Administer the state?S unemployment insurance program activities

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity $119.237 million on October 1, 2025, under the Unemployment Insurance program (CFDA 17.225) to administer Michigan's state unemployment insurance program activities through December 31, 2028.

Funding supports operational costs for the state's unemployment insurance administrative workload, claims processing, claimant systems operation, staffing levels, and overhead. The award enables the state to maintain or improve performance in timeliness and quality of unemployment insurance claims processing, improper payment handling, and fraudulent claim identification. The recipient does not intend to subaward funds. Performance is measured against workload-based target levels established through the state's Quality Service Plan submission to the ETA regional office. Place of performance is Michigan.

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.