Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines

The summary for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Employment and Training Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines: This UIPL announces the availability of preliminary FY 2026 UI State Administration base resource planning targets for UI operations including general guidelines for resource planning. Questions regarding this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) may be emailed to Rahel Bizuayene ([email protected]).

Federal Grant Title:	Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines
Federal Agency Name:	Employment and Training Administration (DOL-ETA)
Grant Categories:	Employment, Labor and Training
Type of Opportunity:	Other
Funding Opportunity Number:	ETA-UIPL-15-25-BASE
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	17.225
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	September 22nd, 2025
Original Application Deadline:	September 22nd, 2025
Posted Date:	August 21st, 2025
Creation Date:	August 21st, 2025
Archive Date:	October 22nd, 2025
Total Program Funding:	$2,625,444,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$384,557,556
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$1,589,328
Expected Number of Awards:	53
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	August 21st, 2025

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: States (including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico); and the Virgin Islands.
Grant Announcement Contact: Rahel Bizuayene
[email protected]
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