Administer the state?s unemployment insurance program activities

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded the Department of Workforce Services Wyoming $8,814,896 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 Wyoming's unemployment insurance program, including administrative workload, claims processing, claimant system operation, staffing levels, and overhead costs. The award supports the state's ability to maintain or improve timeliness and quality in processing unemployment insurance claims, handle improper payments, and identify and reduce fraudulent claims. The intended beneficiaries are unemployment compensation claimants.

The award obligated $8,814,896 with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2028, and place of performance in Wyoming. The recipient does not intend to subaward funds. Grants under this program are based on workload formulas and require states to submit a State Quality Service Plan to the appropriate ETA regional office, with funding adjusted quarterly 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.