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Grant Funding for Administration of Expired CARES Act Pandemic Unemployment Programs

This opportunity provides grant funding from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to State Workforce Agencies for the continued administration of expired CARES Act pandemic unemployment programs. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named, as this is a grant for administrative services - Products/Services Requested: - Administrative support for the following expired CARES Act unemployment programs: - Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) - Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) - Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) - Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) - Activities funded include: - Program integrity and fraud prevention - Account reconciliation and overpayment recovery - Data retention and reporting - Processing workload backlogs - Audit and oversight response - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Funding is only available to State Workforce Agencies in states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands - Applicants must submit detailed application packages, including SF-424 forms and budget narratives - Compliance with federal cost principles and quarterly reporting is required - Total available funding is $53,000,000, with a minimum award of $1,000,000 per recipient and an expected 53 awards - Funding is for administrative activities only, not for direct benefit payments

Description

This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) announces the availability of funding to pay for the ongoing costs of administering the CARES Act Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program. The funding supports State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) in continuing necessary activities such as combating fraud, reconciling accounts, recovering overpayments, and processing workload backlogs related to expired pandemic unemployment programs. Applications must be submitted electronically by June 22, 2026. The total program funding is $53,000,000 with expected awards of 53 and a minimum award of $1,000,000.

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