Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 22-20, Change 1: New End Date of the Application Period for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 Short-Time Compensation (STC) Program Grants
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In this July 19, 2023 advisory, Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 22-20, Change 1, the Labor Department's Employment and Training Administration tells State Workforce Agencies that the application period for Short-Time Compensation (STC) grants under Section 2110(g) of the CARES Act ended effective June 3, 2023. Section 2110 had provided up to $100 million in grants to states with conforming STC programs, and UIPL No. 22-20 had given states until December 31, 2023 to apply for an implementation or improvement grant and a promotion or enrollment grant. On June 3, 2023 the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Pub. L. 118-5) permanently rescinded the unobligated balance of those funds, so the Department stopped accepting or processing new applications. Grants already awarded are not affected.
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION Unemployment Insurance
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OUI/DUIO
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
July 19, 2023
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 22-20,
Change 1
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: BRENT PARTON
Acting Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: New End Date of the Application Period for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 Short-Time Compensation (STC)
Program Grants
1. Purpose. To announce the end of the application period for STC grants under Section
2110(g) of the CARES Act effective June 3, 2023.
2. Action Requested. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (the Department) Employment and
Training Administration (ETA) requests that State Workforce Agency Administrators
provide information contained in this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) to the
appropriate state staff.
3. Summary and Background.
a. Summary – This UIPL announces the new end date of June 3, 2023, concerning the
application period for states to apply for grants for the implementation, improvement,
and/or promotion and enrollment of an STC program through Section 2110(g) of the
CARES Act.
b. Background – On March 20, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. 116-136) into law. Section 2110 of the
CARES Act provided for up to $100 million in grant funds to states with STC programs
in their laws that conform to the requirements of section 3306(v), Federal Unemployment
Tax Act (FUTA) (26 U.S.C. § 3306(v)). UIPL No. 22-20 provided states with a deadline
of December 31, 2023, to apply for these two grants. The first grant was for the
implementation or improvement of an STC program. The second grant was for the
promotion of the STC program or the enrollment of employers into the STC program.
On June 3, 2023, the President signed into law the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of
2023 (Pub. L. 118-5). Division B, Title I. Section 74, of FRA, permanently rescinds the
unobligated balance of amounts made available by Section 2110(g) of the CARES Act.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
4. Guidance. Due to the permanent rescission in FRA of the unobligated CARES Act funds
under Section 2110(g) of the CARES Act, the Department has closed the application period
for states to apply for STC grants under Section 2110 of the CARES Act. Effective June 3,
2023, the Department has stopped accepting or processing any new grant applications. The
FRA has no impact on previously awarded STC grants.
5. Inquiries. States should direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA Regional Office.
6. References.
• Division B, Title I, Section 74, of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Pub. L. 118-5);
and
• Section 2110 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub.
L. 116-136); and
• 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://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/advisories/unemployment-insurance-program-letter-no-
22-20.
7. Attachments. None.
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