Federal grants to Department of Workforce Development
Department of Workforce Development in Frankfort, Kentucky received $572 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 83 awards. Its largest program was Unemployment Insurance, with $247 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $112 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$572 million
- Awards83
- Awarded in FY 2025$112 million
- Largest award$53.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 17 | $150 million |
| FY 2022 | 20 | $114 million |
| FY 2023 | 24 | $107 million |
| FY 2024 | 18 | $88.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 27 | $112 million |
Programs that fund Department of Workforce Development
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Insurance | 31 | $247 million |
| WIOA Youth Activities | 5 | $69.7 million |
| WIOA Adult Program | 6 | $67.4 million |
| WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | 6 | $63.9 million |
| WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants | 4 | $46.0 million |
| Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities | 7 | $40.7 million |
| Disability Employment Policy Development | 1 | $14.5 million |
| State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant | 1 | $12.1 million |
| Jobs for Veterans State Grants | 3 | $6.6 million |
| Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers | 5 | $3.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Labor | 81 | $559 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $12.1 million |
| Department of Transportation | 1 | $500,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | October 27, 2020 | $53.6 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | November 3, 2020 | $36.2 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 | $31.5 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 | $31.3 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 | $31.0 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | October 27, 2021 | $28.9 million |
| Dislocated worker grants | WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants | December 22, 2021 | $24.6 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of the wioa youth grants is to provide resources for local workforce development areas to deliver comprehensive youth services that focus on assisting out-of-school youth and in-school youth, with one or more barriers to employment, prepare for employment and postsecondary educa | WIOA Youth Activities | July 17, 2025 | $16.7 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of the wioa youth grants is to provide resources for local workforce development areas to deliver comprehensive youth services that focus on assisting out-of- school youth and in-school youth, with one or more barriers to employment, prepare for employment and postsecondary educ | WIOA Youth Activities | June 20, 2024 | $14.9 million |
| Wioa youth/adult/dislocated workers formula combined | WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | July 21, 2021 | $14.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Department of Workforce Development get?
$572 million in 83 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Department of Workforce Development the most?
The Department of Labor, with $559 million in 81 awards. The Department of Commerce and the Department of Transportation follow.
What is Department of Workforce Development's largest federal grant?
$53.6 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 Department of Workforce Development?
Its largest are Unemployment Insurance, WIOA Youth Activities and WIOA Adult Program.
Other grant recipients in Frankfort
- Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for
- Kentucky Department of Education
- Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
- Energy & Environment Cabinet
- Kentucky Department for Local Government
- Kentucky Infrastructure Authority
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