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Pathway Home 6

Employment and Training Administration · Department of Labor

At a glance

Pathway Home 6 is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Employment and Training Administration (Department of Labor). The application deadline was March 14, 2025. Individual awards are listed as $500K – $4M, with about 9 awards expected and $25M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized tribal governments, native american tribal organizations and 2 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 17.270 (Reentry Employment Opportunities).

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

Key facts

  1. Jan 10, 2025Posted
  2. Mar 14, 2025Application deadline
Posted
Jan 10, 2025
Close date
Mar 14, 2025
Award floor
$500,000
Award ceiling
$4,000,000
Est. total funding
$25,000,000
Expected awards
9
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • Native American tribal organizations
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

PLEASE NOTE: In the event that more than one Pathway Home 6 application proposes to serve the same facility, the Department may consider the strength of the Memorandum of Understanding or Letter of Commitment between the applicant and the facility when deciding on an awardee.

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.

This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits applications for Pathway Home 6 grants. ETA plans to award $25 million in an estimated 9 grants up to $4 million each. The purpose of this program is to provide eligible incarcerated individuals in men’s and women’s state correctional facilities or local or county jails with workforce services prior to release and to continue services after release by transitioning the participants into reentry programs in the communities to which they will return. By providing for reentry services to begin while participants are still incarcerated and to continue post-release, these projects are designed to eliminate the time gap between release from prison and enrollment into a workforce development reentry program leading to skills-based employment, to improve individuals’ transition back into their communities, and to reduce recidivism. Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to PH6_FOA-ETA-25-29@dol.gov. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.

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 17.270

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$108M
FY25$107M
FY26$110M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 17.270. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 17.270

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 203 grant awards had funding actions under Reentry Employment Opportunities, with 119 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$9.1M
  2. MIDWEST URBAN STRATEGIES INC$9.1M
  3. JOBS FOR THE FUTURE, INC$9.1M
  4. OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.$8.13M
  5. STATE OF KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE$7.25M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Employment and Training Administration
PH6_FOA-ETA-25-29@dol.gov
202-693-2606

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Pathway Home 6”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Pathway Home 6”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $500k – $4m, total estimated program funding is $25,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 9 awards.

How do I apply for “Pathway Home 6”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FOA-ETA-25-29), 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.