The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) received a $385,572 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.207 - Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities) with a performance period from July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.
The purpose of this grant is for MDES to develop and disseminate essential state and local labor market information (LMI) for a range of customers including job seekers, employers, workforce...
The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) was awarded a $9,881,173 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult Program Formula Grant (CFDA 17.258) from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. The grant, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, will enable MDES to provide comprehensive workforce development services to adults in Mississippi, including career services, training opportunities, and supportive assistance. Key activities...
The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) has been awarded a $502,804.20 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) under the Labor Force Statistics program (CFDA 17.002). Through this one-year award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, MDES will provide statistical data to the BLS for key national economic indicators, including the Current Employment Statistics (CES), Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS),...
This $13,095,597 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA Program 17.225 Unemployment Insurance) provides funding to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) to administer the state's unemployment insurance program activities. The grant supports MDES's administrative workload, claimant systems operations, staffing levels, and overhead costs to maintain or improve the timeliness and quality of processing unemployment...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $14,486,781 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker Formula Grant (CFDA 17.278) to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES), operating as Job Service. This 3-year grant, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, provides comprehensive employment and training services to help dislocated workers in Mississippi reenter the workforce.
Key services to be delivered through...
This $8,614,181 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities formula grant (CFDA 17.259) was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES). The grant funds will be used by MDES to deliver comprehensive workforce development services focused on assisting low-income and disadvantaged youth aged 14-24 in Mississippi. Key services to be provided include: tutoring, paid and unpaid work...
The Maine Department of Labor has been awarded a $3,624,294 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207). The grant will fund the delivery of employment services through the state's workforce system, connecting job seekers with employers and providing a range of career services such as job search assistance, career counseling, skills assessments, job referrals, and labor...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $5,152,206 Formula Grant to the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security (NHDES) under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207). The purpose of this grant is to provide universal access to a variety of employment services for job seekers and employers in New Hampshire, including career counseling, skills assessments, job search assistance, job referrals, and labor market...
The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $23,681,890 Formula Grant under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities (CFDA 17.207) program to the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development for the period of July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025.
The grant funds the Employment Service program, which connects job seekers with employers through career services like job search assistance, labor exchange, and referrals. Services are...
The $38.4 million Formula Grant from the Department of Labor's Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207) supports the delivery of career services and labor exchange activities by the Michigan Workforce Development Agency through September 2025. Key services provided under the award include assessments, career guidance, job search workshops, and referrals to job openings or training for job seekers. Employers are offered assistance with recruitment needs like...