Administer the state?S unemployment insurance program activities

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources $10.143549 million on October 1, 2025, under the Unemployment Insurance program (CFDA 17.225) to administer Puerto Rico's unemployment insurance program activities through December 31, 2028.

The funding covers costs for operating Puerto Rico's unemployment insurance program, including administrative workload, claims processing, claimant systems operation, staffing levels, and overhead costs. The expected outcomes focus on maintaining or improving performance in timeliness and quality of unemployment insurance claims processing and handling improper payments, with emphasis on identifying fraudulent claims and reducing improper payment rates. Unemployment compensation claimants are the intended beneficiaries. The recipient does not intend to subaward funds. Performance of place of work occurs in Puerto Rico.

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.