Federal Grant Award Summary

Workforce West Virginia received a Formula Grant award of $4.79M from the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program (CFDA 17.225), effective October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2028. The funding supports the administrative operations and infrastructure necessary to deliver unemployment compensation services to eligible claimants across West Virginia. Specifically, the grant covers personnel costs, system operations, and overhead expenses required to process unemployment insurance claims, manage the state's claimant information systems, and maintain adequate staffing levels to handle administrative workload.

The expected outcomes of this award focus on maintaining or improving the timeliness and quality of claims processing, effectively detecting and preventing fraudulent claims, and reducing improper payment rates. The award does not include sub-award funding to other entities; all funding remains with Workforce West Virginia for direct administrative support of the state's unemployment insurance program. As a Formula Grant based on nationally-developed workload estimates, the funding is distributed according to the state's projected claims processing volume and administrative requirements, with potential for quarterly adjustments based on actual workload performance.