Training and Employment Guidance Letter (02-26) for FY 2026 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes January 31, 2027
- Posted
- August 25, 2026
- Closes
- January 31, 2027
- Award ceiling
- $5,320,000
- Award floor
- $50,000
- Program funding
- $95,501,000
- Expected awards
- 108
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 17.289
- Category
- Employment, Labor and Training
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 17.289 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $213.9M
- FY2025 obligated
- $105.2M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- −$2.1M
- Awards in window
- 353
A negative year is a net de-obligation: downward adjustments to earlier awards exceeded new obligations in that year.
Top recipients: Midlands Technical College, Workforce Development, Wisconsin Department of, Construction Trades Workforce Initiative, Fox Valley Workforce Development Board Inc, Prince George's County, Maryland
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Only the organizations specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division B Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, as named in Appendix I of this TEGL, are eligible for grant awards under this TEGL.
How to apply
Applications go through the official government listing. Grants Radar links you straight to the source — applying is free.
New to federal funding? How to read an announcement · Who can apply · How grants work
Remind me before this closes
One email about a week before this grant closes (the next morning, if it is already closer than that). That is all this sends — it is not a newsletter signup.
Get grants like this every Tuesday — free
One email a week: the biggest new federal grants and what’s closing soon — the same list for everyone. Unsubscribe any time.
Similar grants
- Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information
- Fiscal Year 2027 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines
- Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program
- Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps State and National Competitive Grants
- Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
- Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) Program – Fiscal Year 2026
Same-day alerts, matched to you
The free digest is weekly — the same list for everyone. Members get every open federal grant scored to their organization — and an alert the day a real match posts: we read every new posting the day it opens. Free for 30 days, then $29/mo. Card required, cancel any time before day 31.
Not ready for a subscription? A one-time Fit Report — $29 — scores every open federal grant to your organization once, by email within one business day.
See pricing