To ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWA) are aware of the Federal military retired pay annual COLA provided by the Department of Defense.

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

To provide updated guidance on the period of performance for grants that promote equitable access to unemployment compensation (UC) programs.

To announce the opportunity for states to receive up to $61 million for PUA administrative costs in addition to those described in Section 4.b.i. of UIPL No. 28-20, Change 4.

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.