Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2026.
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- ETA-TEGL-10-25-ES
- Agency
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Employment and Training Administration
Department of Labor
- Applications due
- Award size
- $315,800 to $80,539,150
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 (ETA) is soliciting applications for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) Program Allotments for Program Year 2026. This grant opportunity funds employment services including job search assistance, career counseling, skills assessments, job referral services, labor market information dissemination, and recruitment support to employers through American Job Centers and local workforce development partnerships. Eligible applicants include all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories (Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam), which must submit electronically signed SF-424 applications through Grants.gov. Awards are distributed through statutory formula-based allocations determined by unemployment data and disadvantaged population statistics from 2016-2020, with minimum allocation percentages set at 90 percent of prior two-year averages. All submissions must be received by May 29, 2026, and questions regarding the grant should be directed to Anu Mathew, Grants Management Specialist, at WIOA-WP-WIG-ETAGrants@dol.gov within 30 days of the guidance letter's issuance date of April 28, 2026.
Award values vary significantly by state based on population and employment factors, with recent comparable awards ranging from approximately $280,000 to $173.6 million, with larger populous states such as California and Texas receiving the largest allocations. Funds are available for expenditure during Program Year 2026 and the succeeding two program years, with base funds available July 1, 2026, and advance funds available October 1, 2026. Services are delivered at the state level through state workforce agencies and state departments of labor, which may subaward portions of funding to local workforce development boards, nonprofit organizations, and community-based partners for service delivery. Recipients must comply with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and maintain standard audit records as required.
Synopsis
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce Information Grants for Program Year (PY) 2026. States and Outlying Areas should e-mail all submission questions to Anu Mathew, 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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