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Federal grants to MN Department of Employment & Economic Development

Minneapolis, Minnesota · State and local governments · UEI GN7RSED19W48

MN Department of Employment & Economic Development in Minneapolis, Minnesota received $492 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 70 awards. Its largest program was Unemployment Insurance, with $270 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $64.4 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to MN Department of Employment & Economic Development by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202118$170 million
FY 202219$105 million
FY 202318$87.1 million
FY 202417$65.6 million
FY 202516$64.4 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund MN Department of Employment & Economic Development

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Unemployment Insurance 17.22518$270 million
Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities 17.2079$59.2 million
WIOA Youth Activities 17.2595$47.4 million
WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants 17.2786$45.7 million
WIOA Adult Program 17.2586$40.5 million
Disability Employment Policy Development 17.7202$21.7 million
Reentry Employment Opportunities 17.2704$12.4 million
Senior Community Service Employment Program 17.2354$5.5 million
Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program (WOTC) 17.2715$1.6 million
Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers 17.2735$1.3 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Labor69$491 million
Department of Commerce1$707,398

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Unemployment insurance
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Unemployment InsuranceNovember 4, 2020$55.0 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
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Unemployment InsuranceOctober 26, 2023$48.2 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
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Unemployment InsuranceOctober 31, 2024$47.4 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
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Unemployment InsuranceOctober 25, 2022$45.2 million
Unemployment insurance
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Unemployment InsuranceNovember 12, 2021$42.0 million
Odep disability grants
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Disability Employment Policy DevelopmentMay 27, 2021$14.5 million
Employment services
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Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded ActivitiesAugust 19, 2021$11.8 million
Award purpose the purpose of the employment service (ES) program is to bring together individuals looking for employment and employers looking for job seekers. The program does this by providing a variety of services, which are available to all individuals. The program provides job seekers with care
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Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded ActivitiesAugust 1, 2022$11.6 million
Purpose: the purpose of the es program is to bring together individuals looking for employment and employers looking for job seekers. The program does this by providing a variety of services, which are available to all individuals. The program provides job seekers with career services, including lab
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Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded ActivitiesAugust 24, 2023$10.9 million
Wioa youth/adult/dislocated workers formula combined
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WIOA Youth ActivitiesJune 11, 2021$10.8 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does MN Department of Employment & Economic Development get?

$492 million in 70 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives MN Department of Employment & Economic Development the most?

The Department of Labor, with $491 million in 69 awards. The Department of Commerce follow.

What is MN Department of Employment & Economic Development's largest federal grant?

$55.0 million under Unemployment Insurance, with its first action in the period on November 4, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund MN Department of Employment & Economic Development?

Its largest are Unemployment Insurance, Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities and WIOA Youth Activities.

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