TEGL 02-26 - Community Projects Funding Announcement.pdf

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

ADVISORY SYSTEM

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Washington, D.C. 20210

CLASSIFICATION

Community Project

Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending

CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL

OGM/Funding

DATE

August 21, 2026

RESCISSIONS

None

EXPIRATION DATE

Continuing

ADVISORY: TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 02-26

TO: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FY 2026 COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING

RECIPENTS

FROM: MAREK LACO

Acting A ssistant Secretary

SUBJECT: Application Instructions and Program Guidance for Department of Labor for

FY 2026 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending

1. Purpose. To provide guidance to recipients of the Department of Labor’s (Department or

DOL) Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed

Spending, specified in Appendix I: Eligible Applicants.

2. Action Requested. To receive Congressionally Directed funds, eligible applicants specified in Appendix I must submit applications responding to this Training and

Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL), including all required documents detailed in

Appendix IV, to Grants.gov no earlier than 12:00 am Eastern Time, 30 days after publication and no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time, January 31, 2027.

3. Summary and Background.

a. Summary – This TEGL announces application procedures to solicit applications from eligible entities for the Department’s Employment and Training Administration

(ETA) FY 2026 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending grants.

b. Background – On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed the Consolidated

Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-75). The legislation authorizes

$95,501,000 for carrying out 108 demonstration and pilot projects overseen by ETA.

The purpose and award amount of each recipient is specified in the Explanatory

Statement for Division B Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and

Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, Community Project

Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending Table.

1 The use of the term“eligible applicants” or“applicants”in this TEGL refers to the Community Project recipients specified in the

Explanatory Statement for the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B – Departments of Labor, Health and

HumanServices and Education, andRelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 2026, Community ProjectFunding/ Congressionally

DirectedSpendingTable,available at 172 Cong.Rec.H1599-H1602 (daily ed. January 22, 2026).

https://www.grants.gov/ https://www.congress.gov/119/crec/2026/01/22/172/15/CREC-2026-01-22-pt2-PgH1353-2.pdf https://Grants.gov

To officially receive grant funds, recipients must submit an application that describes the workforce development project. Community Project recipients must design their project to align with the descriptions approved by Congress and reprinted in Appendix I.

4. Program Authority. Funds for ETA’s Community Project Demonstration Grants are authorized by Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. These projects are funded through Section 169(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

(WIOA).

5. Inquiries. Please direct questions regarding this funding opportunity to

Community.Projects.ETA@dol.gov. Applicants should include a contact name, organization name, phone number, and email with all questions to provide a means of response. This announcement is available on Grants.gov and on the Community Project Grants Community of Practice, WorkforceGPS - Community Projects FY26.

6. References.

• Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-75)

• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 169(c) (Public Law 113-

128)

7. Attachments.

• Appendix I: Eligible Applicants

• Appendix II: Award Information

• Appendix III: Funding Restrictions

• Appendix IV: Application Submission

• Appendix V: Application Review and Award

• Appendix VI: Administrative and National Policy Requirements

• Appendix VII: National Program Requirements

• Appendix VIII: Reporting Requirements

• Appendix IX: Agency Contacts

• Appendix X: OMB Information Collection

• Attachment A: Budget Narrative Guidance

• Attachment B: Project Abstract and Suggested Template

• Attachment C: Grant Management Planning Guidance – Period of Performance

• Attachment D: Project Narrative Guidance

• Attachment E: Suggested Work Plan Template

• Attachment F: Suggested Organizational Chart Template

• Attachment G: Performance Measures and Target Goals and Suggested Template

• Attachment H: Letters of Commitment Guidance

• Attachment I: Financial System Risk Assessment

• Attachment J: Application Submission Checklist

• Attachment K: Resources mailto:Community.Projects.ETA@dol.gov https://grants.gov/ https://grantsapplicationandmanagement.workforcegps.org/resources/2026/02/12/15/40/Community-Projects-FY26 https://Grants.gov mailto:Community.Projects.ETA@dol.gov

Appendix I

Appendix I: Eligible Community Project Recipients

Only the organizations named in this table, as specified in the Explanatory Statement for

Division B Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, are eligible for grant awards under this

TEGL. Applications submitted from organizations not listed in this table will not be considered for review.

Recipient Name Project Description State Funding

Amount

2nd LT Richard W. Colling III

Foundation

For educational programming, including coursework and internships

MD $50,000

Alaska Joint Electrical

Apprenticeship and Training

Trust

To provide federally registered apprenticeship training

AK $1,000,000

Alaska Primary Care

Association

To establish the Alaska graduate medical education (GME) council and support GME expansion

AK $2,000,000

AltaMed Health Services

Corporation

For healthcare workforce training, including tuition and fees and purchasing equipment and training materials

CA $995,000

Applied Behavioral

Rehabilitation Institute, Inc.

