The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded the State of Nebraska Department of Labor $11.977 million on October 1, 2025, under the Unemployment Insurance formula grant program (CFDA 17.225) to administer Nebraska's unemployment insurance program activities through December 31, 2028.
Funding covers operational costs of the state's unemployment insurance program, including administrative workload, claims processing capability, operation of claimant systems, staffing levels, and overhead costs. Expected outcomes include maintaining or improving performance levels regarding timeliness and quality of claims processing, effectively handling improper payments, and maintaining or improving the state's ability to identify fraudulent claims and reduce improper payment rates. The intended beneficiaries are unemployment compensation claimants. Place of performance is Nebraska. The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.