UI Interstate Connection Network
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- ETA-UI-2025-02
- Agency
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Employment and Training Administration
Department of Labor
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $39,600,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 17.225 Unemployment Insurance
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Employment, Labor and Training
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Jeannette Flowers flowers.jeannette@dol.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is seeking to award a $39.6 million cooperative agreement to the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), specifically its Center for Employment Security Education and Research (CESER), to continue supporting the Interstate Connection Network (ICON). ICON is a critical information technology data hub that facilitates data exchange among State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) to support unemployment insurance (UI) program administration and meet statutory requirements for wage record data access. The primary objective is to maintain and operate an essential infrastructure that enables states to process unemployment benefits, verify eligibility, and exchange critical workforce information. The sole source award is based on NASWA/CESER's unique capability to manage ICON's daily operations and oversee the network's hosting contractor. The grant opportunity was posted on August 25, 2025, with a proposal due date of September 5, 2025, giving potential applicants a short window to respond.
The total award amount is $39.6 million, which will be used to continue the ongoing operations of the ICON data hub that has been in place since 1983. The project will support continuous operation of a nationwide data exchange platform critical to unemployment insurance programs across all U.S. states and territories. While the place of performance is not explicitly specified, it is likely to be managed from NASWA/CESER's existing operational facilities. The cooperative agreement will enable NASWA to continue managing the procurement and oversight of the ICON network, ensuring uninterrupted service for state workforce agencies. This funding falls under the Unemployment Insurance Federal Grant Program (CFDA 17.225), which supports comprehensive unemployment support services administered by the Department of Labor.
Synopsis
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) intends to award $39.6 million in additional funding to the cooperative agreement with the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), Center for Employment Security Education and Research (CESER) for continued support for the operations of the Interstate Connection Network (ICON) on a sole source basis. Since 1983, ETA has provided funding to support an information technology data hub, ICON, to facilitate the exchange of data among State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) in support of their administration of the UI program and to meet statutorily required access to UI wage record data for performance accountability for workforce programs. Currently, NASWA/CESER oversees the day-to-day activities of ICON including managing the procurement of the contractor that operates and hosts ICON.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Intent CESER UI ICON.pdf |
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