment ends on a Sunday, this applies to
claims with a benefit year expiration date of January 3, 2021 or later.

 New Requirement for Individuals Receiving EB to Exhaust EB before
Collecting Additional Weeks of PEUC (Section 206(c) of the Continued
Assistance Act). The Coordination Rule found in Section 2107(a)(5) of the
CARES Act has changed. If an individual previously exhausted PEUC and
began receiving EB, he or she must exhaust EB before being eligible to
receive the additional amount of PEUC now available under the Continued
Assistance Act.

 Related EB Provision (Section 206(c) of the Continued Assistance Act): The
application of Section 203(c) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment
Compensation Act of 1970 (EUCA) to PEUC exhaustees has changed. If
permitted under state law, as long as the state is in an EB period after the date
the individual exhausts PEUC, even if the individual’s benefit year has
expired, the individual may still be eligible for EB. Guidance about this
provision will be provided as a Change to UIPL No. 24-20.

vi. Temporary financing of STC payments (Sections 207 and 208 of the Continued
Assistance Act). For states operating an STC program, reimbursement of STC
payments has been extended to include weeks of unemployment ending on or
before March 14, 2021.

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In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Saturday, the last week of
unemployment for which reimbursement is available is the week ending March
13, 2021. In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Sunday, the last
week of unemployment for which reimbursement is available is the week ending
March 14, 2021.

With this change, for states with an existing STC program in state law, refer to
UIPL No. 21-20, published May 3, 2020, for additional details.

States are reminded that the CARES Act also provides states with grant funds to
implement or improve administration of an STC program and to promote and
enroll employers. The deadline to apply for these grants has not changed. It is
December 31, 2023. See UIPL No. 22-20, published May 10, 2020.

c. Return to Work Reporting Requirement. Section 251 of the Continued Assistance
Act creates a new Section 2117 within the CARES Act and includes three requirements
that apply to all states, territories, and freely associated states participating in an
agreement under any of the CARES Act UI-related provisions.

These requirements take effect 30 days from the date of enactment, which is January 26,
2021. Although under the Act they must only remain in place during any period in which
the state’s agreement is in effect, we strongly encourage states to ensure there are
permanent mechanisms in place to track work refusal accusations.

i. Process for addressing work refusals. States must have a method to address
circumstances in which an individual refuses to return to work or to accept an
offer of suitable work without good cause. The key requirement is that states
have a procedure for how reports are received, evaluated/adjudicated, and
resolved to determine the impact on an individual’s continued eligibility for
unemployment benefits.

ii. Reporting method for employers. States must provide a reporting method for
employers to notify the state agency when an individual refuses an offer of
employment. Examples of this reporting method include, but are not limited to, a
phone line, email address, or online portal by which employers can notify the
state agency. Nothing in the Act requires employers to report work refusals. The
Act requires that states have a method allowing employers to submit such
information.

iii. Notification to individuals. States must provide a plain-language notice to
claimants who refuse to return to work or to accept an offer of suitable work
without good cause. Such notice must include the following information.

 Summary of state UC laws regarding an individual’s return to work;
 Statement about the individual’s rights to refuse to return to work or to refuse
suitable work;

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 Explanation of what constitutes suitable work under state UC law;
 Explanation of the individual’s right to refuse work that poses a risk to the
individual’s health or safety (if permissible and as defined under state law);
and
 Instructions for contesting a denial if the denial is due to a report by an
employer that the individual refused to return to work or refused suitable
work.

State laws regarding the definition of suitable work will vary, as will state’s
application of good cause for refusing an offer of work. Additionally, a state may
choose to exercise temporary emergency flexibility in its application of good
cause, as provided for under Section 4102(b), EUISAA, in response to the spread
of COVID-19. As such, each state has flexibility on the design of this
notification, provided such notice includes the specific information identified
above.

States must include this notification at the time an adjudication issue for refusing
work is created. This may be accomplished through a stand-alone notice or as
part of the fact-finding questionnaire. The distribution method should be
consistent with other correspondence provided to the claimant by the state, which
may include mail, email, or though the individual’s online web portal.

States may, as a best practice, also include this information in the Benefit Rights
Interview (BRI) or Claimant Handbook, as messaging on an automated phone
system, or as messaging on the state’s UI website.

Additionally, upon resolution of the adjudication issue for refusing work, states
are still required to include specific information on the written determination,
including a summary of the material facts, reasoning and conclusion of law, and
the individual’s appeal rights (refer to pages V-16 and V-17 of ET Handbook 301,
5th Edition). States may, as a best practice, also include the information described
in Section 251 of the Continued Assistance Act in the body of the written
determination, as an attachment to the written determination, or as a separate
notice.

