Disaster Unemployment Assistance
Department Of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency
The Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Program supports the National Preparedness Goal (NPG) Mission Area of Recovery and the specific capability target of Economic Recovery. The objective and goal of DUA is to provide temporary benefits to individuals whose employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a Presidentially-declared major disaster and who are not eligible for regular unemployment insurance (UI).
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Helps individuals who lost their jobs due to a disaster get unemployment benefits. Payments can last up to 26 weeks if they remain unemployed because of the disaster.
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Register at disasterassistance.gov
- Apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) through Floridajobs.org
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.floridajobs.org
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- up to 26 weeks after the declaration dateDUA payments issued
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
- Budget Information - Non-Construction (SF-424A)
- Assurances (SF-424B)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- unemployment benefits
- reemployment services
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- expenses not directly resulting from the declared disaster
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- No
- 📚Stacking Rules
- You cannot receive assistance for the same exact need from more than one program or entity.
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards.
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This program offers funding up to $8,397,790 (minimum $3,013,865).
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