Michigan Department Of Labor And Economic Opportunity

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, operating as the Talent Investment Agency, is a U.S. state government entity that serves as a federal grant recipient across workforce development, unemployment insurance administration, vocational rehabilitation, refugee services, occupational safety and health, and broadband equity programs. The entity operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient with no federal contract awards, no subcontract footprint, and no presence on government-wide contract vehicles.

The Talent Investment Agency's federal footprint is dominated by formula grants and project grants administered through the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and the Department of Health and Human Services. The entity manages recurring operational grants including unemployment insurance administration ($119.237 million in FY 2025 under CFDA 17.225), vocational rehabilitation services ($118.896 million in FY 2025 under CFDA 84.126), and occupational safety and health state program funding ($11.313 million in FY 2025 under CFDA 17.503). The agency also administers refugee services including cash and medical assistance ($13.71 million awarded October 1, 2025, under CFDA 93.092), refugee support services ($2.176 million awarded October 1, 2025, under CFDA 93.566), and passes through sub-awards to nonprofits including Samaritas for unaccompanied refugee minor services, Michigan Advocacy Program and Catholic Charities for immigration legal services, and Kent County Health Department for domestic medical exam services. AmeriCorps programs represent a secondary concentration: the entity manages state and national funding ($6.540 million awarded September 16, 2025, under CFDA 94.006) with City Year, Inc. as a sub-recipient providing 125 member slots for school mentorship, formula awards totaling multiple millions across 2024–2027, and commission support and training and technical assistance grants. The entity also holds broadband-related grants under the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, including a Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program award (December 1, 2022, through June 30, 2032) for statewide broadband planning and digital equity implementation. One definitive contract with the Food and Drug Administration ($2.482 million awarded September 20, 2022) funds Mammography Quality Standards Act implementation with place of performance in Calverton, Maryland, and completion September 22, 2028.

The top five customer agencies account for 80% of recent award volume: the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (54 awards), the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management (36 awards), the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (19 awards), the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (13 awards), and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (9 awards). Award activity declined from 28 in 2022 to 2 through October 2026, reflecting the cyclical nature of state formula grant renewals (primarily October award dates). Seventeen awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The entity reports combined dollars obligated of $7.34 billion against a combined potential value of $2.5 million, a ratio that reflects the source's capture of multi-year formula grant obligations rather than individual task order ceilings.