Ongoing Workload-Based Administrative Funding for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Under the CARES Act | ETA UIPL 02 25 PEUC

Opportunity Information: Apply for ETA UIPL 02 25 PEUC

The grant opportunity titled "Ongoing Workload-Based Administrative Funding for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Under the CARES Act" is a mandatory grant announced through an Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL), specifically ETA UIPL 02-25 PEUC, issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA). The purpose of the opportunity is to make continued administrative funding available to support the ongoing workload associated with PEUC, the temporary federal unemployment program originally authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. In practical terms, this funding is aimed at helping unemployment insurance agencies cover the administrative costs tied to managing remaining PEUC-related work, such as processing claims activity, handling adjustments or appeals, conducting program integrity functions, and completing other required administrative tasks that persist even after the core benefit program has ended.

This is categorized as a grant and is listed under CFDA (now commonly referenced as Assistance Listing) number 17.225, which corresponds to Unemployment Insurance. The opportunity is labeled as "mandatory," meaning the funding is tied to federal program authority and formulas or workload measures rather than a discretionary, competitive selection process. The description emphasizes that funding is "workload-based," which generally indicates that the amount available to a state or territory is connected to measurable volumes of work (for example, claim actions, adjudications, appeals, overpayment activities, or other quantifiable UI administrative functions) rather than a single flat award amount. The structure is designed to ensure that jurisdictions with higher remaining PEUC-related administrative demands can receive additional administrative resources to address those demands.

Eligible applicants are the states, including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands. The opportunity anticipates awards to 53 entities, which aligns with the typical universe of state-level unemployment insurance jurisdictions and certain territories. The listed award ceiling is $100,000,000, which functions as an overall cap or maximum referenced for the opportunity rather than a guaranteed award to any single applicant; actual amounts would be expected to vary by jurisdiction depending on the workload-based methodology and ETA guidance described in the UIPL and any accompanying instructions. The agency administering the opportunity is ETA, and the funding activity category is Employment, Labor and Training.

Key administrative dates included in the source data indicate a creation date of 2024-11-12 and an original closing date of 2024-12-12. Because this is a UIPL-driven, mandatory administrative funding announcement, the "closing date" often operates more like a deadline for specific submissions, acceptances, or documentation steps required to access or continue receiving the workload-based administrative funds, rather than a typical competitive grant application deadline with narrative scoring. The primary description does not include detailed application steps, reporting requirements, or the precise workload metrics used to calculate allocations, so applicants would normally rely on the UIPL itself and any referenced attachments or follow-on guidance to understand required actions, documentation, and timelines.

For questions about the UIPL and the funding, the notice provides a specific point of contact: Chanta Ferrell at Ferrell.Chanta@dol.gov.

• The Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ongoing Workload-Based Administrative Funding for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Under the CARES Act" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.225.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-11-12.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-12-12. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 53 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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