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ETA-TEGL-16-21: Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance

Closed Closed March 4, 2025 Opportunity ETA-TEGL-16-21 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information (ETA-TEGL-09-24-CH1). Status: Closes December 31, 2028 (785 days left). It is in our archive of Employment and Training Administration notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$100 million
• Award floor$150,000
• Total funding$300 million
• Expected awards150
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

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

• 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 16-21 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.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants awards averaged $2.8 million; this notice allows up to $100 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (59% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to DOL-ETA-DWG@dol.gov.

Category: Employment, Labor and Training.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, ETA-TEGL-09-24-CH1, which is open now.

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