For workforce development, including supportive services for veterans

CT $120,000

Arizona Commission of African

American Affairs

To expand workforce training, including stipends, supportive services, rentals, and equipment

AZ $300,000

AS220

For workforce training, including stipends and tuition

RI $1,120,000

ASI, Inc.

To expand workforce development, including purchasing equipment and providing supportive services

IL $750,000

Association for the Education of Young Children—Southeast

Alaska

To expand a childcare apprenticeship program

AK $500,000

Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare

For an apprenticeship program, including supportive services

MC $579,000

Bay Consortium Workforce

Development Board

For improving education and workforce training, which may include the purchase of technology and equipment

VA $354,000

Bean’s Cafe To fund a job training program AK $600,000

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Recipient Name Project Description State Funding

Amount

Best Buddies International, Inc.

For expanding workforce training, including rent, supplies, and supportive services

NJ $250,000

Boys & Girls Club of the

Northern Plains, Inc.

To upgrade and expand early learning centers

SD $2,000,000

BuildStrong Academy of

Colorado

For expanding workforce training, including the purchase of equipment, hiring instructors, and providing support services

CO $750,000

CCARC, Inc.

For supporting a manufacturing internship program and work-force development

CT $189,000

Cecil College

For improving commercial truck driver workforce training, including the purchase of equipment

MD $109,000

Central Georgia Technical

College Foundation

For workforce training for veterans provided by VECTR Center, including providing supportive services and temporary housing

GA $300,000

Central Minnesota Jobs and

Training Services, Inc.

For workforce development programs, which may include purchasing equipment

MN $255,000

Central Oregon Community

College

For expanding firefighter workforce training, including the purchase of equipment

OR $800,000

City of New Haven

For a career learning center, including the purchase of equipment and lab materials

CT $2,483,000

Cloud County Community

College

To purchase advanced technology, equipment and network infrastructure for technical education

KS $708,000

College of Southern Maryland

For education and training in water and wastewater treatment programs, including the purchase of supplies

MD $732,000

Columbus Technical College For workforce development including the purchase of equipment

GA $897,000

CT Puerto Rican Forum dba

Center for Latino Progress

For workforce development programming, which may include stipends and purchase of equipment

CT $1,184,000

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Funding

Amount

Day One Early Learning

Community, Inc.

For establishing a teacher apprenticeship program, including rental costs and purchasing equipment

NY $1,800,000

Detroit Public Schools

Community District

To improve education and workforce training, including the purchase of equipment

MI $1,000,000

Dorcas International Institute of

Rhode Island

For workforce training, including the purchase of supplies

RI $680,000

DownCity Design

For expanding career pathways programs, including providing stipends and purchasing equipment

RI $100,000

Downriver Community College For workforce training, including providing supportive services

MI $750,000

Drink at the Well, Inc.

For expanding workforce development programming, purchasing equipment, and providing wrap around services, including childcare

MD $175,000

Early Childhood Center of

Excellence at Santa Fe

Community College

For expanding apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships, including providing stipends

NM $273,000

Educate Maine

To purchase manufacturing and engineering equipment for career and technical education schools

ME $2,000,000

Elliot Health System

For improving healthcare workforce training, including by providing scholarships

NH $460,000

Fairbanks Pipeline Training

Center Trust

To fund training equipment for constructing and maintaining pipelines

AK $2,500,000

Forge City Works

For a culinary workforce training program, including supportive services, purchasing equipment and supplies

CT $500,000

Fund for the City of New York

(Fiscal Sponsor of New York

City Employment and Training

Coalition)

For workforce training NY $125,000

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Funding

Amount

Goodwill Industries of the

Valleys

For education and workforce training, which may include the purchase of classroom supplies and equipment

VA $1,800,000

Goodwill of Greater

Washington

For expanding workforce training, including providing stipends

MD $1,000,000

Goodwill of North Georgia For workforce training, including the purchase of equipment and tuition

GA $1,950,000

Greater Lake City Alliance To expand a workforce training program

SC $734,000

Greater Roanoke Workforce

Development Board

For expanding apprenticeships and youth apprenticeships, including rent and the purchase of equipment

VA $737,000

Hanley Center for Health

Leadership and Education DBA

Maine Medical Edu-cation

Trust

To support certified nursing assistant training for long-term care

ME $1,000,000

Hire Heroes USA

For workforce training for veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses

GA $520,000

Ilisagvik College To expand Ilisagvik College’s workforce development program

AK $250,000

International Institute of New

England

For workforce training in early childhood education

NH $470,000

Iron Workers Local Union No.

