To advise states that the deadline for submitting a grant application to assist states with reporting and the detection and recovery of overpayments of certain Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act unemployment compensation (UC) benefits is extended to October 30, 2022.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from October 1 – December 31, 2022, (first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023).

To provide states information about preliminary FY 2023 UI State Administration base resource planning targets, general guidelines for resource planning, and an explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among the states.

To notify states the deadline for expressing interest in the grant opportunity announced in UIPL No. 02-22, Change 1, is extended to March 31, 2023; and to provide updated guidance on Tiger Team grant funding submission(s), including updated SF-424 instructions.

To provide states with information on existing sources of administrative funding to resolve outstanding items from the expired CARES Act UC programs and to announce up to $225 million for administrative costs related to reporting and overpayment detection and recovery activities under certain CARES Act UC programs.

To initiate the SQSP process and define additional requirements for the FY 2023 SQSP. 

The purpose of this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to inform states that the 2022 BAM Paid Claims Peer Reviews are canceled and will be replaced by the PUA Improper Payment Estimate Reviews during the weeks of August 14-20, 2022, and September 18-24, 2022. Federal staff and state staff will review a sample of PUA cases provided by 26 states (half of the total sampled cases for the selected states to be reviewed per review) to establish an estimated national improper payment (IP) rate for the PUA program.

To announce that OMB has approved (under the same OMB approval number provided below) of the extension, with no change, of RJM data information collection.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from July 1 - September 30, 2022, (fourth quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2022).

To provide states with the revised and final FY 2022 UI State Administration base resource planning targets, general guidelines for resource planning, and an explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among the states.