The Reentry Employment in Skilled Trades, Advanced Manufacturing, Registered Apprenticeships, and Training (RESTART) Initiative
- Posted
- February 25, 2026
- Closed
- April 15, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $5,100,000
- Award floor
- $1,000,000
- Program funding
- $81,000,000
- Expected awards
- 20
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 17.270
- Category
- Employment, Labor and Training
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 17.270 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $101.8M
- FY2026 obligated
- $1.7M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 117
Top recipients: National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, Midwest Urban Strategies Inc, State of Kansas Department of Commerce, North Carolina Department of Commerce, State of Washington Employment Security Department
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
Who can apply
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
See the funding opportunity for specific eligibility requirements. National or Regional Intermediaries can be nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, that have a national or regional scope. For the purposes of this FOA, institutions of higher education are not considered National or Regional Intermediaries. Intermediaries must, in their proposal, identify sub-grantees across three or more non-contiguous metropolitan areas or rural regions. Faith-based organizations are encouraged to apply, as are all organizations. Those that meet the eligibility requirements may receive awards under this funding opportunity. DOL will not, in the selection of recipients and administration of the grant, discriminate on the basis of an organization's religious character, affiliation, exercise, or lack thereof, or on the basis of conduct that would not be considered grounds to favor or disfavor a similarly situated secular organization.
The official record
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