2026 National Unemployment Insurance Convening Reimbursement Instructions
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- ETA-UIPL-08-26
- Agency
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Employment and Training Administration
Department of Labor
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $8,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 17.225 Unemployment Insurance
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Employment, Labor and Training
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Chanta Ferrell ferrell.chanta@dol.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is reimbursing travel costs for state representatives attending the 2026 National Unemployment Insurance Convening scheduled for March 10-11, 2026, at the Francis Perkins Building in Washington, D.C. Each state is eligible to send up to two individuals, with travel authorized beginning March 9, 2026. States must submit grant applications using Form SF-424 via Grants.gov by April 4, 2026 (30 days after publication), along with a completed travel reimbursement documentation form (Attachment II) for each attendee submitted to ETA-UI-Inquiries@dol.gov and the appropriate regional office. The convening focuses on ETA priorities including program integrity, data validation, and performance objectives such as achieving a national improper payment rate below 10 percent, a nonmonetary determination timelapse rate of at least 80.0 percent, and a first payment timeliness rate of at least 87.0 percent. There are no formal evaluation criteria specified beyond compliance with reimbursement documentation requirements.
Reimbursable expenses include actual transportation costs (airline or train fare in coach class, or $0.725 per mile for privately owned vehicles), hotel accommodations for up to three nights not exceeding the federal per diem rate of $276.00 per night plus taxes, per diem for meals and incidentals up to four days ($92.00 for full days and $69.00 for first and last travel days), and miscellaneous fees such as baggage and parking subject to departmental discretion. The total reimbursement amount will vary by individual based on actual travel expenses incurred, with a maximum of two reimbursements per state. Performance will take place in Washington, D.C., during the two-day convening event, with reimbursements processed separately from existing state UI administration grants.
Synopsis
This UIPL provide reimbursement instructions to states attending the 2026 National Unemployment Insurance (UI) Convening occurring March 10-11, 2026, at the Francis Perkins Building in Washington, D.C. Questions regarding this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) may be emailed to Chanta Ferrell (ferrell.chanta@dol.gov).
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 UI Convening - Suggested Travel Reimbursement Document.pdf | ||
| UIPL 08-26.pdf |
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