Unemployment Insurance (17.225)
Unemployment Insurance (Assistance Listing 17.225) is run by the Employment and Training Administration, part of the Department of Labor. It awarded $22 billion in 1,421 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $15.6 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $2.2 million. Half of the 1,421 awards fell between $498,400 and $10.2 million, and they ranged from $1,000 to $645 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$22 billion
- Grant awards1,421
- Typical award$2.2 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.7 billion
- Size rank27 of 1824
- Type of assistanceFormula grants, direct payments with unrestricted use
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $8.8 billion in fiscal 2021 to $2.7 billion in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 27th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 74% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 58 states and territories.
What the program funds
Increasing the ability of individuals to maintain consistent financial security to meet current and future financial obligations.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
U.S. Territories and possessions, state workforce agencies, including those in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113-128) was passed on July 22, 2014. It supersedes titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and amends the Wagner-Peyser Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The law went into effect on July 1, 2015. Also, unless otherwise stipulated, recipients are subject to Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; Final Rule on December 26, 2013, and found at 2 CFR Part 200 along with the OMB approved exceptions for DOL at 2 CFR Part 2900 published on December 19, 2014, in the Federal Register.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The states have the direct responsibility for establishing and operating its own unemployment insurance programs, while the federal government finances the cost of administration. State unemployment insurance tax collections are used solely for the payment of benefits. Federal unemployment insurance tax collections are used to finance expenses deemed necessary for proper and efficient administration of the state unemployment insurance laws; to reimburse state funds for one-half the costs of extended benefits paid under the provisions of state laws which conform to the provisions of the Social Security Act and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act; and to make repayable advances to states when needed to pay benefit costs. Funds used for benefit payments may not be used for any program administration costs nor for training, job search, and job relocation payments. Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is paid out of funds provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) , and Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) are paid from funds provided by the Federal government.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Award range and average, in the agency's words
FY 2021, the minimum grant award was $2.017 million and the maximum grant award was $446 million. The average grant award was $62.208 million. FY 2022, the minimum grant award was $1.715 million and the maximum award was $364 million. The average award was $48.772 million. FY 2023, the minimum grant award was $1.772 million and the maximum award was $388 million. The average award was $51.763 million.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Unemployment Insurance (17.225) awarded$22 billion across 1,421 grant awards, an average of $15.6 million per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 89% of the money, nonprofits 0.6%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 1,267 | $20 billion | 89% |
| Other | 131 | $2.3 billion | 10% |
| Nonprofits | 23 | $136 million | 0.6% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 35 | $3.0 billion |
| New York | 30 | $1.6 billion |
| Texas | 31 | $1.2 billion |
| Illinois | 32 | $1.1 billion |
| Michigan | 30 | $1.0 billion |
| Pennsylvania | 28 | $987 million |
| New Jersey | 25 | $865 million |
| Washington | 30 | $792 million |
| Ohio | 31 | $699 million |
| Florida | 29 | $668 million |
| Guam | 5 | $529 million |
| Maryland | 35 | $521 million |
| Massachusetts | 23 | $481 million |
| Oregon | 28 | $467 million |
| Arizona | 27 | $447 million |
| North Carolina | 24 | $447 million |
| Wisconsin | 31 | $440 million |
| Colorado | 30 | $388 million |
| Connecticut | 31 | $375 million |
| Indiana | 29 | $373 million |
| Virginia | 27 | $370 million |
| Georgia | 33 | $362 million |
| Missouri | 28 | $275 million |
| Minnesota | 18 | $270 million |
| Tennessee | 22 | $252 million |
| Kentucky | 34 | $251 million |
| Nevada | 23 | $247 million |
| Alabama | 26 | $209 million |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | $208 million |
| District of Columbia | 43 | $205 million |
| South Carolina | 25 | $203 million |
| Louisiana | 25 | $203 million |
| Iowa | 30 | $195 million |
| Kansas | 22 | $192 million |
| Mississippi | 25 | $178 million |
| Utah | 25 | $178 million |
| Oklahoma | 30 | $175 million |
| Puerto Rico | 24 | $160 million |
| Alaska | 20 | $146 million |
| Hawaii | 23 | $144 million |
| Arkansas | 27 | $141 million |
| New Mexico | 30 | $136 million |
| Rhode Island | 27 | $134 million |
| Maine | 22 | $111 million |
| New Hampshire | 26 | $108 million |
| West Virginia | 31 | $106 million |
| Idaho | 26 | $103 million |
| Nebraska | 24 | $98.9 million |
| Delaware | 23 | $70.7 million |
| Montana | 20 | $69.4 million |
| Vermont | 22 | $59.9 million |
| Wyoming | 18 | $56.1 million |
| North Dakota | 11 | $52.7 million |
| Palau | 3 | $47.2 million |
| South Dakota | 24 | $38.4 million |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 15 | $13.9 million |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | $3.4 million |