Federal grants to Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development in Madison, Wisconsin received $1.1 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 112 awards. Its largest program was Unemployment Insurance, with $440 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $218 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.1 billion
- Awards112
- Awarded in FY 2025$218 million
- Largest award$87.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 24 | $230 million |
| FY 2022 | 26 | $237 million |
| FY 2023 | 27 | $215 million |
| FY 2024 | 25 | $190 million |
| FY 2025 | 31 | $218 million |
Programs that fund Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Insurance | 31 | $440 million |
| Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | 5 | $360 million |
| Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities | 8 | $59.0 million |
| WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | 6 | $53.7 million |
| WIOA Youth Activities | 5 | $51.0 million |
| WIOA Adult Program | 6 | $44.3 million |
| WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants | 3 | $21.3 million |
| Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) | 1 | $20.4 million |
| Jobs for Veterans State Grants | 5 | $14.5 million |
| WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants | 1 | $7.3 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Labor | 90 | $705 million |
| Department of Education | 22 | $385 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | October 16, 2024 | $87.2 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | October 19, 2023 | $70.5 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | October 21, 2022 | $70.5 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | November 10, 2020 | $70.3 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | October 27, 2021 | $69.0 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 | $67.6 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | October 18, 2021 | $66.3 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 | Unemployment Insurance | October 31, 2024 | $65.9 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 | $65.7 million |
| State vocational rehabilitation services (VR) | Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States | November 4, 2020 | $65.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development get?
$1.1 billion in 112 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development the most?
The Department of Labor, with $705 million in 90 awards. The Department of Education follow.
What is Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's largest federal grant?
$87.2 million under Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States, with its first action in the period on October 16, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development?
Its largest are Unemployment Insurance, Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States and Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities.
Other grant recipients in Madison
- State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- State of Wisconsin Dept of Children & Families
- University of Wisconsin System
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Department of Military Affairs Wisconsin
- Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
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