Federal Grant Award Summary

The Vermont Department of Labor received a Formula Grant award of $2.51M from the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the Unemployment Insurance program (CFDA 17.225), effective October 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028. This funding supports the state's administration of unemployment insurance program operations, including claims processing workload, eligibility determinations, operation of claimant systems, staffing levels, and associated overhead costs. The grant enables the department to maintain or improve performance metrics related to the timeliness and quality of unemployment insurance claims processing while effectively managing improper payments and fraud identification.

The award directly benefits unemployment compensation claimants by ensuring the state maintains operational capacity to process claims efficiently and accurately. Vermont Department of Labor will not subaward these funds to subrecipients, retaining direct responsibility for program implementation. The funding is allocated based on federally-developed workload formulas and the state's submitted State Quality Service Plan, which outlines selected workloads, required resources, and staffing levels necessary to accomplish unemployment insurance administrative objectives.