Federal grant programs / Department of Labor

H-1B Job Training Grants (17.268)

Also known as H-1B Skills Training Grants

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$310 million
• Grant awards108
• Typical award$2.5 million
• Awarded in FY 2025-$19.9 million
• Size rank491 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceProject grants (discretionary)

Key findings

• It is the 491st largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 56% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 38 states and territories.

What the program funds

The H-1B Skills Training Grants provide training and related activities to workers to assist them in gaining the skills and competencies needed to obtain or upgrade employment in high-growth industries or economic sectors. Over time, these education and training programs will help businesses reduce their use of skilled foreign professionals permitted to work in the U.S. on a temporary basis under the H-1B visa program.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Grants may be awarded to a partnership of private and public sector entities as defined in the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act (ACWIA). Applicants may generally be public and non-profit organizations, and eligible applicants vary for individual grant programs. See the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for specific requirements.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds are to be used to provide job training services and related activities to assist workers in gaining the skills and competencies needed to obtain or upgrade employment positions in high-growth industries and economic sectors, or occupations, which currently use H-1B visas to employ foreign workers. Grant opportunities are published on grants.gov. Please refer to the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for specific eligibility requirements. These funds cannot be used to serve individuals younger than 17 or who are currently enrolled in school within a local educational agency.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. The percentage of cost sharing varies depending on the Funding Opportunity Announcement. It may also vary depending on the track within a FOA - (e.g., development vs. scaling where scaling must provide match but development doesn't). In past FOAs, match has been as little as 15% or as high as 20%.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

FY 2024 awards have ranged from $1.1 million to $6 million, but amounts may vary. Please review specific Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs), published on grants.gov, for details.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 32% of the money, colleges and universities 16% and state and local governments 12%.

By state

32 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.