Federal grants to Arkansas Division of Workforce Services
Arkansas Division of Workforce Services in Little Rock, Arkansas received $527 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 90 awards. Its largest program was Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, with $194 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $86.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$527 million
- Awards90
- Awarded in FY 2025$86.9 million
- Largest award$67.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 21 | $148 million |
| FY 2022 | 22 | $124 million |
| FY 2023 | 23 | $120 million |
| FY 2024 | 20 | $47.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 24 | $86.9 million |
Programs that fund Arkansas Division of Workforce Services
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | 3 | $194 million |
| Unemployment Insurance | 27 | $141 million |
| Registered Apprenticeship | 1 | $35.5 million |
| Adult Education - Basic Grants to States | 6 | $31.2 million |
| WIOA Youth Activities | 5 | $29.4 million |
| WIOA Adult Program | 6 | $28.6 million |
| Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities | 8 | $27.1 million |
| WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | 6 | $25.5 million |
| Jobs for Veterans State Grants | 5 | $7.4 million |
| Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) | 2 | $4.7 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Labor | 83 | $314 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | $194 million |
| Department of Education | 4 | $18.8 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | October 1, 2020 | $67.6 million |
| 2022 TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | October 27, 2021 | $63.3 million |
| 2023 TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | October 18, 2022 | $63.2 million |
| See notice of award, attachment 1 - terms and conditions, attachment d, statement of work, abstract. | Registered Apprenticeship | June 27, 2025 | $35.8 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | October 27, 2020 | $23.1 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | November 3, 2020 | $19.6 million |
| Award purpose the purpose of this grant is to administer the state's unemployment insurance program activities. Activities performed funding provided to the state is for costs incurred for the operation of their unemployment insurance program. This includes the state's unemployment insurance adminis | Unemployment Insurance | October 27, 2022 | $19.4 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | October 27, 2021 | $18.6 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of this grant is to administer the states unemployment insurance program activities.activities to be performed: funding provided to the state is for costs incurred for the operation of their unemployment insurance program. This includes the states unemployment insurance administ | Unemployment Insurance | October 26, 2023 | $18.4 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of this grant is to administer the states unemployment insurance program activities.activities to be performed: funding provided to the state is for costs incurred for the operation of their unemployment insurance program. This includes the states unemployment insurance administ | Unemployment Insurance | October 23, 2024 | $18.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Arkansas Division of Workforce Services get?
$527 million in 90 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Arkansas Division of Workforce Services the most?
The Department of Labor, with $314 million in 83 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education follow.
What is Arkansas Division of Workforce Services's largest federal grant?
$67.6 million under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, with its first action in the period on October 1, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Arkansas Division of Workforce Services?
Its largest are Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Unemployment Insurance and Registered Apprenticeship.
Other grant recipients in Little Rock
- Arkansas Department of Human Services
- Department of Education Arkansas
- Arkansas Department of Transportation
- Arkansas Department of Human Services
- Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Arkansas Department of Health
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Arkansas Department of Human Services
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