This notification requirement does not change the existing adjudication standards
that apply when assessing an individual’s eligibility after learning that he or she
refused to return to work or to accept an offer of work. These adjudication
standards are found in the Claims Determinations Standards (20 C.F.R. Part 614,
Appendix B), ET Handbook No. 301, 5th Edition, UI Performs: Benefits
Timeliness and Quality Nonmonetary Determinations Quality Review, or
elsewhere in Departmental guidance.

d. Administrative Costs for Implementation of Changes. The Department will make
available $500,000 to each state for the implementation of the provisions associated with
the PUA, FPUC, and PEUC amendments cited above. The funding will be added to the

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state’s COVID Pandemic grant in the following fashion: PUA administration +$250,000,
FPUC administration +$100,000, and PEUC administration +$150,000. In addition, for
states electing to provide MEUC, $150,000 will be provided as startup costs. If states
exhaust resources before implementation changes are completed, state may submit
supplemental budget requests for additional administrative funds for one or more of the
programs.

States are required to submit a signed SF-424 form for each funding allotment (i.e., SF-
424 for the PUA; SF-424 for the FPUC; SF-424 for the PEUC; and a SF-424 for MEUC
if the state is participating in the MEUC program). ETA encourages states to submit
these forms as soon as possible, but no later than February 1, 2021, by electronic
submission to the National Office at covid-19@dol.gov, with a copy to the appropriate
ETA Regional Office. For additional information on completing the SF-424, please refer
to Attachment IV, Instructions for Completing the SF-424.

Additionally, please note that grantees that receive supplemental grant awards for
implementing these program changes must submit a quarterly progress report using the
form ETA 9178-P to the appropriate ETA Regional Office. The form ETA 9178-P
requires the grantee to provide ETA with narrative updates on supplemental grant
activities. Attachment II and III to UIPL No. 16-20, Change 1 contains form ETA 9178-
P and instructions for completing the form ETA 9178-P and timeline for the submission
of these status reports.

5. Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to covid-19@dol.gov with a copy to the appropriate ETA
Regional Office.

6. References.

 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, including Division N, Title II, Subtitle A,
the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020;
 Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Case Flow Strain Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116-
151);
 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. 116-136),
including Title II, Subtitle A, Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act;
 Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Pub. L. 116-127), including Division D
Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020
(EUISAA);
 Section 203 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970
(EUCA) (26 U.S.C. §3304 note);
 Title XII, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §1321 et al.);
 20 C.F.R. Part 603, Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) Program;
Confidentiality and Disclosure of State UC Information;
 20 C.F.R. Part 614, Appendix B, Standard for Claim Determination – Separation
Information;
 20 C.F.R. Part 625, Disaster Unemployment Assistance;

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 UIPL 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. 24-20, Temporary Changes to the Federal-State Extended Benefits (EB)
Program in Response to the Economic Impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) Pandemic Emergency, issued May 14, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=7132;
 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. 22-20, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of
2020 – Short-Time Compensation (STC) Program Grants, issued May 10, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=6220;
 UIPL No. 21-20, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of
2020 - Short-Time Compensation (STC) Program Provisions and Guidance
Regarding 100 Percent Federal Reimbursement of Certain State STC Payments,
issued May 3, 2020, https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=9622;
 UIPL No. 20-20, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of
2020 - Operating, Financial, and Reporting Instructions for Section 2105: Temporary
Full Federal Funding of the First Week of Compensable Regular Unemployment for
States with No Waiting Week, issued April 30, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?docn=6324;
 UIPL No. 18-20, Change 1, Amendments to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 - Emergency Unemployment Relief for State
and Local Governmental Entities, Certain Nonprofit Organizations, and Federally-
Recognized Indian Tribes, issued August 12, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=8149;
 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 3, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act of 2020 – 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;

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 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 05, 2020,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=4628;
 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 14, 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 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. 13-20, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Division D Emergency
Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020, issued March 22,
2020, https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=8634;
 UIPL No. 03-20, Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: January 1 – March 31, 2020, issued December 12, 2019,
https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=3675; and
 ET Handbook No. 301, 5th Edition, Benefits Timeliness and Quality Nonmonetary
Determinations Quality Review.

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7. Attachment(s).

 Attachment I: Coordination of Unemployment Benefit Programs, including Program
Progression Chart.
 Attachment II: Important Dates for the Continued Assistance for Unemployed
Workers Act of 2020.
 Attachment III: Sample Notification Language for Claimants.
 Attachment IV: Instructions for Completing the SF-424.

