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Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information

Employment and Training Administration · Department of Labor

At a glance

Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Employment and Training Administration (Department of Labor). The application deadline was May 8, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $150K – $10M, with about 150 awards expected and $300M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 17.277 (WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants).

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

Key facts

  1. Dec 17, 2024Posted
  2. May 8, 2026Application deadline
  3. Feb 1, 2027Archivednext date
Posted
Dec 17, 2024
Close date
May 8, 2026
Archive date
Feb 1, 2027
Award floor
$150,000
Award ceiling
$10,000,000
Est. total funding
$300,000,000
Original deadline
Dec 31, 2026
Expected awards
150
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligibility varies depending upon the type of National Dislocated Worker Grant requested, as noted below. Please reference the text of TEGL 09-24 for additional requirements.Disaster Recovery DWGs: 1. States, as defined by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) in Section 3(56); 2. Outlying areas as defined by WIOA, Section 3(45); and, 3. Indian tribal governments as defined by the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5122(6).Employment Recovery DWGs: 1. a state or outlying area (as defined by WIOA, Section 3), or a consortium of states; 2. a local Workforce Development Board (WDB) or a consortium of WDBs; 3. an entity eligible for funding through the Indian and Native American program in WIOA Section 166(c); 4. entities determined to be appropriate by the governor of the state or outlying area involved; and, 5. entities that demonstrate to the Secretary of Labor their capability to effectively respond to circumstances related to particular dislocations.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

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.

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact Jenifer McEnery (DOL-ETA-DWG@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 17.277

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$176M
FY25$162M
FY26$149M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 17.277. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 17.277

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 241 grant awards had funding actions under WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants, with 259 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE$27.5M
  2. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT$17.7M
  3. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE$11M
  4. STATE OF CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT$8.34M
  5. HIGHER EDUCATION, MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF$5M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Employment and Training Administration
DOL-ETA-DWG@dol.gov
202-693-2606

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information”?

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

How much funding is available through “Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $150k – $10m, total estimated program funding is $300,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 150 awards.

How do I apply for “Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity ETA-TEGL-09-24), 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.