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

Employment and Training Administration · Department of Labor

At a glance

Foreign Labor Certification Grant Planning Guidance for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 through FY 2028 (Change 1) is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Employment and Training Administration (Department of Labor). The application deadline was June 30, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $5K – $2.21M, with about 54 awards expected and $23.3M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 17.273 (Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. Jun 12, 2025Posted
  2. Jun 30, 2026Application deadline
Posted
Jun 12, 2025
Close date
Jun 30, 2026
Award floor
$5,000
Award ceiling
$2,211,046
Est. total funding
$23,282,000
Original deadline (extended)
Jul 11, 2025
Expected awards
54
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Mandatory

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

State Workforce Agencies (SWA). States (including the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands)

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

To provide guidance to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) applicable through FY 2028 and announce the grant allotments for FY 2026 foreign labor certification grants. SWA staff should direct all grant-related questions to the OFLC National Office at FLC.Grant@dol.gov.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 17.273

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$23.3M
FY25$23.3M
FY26$23.3M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 17.273. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Employment and Training Administration
FLC.Grant@dol.gov
202-693-2606

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $5k – $2.21m, total estimated program funding is $23,282,000 and the agency expects to make about 54 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity ETA-FLC-TEGL-15-24), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.