Surface Transportation Workforce Development, Training, and Education 504(e)

Program objective

Section 504(e)(3) of title 23, U.S.C. defines ""surface transportation workforce development, training, and education’’ as activities associated with surface transportation career awareness, student transportation career preparation, and training and professional development for surface transportation workers, including— (A) activities for women and minorities; (B) activities that address current workforce gaps, such as work on construction projects, of State and local transportation agencies; (C) activities to develop a robust surface transportation workforce with new skills resulting from emerging transportation technologies; and (D) activities to attract new sources of job-creating investment. This Assistance Listing 20.296 created in August 2025 was included in the previous ALN 20.215, please refer to former ALN 20.215 for FY24 and FY25 financial obligations. The new Assistance Listing 20.296 will be utilized by DOT at the start of FY 2026.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

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Eligible applicants (program level)

• ✓State

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

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