Fiscal Year 2027 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines
Employment and Training Administration- Award range
- $1.89M – $458M
- Closes
- Oct 30, 2026
- Who can apply
- Others (see notice)
Assistance Listing 17.225
Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration
Assistance Listing 17.225, “Unemployment Insurance,” is a federal program administered by Department of Labor. It provides direct payment with unrestricted use and grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 1 open, 1 forecasted and 2 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $41.8B in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Increasing the ability of individuals to maintain consistent financial security to meet current and future financial obligations.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
U.S. Territories and possessions, state workforce agencies, including those in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113-128) was passed on July 22, 2014. It supersedes titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and amends the Wagner-Peyser Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The law went into effect on July 1, 2015. Also, unless otherwise stipulated, recipients are subject to Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; Final Rule on December 26, 2013, and found at 2 CFR Part 200 along with the OMB approved exceptions for DOL at 2 CFR Part 2900 published on December 19, 2014, in the Federal Register.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): FY 2021, the minimum grant award was $2.017 million and the maximum grant award was $446 million. The average grant award was $62.208 million. FY 2022, the minimum grant award was $1.715 million and the maximum award was $364 million. The average award was $48.772 million. FY 2023, the minimum grant award was $1.772 million and the maximum award was $388 million. The average award was $51.763 million.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 17.225. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.| Opportunity | Status | Award range | Closes | ALN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UI Integrity Center of Excellence OperationsEmployment and Training Administration | Closed | Up to $9M | Sep 25, 2026 | 17.225 |
UI Integrity Center of Excellence OperationsEmployment and Training Administration | Closed | Up to $9M | Sep 5, 2025 | 17.225 |
17.225 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Unemployment Insurance.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Reservist (including dependents) and U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states). Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
The agency reported $41,800,607,770 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.