employment_labor_and_training · DOL-ETA
Fiscal Year 2026 Funding Allotments and Operating Guidance for Unemployment Insurance Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments Grants
Employment and Training Administration · ETA-RESEA-UIPL-13-26
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Award Range
$498.4K – $84.6M
Total Program Funding
$415.6M
Expected Awards
53
Deadline
August 28, 2026
What This Grant Funds
This UIPL provides general operating guidance for the RESEA program for FY 2026: (a) definitions for RESEA-specific terms; (b) funding details, including the base-funding formula for state grants, outcome payments, and evaluation set-aside costs; (c) program design requirements; (d) program operations, including the involvement of UI agency staff and performance reporting requirements; (e) evidence-based interventions and evaluation requirements; and (f) the RESEA State Plan submission process. Questions regarding this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) may be emailed to Rahel Bizuayene (bizuayene.rahel@dol.gov).
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Who Can Apply
State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) States (including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico); and the Virgin Islands.
Eligible Applicant Types
Other (see NOFO for details)
Funding Details
- Minimum Award
- $498.4K
- Maximum Award
- $84.6M
- Total Program Funding
- $415.6M
- Expected Number of Awards
- 53
- Cost Sharing Required?
- No
- Funding Instrument
- grant
Key Dates
Posted: July 29, 2026
Application Deadline: August 28, 2026 (4 days remaining)
Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Agency Contact
Rahel Bizuayene Bizuayene.Rahel@dol.gov
Bizuayene.Rahel@dol.govReady to apply?
View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov