Federal Grant Award Summary

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) awarded Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development a Formula Grant totaling $15.6 million under the Unemployment Insurance program (CFDA 17.225) beginning October 1, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2028. This grant funds the administrative operations and infrastructure necessary to administer Massachusetts' unemployment insurance program, including claims processing, eligibility determinations, claimant system operations, staffing, and overhead costs. The funding supports the state's ability to process unemployment insurance claims with consistent timeliness and quality while effectively managing improper payments and identifying fraudulent claims.

The grant directly benefits unemployment compensation claimants by ensuring robust state-level program administration. Massachusetts will utilize these funds to maintain or improve performance metrics related to claims processing efficiency and accuracy, as well as strengthen fraud detection and improper payment reduction initiatives. No sub-awards are planned under this grant. As a formula grant, the funding is based on nationally-developed workload estimates specific to Massachusetts' unemployment insurance administrative requirements, consistent with the federal-state partnership model that characterizes the Unemployment Insurance program.