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

Official Grants.gov opportunity ETA-UIPL-15-26 from Employment and Training Administration. Requires full eligibility, amount, controlling deadline, award-type and duplication QA before publication.

FundingOfficial federal synopsis lists an award ceiling of 457,710,985; applicant-level applicability requires full-NOFO review.

Deadline2026-10-30 (official deadline clock time and time zone must be checked in NOFO)

Last verifiedAtlas review

Required next actionReview the official full announcement, amendments and submission portal requirements before applying.

Broad Eligibility

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

Official funding announcement — preliminary draft

Funder: Employment and Training Administration

Opportunity number: ETA-UIPL-15-26

Official listed status: posted

Closing information: 2026-10-30 (official deadline clock time and time zone must be checked in NOFO)

Award disclosure: Official federal synopsis lists an award ceiling of 457,710,985; applicant-level applicability requires full-NOFO review.

Applicant categories in federal synopsis: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Federal synopsis

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).

Draft intake record. Eligibility, program terms, current amendments and applicant ceiling must be independently verified before publishing.

Official Grants.gov opportunity and NOFO