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Attachment I to UIPL No. 9-21

Coordination of Programs

An individual may establish eligibility for multiple unemployment insurance (UI) benefit
programs, including multiple UI programs authorized in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of
2020 (Continued Assistance Act). The information provided below regarding the order of
payment is contingent on an individual meeting all eligibility criteria for the respective
program(s). It is also contingent on the state having entered into an agreement with the Secretary
of Labor to administer such program(s). A flowchart is included at the end of this narrative.

Track 1. For an individual who is eligible for regular Unemployment Compensation (UC)
(which includes Unemployment Compensation for Federal Civilian Employees (UCFE) and
Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers (UCX)), the following order of payment
applies.

A. Regular UC. The individual must first apply for and receive regular UC.

 Weekly Benefit Amount (WBA): Dependent on state law

 Duration of benefits: Dependent on state law

B. Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC). If the individual
exhausts regular UC, the individual may then be eligible to receive PEUC under section
2107 of the CARES Act.

 WBA: Based on the regular UC claim

 Duration of benefits: Initially limited to 13 times the individual’s average WBA.
For weeks of unemployment beginning on or after December 27, 2020, the
individual may receive an additional amount of PEUC equal to 11 times the
individual’s average WBA for an overall total equal to 24 times the individual’s
WBA.

Special Note on Program Coordination (PEUC and Regular UC). There are certain
circumstances under which an individual who is collecting PEUC and becomes eligible
for a new benefit year of regular UC may be able to continue collecting PEUC instead of
filing the new regular UC claim. Refer to additional detail in UIPL No. 17-20 and its
Changes.

C. Extended Benefits (EB). If the individual exhausts PEUC and the state has triggered
“on” to EB, the individual may then be eligible to receive EB during the applicable EB
period.

 WBA: Based on the regular UC claim

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 Duration of benefits: Up to 13 or 20 weeks (refer to Section 202(b) of the Federal-
State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (EUCA)), dependent on
the state’s unemployment rate which may result in a high unemployment period
(HUP)

Special Note on Program Coordination (EB and Regular UC). If at any time while the
individual is collecting EB, the individual becomes eligible for regular UC, the individual
must stop collecting EB and file a new regular UC claim.

Special Note on Program Coordination (EB and PEUC). If an individual previously
exhausted the initial entitlement to PEUC (13 times the individual’s average WBA) and
is currently collecting EB at the time the additional PEUC amount under Section 206 of
the Continued Assistance Act (11 times the individual’s average WBA) becomes
available, the individual must exhaust the existing EB entitlement before reverting back
to collect the additional amount of PEUC.

D. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). If the state is not triggered “on” to EB
or the individual exhausts EB, in addition to exhausting regular UC and PEUC, the
individual may then be eligible to receive PUA under Section 2104 of the CARES Act.
Note that at least one of the identified COVID-19 related reasons specified in Section
2102(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(aa)-(kk) must apply to the individual for each week of
unemployment in order to be eligible for PUA.

 WBA: Calculated per the regulations for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA),
which are applicable to PUA. See 20 C.F.R. Part 625.6(e). For individuals who do
not qualify for a higher WBA, the minimum PUA WBA for each state is provided in
UIPL No. 03-20 and applies to all PUA claims, regardless of filing date.

 Duration of benefits: Initially limited to 39 weeks, minus any weeks of benefits that
the individual received during the Pandemic Assistance Period from regular UC and
EB. For weeks of unemployment beginning on or after December 27, 2020, the
individual may receive an additional amount of PUA equal to 11 weeks of
unemployment for an overall total equal to 50 weeks, minus any weeks that the
individual received regular UC and EB during the Pandemic Assistance Period.
During the period in which a state is triggered “on” to a HUP under EB law, the PUA
duration is extended for up to an additional 7 weeks.

Special Note on Program Coordination (PUA and Regular UC). If at any time while the
individual is collecting PUA, the individual becomes eligible for regular UC, the
individual must stop collecting PUA and file a new regular UC claim.

Special Note on Program Coordination (PUA and PEUC). If an individual previously
exhausted the initial entitlement to PEUC (13 times the individual’s average WBA) and
is currently collecting PUA at the time the additional PEUC amount under Section 206
of the Continued Assistance Act (11 weeks times the individual’s average WBA),

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becomes available, the state must stop the PUA claim and have the individual revert to
collecting the additional amounts of PEUC. The Secretary of Labor will determine the
appropriate period of time for a state to take such actions, during which the individual’s
continued receipt of PUA will not be considered an overpayment. Refer to additional
detail in UIPL No. 16-20 and its Changes.

