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Fiscal Year 2027 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines

Employment and Training Administration · Department of Labor

At a glance

Fiscal Year 2027 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines is an open federal grant opportunity from the Employment and Training Administration (Department of Labor). Applications are due October 30, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $1.89M – $458M, with about 53 awards expected and $2.63B in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 17.225 (Unemployment Insurance).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted
Sep 30, 2026
Close date
Oct 30, 2026
Archive date
Nov 30, 2026
Award floor
$1,891,183
Award ceiling
$457,710,985
Est. total funding
$2,632,033,000
Expected awards
53
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Other

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

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

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This UIPL is to provide states with information about preliminary Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Unemployment Insurance (UI) State Administration base resource planning targets, with general guidelines for resource planning, and an explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among the states.  Questions regarding this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) may be emailed to Rahel Bizuayene (bizuayene.rahel@dol.gov).

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 17.225

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$40.6B
FY25$41.8B
FY26$44.5B est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 17.225. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Employment and Training Administration
Bizuayene.Rahel@dol.gov
202-693-2606

Quick answers

When is the deadline for this opportunity?

According to the official notice, applications are due October 30, 2026. The notice adds: “Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.” Confirm the deadline and submission time on Grants.gov before applying.

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1.89m – $458m, total estimated program funding is $2,632,033,000 and the agency expects to make about 53 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity ETA-UIPL-15-26), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.