Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence Operations

About this grant

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) intends to award a cooperative agreement to the Center for Employment Security Education and Research (CESER) for continued operations of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity Center of Excellence (Integrity Center).      The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47) provides “… $9M for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence … .” as part of the Departmen Grant Number: ETA-UI-2024-01. Expected awards: 1.

Eligibility requirements

All of the following criteria must be met:

• Sole Source Award to Center for Employment Security Education and Research

What the funding covers

• Award Maximum: $9M
• Expected Number of Awards: 1

How to apply

1. 1Check eligibility: Confirm your organization type (e.g., nonprofit, state government), project alignment, and deadlines from the opportunity synopsis.
2. 2Register: Create a Grants.gov account via Login.gov, complete SAM.gov and UEI registration, and authorize organization representatives (takes 2-4 weeks).
3. 3Prepare application: Select "Apply" to open Workspace, download forms (e.g., SF-424), complete offline/online with validation checks, and upload supporting docs like budgets and narratives.
4. 4Submit and track: Check package for errors, sign/submit via Authorized Organization Representative (AOR), and monitor status with your tracking number
5. 5Applications must be submitted through grants.gov
6. 6Grant Number: ETA-UI-2024-01
7. 7Posted: 2024-09-12

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