UIPL 08-24 Change 1.pdf

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

ADVISORY SYSTEM

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Washington, D.C. 20210

CLASSIFICATION

Unemployment Insurance

CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL

OUI/DL

DATE

March 22, 2024

RESCISSIONS

None

EXPIRATION DATE

Continuing

ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 08-24,

Change 1

TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES

FROM: LENITA JACOBS-SIMMONS

Deputy Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT: Corrected Attachment I to Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 08-24

1. Purpose. This Change 1 corrects the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 state formula allocations in Attachment I for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) program.

2. Action Requested. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (Department) Employment and

Training Administration (ETA) requests that state workforce administrators share this UIPL with appropriate staff and to please replace Attachment I of UIPL No. 08-24 with the attached corrected Attachment I.

3. Summary and Background.

a. Summary – This UIPL No. 08-24, Change 1 provides a corrected Attachment I:

Maximum Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Grant Awards by State .

b. Background – UIPL No. 08-24, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Funding Allotments and Operating Guidance for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grants, was published on February 21, 2024. It included

Attachment I, listing maximum RESEA grant awards by state. This attachment in the previously published UIPL contained errors and has been corrected.

4. Corrected FY 2024 Funding Allotments. As required by Section 306(f) of the Social

Security Act and explained in Section 4.b.1 of UIPL No. 08-24, the Department began in FY 2021 to determine each state’s maximum RESEA base award using a formula allocation based on the state’s Insured Unemployment Rate (IUR) and the size of its civilian labor force. The final RESEA base funding allocation formula was published in the Federal

Register on August 8, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 39,018) and, among other provisions, includes a “hold-harmless” provision. The hold-harmless provision is intended to avoid sharp reductions in states’ grant funding over time. The corrected Attachment I resolves a calculation error for FY 2024 Funding Allotments that occurred during the application of the hold harmless provision and provides correct funding levels for all states.

5. Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA Regional Office and copy OUI.RESEA@dol.gov.

6. References.

• Section 306, SSA, 42 U.S.C. 506;

• Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, enacted June 3, 2023, Pub. L. 118 -5;

• 84 Fed. Reg. 39,018, Allocating Grants to States for Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) in Accordance with Title III, Section 306 of the

Social Security Act (SSA), published August 8, 2019; and

• TEGL No.11-23, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Funding Allotments and Operating Guidance for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grants, issued on February 21, 2024, https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/advisories/tegl-11-23.

7. Attachment. Corrected Attachment I: Maximum Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Unemployment

Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Grant Awards by State.

mailto:OUI.RESEA@dol.gov https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/advisories/tegl-11-23

Attachment I

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Maximum Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grant Awards by State

State

FY 2023

Maximum Base

Award

FY 2024

Maximum Base

Award

Alaska $976,805 $927,965

Alabama $1,331,818 $1,488,457

Arkansas $1,833,366 $1,741,698

Arizona $3,456,202 $3,862,697

California $73,425,432 $75,159,489

Colorado $4,245,787 $4,745,147

Connecticut $4,747,346 $5,160,870

District of Columbia $989,457 $939,984

Delaware $781,725 $797,435

Florida $8,590,888 $8,534,144

Georgia $8,722,221 $8,286,110

Hawaii $1,740,097 $1,653,092

Iowa $2,286,673 $2,368,497

Idaho $854,647 $955,165

Illinois $14,257,704 $15,934,597

Indiana $5,279,245 $5,015,283

Kansas $1,503,927 $1,428,731

Kentucky $2,148,222 $2,040,811

Louisiana $3,416,566 $3,245,738

Massachusetts $9,234,672 $10,320,791

Maryland $4,737,192 $4,500,332

Maine $1,047,196 $1,055,349

Michigan $9,945,034 $9,841,335

Minnesota $8,441,708 $8,604,310

Missouri $3,434,033 $3,415,702

Mississippi $1,637,413 $1,555,542

Montana $883,962 $987,928

North Carolina $5,241,037 $4,978,985

North Dakota $498,400 $499,696

Nebraska $676,165 $755,691

New Hampshire $1,572,640 $1,494,008

New Jersey $18,235,951 $20,380,738

New Mexico $2,063,228 $1,960,067

Nevada $3,950,240 $3,752,728

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State

FY 2023

Maximum Base

Award

FY 2024

Maximum Base

Award

New York $28,924,536 $29,636,360

Ohio $7,201,459 $8,048,445

Oklahoma $2,785,562 $2,646,284

Oregon $5,587,257 $5,577,831

Pennsylvania $15,444,142 $16,334,610

Puerto Rico $3,162,902 $3,534,901

Rhode Island $1,703,082 $1,875,702

South Carolina $2,841,326 $2,699,260

South Dakota $498,400 $498,400

Tennessee $3,170,878 $3,012,334

Texas $20,923,017 $23,383,839

Utah $2,094,873 $2,064,137

Virginia $4,062,585 $3,859,456

Virgin Islands $498,400 $498,400

Vermont $840,838 $798,796

Washington $9,632,979 $9,770,996

Wisconsin $5,563,197 $5,285,037

West Virginia $1,441,667 $1,567,700

Wyoming $498,400 $498,400

Projected state funding allocations for FY 2024 include application of the hold harmless and minimum funding provisions described in the final funding allocation methodology announced in the Federal Register on August 8, 2019 (84 FR 39018) and described in Section 4.b.i. of this

UIPL.

In FYs 2021 and 2022, the Department applied the Congressional notification process described in Section 306(g) of the Social Security Act to delay implementation of the carry-over provision to FY 2023 at a temporarily increased carry-over limit of 60 percent. Training and Employment

Notice (TEN) No. 23-22 further clarified that any reductions to state funding resulting from exceeding the carry-over limit occur in the year following the occurrence of the carry-over, rather than concurrently. Lastly, the Department informed Congress on December 11, 2023 of additional permanent modifications to the Department’s implementation of the carry-over limitation. The recent modification clarifies that a state’s carry-over will be assessed based on the expenditure of funds awarded the FY before the preceding FY. Applying the applicable formula changes described above, any adjustments to FY 2024 allocations due to carry-over are to be based on initial FY 2021 RESEA state base fund awards that were carried into FY 2023 as of September 30, 2023, that exceeded 60 percent of the state’s initial based funding award.

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2019-08-08/2019-16988

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These provided projected funding allocations reflect the final formula, including all applicable revisions identified above, and represent the maximum funding level a state may request to support its FY 2024 RESEA activities. States are strongly encouraged to take advantage of available funding to further build and expand RESEA program capacity (see Section 4.b. of this

UIPL for additional information). However, the state may request a lesser amount based on capacity, projected need, and other factors.

States that did not receive an increase from the FY 2023 allocations were subject to the formula’s minimum funding provision. The funding for these states was increased from their formula -based allocations to the minimum funding level of $498,400.