Join this webinar to learn how to drive equity with automation by streamlining access and eliminating communication barriers.
In August of 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $20,520,000 in grant funding to Arizona, Colorado, and North Carolina to improve the delivery of unemployment insurance services to people facing obstacles to access. Administered by the department’s
Employment and Training Administration, the latest round of equity grants allowing the states to implement projects that seek to ensure race, age, ethnicity, language proficiency, disability status, geographic location or other systemic barriers do not prevent those in need from accessing unemployment insurance benefits. In August 2021, the department issued guidance to inform states about the availability of
$260 million in grant funding to promote equitable access to unemployment insurance benefits. To date, the department has announced the award of equity grants totaling nearly $107 million to 20 states and the District of Columbia.
Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, the grants support projects designed to expand outreach, promote awareness, streamline instructions, provide translation services, improve technology, increase staffing, and address other accessibility issues in disadvantaged communities. States can use automation to make the most of grant funding to ensure equitable access to unemployment insurance benefits.
In this webinar, attendees will learn the critical role that automation can play to help states drive equity by:
- Streamlining access and increasing speed of access and outreach; and eliminating communication barriers
- Supporting public sector workers to help those in need through data collection and aggregation, predictive analytics through AI, and reporting and dashboards
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