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Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6)

Federal funding opportunity FOA-ETA-26-40 from Employment and Training Administration (Department of Labor).

Posted
February 17, 2026
Closed
May 20, 2026
Award ceiling
$10,800,000
Award floor
$6,500,000
Program funding
$65,000,000
Expected awards
10
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
17.280
Category
Employment, Labor and Training

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 17.280 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$76.9M
FY2025 obligated
$82.2M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
−$626,161
Awards in window
164

A negative year is a net de-obligation: downward adjustments to earlier awards exceeded new obligations in that year.

Top recipients: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, State of Connecticut Labor Dept, State of Idaho Department of Labor, Labor, Maine Department of, Workforce Development, Wisconsin Department of

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

Round 6 of the Strengthening Community Colleges (SCC or SCC6) grants will fund community colleges, with a singular focus on building program and system capacity for implementing and scaling access to short-term training opportunities through Workforce Pell Grants—i.e., promoting industry-driven strategies, worker mobility, and integration with the larger state workforce system (e.g., Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) partners) for statewide impact. Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to Sarah Medley at [email protected]. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.

Who can apply

See the Funding Opportunity Announcement Section II.A and Amendment One for complete eligibility requirements.

The official record

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Agency contact: Employment and Training Administration · [email protected] · 202-693-2606

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