Federal Employment Labor and Training Grants

This grant provides funding to organizations and institutions to train interpreters who assist individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or DeafBlind, enhancing their communication access and employment opportunities.

This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) announces the availability of additional funding to cover ongoing administrative costs related to reporting, data retention, audit-related and oversight activities, efforts to detect, establish and recover overpayments, and financial reconciliation efforts associated with the provisions of Section 2105 of the CARES Act for Temporary Full Federal Funding of the First week of Compensable Regular Unemployment for States with No Waiting Week.Questions regarding this UIPL may be emailed to Rahel Bizuayene (Bizuayene.rahel@dol.gov).

This grant provides financial support to Historically Black Colleges, Tribal Colleges, and other Minority Serving Institutions to enhance their capacity to secure federal contracts and funding through training and mentorship.

This funding opportunity supports Ukrainian non-profit organizations in developing educational partnerships with U.S. institutions to improve workforce training and align skills with labor market needs, particularly for veterans and mid-career professionals.

This grant provides funding to states and organizations to support workers who have been displaced due to significant economic events or disasters, helping them access job training and essential services for reemployment.

This grant provides funding to state and local courts, as well as eligible nonprofit organizations, to obtain expert assistance for diagnosing issues, developing solutions, and implementing necessary changes within the judicial system.

The "Growth Opportunities - Rounds 4 and 5" grant aims to provide approximately $85,000,000 in funding to around 28 programs that prepare justice-involved youth and young adults for employment through paid work experiences, occupational education, leadership development, mentorship, and assistance in finding unsubsidized employment or further education.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to a variety of organizations, including schools and nonprofits, to develop regional hubs that will train and connect individuals to technical careers in the aerospace industry without requiring a four-year degree.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) provides SCSEP state, territory, and national grantees with Program Year (PY) 2024 SCSEP allotments and the application instructions for PY 2024 grant submissions. The TEGL provides current SCSEP national grantees with allotments and application instructions for the first four months of PY 2024. The TEGL provides only partial-year funding for national grantees because PY 2024 is a competition year, and these funds will cover the transition period leading up to the competition effective date. Additionally, the TEGL provides information on the transition to grants that will be awarded under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)National Grants Competition for Program Year 2024 (FOA-ETA-24-11).

This funding opportunity provides $8 million to support a four-year project that will enhance the U.S. shipbuilding workforce through international training partnerships, focusing on critical trades and promoting fair labor standards.

This grant provides funding to educational institutions and organizations to train professionals in high-demand rehabilitation fields, ensuring qualified personnel are available to support individuals with disabilities through vocational rehabilitation services.

This initiative provides funding to organizations that deliver hands-on training and technical assistance to small manufacturing businesses in the U.S. to enhance their productivity and competitiveness.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to State Workforce Agencies for managing ongoing administrative tasks related to expired pandemic unemployment programs, ensuring they can effectively handle fraud prevention, account reconciliation, and outstanding claims.

This grant provides financial assistance to U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to implement enhanced identity verification services for unemployment benefits, helping to combat identity fraud and improve system security.

This grant provides funding for academic training programs to develop skilled professionals in vocational rehabilitation, specifically targeting individuals who will support people with disabilities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to outlying areas for workforce development programs that assist adults, youth, and dislocated workers in securing training and employment services tailored to local needs.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to designated regional consortia that include educational institutions, government entities, and industry partners to advance critical technologies and foster economic growth in their areas.

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce Information Grants Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2024. States should e-mail all submission questions to Janice Sheelor, Grants Management Specialist, at Sheelor.Janice@dol.gov. The email must reference the specific Funding Opportunity Number, and include a contact name, email address, and phone number.

This grant provides funding for organizations to host a youth leadership camp in Kazakhstan, aimed at empowering FLEX program alternates through workshops on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and leadership development.

This funding opportunity is designed for organizations with extensive experience in criminal justice research to evaluate and improve the decision-making processes used by state Departments of Corrections for placing individuals in community reentry facilities.