Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2026.
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- ETA-TEGL-10-25-DW
- Agency
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Employment and Training Administration
Department of Labor
- Applications due
- Award size
- $727,769 to $259,233,111
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Employment, Labor and Training
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Anu Mathew wioa-wp-wig-etagrants@dol.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration is distributing $1.396 billion in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker Program funding to states and outlying areas for Program Year 2026. Eligible applicants include the 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), which will serve as primary recipients and distribute funds to local workforce development boards for direct service delivery. Approved services include career services, occupational training through Individual Training Accounts, and supportive services such as transportation and childcare assistance for workers who have experienced involuntary job loss and are unlikely to return to their previous industry or occupation. States must submit electronically signed SF-424 applications through Grants.gov by May 29, 2026 (30 days from the guidance letter issuance), and may contact Sabrina Guerrier, Grants Management Specialist, at WIOA-WP-WIG-ETAGrants@dol.gov with submission questions. Governors may reserve up to 15 percent of allotments for statewide activities, while states must allocate at least 85 percent of funds to local areas; re-allotment of PY 2026 funds depends on state obligation levels of PY 2025 funds by June 30, 2026, with an 80 percent obligation threshold to avoid recapture.
Award values vary significantly by state, ranging from approximately $978,699 (Vermont) to $249,998,807 (California), with most states receiving allocations between $5 million and $60 million. Funds are distributed in two tranches: base funds available July 1, 2026, and advance funds available October 1, 2026, with recipients required to obligate all funds within a three-year period. Performance will be measured through employment outcome metrics tracked in the second and fourth quarters following program completion, with grantees required to report the percentage of participants achieving employment or career advancement. Services will be delivered through the American Job Center network, consisting of approximately 2,300 one-stop career centers operated by local workforce development boards nationwide, with place of performance at the state and local level.
Synopsis
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker Program Activities for Program Year (PY) 2026. States should e-mail all submission questions to Sabrina Guerrier, Grants Management Specialist, at WIOA-WP-WIG-ETAGrants@dol.gov. The email must reference the specific Funding Opportunity Number, and include a contact name, email address, and phone number.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| TEGL 10-25.pdf |
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