UI Interstate Connection Network (ICON) ? Continued Support

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) intends to award $33.6 million in additional funding to 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. The ICON hub supports mission-critical functions that states must implement to administer the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. The continued operation of ICON is critical, and any interruption would delay the ability of states to make timely eligibility determinations and payments of benefits. The key aspects of this opportunity include: • The ETA intends to award $33.6 million in additional funding to NASWA/CESER. • The funding will support the continued operation of the ICON hub. • The ICON hub is critical for states to administer the UI program. • Any interruption to ICON operations would harm unemployed workers and their families who rely on UI benefits.