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No. ETA-TEGL-09-24-CH1 · Employment and Training Administration

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Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$150,000 – $10,000,000
Expected awards
~150
Application deadline
Dec 31, 2028
Posted
May 8, 2026
Last verified
5 days ago

At a glance

AI summary

The program funds National Dislocated Worker Grants, including Disaster Recovery grants that provide temporary disaster-relief jobs and employment and training services, and Employment Recovery grants that expand services after qualifying layoffs or other dislocation events. Eligible applicants for Disaster Recovery grants include state workforce agencies that administer WIOA formula funds, outlying areas, and Indian tribal governments. For opioid-related Disaster Recovery grants, DOL says it will only consider one grant per eligible applicant at a time, will accept applications only in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, and will prioritize applicants with demonstrated need that have not previously received an opioid-related grant or do not already have one active. The guidance also says total administrative costs are limited to 10 percent of the total grant award, with rare exceptions.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Employment, Labor and Training
  • Direct Service Delivery
  • Workers, Entrepreneurs & Producers
  • Workforce, Employment & Economic Mobility
Official description from grants.gov

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

Who can apply

  • Others
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 17.277 · WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (17.277), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 4 $1,000,000 $887,799 – $1,250,000
FY 2025 17 $2,700,000 $1,500,000 – $4,500,000
FY 2024 8 $1,310,779 $1,007,513 – $2,015,523
FY 2023 17 $5,000,000 $3,325,000 – $5,000,000
FY 2022 54 $1,483,216 $1,388,836 – $5,666,966
FY 2021 81 $1,519,163 $916,203 – $2,521,131

For comparison, this notice advertises $150,000 – $10,000,000.

Who wins it State government (69), Nonprofit (22), Higher education (16) of 181 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (12) · KY (8) · OH (7) · LA (6) · NY (5)
Largest recent awards
  1. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE $30,000,000 · FY 2023
  2. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT $24,609,335 · FY 2022
  3. STATE OF WASHINGTON EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT $15,000,000 · FY 2022
  4. TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF GEORGIA $15,000,000 · FY 2022
  5. ARIZONA OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY $14,999,987 · FY 2022

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Sep 3, 2026