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Federal grants to South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce

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South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce in Columbia, South Carolina received $407 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 78 awards. Its largest program was Unemployment Insurance, with $203 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $59.8 million.

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

By year

Federal grants to South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202119$126 million
FY 202217$73.0 million
FY 202323$77.9 million
FY 202417$70.1 million
FY 202520$59.8 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 South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Unemployment Insurance 17.22525$203 million
WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants 17.2786$59.8 million
Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities 17.2079$47.4 million
WIOA Youth Activities 17.2595$47.0 million
WIOA Adult Program 17.2586$46.0 million
Jobs for Veterans State Grants 17.8015$14.4 million
Labor Force Statistics 17.0025$4.4 million
Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers 17.2735$1.7 million
Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program (WOTC) 17.2715$1.5 million
Economic Adjustment Assistance for State Governments 12.6172$1.1 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Labor76$406 million
Department of Defense2$1.1 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
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 27, 2022$30.7 million
Unemployment insurance
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Unemployment InsuranceNovember 4, 2020$30.3 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
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Unemployment InsuranceNovember 1, 2024$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
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Unemployment InsuranceOctober 26, 2023$29.0 million
Unemployment insurance
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Unemployment InsuranceOctober 27, 2021$27.2 million
Unemployment insurance
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Unemployment InsuranceFebruary 2, 2021$20.5 million
Wioa youth/adult/dislocated workers formula combined
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WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula GrantsJuly 21, 2021$12.9 million
Award 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
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WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula GrantsJuly 18, 2022$11.8 million
Wioa youth/adult/dislocated workers formula combined
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WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula GrantsOctober 27, 2020$11.7 million
Purpose: the purpose of the wioa dislocated worker (DW) grants is to serve individuals and help employers meet their workforce needs. When individuals become dislocated workers because of job loss, mass layoffs, global trade dynamics or transitions in economic sectors, the wioa dw program provides s
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WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula GrantsJuly 24, 2023$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 South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce get?

$407 million in 78 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce the most?

The Department of Labor, with $406 million in 76 awards. The Department of Defense follow.

What is South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce's largest federal grant?

$30.7 million under Unemployment Insurance, with its first action in the period on October 27, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce?

Its largest are Unemployment Insurance, WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants and Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities.

Other grant recipients in Columbia

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