Ongoing Workload-Based Administrative Funding for Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) Under the CARES Act | ETA UIPL 02 25 MEUC

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The grant opportunity titled "Ongoing Workload-Based Administrative Funding for Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) Under the CARES Act" (Funding Opportunity Number: ETA UIPL 02-25 MEUC) is a mandatory grant issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA). It is communicated through an Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL), which is the formal mechanism ETA uses to provide guidance and funding instructions to Unemployment Insurance (UI) administering agencies. The core purpose of this opportunity is to make continued, workload-based administrative funds available to support the ongoing administration of the Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) program that was established under the CARES Act.

This funding is specifically for administrative workload costs tied to MEUC rather than for paying unemployment benefits to individuals. In practice, that typically means covering the operational expenses that state and territorial UI agencies incur to run the program properly, such as staff time for processing and adjudicating MEUC-related claims, handling redeterminations and appeals, responding to claimant inquiries, performing identity verification and program integrity activities, updating or maintaining benefit systems and reporting, issuing notices, and meeting federal oversight and documentation requirements. The phrase "workload-based" is important because it signals that funding levels are intended to align with actual measurable workloads or volumes of activity associated with MEUC administration, rather than being a single fixed amount allocated uniformly to every jurisdiction.

Eligible applicants are the governmental UI administering entities in U.S. states and certain territories, explicitly including the states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The opportunity lists "Others" as the eligible applicant category, which in this context is consistent with ETA UIPLs that target state workforce agencies and territorial UI agencies rather than the general public, nonprofits, or academic institutions. The activity category is Employment, Labor and Training, and the assistance listing is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as ALN) number 17.225, which corresponds to Unemployment Insurance administration at the federal level.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is structured as a grant with mandatory funding, meaning it is not a typical competitive discretionary grant where applicants compete on project narratives and scoring criteria. Instead, it is tied to statutory authority and program needs under federal UI administration, with ETA setting terms for how funds are accessed and used. The announcement anticipates up to 53 awards, which aligns with the number of state and territorial UI jurisdictions typically participating in federal UI administrative funding. The posted award ceiling is $100,000,000, which reflects the maximum potential amount associated with the funding opportunity as a whole rather than a guarantee that any single jurisdiction will receive that amount.

Key dates provided include a creation date of 2024-11-12 and an original closing date of 2024-12-12. In a UIPL context, these dates generally relate to the federal posting and the window in which related administrative actions, acknowledgments, or required submissions may need to occur, but actual state access to funds is usually governed by the specific instructions in the UIPL and the established UI administrative funding processes. Because this is framed as "ongoing" and "continued" funding, it is aimed at sustaining MEUC administrative operations rather than launching a new pilot or one-time initiative.

For official questions and clarifications about the UIPL or the funding mechanics, the notice directs inquiries to Chanta Ferrell at Ferrell.Chanta@dol.gov. This is the designated point of contact, which is typical for UIPLs where ETA staff can clarify allowable costs, reporting expectations, and the proper method for states and territories to request or draw down administrative funds tied to MEUC workloads.

• 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 Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) 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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