Special Note on Program Coordination (PUA and EB). If a state triggers “on” to EB
during the period in which an individual is collecting PUA and the individual has not
previously exhausted entitlement to EB for the respective benefit year, then the
individual must stop collecting PUA and file for EB.

Track 2. For an individual who is self-employed, seeking part-time employment, does not
have sufficient work history, or is otherwise not eligible for regular UC, EB, or PEUC, and who
meets the requirements under section 2102(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(aa)-(kk) of the CARES Act, the
individual may collect PUA under section 2102 of the CARES Act.

 WBA: Calculated per the DUA regulations, which are applicable to PUA.

 Duration of benefits: Initially limited to 39 weeks, minus any weeks that the
individual received during the Pandemic Assistance Period from regular UC and EB.
For weeks of unemployment beginning on or after December 27, 2020, if the PUA
eligibility requirements are met, the individual may receive an additional 11 weeks of
PUA for an overall total equal to 50 weeks, minus any weeks that the individual
received regular UC and EB during the applicable Pandemic Assistance Period.
During the period in which a state is triggered “on” to a HUP under EB law, the PUA
duration is extended for up to an additional 7 weeks.

Other Considerations

 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC). The FPUC program
under the CARES Act originally provided an additional $600 per week to an
individual collecting regular UC, PEUC, PUA, EB, STC, TRA, DUA, and Self-
Employment Assistance (SEA). Individuals received FPUC payments concurrently
with payments under these programs. Upon execution of an agreement between the
state and Department, FPUC applied to all weeks of unemployment ending on or
before July 31, 2020.

Under the Continued Assistance Act, for weeks of unemployment beginning after
December 26, 2020 and ending on or before March 14, 2021, an individual
collecting regular UC, PEUC, PUA, EB, STC, TRA, DUA, and SEA may collect a
$300 FPUC payment per week.

 Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC). The MEUC program
provides an additional $100 per week to certain individuals collecting regular UC,
PEUC, EB, STC, TRA, DUA, and SEA (excluding PUA). Eligible individuals
receive MEUC payments concurrently with payments under these programs and in

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addition to FPUC. This is an optional program for states to administer. MEUC is
payable beginning with weeks of unemployment no earlier than week ending
January 2, 2021 through the week of unemployment ending on or before March 14,
2021.

 Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA). As stated in Question 7 of Attachment I
to UIPL No. 14-20, Change 1, if the individual exhausts regular UC, PEUC, and EB
and meets the eligibility criteria, the individual may collect TRA before continuing
on to PUA.

 Relationship between PUA and Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). As
stated in Question 16 of UIPL No. 14-20, Change 1, eligibility for both PUA and
DUA are based on the reason for an individual’s unemployment. If an individual’s
unemployment is directly caused by a major disaster, then the individual’s
unemployment is not due to a COVID-19 reason and the individual would not
qualify for PUA. Conversely, if the reason for the individual’s unemployment is
because of a listed COVID-19 reason in Section 2102(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(aa) through
(kk) of the CARES Act, the individual may qualify for PUA, but would not qualify
for DUA.

 State Additional Benefits (AB). A number of states also have provisions in state
law for extending the potential duration of benefits during periods of high
unemployment for individuals in approved training who exhaust benefits, or for a
variety of other reasons. Although some state laws call these programs “extended
benefits,” the Department uses the term “additional benefits” (AB) to avoid
confusion with the federal-state EB program. FPUC and MEUC are not payable to
individuals receiving AB payments. The order of payment for AB within the
context of the multiple programs described above is dependent on state law.

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Program Progression Chart

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Attachment II of UIPL No. 9-21
Important Dates for the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020

