Administer the state?s unemployment insurance program activities

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded the Florida Department of Commerce $114,926,548 on October 1, 2025, under the Unemployment Insurance program (CFDA 17.225) to administer the state's unemployment insurance program activities. The award funds the operational costs of Florida's unemployment insurance program, including administrative workload, claims processing capability, claimant systems operation, staffing levels, and overhead. The recipient maintains or improves performance in the timeliness and quality of unemployment insurance claims processing, improper payment handling, and fraudulent claims identification and reduction. The period of performance runs through December 31, 2028, with work performed in Florida. The recipient does not intend to subaward funds. The funding is structured as a formula grant based on workload projections and actual workloads, with quarterly adjustments to base operation funding.

Purpose

The purpose of this grant is to administer the state?s unemployment insurance program activities.

Activities

Funding provided to the state is for costs incurred for the operation of their unemployment insurance program. This includes the state?s unemployment insurance administrative workload and their ability to process claims. This also includes the operation of the state?s claimant systems as well as staffing levels and overhead costs.

Expected outcomes

The state is able to maintain or improve levels of performance regarding the timeliness and quality of processing unemployment insurance claims, as well as effectively handling improper payments. The state?s ability to identify fraudulent claims and reduce improper payment rates is maintained or improved.

Intended beneficiaries

Unemployment compensation claimants.

Subrecipient activities

The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.