Federal grants to Virginia Employment Commission
Virginia Employment Commission in Richmond, Virginia received $443 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 48 awards. Its largest program was Unemployment Insurance, with $370 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $52.4 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$443 million
- Awards48
- Awarded in FY 2025$52.4 million
- Largest award$89.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 12 | $169 million |
| FY 2022 | 13 | $108 million |
| FY 2023 | 16 | $70.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 9 | $43.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 10 | $52.4 million |
Programs that fund Virginia Employment Commission
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Insurance | 27 | $370 million |
| Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities | 4 | $48.7 million |
| Jobs for Veterans State Grants | 4 | $21.1 million |
| Labor Force Statistics | 4 | $6.1 million |
| Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers | 3 | $1.7 million |
| Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program (WOTC) | 4 | $1.5 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Labor | 48 | $443 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | December 4, 2020 | $89.2 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | November 4, 2020 | $53.3 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | October 27, 2021 | $42.9 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. His includes the states unemployment insurance administr | Unemployment Insurance | November 1, 2024 | $42.5 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 | $42.5 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 | $42.4 million |
| Employment services | Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities | August 19, 2021 | $16.3 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 | Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities | August 1, 2022 | $16.2 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 | Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities | August 11, 2023 | $15.5 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | December 11, 2020 | $13.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Virginia Employment Commission get?
$443 million in 48 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Virginia Employment Commission the most?
The Department of Labor, with $443 million in 48 awards.
What is Virginia Employment Commission's largest federal grant?
$89.2 million under Unemployment Insurance, with its first action in the period on December 4, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Virginia Employment Commission?
Its largest are Unemployment Insurance, Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities and Jobs for Veterans State Grants.
Other grant recipients in Richmond
- VA Department of Medical Assistance Service
- Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education
- Virginia Department of Transportation
- Virginia Department of Social Services
- Housing & Community Development Virginia Department of
- VA Department of Transportation
- Emergency Mgmt Department of
- State Corporation Commission
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