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Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6)

Employment and Training Administration · Department of Labor

At a glance

Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6) is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Employment and Training Administration (Department of Labor). The application deadline was May 20, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $6.5M – $10.8M, with about 10 awards expected and $65M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 17.280 (WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants).

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

Key facts

  1. Feb 17, 2026Posted
  2. May 20, 2026Application deadline
Posted
Feb 17, 2026
Close date
May 20, 2026
Award floor
$6,500,000
Award ceiling
$10,800,000
Est. total funding
$65,000,000
Expected awards
10
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Public colleges & universities
  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

See the Funding Opportunity Announcement Section II.A and Amendment One for complete eligibility requirements.

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.

Round 6 of the Strengthening Community Colleges (SCC or SCC6) grants will fund community colleges, with a singular focus on building program and system capacity for implementing and scaling access to short-term training opportunities through Workforce Pell Grants—i.e., promoting industry-driven strategies, worker mobility, and integration with the larger state workforce system (e.g., Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) partners) for statewide impact. Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to Sarah Medley at SCC6_FOA-ETA-26-40@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 17.280

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$32.6M
FY25$23.4M
FY26$30.1M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 17.280. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Employment and Training Administration
SCC6_FOA-ETA-26-40@dol.gov
202-693-2606

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6)”?

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

How much funding is available through “Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $6.5m – $10.8m, total estimated program funding is $65,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 10 awards.

How do I apply for “Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FOA-ETA-26-40), 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.