This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) provides guidance about the extension of the FPUC and the MEUC program authorized by Section 9013 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law (Pub. L.) 117-2.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from April 1 - June 30, 2021, (third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021).

To provide information regarding the virtual 2021 UI SIDES Seminar to be hosted by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) on May 26 - 27, 2021.

To advise states of the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA or Act) (Pub. L. 117-2), specifically Title IX, Subtitle A, Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers, on March 11, 2021, and to provide an overview and instructions for implementing ARPA's UI-related provisions.

To provide states with updated guidance for the PUA program, specifically regarding expanded eligibility provisions authorized under Section 2102(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(kk) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

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

To provide guidelines for the FY 2021 UI RESEA grants and to invite State Workforce Agencies to submit applications for funding.

To provide information about the 2021 UI SIDES Implementation Training Webinars that will be hosted virtually by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) from February 16, 2021, through May 5, 2021.

To provide guidelines for the FY 2021 UI RESEA grants and to invite State Workforce Agencies to submit applications for funding.

To advise states of sequestration rules for FY 2021 to ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) apply these rules to mandatory Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs. These rules include the application of sequestration on delayed benefit payments for prior FYs and the resulting administrative costs.