To advise states that the ETA 205 report, “Preliminary Estimates of Average Employer Contribution Rates,” will be discontinued and the information from the report will be merged into the ETA 204 report, “Experience Rating Report.”

As states have gained experience administering the FPUC program under the CARES Act, they have identified questions about aspects of the program’s operation. The purpose of this UIPL is to address those questions and provide further guidance about the FPUC program authorized by Section 2104 of the CARES Act, Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-136, and provide instructions for completing Form ETA 9178-P, Quarterly Narrative Progress Report - Employment and Training Supplemental Budget Request Activities.

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper:  Early Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Workforce Development and Unemployment Insurance Provisions.

To encourage and assist states in applying for grant funds for STC programs and issue guidance on the process to apply for the grants provided for under Section 2110 of the CARES Act, which supports the Secretary of Labor's (Secretary's) commitment to provide resources and assistance during re-opening of businesses and help employers and workers avert layoffs.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter has two purposes: A. To provide states and local areas with an overview of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 appropriations (P.L. 112-10) for the following DOL-managed employment and training services: WIA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth formula funds, Employment Service Grants to States, the Workforce Innovation Fund, Dislocated Worker National Reserve funds, YouthBuild, the Indian and Native American Program, the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Program, the Career Pathways Innovation Fund, the Green Jobs Innovation Fund, the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders, and the Community Service Employment for Older Americans (CSEOA) program, also known as the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). B. To provide guidance on and the amount of FY 2011 Adult and Dislocated Worker Program formula funds for PY 2010 to be rescinded for each state as required by Public Law (P.L.) 112-10, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011.

To provide guidance to states to ensure that they comply with their statutory and regulatory obligations to provide access to Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, services, and information, as outlined in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 02-16.

To announce the release and availability of the ETA Occasional Paper, Evaluation of the Technology-Based Learning Grants Interim Report, prepared by Social Policy Research (SPR) Associates.

To remind states of program integrity functions required for the regular UI program and to provide states with guidance regarding required program integrity functions for the UI programs authorized by Sections 2102 (PUA), 2104 (FPUC), and 2107 (PEUC) of the CARES Act.

To announce the release and availability of seven ETA Occasional Papers prepared by doctoral and post-doctoral students with competitively awarded funding as part of the ETA Research Papers Program.

As states have gained experience administering the PEUC program under the CARES Act, they have identified questions about aspects of the program's operation. The purpose of this UIPL is to address those questions and provide further guidance about the PEUC program authorized by section 2107 of the CARES Act of 2020, Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-136.