Federal Grant Award Summary

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) awarded the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Division of Employment Security a formula grant of $10.98 million on October 1, 2025, under the Unemployment Insurance program (CFDA 17.225) to administer the state's unemployment insurance operations through December 31, 2028. The grant funds critical administrative activities including claims processing operations, maintenance of claimant systems, staffing levels, and associated overhead costs necessary to operate Missouri's unemployment compensation program.

The primary deliverables under this award focus on ensuring timely and high-quality processing of unemployment insurance claims while maintaining program integrity. The state will utilize funding to improve or maintain performance levels in claims processing timeliness and quality, effectively manage improper payments, and enhance the identification and reduction of fraudulent claims. The intended beneficiaries are unemployment compensation claimants across Missouri. No sub-award activities are planned under this grant; the recipient will directly administer all funded activities without distributing funds to subrecipients.