- Deadline
- Dec 31, 2028 · 794 days left
- Posted
- May 8, 2026
- Award size
- $150K to $10M
- Total program funding
- $300M
- Expected awards
- 150
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding type
- Grant
- Category
- Employment, labor and training
Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
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Grantee reads the full announcement and lists every required section, page limit, deadline, scoring criterion and compliance item. Takes about two minutes, no account needed.
About this opportunity
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact Jenifer McEnery (DOL-ETA-DWG@dol.gov).
Who can apply
- Other (see eligibility)
Eligibility varies depending upon the type of National Dislocated Worker Grant requested, as noted below. Please reference the text of Change 1 to TEGL No. 09-24, for additional requirements.Disaster Recovery DWGs: 1. State workforce agencies administering WIOA formula funds; 2. Outlying areas; or 3. Indian tribal governments as defined by the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5122(6).Employment Recovery DWGs: 1. State workforce agencies or outlying areas, or a consortium of state workforce agencies; 2. Local WDBs or a consortium of WDBs; 3. Entities eligible for funding through the Indian and Native American Program in WIOA Section 166(c); 4. Appropriate entities determined by the governor of the state or outlying area involved; or 5. Entities that demonstrate to the Secretary of Labor their capability to effectively respond to circumstances related to particular dislocations.
Agency contact
Jenifer McEnery
- Reads the full solicitation and lays out every required section
- Drafts each section with you, in your words
- Checks the draft against every requirement before you submit
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Details from Grants.gov, last updated May 8, 2026. Deadlines and requirements can change: always confirm them in the official notice.