# National Farmworker Jobs Program (17.264)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/17-264-national-farmworker-jobs-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

National Farmworker Jobs Program is run by Department of Labor. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $462 million in 327 grants, about $1.4 million per award.

## Objectives

To help low-income individuals who are primarily employed in agricultural and fish farming labor, obtain and retain employment, or stabilize their employment in agriculture. Additionally, dependents of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers may receive services. Employment and Training services include career services, training services, housing services, and youth services.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $93.8 million | 69 |
| 2022 | $90.1 million | 64 |
| 2023 | $90.6 million | 65 |
| 2024 | $90.9 million | 64 |
| 2025 | $96.1 million | 77 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Motivation Education & Training Inc | Texas | $54.1 million |
| Pathstone Corporation | New York | $51.7 million |
| Center for Employment Training | California | $39.2 million |
| Telamon Corporation | North Carolina | $26.5 million |
| California Human Development Corporation | California | $23.5 million |
| Opportunities Industrialization Center of Washington | Washington | $22.9 million |
| Proteus Inc. | Iowa | $22.8 million |
| United Migrant Opportunity Services/Umos Inc. | Wisconsin | $22.3 million |
| Proteus Inc | California | $22.0 million |
| Florida Department of Education | Florida | $15.5 million |
| Alabama Nonprofit Housing | Alabama | $13.7 million |
| Oregon Human Development Corporation | Oregon | $13.4 million |
| Community Council of Idaho, Inc | Idaho | $11.8 million |
| Portable Practical Educational Preparati | Arizona | $11.3 million |
| Central Valley Opportunity Center, Inc. | California | $11.0 million |
| Rocky Mountain SER / Jobs for Progress Inc | Colorado | $8.7 million |
| Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity | Michigan | $7.3 million |
| Kern County Employers Training Resource | California | $7.2 million |
| SER Corporation | Kansas | $6.6 million |
| Arkansas Human Development Corporation | Arkansas | $6.2 million |