Administer the state?S unemployment insurance program activities

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded $25,093,620 to the South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce on October 1, 2025, under the Unemployment Insurance formula grant program (CFDA 17.225) to administer the state's unemployment insurance program activities.

The funding supports operational costs of South Carolina's unemployment insurance program, including administrative workload, claims processing, operation of claimant systems, staffing levels, and overhead costs. The award enables the state to maintain or improve performance on the timeliness and quality of claims processing, effectively handle improper payments, and identify and reduce fraudulent claims. Unemployment compensation claimants are the intended beneficiaries.

Performance of work occurs in South Carolina with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2028. The recipient does not intend to subaward funds. Grants under this program are based on workload formulas and state-submitted quality service plans developed in accordance with nationally-developed workload estimates.

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.