How much can one applicant receive?

$150,000 – $10,000,000 per recipient. The source states: “Estimated funding of $300,000,000 with expected number of awards: 150”.

How much funding is available in total?

$300,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

When is the application deadline?

Dec 31, 2028. Response date listed as Dec 31, 2028

What can the funding be used for?

Disaster Recovery funding, Employment Recovery funding, as classified by the source.

Is matching funding required?

No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing: false

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Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information

Awards $150,000 – $10,000,000 per recipient for consortium of wdbs, consortium of state workforce agencies, entities determined capable by the governor, entities eligible for funding through the indian and native american program in wioa section 166(c), indian tribal governments, local wdbs, other legal entity, other entities that demonstrate capability to respond to dislocations, outlying areas, state workforce agencies, closing Dec 31, 2028.

Official page

Consortium of WDBsConsortium of state workforce agenciesEntities determined capable by the governorEntities eligible for funding through the Indian and Native American Program in WIOA Section 166(c)Indian tribal governmentsLocal WDBsOther Legal EntityOther entities that demonstrate capability to respond to dislocationsOutlying areasState workforce agenciesEmployment, Labor and Training

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Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information awards $150,000 – $10,000,000 per recipient, open to consortium of wdbs, consortium of state workforce agencies, entities determined capable by the governor, entities eligible for funding through the indian and…

Record fields

Program pool (total): $300,000,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): $10,000,000
Estimated funding of $300,000,000 with expected number of awards: 150
Award floor: $150,000
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Dec 31, 2028
Deadline type: fixed
Opens: May 8, 2026
Status: Open
Eligible entities: Consortium of WDBs · Consortium of state workforce agencies · Entities determined capable by the governor · Entities eligible for funding through the Indian and Native American Program in WIOA Section 166(c) · Indian tribal governments · Local WDBs · Other Legal Entity · Other entities that demonstrate capability to respond to dislocations · Outlying areas · State workforce agencies
Geography: Not stated
Matching funds: No
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
Currency: USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle

$300,000,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

$10,000,000

Source wording: “Estimated funding of $300,000,000 with expected number of awards: 150”

Who can apply?

entity

Consortium of WDBs, Consortium of state workforce agencies, Entities determined capable by the governor, Entities eligible for funding through the Indian and Native American Program in WIOA Section 166(c), Indian tribal governments, Local WDBs, Other Legal Entity, Other entities that demonstrate capability to respond to dislocations, Outlying areas, State workforce agencies

Source field: entity types

industry

Employment, Labor and Training

Source field: industries

use

Disaster Recovery funding, Employment Recovery funding

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

Eligibility varies depending upon the type of National Dislocated Worker Grant requested (Disaster Recovery DWGs or Employment Recovery DWGs). Please reference the text of Change 1 to TEGL No. 09-24, for additional requirements.

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Dec 31, 2028853 daysfixed deadline

Response date listed as Dec 31, 2028

What can the money be used for?

Disaster Recovery fundingEmployment Recovery funding

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

Application effort: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Matching funds: No
Cost sharing: false

Who has received this funding?

No award records yet

We hold no prior awards for this programme. That is a gap in what we have connected, not a finding that the programme has never funded anyone — check the official page, which may list past recipients.

Common questions

Every answer below is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.

How much can one applicant receive?: $150,000 – $10,000,000 per recipient. The source states: “Estimated funding of $300,000,000 with expected number of awards: 150”.
How much funding is available in total?: $300,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?: Dec 31, 2028. Response date listed as Dec 31, 2028
Who is eligible to apply?: Consortium of WDBs, Consortium of state workforce agencies, Entities determined capable by the governor, Entities eligible for funding through the Indian and Native American Program in WIOA Section 166(c), Indian tribal governments, Local WDBs, Other Legal Entity, Other entities that demonstrate capability to respond to dislocations, Outlying areas, State workforce agencies.
What can the funding be used for?: Disaster Recovery funding, Employment Recovery funding, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?: No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing: false

Provenance

Source pagegrants.gov

Retrieved2026-08-31

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-08-31

The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.