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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).
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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13 grants 6,500 disaster survivors. 13 grants 2,395 disaster survivors.
13 grants 2,395 disaster survivors.
13 grants 2,395 disaster survivors.
16 grants, 36,590 weeks compensated
Provided temporary benefits to individuals whose employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster, and who are not eligible for regular unemployment insurance (UI).
FY 2021 - 18 new Disaster Unemployment Assistance programs were initiated in FY2021.
The DUA provided temporary benefits to individuals whose employment or self-employment had been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a Presidentially-declared major disaster and who were not eligible for regular unemployment insurance (UI).
The assistance provided to disaster survivors by State Workforce Agencies via the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) program is essential to the economic and personal recovery of survivors who are not otherwise eligible for unemployment assistance. These programs provide access to funds as well as re-employment services. In FY23, as of mid-July, 13 DUA programs had provided essential financial assistance to survivors in 11 states, tribes, and territories; more survivors are anticipated to benefit from this program as hurricane season develops.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
