Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information
- Posted
- December 17, 2024
- Closed
- May 8, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $10,000,000
- Award floor
- $150,000
- Program funding
- $300,000,000
- Expected awards
- 150
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 17.277
- Category
- Employment, Labor and Training
- Archives
- February 1, 2027
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 17.277 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $49.5M
- FY2026 obligated
- $14.3M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 119
Top recipients: Florida Department of Commerce, North Carolina Department of Commerce, Department of Workforce Development, Technical College System of Georgia, Higher Education, Missouri Department of
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 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)
Eligibility varies depending upon the type of National Dislocated Worker Grant requested, as noted below. Please reference the text of TEGL 09-24 for additional requirements. Disaster Recovery DWGs: 1. States, as defined by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) in Section 3(56); 2. Outlying areas as defined by WIOA, Section 3(45); and, 3. Indian tribal governments as defined by the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5122(6).Employment Recovery DWGs: 1. a state or outlying area (as defined by WIOA, Section 3), or a consortium of states; 2. a local Workforce Development Board (WDB) or a consortium of WDBs; 3. an entity eligible for funding through the Indian and Native American program in WIOA Section 166(c); 4. entities determined to be appropriate by the governor of the state or outlying area involved; and, 5. entities that demonstrate to the Secretary of Labor their capability to effectively respond to circumstances related to particular dislocations.
The official record
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