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

Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines — is cataloged under number ETA-UIPL-15-25-BASE and tied to CFDA assistance listing 17.225, posted by Employment and Training Administration. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on August 21, 2025. The funding category is Other, delivered as a grant.

Award economics. The award range on file is $1,589,328 -- $384,557,556. The agency has projected $2.6 billion in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 53 awards. If the agency funds the expected 53 awards from the $2.6 billion estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $49.5 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.

Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on September 22, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.