2025 maryland department of labor itsc

The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation received a $3.95 million Cooperative Agreement from the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program (CFDA 17.225), awarded July 1, 2025, with performance through December 31, 2026. This funding supports the administration of Maryland's state unemployment insurance operations, including claims processing, eligibility determinations, claimant system maintenance, fraud detection and prevention, improper payment reduction, and reemployment services for unemployment insurance claimants. The award reflects ETA's federal-state partnership model, wherein Maryland maintains primary responsibility for benefit administration and claimant services while ETA provides critical federal resources to support these operations.

The cooperative agreement funds core operational activities and staffing necessary to serve Maryland's unemployed workforce, consistent with the program's mandate to increase individual financial security and implement unemployment compensation for eligible workers. The award amount is based on Maryland's workload projections and nationally developed workload estimates, with the state expected to submit a State Quality Service Plan detailing selected workloads, required resources, and employee levels needed to accomplish program objectives. As a formula-based award typical of UI administrative grants, this funding supports the direct state-level administration of unemployment benefits and related workforce reemployment initiatives throughout Maryland.