Federal grants to Workforce West Virginia
Workforce West Virginia in Charleston, West Virginia received $254 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 90 awards. Its largest program was Unemployment Insurance, with $106 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $38.0 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$254 million
- Awards90
- Awarded in FY 2025$38.0 million
- Largest award$14.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 21 | $66.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 20 | $54.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 24 | $57.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 22 | $37.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 23 | $38.0 million |
Programs that fund Workforce West Virginia
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Insurance | 31 | $106 million |
| WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | 6 | $51.4 million |
| WIOA Adult Program | 6 | $29.6 million |
| Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities | 8 | $28.5 million |
| WIOA Youth Activities | 5 | $27.2 million |
| Jobs for Veterans State Grants | 5 | $5.0 million |
| WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants | 3 | $3.9 million |
| Reentry Employment Opportunities | 2 | $3.4 million |
| Labor Force Statistics | 5 | $3.1 million |
| Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program (WOTC) | 5 | $599,227 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Labor | 90 | $254 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | November 10, 2020 | $14.0 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | December 4, 2020 | $13.1 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 | $11.9 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 | $11.7 million |
| Wioa youth/adult/dislocated workers formula combined | WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | July 21, 2021 | $11.7 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | October 28, 2021 | $11.5 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 23, 2024 | $11.5 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of these grant funds is to help states adopt new strategies to modernize and rearchitect their ui programs to better defend against fraud threats now and prepare for challenges in the future. Activities to be performed: states should use these funds to invest in it projects(s) t | Unemployment Insurance | September 22, 2023 | $11.3 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 | WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | July 15, 2022 | $10.6 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 | WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | July 24, 2023 | $9.7 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Workforce West Virginia get?
$254 million in 90 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Workforce West Virginia the most?
The Department of Labor, with $254 million in 90 awards.
What is Workforce West Virginia's largest federal grant?
$14.0 million under Unemployment Insurance, with its first action in the period on November 10, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Workforce West Virginia?
Its largest are Unemployment Insurance, WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants and WIOA Adult Program.
Other grant recipients in Charleston
- West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
- Wvdot Division of Highways
- West Virginia Department of Education
- West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
- WV Division of Economic Development
- West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
- West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
- West Virginia Dept of Human Services
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