Federal Grant Award Summary

The Government of Guam - Department of Administration received a formula grant award of $312,473.00 from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration for the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207). The award, effective July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028, supports universal access employment services designed to connect job seekers with employment opportunities and assist employers in filling positions. Services delivered to job seekers include career interest assessments, career guidance, job search workshops, labor market information, and referrals to employment opportunities. Employer services include job order posting, candidate referral and matching, recruitment assistance for hard-to-fill positions, and support for workforce restructuring and laid-off worker assistance.

The grant funding supports activities conducted directly by the grantee as well as subawards to conduct labor market information research and deliver specific employment services. As a universal access program, all individuals are eligible to receive services with no eligibility restrictions. The program explicitly excludes direct training services, focusing instead on labor exchange mechanisms and career guidance to facilitate rapid workforce reentry and efficient employer-candidate matching. Expected outcomes include enabling individuals to access needed services to overcome employment barriers and reenter the workforce system as quickly as possible.