Federal grants to Workforce Development Center
Workforce Development Center in Des Moines, Iowa received $439 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 115 awards. Its largest program was Unemployment Insurance, with $195 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $102 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$439 million
- Awards115
- Awarded in FY 2025$102 million
- Largest award$36.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 23 | $78.6 million |
| FY 2022 | 20 | $61.9 million |
| FY 2023 | 36 | $102 million |
| FY 2024 | 28 | $94.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 29 | $102 million |
Programs that fund Workforce Development Center
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Insurance | 30 | $195 million |
| Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | 4 | $88.9 million |
| Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities | 8 | $32.2 million |
| WIOA Youth Activities | 5 | $25.7 million |
| WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | 6 | $23.2 million |
| WIOA Adult Program | 6 | $18.3 million |
| Adult Education - Basic Grants to States | 6 | $17.0 million |
| Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) | 1 | $13.7 million |
| Labor Force Statistics | 5 | $9.7 million |
| Jobs for Veterans State Grants | 5 | $8.1 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Labor | 100 | $326 million |
| Department of Education | 15 | $113 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | October 16, 2024 | $36.7 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | October 19, 2023 | $34.1 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | November 9, 2020 | $30.4 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 26, 2023 | $29.2 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 31, 2024 | $29.0 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 | $27.1 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | October 27, 2021 | $26.7 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | July 10, 2023 | $17.9 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | October 27, 2020 | $14.5 million |
| Disability innovation fund (DIF)/ subminimum wage to competitive integrated employment (SWTCIE) initiative model demonstration project | Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) | August 9, 2023 | $13.7 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Workforce Development Center get?
$439 million in 115 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Workforce Development Center the most?
The Department of Labor, with $326 million in 100 awards. The Department of Education follow.
What is Workforce Development Center's largest federal grant?
$36.7 million under Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States, with its first action in the period on October 16, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Workforce Development Center?
Its largest are Unemployment Insurance, Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States and Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities.
Other grant recipients in Des Moines
- IA Department of Human Services
- Department of Education Iowa
- Iowa Department of Public Health
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Iowa Department Management
- Economic Development Authority Iowa
- Department of Human Rights Iowa
- Des Moines Airport Authority
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