ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS · GRANT
Training and Employment Guidance Letter (02-26) for FY 2026 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending
Employment and Training Administration · Employment, Labor and Training
- Deadline
- Jan 31, 2027 (99 days left)
- Who can apply
- Others
- Award range
- $50,000 to $5.3 million
- Expected awards
- 108
- Total program funding
- $96 million
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- ETA-TEGL-02-26
- Posted
- Aug 25, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 17.289
More on who can apply
Only the organizations specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division B Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, as named in Appendix I of this TEGL, are eligible for grant awards under this TEGL.
What it funds
Questions regarding this Training and Employment Guidance Letter may be emailed to Community.Projects.ETA@dol.gov. We encourage FY2026 sponsored recipient organizations to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular TEGL.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Jan 31, 2027. Late applications are usually not accepted.
New to this? Applying for a federal grant, step by step · Register to apply · How to read the notice · Write the narrative · Build the budget · Agency contact: Community.Projects.ETA@dol.gov
From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.