Benefit Programs
Start Date End Date Phaseout Period
Program Actual Week Statutory Actual Week Statutory Actual Week
Start Date Ending Date End Date Ending Date End Date Ending Date
PUA If agreement in February 8, 2020 March 14, 20212 March 13, 2021 April 5, 20213 April 10, 2021
Claims filed on or place, January 27, (claim effective
before December 20201 February 2, 2020)
27, 2020
PUA If agreement in December 12, March 14, 20212 March 13, 2021 April 5, 20213 April 10, 2021
Claims filed after place, 2020
December 27, December 1, (claim effective
2020 20204 December 6,
2020)
PEUC Date of agreement April 4, 2020 March 14, 20212 March 13, 2021 April 5, 20213 April 10, 2021
(generally (claim effective
March 28, 2020) 5 March 29, 2020)
FPUC Date of agreement April 4, 2020 July 31, 20202 July 25, 2020 N/A N/A
$600 amount (generally
March 28, 2020) 5
FPUC If agreement in January 2, 2021 March 14, 20212 March 13, 2021 N/A N/A
$300 amount place, December
26, 20205
6
MEUC December 27, January 2, 2021 March 14, 20212 March 13, 2021 N/A N/A
2020
Note: Actual week ending date information is for states whose weeks end on a Saturday
Note: Individuals must meet certain program requirements to be eligible for payments during phaseout period
1
Weeks of unemployment beginning on or after this date PUA = Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
2
Weeks of unemployment ending on or before this date PEUC = Pandemic Emergency Unemployment
3
No compensation is payable for weeks of unemployment beginning after this date Compensation
4
Claims filed after this date FPUC = Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation
5
Weeks of unemployment beginning after this date MEUC = Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation
6
This is an optional program for states to administer.

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PUA Special Conditions
Special Condition Start Date Actual Week
Ending Date
Individuals with an existing PUA claim who receive a payment of PUA on or after this date (regardless December 27, N/A
of which week ending date is being paid) must provide documentation substantiating employment or 20211
self-employment within 90 days of application or when instructed by the state (whichever is later), or
show good cause to have such deadline extended
Individuals may begin collecting the additional 11 weeks of PUA December 27, January 2, 2021
20202
Hold Harmless provision: States must cease payment as of this date on PUA claims for individuals who January 23, 2021 January 23, 2021
have, on December 27, 2020, both an eligible PUA claim and a previously exhausted PEUC claim with
additional benefit amounts added.
States must implement procedures for identity verification on new PUA claims January 26, 20213 N/A
States must implement a self-certification process for each week of unemployment beginning on or after January 26, 20214 February 6, 2021
this date that PUA is claimed
Individuals filing a new PUA claim on or after this date (regardless of whether claim is backdated) must January 31, 20213 N/A
provide documentation substantiating employment or self-employment within 21 days of application or
when instructed by the state (whichever is later), or show good cause to have such deadline extended
Note: Actual week ending date information is for states whose weeks end on a Saturday
1
Claims paid on or after this date
2
No compensation is payable for weeks of unemployment commencing before this date
3
Claims filed on or after this date
4
Weeks of unemployment beginning on or after this date

PEUC Special Conditions
Special Condition Start Date Actual Week
Ending Date
Individuals collecting PEUC whose previous regular UC benefit year expires after this date may, at the December 27, January 2, 2021
option of the state, continue receiving PEUC instead of filing a new regular UC claim 20201
Individuals may begin collecting the additional benefit amount of PEUC equal to 11 times the December 27, January 2, 2021
individual’s average weekly benefit amount 20202
Note: Actual week ending date information is for states whose weeks end on a Saturday
1
Benefit year expires after this date
2
No compensation is payable for weeks of unemployment commencing before this date
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Other Provisions
Start Date End Date
Statutory Actual Week Statutory Actual Week
Start Date Ending Date End Date Ending Date
Emergency unemployment relief for reimbursing March 13, 20201 March 21, 2020 March 14, 20212 March 13, 2021
employers
Full federal funding of sharable EB costs March 18, 20203 March 28, 2020 March 14, 20214 March 13, 2021
Temporary matching for first week of EB March 18, 20203 March 28, 2020 March 14, 20214 March 13, 2021
Temporary assistance for states with advances March 18, 2020 N/A March 14, 2021 N/A
Emergency state staffing flexibilities March 27, 2020 N/A March 14, 2021 N/A
Full federal funding for first compensable week of regular Date of agreement April 4, 2020 December 31, December 26,
UC (100%) (generally March 20202 2020
28, 2020) 3
Full federal funding for first compensable week of regular If agreement in January 2, 2021 March 14, 20212 March 13, 2021
UC (50%) place, December
31, 20205
Temporary financing of STC payments in states with March 27, 20201 April 4, 2020 March 14, 20212 March 13, 2021
programs in law
Temporary financing of STC agreements Date of State-specific date March 14, 20212 March 13, 2021
1
agreement
States may waive the 13-week EB “off” period, if provided November 1, 2020 N/A December 31, N/A
under state law 2021
Return to Work Reporting Requirement January 26, 2021 N/A While agreements N/A
for CARES Act
programs are in
place
Note: Actual week ending date information is for states whose weeks end on a Saturday
1
Weeks of unemployment beginning on or after this date EB = Extended Benefits
2
Weeks of unemployment ending on or before this date UC = Unemployment Compensation
3
Weeks of unemployment beginning after this date STC = Short-Time Compensation
4
Weeks of unemployment beginning before this date
5
Weeks of unemployment ending after this date

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Attachment III to UIPL No. 9-21

Sample Notification Language for Claimants

States must provide individual notification to claimants about provisions of the Continued
Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (Continued Assistance Act). This includes
changes to program dates and benefit levels for the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment
Compensation (PEUC), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), and Federal Pandemic
Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) programs, as well as the creation of the Mixed Earners
Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) program.