8 Joint Apprenticeship and

Advanced Journeyman Training

Trust Fund

For expanding apprenticeships, including the purchase of equipment

WI $700,000

Jackson County Airport-

Reynolds Field

For improving aviation maintenance training, including the purchase of equipment

MI $500,000

JEVS Human Services

For healthcare workforce training, including purchasing supplies and equipment

PA $220,000

Jobs & Hope West Virginia To support wage reimbursements WV $750,000

KNOX, Inc.

For an apprenticeship program, including stipends

CT $231,000

Lincoln University of

Pennsylvania

For expanding workforce training, including purchasing equipment and providing supportive services

PA $1,000,000

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Funding

Amount

Literacy Pittsburgh

For workforce training and career development programs, including for purchasing equipment and supplies

PA $250,000

Lomakatsi Restoration Project

For an intertribal forestry workforce training program, including the purchase of equipment and tools

OR $1,300,000

Los Angeles Conservation

Corps

For workforce training, including transportation

CA $969,000

Lutheran Immigration and

Refugee Service dba Global

Refuge

For expanding workforce development programming, including supportive services

MD $300,000

Madison Area Technical

College

For improving workforce development for nursing, health, and

EMS programs, including the purchase of equipment

WI $660,000

Massachusetts Down Syndrome

Congress

For workforce training, including equipment and participant stipends

MA $722,000

Mesalands Community College For improving workforce training, including the purchase of equipment

NM $4,000,000

Michigan AFL–CIO Workforce

Development Institute

For expanding workforce training, including the purchase of equipment

MI $2,000,000

Mid-Atlantic States Career and

Education Center

For improving workforce training, including the purchase of equipment

NJ $137,000

Mississippi Coding Academies For a digital workforce training program

MS $700,000

Mississippi State University To expand a workforce training program for skilled manufacturing

MS $5,320,000

Mixed Magic Theatre &

Cultural Events

For a workforce training program, including providing stipends and purchasing supplies

RI $100,000

Moraine Park Technical

College

For improving education and workforce training, including the purchase of equipment

WI $1,325,000

MS Department of Archives and History

To establish a workforce training field school

MS $500,000

National Forest Foundation

For supporting workforce training and a conservation corps, including the purchase of equipment and supplies

NM $500,000

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Funding

Amount

New Mexico Reentry Center

For providing workforce training programs, including the purchase of equipment

NM $150,000

Northwest Regional Workforce

Investment Board

For a reentry workforce training program, which includes providing supportive services

CT $500,000

NPower Inc.

For expanding workforce training, including providing stipends and purchasing equipment

MD $750,000

Operation Stand Down Rhode

Island

For a workforce training program for veterans including purchasing equipment and providing supportive services

RI $400,000

Pacific Northwest Ironworkers and Employers Apprenticeship and Training Trust

To fund workforce opportunities in rural Alaska

AK $1,000,000

Plattsburgh-North Country

Chamber of Commerce

For workforce training, including supportive services

NY $350,000

Polytech Adult Education For expanding workforce training, including the purchase of equipment

DE $1,542,000

Renewable Energy Alaska

Project To fund a job training program AK $730,000

Roxbury Community College

For improving education and workforce training including purchasing equipment providing financial aid and scholarships and purchasing technology

MA $2,000,000

Rural Alaska Community

Action Program

To provide childcare support and training in rural Alaska

AK $1,264,000

San Juan College

For supporting workforce training for commercial drivers, including the purchase of vehicles for a training program

NM $1,000,000

Sealaska Heritage Institute To fund a job training program AK $500,000

SMART Local Union No. 49

JATC

For expanding apprenticeship programs, including the purchase of equipment

NM $1,200,000

Southern Virginia Higher

Education Center

For technology workforce training, including the purchase of equipment

VA $751,000

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Funding

Amount

Southwest Washington

Workforce Development

Council, dba Workforce

Southwest Washington

For education and workforce development programming, including supportive services and tuition

WA $1,000,000

Survivor Ventures

For workforce training, including supportive services and wage subsidies

DE $257,000

Survivor Ventures

For providing workforce development, which may include providing supportive services and financial aid

VA $405,000

Tech Goes Home Incorporated

For workforce development in digital skills and digital literacy including the purchase of equipment and technology

MA $800,000

The Arc Alliance

For workforce training activities and improving services for individuals with disabilities, including the purchase of equipment

PA $200,000

The Arc Montgomery County, Inc.

