Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence Operations
🏛 Employment and Training Administration (DOL-ETA)
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Can you apply?
This grant is for organizations providing training and technical assistance to state unemployment insurance programs. The UI Integrity Center is awarded through a competitive cooperative agreement process managed by the Employment and Training Administration. Eligible applicants typically include nonprofit research organizations, state workforce agencies, and education institutions focused on unemployment insurance and workforce development. The grant supports activities that improve UI program integrity, fraud prevention, and improper payment detection across states nationally.
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Program description
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 “… $9,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence… .” as part of the Department’s appropriation for State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations. The UI Integrity Center has been operated by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies’ (NASWA)/CESER since Fiscal Year 2017. 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
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Required documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- Project Narrative
- Budget and Budget Narrative
- Organizational Capacity Documentation
- Resumes of Key Personnel
- Letters of Support from State Partners
Program contact
- 👤 Jeannette Flowers
- 📧 Flowers.Jeannette@dol.gov
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Funding track record
Recent awards under CFDA 17.225 from the last 3 years — real organizations that won funding through this same program.
Top 10 Largest Recent Awards
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$1,030,386,094
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$674,229,080
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$446,782,232
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$412,618,934
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$388,131,117
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$382,430,402
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$366,144,556
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$364,387,662
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$336,483,160
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$324,473,452
Top States by Funding
- CA 6 awards $2,622.1M
- NY 7 awards $1,679.7M
- TX 7 awards $1,273.3M
- MI 7 awards $1,084.9M
- GU 1 awards $1,030.4M
Source: USAspending.gov — federal spending transparency. Data covers last 3 years.
Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 17.225). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2024 | $40,585,402,473 | |
| 2025 | $41,800,607,770 | |
| 2026 est. | $44,516,634,991 |
FAQ
Who is eligible to apply for this grant?
Organizations with expertise in unemployment insurance, program integrity, and training delivery—typically 501(c)(3) nonprofits or state workforce organizations. Applicants must demonstrate capacity to serve all states and provide technical assistance nationally.
What is the deadline?
The deadline is September 26, 2024. This is a fixed deadline, not rolling.
What activities does this grant fund?
Training and technical assistance for states on UI integrity, development of fraud prevention tools, dissemination of best practices, and rapid alerts about emerging improper payment schemes.
Is this a competitive grant?
Yes, this is awarded through a cooperative agreement process. Proposals must demonstrate national scope, research capacity, and ability to scale solutions across all states.
What is the funding amount?
Approximately $9,000,000 is available for continued operations of the UI Integrity Center of Excellence.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Emphasize your organization's track record in unemployment insurance research and state technical assistance.
- Show how your proposed work will improve UI program integrity and fraud prevention across multiple states.
- Detail your capacity to provide rapid, evidence-based responses to emerging UI fraud schemes and improper payment issues.
- Demonstrate partnerships with state workforce agencies and evidence that solutions are scalable nationally.
- Include metrics showing how your training and tools have reduced improper payments or fraud in past projects.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Proposals that lack demonstrated expertise in unemployment insurance programs or state workforce systems rarely succeed. Applicants failing to show national scope and multi-state impact miss the core mission. Weak evidence of past technical assistance delivery or fraud prevention results significantly weakens competitiveness.
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