Montana Department Of Labor Industry

Montana Department Of Labor Industry is a U.S. state government entity and a child agency of the Montana Department of Public Health that functions as a federal grant recipient (85% of recent awards as prime recipient) across workforce development, labor statistics, occupational safety, and employment services programs. The organization does not hold federal prime contracts and does not compete in the federal contracting marketplace; its entire federal footprint consists of formula grants, cooperative agreements, and related federal grant mechanisms administered by the Departments of Labor, Veterans Affairs, and related federal agencies.

Montana Department Of Labor Industry's federal activity concentrates overwhelmingly on grant programs administered by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) within the Department of Labor. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 74% of all awards. ETA dominates this portfolio with 215 awards across workforce development, unemployment insurance administration, and related programs; the Bureau of Labor Statistics (27 awards) funds labor market information and occupational safety statistics collection; the Corporation for National and Community Service (24 awards) funds AmeriCorps programming; and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (20 awards) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (16 awards) together account for mine safety training and workplace consultation services. By potential dollar value, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission leads with two awards carrying $485 thousand combined potential value, followed by the Social Security Administration with 14 awards ($190 thousand combined), reflecting the state's role in administrative support and records access rather than direct service contracting.

Recent grant work is representative. Montana Department Of Labor Industry receives a $6.66 million unemployment insurance administration formula grant (CFDA 17.225) from ETA through December 2028 to support claims processing, eligibility determination, and fraud detection across Montana's unemployment insurance program. It holds a $1.33 million AmeriCorps State and National formula award (CFDA 94.006) effective through August 2029 to deploy AmeriCorps members in full-time and part-time community service across Montana, with emphasis on education, environmental stewardship, economic opportunity, disaster response, and youth development. The Montana Returning Worker Apprenticeship Program (MRWAP) received a $3.67 million cooperative agreement under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) through September 2027, providing registered apprenticeship training and peer mentorship to residents at residential reentry centers in Great Falls and Billings. A $4.94 million Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser formula grant (CFDA 17.207) funds labor exchange services—job search assistance, career counseling, skills assessments, and job referrals—to all Montanans without eligibility restrictions through September 2028. Montana Department Of Labor Industry also administers multiple federal statistical programs: a $899 thousand cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (CFDA 17.002) funds collection of Current Employment Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; a $585 thousand block grant from OSHA (CFDA 17.504) supports no-cost occupational safety and health consultation services to small and medium-sized Montana employers. Additional formula grants support Jobs for Veterans State Grants (CFDA 17.801, $1.16 million through December 2027), Foreign Labor Certification administration, Trade Adjustment Assistance, Adult Education and Family Literacy, WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker services, WIOA Youth activities, Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA), and Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) administration.

The organization's award activity has remained relatively stable, averaging 33 awards per year over the past five years (2022–2026), with 2025 showing a slight dip to 22 awards. Thirty awards with combined potential value of $264 thousand face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete or renewal opportunity for related workforce and labor-statistics service providers. Montana Department Of Labor Industry functions as both a primary grant recipient and a fiscal pass-through that sub-awards portions of workforce development and education grants to local workforce development boards, community-based organizations, and partner agencies throughout Montana—a standard structure for state workforce agencies under WIOA and related statutes. The organization does not maintain contract prime or subcontract positions and does not engage in procurement teaming; its federal role is limited to administration of federal grant programs on behalf of Montana residents and employers.