For a workforce training program, including stipends

MD $150,000

The Arizona Office of

Economic Opportunity

For construction and trades apprenticeship expansion, including purchasing equipment and providing tuition

AZ $2,000,000

The Chrysalis Center

For workforce training, which may include scholarships and other supportive services

CA $405,000

The Economic Development

Corporation Serving Fresno

County

For workforce training, including the purchase of equipment

CA $2,304,000

The Precision Institute

For expanding workforce training, including purchasing equipment and providing stipends

DE $1,100,000

The Training Source, Inc.

For workforce training and career counseling, including stipends

MD $289,000

Thread To provide TA and training for childcare centers

AK $500,000

Trying Together For expanding workforce training, including supportive services

PA $500,000

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Funding

Amount

Uintah Basin Technical College To purchase two mobile trailer vehicles and provide training

UT $1,000,000

University of Alaska Anchorage To expand a course of study for aviation maintenance technology

AK $1,000,000

University of Alaska Anchorage To fund workforce training opportunities for students

AK $315,000

University of Alaska Southeast To fund a job training program AK $160,000

University of California, Merced

For medical education, including the purchase of equipment

CA $3,500,000

University of Rhode Island

Research Foundation dba

Polaris MEP

For advanced manufacturing workforce development, including the purchase of equipment

RI $560,000

Urban League of Greater

Atlanta (ULGA)

For workforce development, including stipends, supportive services, rent, and purchasing equipment

GA $1,204,000

Veterans Watchmaker Initiative For workforce training for veterans, including the purchase of equipment

DE $444,000

VIPER Transitions To expand a veteran career services program

AK $1,095,000

Visiting Nurse Association

Health Group

For improving health care workforce training, including purchasing equipment, providing tuition support, and providing supportive services

NJ $1,000,000

Wide Angle Youth Media

For a pre-apprenticeship program, including providing stipends and purchasing supplies and technology

MD $712,000

Women’s Rights Information

Center

For expanding workforce training, including purchasing equipment and providing supportive services

NJ $461,000

Workforce Development Board of South-Central Wisconsin

For apprentice-ship support, including apprenticeship navigators

WI $970,000

Workforce Development

Council of Seattle King County

For workforce development for healthcare workers including providing supportive services

WA $1,000,000

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Appendix II

Appendix II: Award Information

Grant awards will be subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Grant Agreement. The

Department will provide additional guidance to applicants through tip sheets, Frequently Asked

Questions (FAQs), training, or through special conditions.

The application must clearly articulate that the program design aligns with the project description authorized by Congress. Projects must utilize grant funding for direct employment and training services to individuals or for the development of workforce programs that serve a public benefit.

Recipients must propose a program or services to address the project goals, demonstrate linkages with the State or local workforce system, and include measurable outcomes, and a description of activities and costs that are allowable per WIOA and the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly called the "Uniform

Guidance") at 2 CFR Part 200.

Additional Application Considerations. When drafting applications, please note the provisions of

Executive Orders 14151, 14168, 14173, and 14190 as well as the U.S. Department of Justice’s July 29, 2025, non-regulatory “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination.” Projects that include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, and any initiatives that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin may risk violating federal civil rights laws such as Title VI or Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42

U.S.C. § 2000d et seq. or 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.), Title IX of the Education Amendments of

1972 (20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. § 794), the Age

Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities

Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq.), and similar federal laws. Applicants must also comply with Executive Orders 14151, 14168, 14173, and 14190 by administering programs in a neutral manner that does not adopt or implement policies that treat individuals differently, confer benefits, impose burdens, or condition participation based on protected characteristics.

A. Fiscal and Administrative Responsibility

Upon grant award, the grant recipient will have overall fiscal and administrative responsibility for the award, including performance of any sub-awardees. As part of their responsibility for the award, the grant recipient shall be:

• the point of contact with the Department to receive and respond to all inquiries or communications under this award and any sub-awards.

• the entity with authority to withdraw or draw down funds.

• the entity responsible for submitting to the Department all deliverables under the award, including all related technical, programmatic, and financial and performance reports, even when work was performed by a contractor or sub-recipient.

• the entity that may request modifications to the award or Statement of Work.

• the entity with overall responsibility for carrying out programmatic functions of the award, as well as the oversight of all expenditures under the award.

• the entity responsible for requesting Grant Officer prior approval for all equipment purchases, including on behalf of sub-awardees.

• the entity responsible for coordinating with the national evaluator, if any.

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• the entity responsible for working with the Department to close out the award at the end of the period of performance.

