The Delaware Department of Labor's Division of Unemployment Insurance received a Formula Grant award of $2,461,094 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the Unemployment Insurance program (CFDA 17.225), effective October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2028. This award funds the state's core unemployment insurance administrative operations, including claims processing, benefit determination, claimant system operations, staffing, and overhead costs necessary to administer Delaware's unemployment compensation program.
The funded activities are designed to maintain or improve the state's performance in timely and accurate processing of unemployment insurance claims while effectively managing and reducing improper payments through enhanced fraud detection and prevention measures. Primary beneficiaries are unemployment compensation claimants throughout Delaware. No subawards are planned under this grant, with the state serving as the sole recipient responsible for all program implementation and performance outcomes.