Administer the state?S unemployment insurance program activities

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded the Georgia Department of Labor $49.208 million on October 1, 2025, under the Unemployment Insurance program (CFDA 17.225) to administer the state's unemployment insurance program activities through December 31, 2028.

The award funds costs incurred for operating Georgia's unemployment insurance program, including administrative workload, claims processing capability, operation of claimant systems, staffing levels, and overhead costs. The state is expected to maintain or improve performance regarding timeliness and quality of processing unemployment insurance claims, effectively handle improper payments, and identify fraudulent claims while reducing improper payment rates. Intended beneficiaries are unemployment compensation claimants.

Performance occurs in Georgia. The recipient does not intend to subaward funds. This is a formula grant; funding is based on workload formula and requires submission of a State Quality Service Plan to the ETA regional office.

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.