Workforce & Jobs Grants in Nebraska

Top workforce & jobs grants in Nebraska right now

• REU Site: Leveraging Engineering Education Research for U.S. Workforce Development

  Up to $464KDeadline: Sep 30, 2029open

  The United States needs engineers who are prepared to meet the demands of rapidly evolving industries. With rapid technological advancement, the rise ...

• Research: Engineering Preparedness Reimagined: Bridging Stakeholder Perspectives to Shape the Future Workforce

  Up to $400KDeadline: Dec 31, 2029open

  The rapid evolution of engineering – driven by AI, aging infrastructure, and national security needs – demands engineering graduates that are prepared...

• Conference: EPSCoR States Workshop for Research and Workforce Development in Fluid Mechanics

  Up to $100KDeadline: Feb 28, 2027open

  This workshop aims to bring together experts across EPSCoR jurisdictions and institution types to achieve breakthroughs in fluid mechanics and prepare...

• Nebraska Manufacturing Modernization and Workforce Development Grant Program

  Nebraska Department of LaborUp to $50KDeadline: Nov 1, 2026open

  The Nebraska Manufacturing Modernization and Workforce Development Grant Program provides matching grants of up to $50,000 to eligible manufacturing b...

• Community Ties Giving Program

  Union Pacific RailroadUp to $30Kopen

  Community Ties Giving Program is a grant from Union Pacific Railroad that funds nonprofit organizations focused on building safe, prosperous, and incl...

  community_developmentworkforce_developmentpublic_safetyenvironmental_educationeconomic_development

• AI-Powered Teaching Grants

  University of Nebraska Omaha, AI Learning LabUp to $2Kopen

  AI-Powered Teaching Grants is a grant from the University of Nebraska Omaha's AI Learning Lab that funds part-time and full-time faculty integrating G...

  ai_educationhigher_educationworkforce_developmentgenerative aiai integration

• Nebraska Manufacturing Modernization and Workforce Development grant program

  Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL)Deadline: Nov 1, 2026open

  Nebraska Manufacturing Modernization and Workforce Development grant program is sponsored by Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL). This grant program o...

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• Workforce Development Program Cash Fund

  Nebraska Department of LaborDeadline: Feb 1, 2027open

  Workforce Development Program Cash Fund is sponsored by Nebraska Department of Labor. Established in 2024 to promote workforce development efforts in ...

  workforce_developmenteconomic_developmenteducation_researchworkforce developmentcareer training

• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) - General Program

  Nebraska Department of LaborDeadline: Jun 30, 2028open

  The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a federal program, state-administered by the Nebraska Department of Labor, designed to connect ...

• Refugee Job Training and Placement (RJTP)

  Nebraska Department of Economic Developmentopen

  Refugee Job Training and Placement (RJTP) is sponsored by Nebraska Department of Economic Development. Regional Development Initiative Program (RDI) R...

  workforce_developmentrural_developmenteconomic_developmentcommunity_developmentagriculture

• Nebraska Opportunity Grant (NOG)

  Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Educationopen

  Nebraska Opportunity Grant (NOG) is a grant from the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education that funds financial assistance for ...

  higher_educationadult_educationworkforce_developmentfinancial aidpostsecondary education

• Expanded Learning Opportunity (ELO) Grant Program Act

  Nebraska Department of Educationopen

  Expanded Learning Opportunity (ELO) Grant Program Act is a grant from the Nebraska Department of Education that funds after-school and expanded learni...

  k12_educationcommunity_developmentyouth_developmentworkforce_developmentexpanded learning

• NE Labor Availability, Skill & Training

  State of Nebraskaopen

  NE Labor Availability, Skill & Training is sponsored by State of Nebraska. NE Economy & Trends BottomLiNE Grant Management Resources

  economic_developmentworkforce_developmenteducation_researchlabortraining

• Business Retention & Expansion Program (BRE)

  State of Nebraskaopen

  Business Retention & Expansion Program (BRE) is sponsored by State of Nebraska. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - Economic Development Custom...

  economic_developmentworkforce_developmentsmall_businesscommunity_developmentbusiness retention

• State Career and Technical Education (CTE) Grant

  Nebraska Department of Educationopen

  State Career and Technical Education (CTE) Grant is a grant from the Nebraska Department of Education that funds career and technical education progra...

  workforce_developmentk12_educationhigher_educationeducation_researchcareer and technical education

• Classroom Grants

  Grand Island Public Schools Foundationopen

  Classroom Grants is a grant from the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation that funds innovative educational opportunities for students in Grand Isla...

  k12_educationeducation_researchworkforce_developmentclassroom grantsinnovative education

• Applegate Training and Support Grants for Teachers

  Mid-Nebraska Community Foundationopen

  Applegate Training and Support Grants for Teachers is a grant from Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation that funds professional development and classroom...

  k12_educationworkforce_developmenteducation_researchteacher trainingprofessional development

• Career Pathway Advancement Project (CPAP)

  Nebraska Department of Educationopen

  Career Pathway Advancement Project (CPAP) is a grant from Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation (Nebraska VR) that funds employment advancement services ...

  workforce_developmentk12_educationhigher_educationcareer pathwayscareer development

• Nebraska Enterprise Fund

  Nebraska Enterprise Fundopen

  Nebraska Enterprise Fund is sponsored by Nebraska Enterprise Fund. Supports underserved communities by providing micro and small businesses with acces...

  small_businesseconomic_developmentworkforce_developmentcommunity_developmentmicrobusiness

• Rural Health Care Workforce Incentive and Sustainability Model

  Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)open

  Rural Health Care Workforce Incentive and Sustainability Model is sponsored by Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). This program o...

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What counts as a workforce & jobs grant in Nebraska

We surface opportunities matching workforce & jobs-related keywords whose geography includes Nebraska (statewide, regional, or county-level grants serving Nebraska-based organizations). The keyword set:

Internal program language often differs from how funders tag their grants. AI mission-fit search (available after signup) catches the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses — useful in Nebraska where program names vary by region.

Where Nebraska workforce & jobs grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to Nebraska-based organizations and thematically aligned with workforce & jobs.
• Nebraska state portal — state-administered workforce & jobs programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in Nebraska for workforce & jobs work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
• Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund workforce & jobs work in Nebraska.