In this attachment, we provide sample notification language that states may use. States are not
required to use this exact language. We encourage states to also include a message about the
importance of integrity and resources for reemployment on the notification. Dates are included
as if the state’s week of unemployment ends on a Saturday.

Note that other provisions of the Continued Assistance Act may require other notifications
beyond this (e.g., PUA requirement to submit documentation substantiating employment or self-
employment, the option to waive certain PUA overpayments, the availability of EB if the state
chooses to waive the 13-week “off” period and resumes an EB period). States should refer to the
Continued Assistance Act and subsequent guidance for the full extent of notifications that may
be required.

The following table displays modular notifications for an individual who is actively collecting
unemployment benefits. For example, an individual filing a claim under the PEUC program
should receive the General Introduction, Notice #1, Notice #5, Notice #6 (if the state elects to
participate in the MEUC program), and a PEUC Monetary Redetermination Notice.

For individuals For individuals For individuals For individuals
filing a general filing a PEUC filing an EB filing a PUA
claim1 claim claim2 claim
General Yes Yes Yes Yes
Introduction
PEUC - Notice #1 Notice #2 Notice #3 (if
Provisions previous PEUC
claim)
PUA Provisions - - - Notice #4 (if no
previous PEUC
claim)

1
This column applies to claims for regular unemployment compensation (UC), Unemployment for Federal Civilian
Employees (UCFE), Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX), Short-Time Compensation
(STC), Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA), Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), and payments under
the Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) program.
2
It is not necessary for a state to send notice to individuals in this scenario, instead the state may choose to wait until
the individual exhausts EB before augmenting the prior PEUC claim. However, we realize that some states will be
limited by technology constraints and will issue PEUC Monetary Redetermination Notices for all existing PEUC
claims at the same time.

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FPUC Notice #5 Notice #5 Notice #5 Notice #5
Provisions
MEUC Notice #6 Notice #6 Notice #6 -
Provisions (if
state elects to
participate)
Monetary - Yes, PEUC Yes, PEUC Yes, PEUC if
Redetermination previous PEUC
Notice claim, otherwise
PUA

Notifications for an individual who is no longer filing or who has exhausted his or her
unemployment benefits are identified below. Note that the General Introduction section is not
necessary to include with this sample language.

 If the individual has a PEUC claim, regardless of whether he or she also has a PUA
claim, send Notice #7.
 If the individual does not have a PEUC claim but does have a PUA claim, send Notice
#8.

Sample Notification Language
General Introduction
Notice #1: Actively filing for PEUC
Notice #2: Actively filing for EB
Notice #3: Actively filing for PUA with previous PEUC claim
Notice #4: Actively filing for PUA with no previous PEUC claim
Notice #5: FPUC
Notice #6: MEUC
Notification #7: No longer filing, previous PEUC claim
Notification #8: No longer filing, previous PUA claim (no previous PEUC claim)

General Introduction
This notice is to inform you of changes to your claim as a result of the passage of the Continued
Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (Continued Assistance Act), as part of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

Notice #1: Actively filing for PEUC3
No action is needed from the claimant.

You are currently filing a claim under the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
(PEUC) program. The Continued Assistance Act increased the maximum amount of benefits
available under the PEUC program from 13 times your average weekly benefit amount to 24
times your average weekly benefit amount.

3
States must also send a PEUC Monetary Redetermination Notice with the additional benefit amount added. States
may choose to include this language in the same notice as the Monetary Redetermination Notice.

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You do not need to take any action to receive this additional benefit. Continue to file your claim
each week for the PEUC program. These additional PEUC benefits may only be collected for
weeks ending on or after December 27, 2020.

The PEUC program expires on March 14, 2021. This means that the last payable week for
PEUC is week ending March 13, 2021. If you receive a PEUC payment for the week ending
March 13, 2021 and have remaining entitlement on your claim, you may be eligible to participate
in a phaseout period and may continue to collect PEUC through week ending April 10, 2021.

Notice #2: Actively filing for EB4
No action is needed from the claimant.

