Federal grants to Louisiana Works
Louisiana Works in Baton Rouge, Louisiana received $769 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 121 awards. Its largest program was Unemployment Insurance, with $203 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $149 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$769 million
- Awards121
- Awarded in FY 2025$149 million
- Largest award$44.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 29 | $217 million |
| FY 2022 | 25 | $163 million |
| FY 2023 | 28 | $109 million |
| FY 2024 | 27 | $131 million |
| FY 2025 | 32 | $149 million |
Programs that fund Louisiana Works
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Insurance | 25 | $203 million |
| Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | 5 | $171 million |
| Community Services Block Grant | 5 | $87.4 million |
| WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | 6 | $84.9 million |
| WIOA Adult Program | 6 | $75.6 million |
| WIOA Youth Activities | 5 | $73.4 million |
| Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities | 8 | $44.7 million |
| Jobs for Veterans State Grants | 5 | $12.7 million |
| WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants | 1 | $7.0 million |
| Labor Force Statistics | 5 | $5.4 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Labor | 90 | $504 million |
| Department of Education | 21 | $176 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 10 | $89.1 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | October 27, 2020 | $44.4 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | October 16, 2024 | $41.9 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | November 3, 2020 | $36.4 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | October 19, 2023 | $34.8 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | October 21, 2022 | $34.8 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | October 18, 2021 | $33.6 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | October 25, 2021 | $33.0 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 | $27.9 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 | $27.3 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | November 4, 2020 | $26.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Louisiana Works get?
$769 million in 121 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Louisiana Works the most?
The Department of Labor, with $504 million in 90 awards. The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Louisiana Works's largest federal grant?
$44.4 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 Louisiana Works?
Its largest are Unemployment Insurance, Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States and Community Services Block Grant.
Other grant recipients in Baton Rouge
- Lousiana Department of Health
- LA Dept. of Admin
- Homeland Security & Emergency
- Transportation & Development Louisiana D
- Administration, Louisiana Division of
- Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
- Department of Conservation and Energy, State of Louisiana
- Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana
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