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UI Integrity Center of Excellence Operations

Employment and Training Administration (DOL) · Competitive · Science & Technology

At a glance

UI Integrity Center of Excellence Operations is a federal competitive grant from Employment and Training Administration for the science & technology sector. Funding is up to $9M. Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). Sole Source Award to Center for Employment Security Education and Research. The application deadline is September 25, 2026. Apply via the official listing at www.grants.gov.

Amount
Up to $9M
Deadline
Sep 25, 2026
Type
Competitive
Status
Closing soon

About this program

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) intends to award a cooperative agreement to the National Association of State Workforce Agencies' Center for Employment Security Education and Research (NASWA/CESER) for continued operations of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity Center of Excellence (Integrity Center). The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-75) provides Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding for federal agencies and provides "... $9,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence... ." as part of the Department of Labor's appropriation for State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations. The UI Integrity Center has been operated by the NASWA/CESER since FY 2017. NASWA/CESER is a 501(c)(3) entity incorporated in August 1994 as an education and research arm of the NASWA, which is a national organization of state administrators of the publicly-funded state workforce system and is a leading provider of information technology, education, and research support focused exclusively on UI and workforce development initiatives and activities. The primary mission of the UI Integrity Center is to provide training and technical assistance to states to improve UI program integrity; develop and disseminate UI program integrity resources and promote innovative new tools and products that are transferable and scalable for all states to prevent UI improper payments and enhance fraud prevention solutions; and enable rapid alerts to states on new improper payment practices and fraud schemes as they are identified.

Who can apply

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). Sole Source Award to Center for Employment Security Education and Research

How to apply

Apply through Grants.gov using funding opportunity number ETA-UI-2026-01. Register your organization (SAM.gov + Grants.gov) before the deadline, then submit the application package listed in the official notice.

Apply at official source