Administer the state?S unemployment insurance program activities

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded the Montana Department of Labor Industry $6.663 million on October 1, 2025, under the Unemployment Insurance program (CFDA 17.225) to operate the state's unemployment insurance administration through December 31, 2028.

The award funds the full operational costs of Montana's unemployment insurance program, including administrative workload, claims processing capability, claimant systems operation, staffing, and overhead expenses. The recipient will maintain or improve performance in timeliness and quality of unemployment insurance claims processing, detection and reduction of improper and fraudulent payments, and handling of improper payment cases. Work is performed in Montana. The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.

Performance under the Unemployment Insurance program relies on State Quality Service Plans submitted to the ETA regional office, with grants based on workload formulas and target performance levels derived from nationally developed workload estimates. Annual base funding is obligated for program operation, with additional quarterly funding drawn based on actual workload requirements.

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.