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ETA-TEGL-10-25-ES: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2026.

Closed Closed May 29, 2026 Opportunity ETA-TEGL-10-25-ES

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Employment and Training Administration notices from 2026.

Employment and Training Administration offered grants of up to $80.5 million (at least $315,800) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 54 awards worth $675 million in total. Applications closed on May 29, 2026.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed April 29, 2026. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedApril 29, 2026
DeadlineMay 29, 2026
Archived by Grants.govJune 30, 2026

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

States (including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) and Outlying Areas (Guam and the Virgin Islands).

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce Information Grants for Program Year (PY) 2026. States and Outlying Areas should e-mail all submission questions to Anu Mathew, Grants Management Specialist, at WIOA-WP-WIG-ETAGrants@dol.gov. The email must reference the specific Funding Opportunity Number, and include a contact name, email address, and phone number.

Category: Employment, Labor and Training.

Who has won Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities (17.207) awarded $3.6 billion across 474 grant awards, an average of $7.6 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
State of California Employment Development DepartmentCalifornia8$414 million
Texas Workforce CommissionTexas8$293 million
Department of Labor New YorkNew York8$203 million
Florida Department of CommerceFlorida8$199 million
Illinois Department of Employment SecurityIllinois8$137 million

Top states: California ($414 million), Texas ($293 million), New York ($203 million), Florida ($199 million), Illinois ($137 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is ETA-TEGL-10-25-ES still open?

No. It closed on May 29, 2026.

Who can apply for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2026.?

Employment and Training Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2026.?

Closed May 29, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $80.5 million each. About $675 million in total across about 54 awards.

Who has won Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were State of California Employment Development Department, Texas Workforce Commission, Department of Labor New York. The program made 474 awards worth $3.6 billion in that time.

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