Program Year 2026 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Indian and Native American Programs - Employment and Training Grants - Youth
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- FOA-ETA-26-20-IY
- Agency
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Employment and Training Administration
Department of Labor
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $2,808,366
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Employment, Labor and Training
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Points of contact
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- Carla Wills inap.ogm@dol.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration is soliciting applications for employment and training services targeting Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian youth ages 14-24. Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, Alaska Native-controlled organizations, Native Hawaiian-controlled organizations, Indian-controlled organizations (including Tribal Colleges and Universities), and 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education). Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov by May 22, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, with the period of performance commencing July 1, 2026, for 36 months. Evaluation will assess proposed service area and strategy (28 points), project design (18 points), workforce system relationships (8 points), organizational and fiscal capacity (20 points), past performance and programmatic capability (18 points), and budget narrative (8 points), for a maximum of 100 points. Applicants must submit a 4-Year Strategic Plan limited to 20 double-spaced pages along with required SF-424 and SF-424A forms, Financial System Risk Assessment documentation, and a 4-year budget narrative.
Approximately $14 million in Supplemental Youth Services Program (SYSP) funding will support approximately 163 grants, with individual award amounts ranging from $18,024 to $5,998,062, determined by a formula based on unemployed and low-income eligible populations within applicants' proposed geographic service areas. Recipients of Program Year 2026 awards will receive annual grant awards for three subsequent program years (2027-2029), subject to annual departmental requirements and appropriated funding. New entities must have a service area population receiving at least $100,000 under the funding formula, with limited exceptions for incumbent grantees and consolidated resource applications. Performance will take place within applicants' designated geographic service areas, which may include Indian reservations, Oklahoma Trust Land areas, Alaska, and Hawaii.
Synopsis
The Indian and Native American Program (INAP) supports employment and training activities for Indian and Native Americans throughout the United States by awarding grant funding to eligible entities at the local level for the provision of employment services. Grant award recipients may use funding to help all eligible Indian and Native Americans (INA), including Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, with employment, financial assistance for education and training, and other supportive services necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency.Per the requirements outlined in Section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and implementing regulations found at 20 CFR Part 684, the Department must hold this INAP grant competition every four years. Recipients receiving an award as a result of this competition in Program Year 2026 will also receive one grant award annually for three subsequent program years, based on annual Departmental requirements and subject to appropriated funding. Current recipients of the INAP Employment and Training Grants that received an award and subsequent annual allotments under the last competition in 2022 (FOA-ETA-22-05) must apply under this Funding Opportunity Announcement if they wish to receive additional funding.
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