Administer the state?s unemployment insurance program activities

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded $11.653 million to the State of New Mexico Workforce Solutions Department on October 1, 2025, under the Unemployment Insurance program (CFDA 17.225) to administer the state's unemployment insurance program activities.

Funding supports operational costs of New Mexico's unemployment insurance program, including administrative workload, claims processing capacity, claimant systems operation, staffing levels, and overhead costs. The state will maintain or improve performance on timeliness and quality of unemployment insurance claims processing and improper payment handling, including identification and reduction of fraudulent claims.

The award runs through December 31, 2028, with performance occurring in New Mexico. The recipient does not intend to subaward funds. Unemployment compensation claimants are the intended beneficiaries. This is a formula grant based on workload projections pursuant to economic assumptions and nationally developed workload estimates; additional quarterly funding may follow 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.