Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines
ID: 356436Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Employment and Training Administration (DOL-ETA)

Award Range

$2M - $386M

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Employment, Labor and Training

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Mandatory

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/356436
Timeline
    Description

    The Employment and Training Administration is offering a federal grant opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines." This grant aims to provide states, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, with preliminary resource planning targets and guidelines for Unemployment Insurance operations. The funding is crucial for enhancing state administration of UI programs, ensuring effective resource allocation to support employment and labor training initiatives. Interested applicants should note that the estimated total program funding is $2,779,778,000, with awards ranging from $1,768,349 to $386,404,693, and applications must be submitted electronically by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on October 17, 2024. For further inquiries, applicants can contact Rahel Bizuayene at Bizuayene.Rahel@dol.gov.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Bizuayene.Rahel@dol.gov
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