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Appendix III

Appendix III: Funding Restrictions

All proposed project costs must be necessary and reasonable and in accordance with federal guidelines. Determinations of allowable costs will be made in accordance with the Cost

Principles found at 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance) and the Department of Labor specific requirements at 2 CFR Part 2900 U.S. Labor’s Adoption and Exceptions to the Uniform Guidance. Compensation, including salaries, must be handled consistently with the Uniform

Guidance, including 2 CFR Part 200.430. Disallowed costs are those charges to a grant that the grantor agency (in this case, the Department of Labor) or its representative determines not to be allowed in accordance with the Cost Principles or other conditions contained in the grant.

Applicants will not be entitled to reimbursement of pre-award costs. Once awarded, the Notice of Award will specify the start and end date of the award. No costs should be incurred before or after the period of performance. The following limitations apply to funds awarded under this TEGL:

• Salary caps: None of the funds appropriated under the heading “Employment and

Training” in the appropriation statute(s) may be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate more than Executive Level II. The Executive Level II salary may change yearly and is located on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management website at Executive

Senior Level (opm.gov).1 This limitation does not apply to contractors providing goods and services as defined in the Audit Requirements of the Uniform Guidance (see 2 CFR

Part 200 Subpart F).

• Construction Projects: Construction costs or the purchase of land or buildings are not allowable.

• Equipment: The grant award recipient(s) must receive prior approval from the Grant

Officer to purchase any equipment as defined in the Uniform Guidance at 2 CFR Part

200.1. Prior approval is required only when the per unit’s acquisition cost is $ 10,000 or more, regardless of the recipient’s capitalization threshold. Equipment purchases must adhere to the procurement requirements found in 2 CFR Part 200.313 or 2 CFR Part

200.439.

Being awarded this grant does not automatically mean that the equipment specified in the approved budget or Statement of Work (SOW) is approved by the Grant Officer. The recipient must submit an equipment approval request to the Federal Project Officer (FPO) for review, within 90 days of the Notice of Award date. Applicants that are approved by Congress to use grant funds to purchase equipment (as specified in the description of the project’s purpose as specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division B Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 and Appendix I) are alternatively invited to submit the prior approval request for an equipment purchase in their application. Whether submitted as part of the application package or as a post-award amendment application, this request must include:

1. Item name.

2. Item description and basic specifications.

3. Estimated useful life of the equipment.

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4. Item cost (actual or estimated) including the cost to put the asset(s) in place and make it usable for the purpose it was acquired.

5. Purpose of acquisition: a description of how the equipment will be used to support the grant and a reference to the approved activities in the Statement of

Work (and page numbers, if known). This description and justification are critical, as the information will provide the documentation that the costs to be incurred are for approved grant-related activities and in the best interests of the government.

6. Contact name with email address and telephone number.

The Grant Officer has the authority to approve or disapprove the request. All Grant Officer approvals will be in writing in the Notice of Award of the grant or in the form of an amendment to the grant agreement. The recipients are strongly encouraged to submit requests for equipment purchase as early as possible in the grant’s period of performance with as many planned pieces of equipment as possible.

Recipients may not purchase equipment during the last year of the period of performance. If any approved acquisition has not occurred prior to the last funded year of performance, approval for that item is rescinded.

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Appendix IV

Appendix IV: Application Submission

Applicants must submit an application, which includes a funding request for the amount specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division B Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, as listed in Appendix I. If your organization is receiving funding for more than one Community

Project, please submit a separate application package for each project for which funding is requested. Please do not include materials that are not requested or required, such as resumés or general letters of support (such as those from elected officials).

A. Required Documents

To achieve greater efficiency and streamline the grant award process, ETA requires applicants to submit the following items through Grants.gov.2 Please note that ETA will not accept an application package submitted via other electronic mediums (such as e-mail or fax) or via paper copy.

The application must include each of the following required documents:

1) SF-424, “Application for Federal Assistance”

The SF-424 (available at SF-424 Family | Grants.gov0F

3) must clearly identify the applicant entity and must be submitted by an individual with authority to enter into a grant agreement. The applicant entity must be the organization specified in the Explanatory

Statement for Division B Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Community Project

Funding/Congressional Directed Spending Table.

The individual signing the SF-424 must include their email address that has the same domain as the contact listed in the organization’s Sam.gov record. Upon the issuance of the award, the individual “signing” the SF-424 on behalf of the applicant is considered the Authorized Representative of the applicant. As stated in block 21 of the SF-424, the signature of the Authorized Representative on the SF-424 certifies that the organization is in compliance with the Assurances and Certifications form SF-424B (available at the above link). The Department communicates exclusively with the individuals named as the Authorized Representative and Point of Contact on the SF-424. We recommend that those roles be filled by two different individuals to facilitate backup.

