Federal grants to Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment in Denver, Colorado received $1.0 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 141 awards. Its largest program was Unemployment Insurance, with $388 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $221 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.0 billion
- Awards141
- Awarded in FY 2025$221 million
- Largest award$96.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 32 | $279 million |
| FY 2022 | 33 | $183 million |
| FY 2023 | 39 | $189 million |
| FY 2024 | 30 | $154 million |
| FY 2025 | 38 | $221 million |
Programs that fund Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Insurance | 30 | $388 million |
| Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | 5 | $255 million |
| Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities | 14 | $71.1 million |
| WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | 6 | $67.8 million |
| WIOA Youth Activities | 5 | $59.0 million |
| WIOA Adult Program | 6 | $51.6 million |
| Registered Apprenticeship | 4 | $24.9 million |
| Jobs for Veterans State Grants | 5 | $16.5 million |
| Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) | 1 | $14.1 million |
| State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant | 1 | $12.4 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Labor | 99 | $704 million |
| Department of Education | 22 | $273 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 10 | $27.0 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $12.4 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 6 | $6.8 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | October 27, 2020 | $96.0 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | November 3, 2020 | $76.9 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | October 16, 2024 | $63.7 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | October 19, 2023 | $54.3 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | October 21, 2022 | $51.8 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | October 18, 2021 | $48.7 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 | $46.4 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | November 5, 2020 | $44.6 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 23, 2024 | $42.7 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | October 27, 2021 | $39.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Colorado Department of Labor and Employment get?
$1.0 billion in 141 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Colorado Department of Labor and Employment the most?
The Department of Labor, with $704 million in 99 awards. The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's largest federal grant?
$96.0 million under Unemployment Insurance, with its first action in the period on October 27, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Colorado Department of Labor and Employment?
Its largest are Unemployment Insurance, Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States and Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities.
Other grant recipients in Denver
- State of Colorado - Dept of Health Care Policy & Financing
- Board of Education Colorado
- Department of Human Services Colorado
- Colorado Department of Transportation
- Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
- State of Colorado
- Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
- Regional Transportation District
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