American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) Information for State Unemployment Insurance Agencies

Below is a list of guidance, policies, and resources to assist the states with ARPA.

Unemployment Insurance Program Letters (UIPLs)

• UIPL 11-22: Grant Opportunity for States to Participate in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Unemployment Insurance (UI) Navigator Program
• UIPL 02-22, Change 2: Extension of Time for States to Express Interest in the Grant Opportunity Announced in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 02-22, to Support States Following a Consultative Assessment for Fraud Detection and Prevention, Promoting Equitable Access, and Ensuring the Timely Payment of Benefits, including Backlog Reduction, for all Unemployment Compensation (UC) Programs.
• UIPL 02-22, Change 1: Extension of Time for States to Express Interest in the Grant Opportunity Announced in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 2-22 to Support States Following a Consultative Assessment for Fraud Detection and Prevention, Promoting Equitable Access, and Ensuring the Timely Payment of Benefits, including Backlog Reduction, for all Unemployment Compensation (UC) Programs.
• UIPL 02-22: Grant Opportunity to Support States Following a Consultative Assessment for Fraud Detection and Prevention, Promoting Equitable Access, and Ensuring the Timely Payment of Benefits, including Backlog Reduction, for all Unemployment Compensation (UC) Programs
• UIPL 23-21, Change 3: Extension of Period of Performance for Awards related to Grant Opportunity Announced in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 23-21
• UIPL 23-21, Change 2: Further Extension of Time to Submit Request for Funding under Grant Opportunity Announced in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 23-21
• UIPL 23-21, Change 1: Extension of Time to Submit Request for Funding under Grant Opportunity Announced in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 23-21
• UIPL 23-21: Grant Opportunity for Promoting Equitable Access to Unemployment Compensation (UC) Programs.
• UIPL No. 22-21, Change 1: Extension of Time to Submit Request for Funding under Grant Opportunity Announced in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 22-21
• UIPL 22-21: Grant Opportunity to Support States with Fraud Detection and Prevention, Including Identity Verification and Overpayment Recovery Activities, in All Unemployment Compensation (UC) Programs

Additional Guidance and Resources

• Fact Sheet - UI Modernization; American Rescue Plan Act Funding for Timely, Accurate, and Equitable Payment in Unemployment Compensation Programs
• Trends from UI Tiger Team Cohorts as of June 2022
• Overview of Themes from State UI Equity Grants as of August 2022
• TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT NOTICE No. 16-21; Announcing Grant Awards Made to States Selected to Participate in the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Information Technology (IT) Modernization Project - Claimant Experience Pilot
• TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT NOTICE No. 06-21; Accessing Unemployment Insurance (UI) Identity Verification and Fraud Protection (Identity Proofing) Services using the U.S. Department of Labor's (Department) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA)