Opportunity ID: 363864
General Information
| Funding Opportunity Number | ETA-UI-2026-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title | UI Integrity Center of Excellence Operations |
| Agency | Employment and Training Administration |
| Document Type | synopsis |
| Version | 1 |
| Opportunity Category | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation | Not specified |
| Funding Instrument Type | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation | Not specified |
| Expected Number of Awards | 1 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement | No |
| Posted Date | Sep 15, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Last Updated Date | Sep 15, 2026 08:24:37 AM EDT |
| Original Closing Date | Sep 25, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Original Closing Date Notes | This is a Notice of Intent to award funding. This notice does not solicit applications. |
| Current Closing Date | Sep 25, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Current Closing Date Notes | This is a Notice of Intent to award funding. This notice does not solicit applications. |
| Estimated Synopsis Date | Not specified |
| Estimated Application Due Date | Not specified |
| Estimated Award Date | Not specified |
| Estimated Project Start Date | Not specified |
| Archive Date | Oct 25, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Estimated Total Program Funding | 9,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling | 9,000,000 |
| Award Floor | 0 |
Assistance Listings
- 17.225 — Unemployment Insurance
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) |
Sole Source Award to Center for Employment Security Education and Research
Description
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.
Additional Information
| Contact | Employment and Training Administration |
| Contact Information | Rahel Bizuayene bizuayene.rahel@dol.gov |
| bizuayene.rahel@dol.gov | |
| Email Description | bizuayene.rahel@dol.gov |
| Phone | 202-693-2606 |
Additional information
Version History
| Id | 363864 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Opportunity number | ETA-UI-2026-01 |
| Opportunity title | UI Integrity Center of Excellence Operations |
| Owning agency code | DOL-ETA |
| Opportunity category / Category | D |
| Opportunity category / Description | Discretionary |
| Synopsis / Opportunity id | 363864 |
| Synopsis / Version | 1 |
| Synopsis / Agency code | DOL-ETA |
| Synopsis / Agency name | Employment and Training Administration |
| Synopsis / Agency phone | 202-693-2606 |
| Synopsis / Agency address desc | bizuayene.rahel@dol.gov |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Code | ETA |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Seed | DOL-ETA |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Agency name | Employment and Training Administration |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Agency code | DOL-ETA |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Top agency code | DOL |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Code | DOL |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Seed | DOL |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Agency name | Department of Labor |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Agency code | DOL |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Top agency code | DOL |
| Synopsis / Agency contact phone | 202-693-2606 |
| Synopsis / Agency contact name | Employment and Training Administration |
| Synopsis / Agency contact desc | Rahel Bizuayene bizuayene.rahel@dol.gov |
| Synopsis / Agency contact email | bizuayene.rahel@dol.gov |
| Synopsis / Agency contact email desc | bizuayene.rahel@dol.gov |
| Synopsis / Synopsis desc | 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. |
| Synopsis / Response date | Sep 25, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Synopsis / Response date desc | This is a Notice of Intent to award funding. This notice does not solicit applications. |
| Synopsis / Posting date | Sep 15, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Synopsis / Archive date | Oct 25, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Synopsis / Cost sharing | No |
| Synopsis / Number of awards | 1 |
| Synopsis / Estimated funding | 9000000 |
| Synopsis / Estimated funding formatted | 9,000,000 |
| Synopsis / Award ceiling | 9000000 |
| Synopsis / Award ceiling formatted | 9,000,000 |
| Synopsis / Award floor | 0 |
| Synopsis / Award floor formatted | 0 |
| Synopsis / Applicant eligibility desc | Sole Source Award to Center for Employment Security Education and Research |
| Synopsis / Create time stamp | Sep 15, 2026 08:25:03 AM EDT |
| Synopsis / Created date | Sep 15, 2026 08:24:37 AM EDT |
| Synopsis / Last updated date | Sep 15, 2026 08:24:37 AM EDT |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 1 / Id | 25 |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 1 / Description | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) |
| Synopsis / Funding instruments 1 / Id | CA |
| Synopsis / Funding instruments 1 / Description | Cooperative Agreement |
| Synopsis / Funding activity categories 1 / Id | ELT |
| Synopsis / Funding activity categories 1 / Description | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Synopsis / Response date str | 2026-09-25-00-00-00 |
| Synopsis / Posting date str | 2026-09-15-00-00-00 |
| Synopsis / Archive date str | 2026-10-25-00-00-00 |
| Synopsis / Create time stamp str | 2026-09-15-08-25-03 |
| Agency details / Code | ETA |
| Agency details / Seed | DOL-ETA |
| Agency details / Agency name | Employment and Training Administration |
| Agency details / Agency code | DOL-ETA |
| Agency details / Top agency code | DOL |
| Top agency details / Code | DOL |
| Top agency details / Seed | DOL |
| Top agency details / Agency name | Department of Labor |
| Top agency details / Agency code | DOL |
| Top agency details / Top agency code | DOL |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Id | 81296 |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Opportunity id | 363864 |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Folder type | Full Announcement |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Folder name | Full Announcement |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Zip lob size | 143789 |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Created date | Sep 15, 2026 08:25:02 AM EDT |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Last updated date | Sep 15, 2026 08:25:03 AM EDT |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / Id | 355037 |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / Opportunity id | 363864 |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / Mime type | application/pdf |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / File name | Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source.pdf |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / File description | Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source.pdf |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / File lob size | 148416 |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / Created date | Sep 15, 2026 08:25:03 AM EDT |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / Synopsis att folder id | 81296 |
| Synopsis document urls | Not specified |
| Syn att change comments | Not specified |
| Cfdas 1 / Id | 435401 |
| Cfdas 1 / Opportunity id | 363864 |
| Cfdas 1 / Cfda number | 17.225 |
| Cfdas 1 / Program title | Unemployment Insurance |
| Opportunity pkgs | Not specified |
| Closed opportunity pkgs | Not specified |
| Original due date | Sep 25, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Original due date desc | This is a Notice of Intent to award funding. This notice does not solicit applications. |
| Synopsis modified fields | Not specified |
| Forecast modified fields | Not specified |
| Error messages | Not specified |
| Syn post date in past | Yes |
| Doc type | synopsis |
| Forecast hist count | 0 |
| Synopsis hist count | 0 |
| Assist compatible | No |
| Assist url | Not specified |
| Related opps | Not specified |
| Ost | POSTED |
Related Documents
Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source.pdf
Packages
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