Item 18 should only reflect federal Community Project grant funds. For Item 19, select “c:

Program is not covered by E.O. 12372.” Applicants do not need to submit the SF-424B with the application.

2) Project Budget

• The SF-424A “Budget Information Form” (available at SF-424 Family | Grants.gov1F

4);

and,

• Budget Narrative: The Budget Narrative must provide a concise description of costs associated with each line item on the SF-424A. See Attachment A for the structure and content requirements of the Budget Narrative.

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Note that the SF-424, SF-424A, and Budget Narrative must include the entire federal grant amount specified in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. The SF-424a should reflect the grant amount throughout the entire period of performance (in a multi-year project). Do not include any match or leveraged resources on the SF-424 and

SF-424A. There is no Match Requirement. Leveraged resources, if any, may only be described separately from federal grant funds in the Budget Narrative.

Applicants should list the same federal grant amount on the SF-424, SF-424A, and

Budget Narrative. This amount must not differ from the amount listed for the applicant organization in the table found in Appendix I.

When submitting in Grants.gov, the Budget Narrative must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “Budget Narrative.”

3) Project Abstract

This attachment must summarize the proposed project, including, but not limited to, the scope of the project and proposed outcomes. The Abstract is limited to two double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 x 11-inch pages using Section 508 compliant typeface, such as

Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, Calibri, Franklin Gothic Book, 12-point text font and 1-inch margins. This is included as an attachment and does not count against the page limitation of the project narrative. See Attachment B for a list of the required contents of the

Abstract and a suggested abstract template.

When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “Abstract.”

4) Project Narrative

The Project Narrative is a comprehensive framework of the grant’s workforce training program. It provides a comprehensive framework and description of all aspects of the proposed project. Applicants must integrate the project description in the Explanatory

Statement for Division B Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and provided as

Appendix I. Recipients must also demonstrate the organization’s ability to implement the project TEGL. The project narrative must be consistent with and align to the scope, objectives, and activities as described in the application’s Project Abstract.

The Project Narrative is limited to 10 double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 x 11-inch pages using Section 508 compliant typeface, such as Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, Calibri, Franklin Gothic Book, 12-point text font and 1-inch margins. You must number the

Project Narrative beginning with page number 1. See Attachment D for details on the structure and content requirements for the Project Narrative.

When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “Project Narrative.”

5) Work Plan

The Work Plan describes the project’s goals, key milestones, and deliverables throughout the proposed period of performance. This is included as an attachment and does not count against the page limitation of the project narrative. See Attachment E for a

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When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “Work Plan.”

6) Project Organizational Chart

The Project Organizational Chart is a visualization of the key staff and partners that have a direct role in managing and implementing the project. This is included as an attachment and does not count against the page limitation of the project narrative. See

Attachment F for an example organizational chart and more information.

When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “Organizational Chart.”

7) Performance Measures and Target Outcome Goals

Applicants are required to propose performance measures and target outcome goals. See

Appendix VIII and Attachment G for more information on WIOA Performance

Reporting Guidelines, including a sample template that may be used to describe the proposed performance measures and target outcome goals. This is included as an attachment and does not count against the page limitation of the project narrative.

When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “Performance Goals.”

8) Letters of Commitment, if applicable

Submit signed and dated Letters of Commitment or Memoranda of Understanding between the applicant and partner organizations and/or sub-recipients that propose to provide services to support the program model and lead to the identified outcomes. See

Attachment H for details. These are included as attachments and do not count against the page limitation of the project narrative.

When submitting in Grants.gov, these letters must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “Letters of Commitment.”

9) Financial System Risk Assessment

All applicants are requested to submit Funding Opportunity Announcement Financial

System Risk Assessment Information. See Attachment I for a sample template and additional instructions.

When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “FSRA.”

10) Request for equipment prior approval, if applicable

Only applicants approved by Congress to use grant funds to purchase equipment (as specified in the description of the project’s purpose as specified in the Explanatory

Statement for Division B Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 and Appendix

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I: Eligible Applicants) are invited to submit the requisite prior approval request for equipment as part of their application package. See Appendix III.

When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “EPAR” as applicable.

11) Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) or Cost Allocation Plan (CAP), if applicable

Applicants that have a federally approved NICRA or CAP and are charging indirect costs must submit the approved current agreement as part of the application.

When submitting in Grants.gov, this document must be uploaded as an attachment to the application package and labeled “NICRA” or “CAP” as applicable.

Save all files with descriptive file names as specified of 50 characters or less and only use standard characters in file names: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and underscore (_). File names may not include special characters (e.g. &, –, *, %, /, #), periods (.), blank spaces, or accent marks, and must be unique (e.g. no other Attachment may have the same file name). You may use an underscore

(example: My_Attached_File.pdf) to separate a file name.

