Administer the state?S unemployment insurance program activities

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded the Nevada Department of Employment (doing business as the Rehabilitation & Employment Security Division) $20.184555 million 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.

Funding covers the operational costs of Nevada's unemployment insurance program, including administrative workload, claims processing, claimant systems operation, staffing levels, and overhead costs. The award is intended to enable the state to maintain or improve performance in the timeliness and quality of unemployment insurance claims processing, effectively handle improper payments, and identify and reduce fraudulent claims. The intended beneficiaries are unemployment compensation claimants.

The recipient does not intend to subaward funds. Place of performance is Nevada.

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.