- When is the application deadline?
- The deadline is 2028-12-31.
- How much funding can an applicant receive?
- Awards range from $150,000 to $10,000,000. The total program funding is $300,000,000, with about 150 awards expected.
- Who can apply for this grant?
- Eligibility varies by grant type. Disaster Recovery DWGs go to state workforce agencies administering WIOA formula funds, outlying areas, and Indian tribal governments as defined by the Stafford Act. Employment Recovery DWGs may go to state workforce agencies or outlying areas, local workforce boards or consortia, WIOA Section 166(c) Indian and Native American entities, governor-designated entities, or entities that demonstrate to the Secretary of Labor their capability to respond to particular dislocations.
- Can a sole proprietor or single-member LLC apply?
- No. For-profit businesses, including sole proprietors and single-member LLCs, are not eligible. Only government, tribal, and other specified public entities may apply.
- Can a nonprofit apply?
- The facts do not list nonprofits among eligible applicants, and the program notes indicate it does not accept nonprofit applicants. Eligible applicants are state workforce agencies, outlying areas, local workforce boards, Indian tribal governments, WIOA Section 166(c) entities, governor-designated entities, or entities demonstrating capability to respond to particular dislocations.