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Supplemental Budget Request Opportunity for Additional Administrative Funding to Support States’ Ongoing Administrative Activities Associated with Certain CARES Act Unemployment Compensation Programs

ID: ETA-UIPL-17-24-FPUC • Type: Posted

Description

This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) announces the availability of additional funding to cover ongoing administrative costs related to reporting, data retention, audit-related and oversight activities, efforts to detect, establish and recover overpayments, and financial reconciliation efforts associated with the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program.Questions regarding this UIPL may be emailed to Rahel Bizuayene (Bizuayene.rahel@dol.gov).
Background
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the availability of additional funding to support states' ongoing administrative activities associated with certain CARES Act Unemployment Compensation programs. This funding aims to cover ongoing administrative costs related to reporting, data retention, audit-related and oversight activities, efforts to detect, establish and recover overpayments, and financial reconciliation efforts associated with the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) programs.

Grant Details
States may apply for up to $182.38 million in administrative funding distributed as follows: up to $103 million for PUA, $25 million for PEUC, $51.2 million for FPUC, and $3.18 million for Section 2105 of the CARES Act. The funding is intended for ongoing program integrity efforts, data integrity and reporting activities, audit-related activities, and other administrative costs associated with these programs. States must administer these programs in accordance with the CARES Act and provide required reports while properly allocating costs across UC programs.

Eligibility Requirements
State Workforce Agencies that signed an Agreement with the Secretary of Labor in March 2020 to administer the PUA, FPUC, and PEUC programs are eligible to apply for this funding.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for this award begins July 1, 2024, and ends September 30, 2025.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant opportunity is up to $182.38 million, with individual allocations being up to $103 million for PUA, $25 million for PEUC, $51.2 million for FPUC, and $3.18 million for Section 2105.

Place of Performance
The grant will be performed in all states that administer the specified unemployment compensation programs.
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Overview

Agency
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) [DOL]
Category of Funding
Employment, Labor and Training
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
17.225 - Unemployment Insurance
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 8/26/24 Employment and Training Administration posted grant opportunity ETA-UIPL-17-24-FPUC for Supplemental Budget Request Opportunity for Additional Administrative Funding to Support States’ Ongoing Administrative Activities Associated with Certain CARES Act Unemployment Compensation Programs with funding of $51.2 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 17.225 Unemployment Insurance. It is expected that 59 total grants will be made worth between $200,000 and $1.2 million.

Timing

Posted Date
Aug. 26, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Sept. 25, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT Due in 17 Days
Closing Date Explanation
Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Last Updated
Aug. 26, 2024, 6:56 p.m. EDT
Version
1
Archive Date
Oct. 25, 2024

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
States (including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico); the Virgin Islands, Pacific Territories, and Freely Associated States.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$1,200,000
Floor
$200,000
Estimated Program Funding
$51,200,000
Estimated Number of Grants
59

Contacts

Contact
Employment and Training Administration
Contact Email
bizuayene.rahel@dol.gov   Profile
Contact Phone
(202) 693-2606

Documents

Posted documents for ETA-UIPL-17-24-FPUC

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