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

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/eta-uipl-15-25-base-fiscal-year-fy-2026-state-workforce-agency-unemployment/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360326

> Employment and Training Administration offered grants of up to $385 million (at least $1.6 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 53 awards worth $2.6 billion in total. Applications closed on September 22, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ETA-UIPL-15-25-BASE |
| Agency | Employment and Training Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 22, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $385 million |
| Award floor | $1.6 million |
| Expected awards | 53 |
| Total funding | $2.6 billion |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 17.225 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

States (including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico); and the Virgin Islands.

## What the grant funds

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 (Bizuayene. Rahel@dol.gov).

## Questions people ask

### Is ETA-UIPL-15-25-BASE still open?

No. It closed on September 22, 2025.

### Who can apply for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines?

Employment and Training Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines?

Closed September 22, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $385 million each. About $2.6 billion in total across about 53 awards.

### Who has won Unemployment Insurance grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were State of California Employment Development Department, Department of Labor New York, Texas Workforce Commission. The program made 1,421 awards worth $22 billion in that time.