Administer the state?S unemployment insurance program activities

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded the State of Idaho Department of Labor $13.415 million on October 1, 2025, under the Unemployment Insurance program (CFDA 17.225) to administer the state's unemployment insurance program activities.

Funding covers operational costs of Idaho's unemployment insurance program, including administrative workload, claims processing capability, claimant system operation, staffing levels, and overhead costs. The state is expected to maintain or improve performance levels regarding timeliness and quality of claims processing, effective handling of improper payments, identification of fraudulent claims, and reduction of improper payment rates. Unemployment compensation claimants are the intended beneficiaries. The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.

The award runs through December 31, 2028, with performance in Idaho. The Unemployment Insurance program provides annual grants for base operation of programs based on workload projections pursuant to economic assumptions and nationally developed workload estimates, with additional quarterly funding based on actual workloads.

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.