You previously exhausted your claim for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
(PEUC) and are currently filing a claim under the Extended Benefits (EB) program.

No action is needed from you right now. Please continue to file your claim each week for the EB
program. The Continued Assistance Act increased the maximum amount of benefits available
under the PEUC program from 13 times your average weekly benefit amount to 24 times your
average weekly benefit amount. If you later exhaust EB and continue to be unemployed or
partially unemployed, you may be eligible to reopen your PEUC claim and collect these
additional benefits.

The PEUC program expires on March 14, 2021. This means that the last payable week for
PEUC is week ending March 13, 2021. If you are eligible to resume filing your claim for PEUC,
receive a PEUC payment for week ending March 13, 2021, and have remaining entitlement on
your claim, you may be eligible to participate in a phaseout period and you may continue to
collect PEUC through week ending April 10, 2021.

Notice #3: Actively filing for PUA with previous PEUC claim5
Action is needed from the claimant.

You previously exhausted your claim for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
(PEUC) and are currently filing a claim under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)
program. The Continued Assistance Act increased the maximum amount of benefits available
under the PEUC program from 13 times your average weekly benefit amount to 24 times your
average weekly benefit amount.

You may only collect PUA if you have exhausted any entitlement to PEUC. Because of the
additional PEUC benefits available, you are no longer eligible to receive PUA. If you continue
to be unemployed or partially unemployed, you must reopen your existing PEUC claim. Note
that your PEUC claim may have a different weekly benefit amount because the program uses a

4
States must also send a PEUC Monetary Redetermination Notice with the additional amount added. States may
choose to include this language in the same notice as the Monetary Redetermination Notice. As noted above, states
may choose to wait until the individual exhausts EB before providing this notice.
5
States must also send a PEUC Monetary Redetermination Notice with the additional amount added.

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different look-back period for your prior earnings. To reopen your PEUC claim and continue
filing for benefits, please [insert state-specific instructions].

The PEUC program expires on March 14, 2021. This means that the last payable week for
PEUC is week ending March 13, 2021. If you are eligible to resume filing your claim for PEUC,
receive a PEUC payment for week ending March 13, 2021, and have remaining entitlement on
your claim, you may be eligible to participate in a phaseout period and may continue to collect
PEUC through week ending April 10, 2021.

If you later exhaust benefits under the PEUC program and continue to be unemployed, partially
unemployed, or unable or unavailable to work because of COVID-19, you may be eligible to
resume collection of PUA benefits if the PUA program is still in effect.

Notice #4: Actively filing for PUA with no previous PEUC claim6
No action is needed from the claimant.

You are currently filing a claim under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program.
The Continued Assistance Act increased the maximum amount of benefits available under the
PUA program from 39 weeks to 50 weeks. Any weeks in which you received regular
unemployment compensation (UC) or Extended Benefits (EB) since January 27, 2020 will be
subtracted from this amount.

You do not need to take any action to receive this additional benefit. Continue to file your claim
each week for the PUA program. These additional PUA benefits may only be collected for
weeks ending on or after December 27, 2020.

The PUA program expires on March 14, 2021. This means that the last payable week for PUA is
week ending March 13, 2021. If you receive a PUA payment for week ending March 13, 2021
and have remaining entitlement on your claim, you may be eligible to participate in a phaseout
period and you may continue to collect PUA through week ending April 10, 2021.

Notice #5: FPUC
No action is needed from the claimant.

Starting with week ending January 2, 2021, if you are eligible for at least $1 of your underlying
unemployment benefit amount for any week of unemployment, you will also receive a $300
supplemental payment from the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC)
program. You do not need to take any additional action to receive this supplemental payment.
Continue to file your claim each week for the unemployment benefit you are currently receiving.

The FPUC program expires on March 14, 2021. This means that the last payable week for
FPUC is week ending March 13, 2021. There is no phaseout period for FPUC.

6
States must also send a PUA Monetary Redetermination Notice with the additional amount added. States may
choose to include this language in the same notice as the Monetary Redetermination Notice.

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Notice #6: MEUC7
Action is needed from the claimant.

If you were previously self-employed, starting with week ending [insert state-specific date], you
may be eligible for an additional $100 supplemental payment under the Mixed Earners
Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) program.

To qualify, you must: 1) have earned at least $5,000 in self-employment income in the most
recent taxable year prior to your application for regular unemployment compensation (UC), and
2) submit documentation substantiating your self-employment income. To submit
documentation, please [insert state-specific instructions].

