Administer the state?s unemployment insurance program activities

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded Workforce West Virginia $12,584,157 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 funding covers costs for operating West Virginia's unemployment insurance program, including administrative workload, claims processing, claimant systems operation, staffing levels, and overhead costs. Workforce West Virginia is expected to maintain or improve performance regarding the timeliness and quality of processing unemployment insurance claims, effectively handle improper payments, and identify fraudulent claims to reduce improper payment rates. The ultimate beneficiaries are unemployment compensation claimants. The recipient does not intend to subaward funds. Place of performance is West Virginia.

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.