B. Grants.gov Submission Process

Applicants must submit the application package through www.Grants.gov. Submission via other electronic mediums will not be accepted, nor will hard copy submissions. This submission process may at times be complicated and time-consuming. As such, the Department strongly encourages applicants to initiate the process as soon as possible, well before the final day, to allow time to resolve unanticipated technical problems. Applicants needing to register with

Grants.gov may do so at Register | Grants.gov.F

5 Registration is a one-time process, and applicants that already have a Grants.gov account do not need to register again. Grants.gov applicants can apply online using Workspace. Workspace is a shared, online environment where members of a grant team may simultaneously access and edit different web forms within an application. For a complete Workspace overview, refer to Workspace-Overview | Grants.gov.3F

For technical issues encountered during application submission, applicants may call 800 -518-

4726, or 606-545-5035 to speak to a Customer Support Representative, or email support@grants.gov. The Contact Center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, but closes on federal holidays.

C. Requirement for Unique Entity Identified (UEI) Number

All applicants for federal grant funding must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) on the SF-

424. If your entity is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), your UEI has already been assigned and is viewable under your entity record. Organizations that are not registered with SAM can obtain more information about obtaining a UEI at SAM.gov7. Grant recipients authorized to make sub-awards must meet these requirements related to UEI numbers:

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• Grant recipients must notify potential sub-awardees that no entity may receive a sub-award from the recipient unless the entity has provided its UEI number to the lead applicant; and

• Grant recipients may not make a sub-award to an entity unless the entity has provided its

UEI number to the applicant. (See, Appendix A to 2 CFR Part 25.)

D. Requirement for Registration with SAM

Recipients must register with SAM before submitting an application. Find instructions for registering with SAM at SAM.gov.8

A recipient must always maintain an active SAM registration with current information during which it has an active federal award or an application under consideration. To remain registered in the SAM database after the initial registration, the recipient is required to review and update the registration at least every 12 months from the date of initial registration or subsequently update its information in the SAM database to ensure it is current, accurate, and complete. For purposes of this paragraph, the recipient is the entity that meets the eligibility criteria and has the legal authority to apply and to receive the award. If an applicant has not fully complied with these requirements by the time the Grant Officer is ready to make a federal award, the Grant

Officer may determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive a federal award.

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Appendix V

Appendix V: Application Review and Award

ETA intends to fund awards for any recipient: (i) who adequately demonstrates their ability to achieve grant goals through a clear, detailed, and reasonable project narrative, and (ii) whose budget and budget narrative are sufficient to support the activities in the program narrative. This includes adequate staffing levels to support grant goals and grant management. Community

Project recipients must design their project to align with the description approved by Congress as specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending Table and provided in this

TEGL as Appendix I.

A. Application Submission and Review Process

The Department will begin accepting applications 30 calendar days after the publication date of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) and will continue to accept applications on a rolling basis through January 31, 2027. Applications received after this date will not be reviewed or considered for funding. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit applications as early as possible within the application window to allow sufficient time to address any technical issues that may arise.

Applicants must meet all the requirements detailed in this TEGL when submitting the application. Community Project recipients must submit their applications in 5F Grants.gov.9 All required elements outlined in Appendix IV of this TEGL must be submitted.

Application packages will first be screened to determine if the applicant meets the eligibility requirements specified in Appendix I. To determine whether submitted applications meet requirements, applications will be reviewed by ETA National Office and Regional Office staff.

ETA is responsible for the review and approval of Community Project applications to ensure they meet all required program, financial, operational, and policy requirements. Provided is an overview of the application review process:

1) An initial review of the application for eligibility and whether all required documents have been submitted.

2) Reviews of the application components as specified in Appendix IV; and

3) If necessary, a representative from the regional office will work with the recipient to resolve concerns with the application, as determined during the review process, that will delay the grant award.

4) Before the grant is awarded, the Department may enter negotiations about such items as program components, staffing and funding levels, and administrative systems in place to support grant implementation.

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B. Application Risk Review

All applications deemed to be complete and responsive by the Grant Officer will go through a risk review process. Before making an award, ETA will review information available through any Office of Management and Budget (OMB)-designated repository of government-wide eligibility qualification or federal integrity information, such as SAM.gov, and “Do Not Pay.”