If you are eligible for the MEUC program and are paid at least $1 of your underlying
unemployment benefit amount for any week of unemployment, you will also receive a $100
supplemental MEUC payment. This is provided in addition to FPUC. After you submit
documentation and the state confirms your information, you do not need to take any additional
action to receive this supplemental payment. Continue to file your claim each week for the
unemployment benefit you are currently receiving.

The MEUC program expires on March 14, 2021. This means that the last payable week for
MEUC is week ending March 13, 2021. There is no phaseout period for MEUC.

Notification #7: No longer filing, previous PEUC claim

This notice is to inform you that you may be eligible for additional benefits under the Pandemic
Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program with the passage of the Continued
Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (Continued Assistance Act), as part of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

If you are unemployed or partially unemployed after December 27, 2020, please [insert state-
specific instructions for reopening PEUC claim].

The Continued Assistance Act increased the maximum amount of benefits available under the
PEUC program from 13 times your average weekly benefit amount to 24 times your average
weekly benefit amount and is available to individuals who have exhausted their entitlement to
regular unemployment compensation (UC).

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States need only include this section if they have elected to participate in the MEUC program.

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Notification #8: No longer filing, previous PUA claim (no previous PEUC claim)

This notice is to inform you that you may be eligible for additional benefits under the Pandemic
Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program with the passage of the Continued Assistance for
Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (Continued Assistance Act), as part of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021.

If you are unemployed, partially unemployed, or unable or unavailable to work after December
27, 2020 because of COVID-19, please [insert state-specific instructions for reopening PUA
claim].

The Continued Assistance Act increased the maximum amount of benefits available under the
PUA program from 39 weeks to 50 weeks and is available to individuals who are affected by
COVID-19 and are self-employed or otherwise not eligible for regular unemployment
compensation (UC). Any weeks in which you received regular UC or Extended Benefits (EB)
since January 27, 2020 will be subtracted from this amount.

The PUA program expires on March 14, 2021. This means that the last payable week for PUA is
week ending March 13, 2021. If you are eligible to resume filing your claim for PUA, receive a
PUA payment for week ending March 13, 2021, and have remaining entitlement on your claim,
you may be eligible to participate in a phaseout period and you may continue to collect PUA
through week ending April 10, 2021.

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Attachment IV of UIPL No. 9-21

Instructions for Completing the SF-424

Please note that States are required to submit an SF-424 for each funding allotment (i.e.,
SF-424 for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance funding; SF-424 for the Federal
Pandemic Unemployment Compensation; SF-424 for the Pandemic Emergency
Unemployment Compensation funding; and a SF-424 for the Mixed Earner Unemployment
Compensation (MEUC) if the state is participating in the MEUC program).

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).
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/forms/sf-424- family.html

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.
 Organizational DUNS: All applicants for Federal grant and funding opportunities are
required to have a 9-digit Data Universal Numbering System (D-U-N-S®) number, and must
supply their D-U-N-S® number on the SF-424. Please ensure that your state is registered
with the SAM. Instructions for registering with SAM can be found at
https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. Additionally, the state 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, there is a requirement to review and update the registration at least every
12 months from the date of initial registration or subsequently update the information in the
SAM database to ensure it is current, accurate, and complete. 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: 20110-831. For
lookup, use link at https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action.
 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”

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Section # 12, Funding Opportunity Number and Title:
For Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funding Allotment:
Input “UIPL No. 9-21, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Extension Implementation
Grants”

For Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Funding Allotment:
Input “UIPL No. 9-21, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Extension
Implementation Grants”

For Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Funding Allotment:
Input “UIPL No. 9-21, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension
Implementation Grants”

For Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation Funding Allotment:
Input “UIPL No. 9-21, Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation Implementation
Grants”

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. 9-21, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Extension Implementation
Grants”

For Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Funding Allotment:
Input “UIPL No. 9-21, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Extension
Implementation Grants”

For Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Funding Allotment:
Input “UIPL No. 9-21, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension
Implementation Grants”

For Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation Funding Allotment:
Input “UIPL No. 9-21, Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation Implementation
Grants”

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’s 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

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Section # 17, Proposed Project
a. Start Date: Input a valid start date for the project (earliest start date will be January 1,
2021)
b. End Date: Input a valid end date for the project (June 30, 2022)

Section # 18, Estimated Funding ($):

Each state is allotted funding to cover implementation costs for each program as follows:
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program: $250,000;
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation: $100,000;
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation: $150,000; and
Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation: $150,000.

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 a higher level
leadership authorizing the new signatory for the application submission

Remember to get the SF-424 signed and dated by the Authorized representative

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