Employment and Training Administration Grants

Open Employment and Training Administration grants

• Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information

  Up to $10MDeadline: Dec 31, 2028open

  If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact Jenifer McEnery (DOL-ETA-DWG@dol.gov).

• Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Round 7: A Grant Initiative for the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border Regions

  Up to $8.0MDeadline: Jul 23, 2026open

  Award range: $2,000,000 - $8,000,000 Eligibility: The only organizations included in "Others" referenced above are State and Local Workforce Developm...

• Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Round 7: A Grant Initiative for the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border Regions

  Up to $8.0MDeadline: Jul 23, 2026open

  The Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative Round 7 is a partnership between the Department of Labor's Employment and Training A...

• Rapid Reskill Employment Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants

  Up to $8.0MDeadline: Aug 3, 2026open

  Please direct inquiries about this funding opportunity to Sabrina Guerrier at DOL-ETA-DWG@dol.gov with Reskill DWG in the subject line.

• Rapid Reskill Employment Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants

  Up to $8.0MDeadline: Aug 3, 2026open

  Award range: $2,000,000 - $8,000,000 Eligibility: The following entities are eligible for Reskill DWGs (20 CFR 687.120(a)):States or outlying areas, ...

• Change 1 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 01-25: Process for Requesting Fiscal Year 2026 Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Funds

  Up to $5.0MDeadline: Jul 13, 2026open

  To advise State Workforce Agencies, or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as "states") ...

• Change 1 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 01-25: Process for Requesting Fiscal Year 2026 Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Funds

  Up to $5.0MDeadline: Jul 13, 2026open

  Max award: $5,000,000 Category: Formula funding for program administration. Eligibility: States (including the District of Columbia and the Commonwe...

• Foreign Labor Certification Grant Planning Guidance for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 through FY 2028 (Change 1)

  Up to $2.2MDeadline: Jun 30, 2026open

  To provide guidance to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) applicable through FY 2028 and announce the grant allotments for FY 2026 foreign labor certific...

• Change 1 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 01-25: Process for Requesting Fiscal Year 2026 Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Funds

  Deadline: Jul 13, 2026open

  To advise State Workforce Agencies, or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as "states") ...

• Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Round 7: A Grant Initiative for the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border Regions

  Deadline: Jul 23, 2026open

  The Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative Round 7 is a partnership between the Department of Labor's Employment and Training A...

• Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information

  Deadline: Dec 31, 2026open

  Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information is sponsored by Employment and Training Administration. If you h...

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• YouthBuild 2025

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  YouthBuild 2025 is sponsored by Employment and Training Administration. Provides grants to organizations offering pre-apprenticeship occupational skil...

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• Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance

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  Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance is sponsored by Employment and Training Administration. Provides guidance for the National D...

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• The Reentry Employment in Skilled Trades, Advanced Manufacturing, Registered Apprenticeships, and Training (RESTART) Initiative

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  The Reentry Employment in Skilled Trades, Advanced Manufacturing, Registered Apprenticeships, and Training (RESTART) Initiative is sponsored by Employ...

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• Program Year 2026 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Indian and Native American Programs Employment and Training - Adult

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  Program Year 2026 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Indian and Native American Programs Employment and Training - Adult is sponsored by...

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• Pathway Home 6

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  Pathway Home 6 is sponsored by Employment and Training Administration. Provides workforce services to eligible incarcerated individuals prior to relea...

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• Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6)

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  Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6) is sponsored by Employment and Training Administration. Funds community colleges to build c...

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• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce Information Grants Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2025

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  Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce Information Grants Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2025 is sponsored by Employment and Trai...

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• Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence Operations

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  Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence Operations is sponsored by Employment and Training Administration. Unemployment Insurance Integr...

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Where Employment and Training Administration grants go

Recent grant recipients are concentrated in these states. Funders sometimes fund outside their primary states for high-fit projects, so don't self-eliminate solely on geography — check each opportunity's stated eligibility.

How to apply for Employment and Training Administration grants

Most Employment and Training Administration applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials). Federal applicants additionally need a SAM.gov UEI and an active Grants.gov account.