Additionally, ETA will comply with the requirements of 2 CFR Part 180 (Government-wide

Debarment and Suspension (Non-Procurement)). This risk evaluation may incorporate results of the evaluation of the applicant’s eligibility (application screening), or the quality of its application (technical review). If ETA determines that an entity is responsible and an award will be made, special conditions that correspond to the degree of risk assessed may be applied to the award. Risk-related criteria evaluated include:

1) Financial stability.

2) Quality of management systems and ability to meet the management standards prescribed in the Uniform Guidance.

3) History of performance. The applicant’s record in managing awards, cooperative agreements, or procurement awards, if it is a prior recipient of such federal awards, including timeliness of compliance with applicable reporting requirements, and if available, the extent to which any previously awarded amounts will be expended prior to future awards.

4) Reports and findings from audits performed under Sub-part F – Audit Requirements of the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Parts 200.500 – 200.520) or the reports and findings of any other available audits and monitoring reports containing findings, issues of non -compliance, or questioned costs; and

5) The applicant’s ability to effectively implement statutory, regulatory, or other requirements applicable to recipients.

C. Grant Award

If the grant application meets the TEGL requirements, ETA may elect to award a grant with or without discussions with the recipient. The recipient’s signature on the SF-424 is incorporated to the award by reference, constituting a binding acceptance of the grant award by the applicant.

Applications recommended for award will be funded via Notices of Award attached to a Grant

Agreement issued by the Grant Officer. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis as the above steps are completed. Grantees will receive a notification from the ETA grants management system GrantSolutions when the award is issued. This notification will include instructions on how to create user accounts and access the grant file.

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Appendix VI: Administrative and National Policy Requirements

A. Administrative Program Requirements

All grant recipients will be subject to all applicable federal laws and regulations, including the

Uniform Guidance, the 2024 revisions to the Uniform Guidance, and the terms and conditions of the award. The grant(s) awarded under this TEGL will be subject to the following administrative standards and provisions:

i. Non-Profit Organizations, Educational Institutions, For-profit entities, and State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments – 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Administrative

Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards) and 2 CFR

Part 2900 (the Department’s Supplement to 2 CFR Part 200).

ii. All recipients must comply with the applicable provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Public Law No. 113-328, 128 Stat. 1425 (codified as amended at 29 U.S.C. 3101 et. seq.) and the applicable provisions of the regulations at

20 CFR Part 675 et. seq.

iii. All entities must comply with 29 CFR Part 93 (New Restrictions on Lobbying), 29 CFR

Part 94 (Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Financial

Assistance)), 2 CFR Part 180 (Office of Management and Budget Guidance to Agencies on Government-wide Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement), and, where applicable, 2 CFR Part 200 (Audit Requirements).

iv. 29 CFR Part 2, subpart D—Equal Treatment in Department of Labor Programs for Faith-

Based and Community Organizations; Protection of Religious Liberty of Department of

Labor Social Service Providers and Beneficiaries.

v. 29 CFR Part 31—Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Labor—Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

vi. 29 CFR Part 32—Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities

Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.

vii. 29 CFR Part 35—Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs or Activities

Receiving Federal Financial Assistance from the Department of Labor.

viii. 29 CFR Part 36—Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or

Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.

ix. 29 CFR Part 38 – Implementation of the Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity

Provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

x. 29 CFR Parts 29 and 30—Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship

Programs, and Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship and Training, as applicable.

xi. The Department will follow the procedures outlined in its Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA) regulations (29 CFR Part 70). If a FOIA request is received for your application, the procedures in Department’s FOIA regulations for responding to requests for commercial/business information submitted to the government will be followed, as well as all FOIA exemptions and procedures. See generally 5 U.S.C. § 552; 29 CFR Part 70.

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U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov).10

B. Other Legal Requirements

1) Religious Activities

Guidance from DOL on the effect of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act on recipients of DOL financial assistance is found at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/grants/religious-freedom-restoration-act/guidance.11

In accordance with 29 CFR 2.32(a), Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations, applicants for DOL financial assistance are notified:

(i) Faith-based organizations may apply for DOL awards on the same basis as any other organization, subject to the protections and requirements of subpart D of 29 CFR Part 2 and any applicable constitutional and statutory requirements, including 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq. DOL will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate for or against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, motives, or affiliation, or lack thereof, or on the basis of conduct that would not be considered grounds to favor or disfavor a similarly situated secular organization.

(ii) A faith-based organization that participates in this program will retain its independence from the Government and may continue to carry out its mission consistent with religious freedom and conscience protections in Federal law.

(iii) A faith-based organization may not use direct Federal financial assistance to support or engage in any explicitly religious activities except where consistent with the

Establishment Clause of the First Amendment and any other applicable requirements. An organization receiving Federal financial assistance also may not, in providing services funded by DOL, or in conducting outreach…