Training and Employment Guidance Letter (02-26) for FY 2026 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)

Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated

Award range: $50,000 – $5,320,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Application deadline: Jan 31, 2027
Posted: Aug 25, 2026
Last verified: 5 days ago

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

Employment, Labor and Training

Official description from grants.gov

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.

Who can apply

Others

Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 17.289 · Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (17.289), not just this notice.

Fiscal year	Awards	Median award	Middle half
FY 2026 (so far)	0	—	—
FY 2025	87	$600,000	$324,000 – $1,000,000
FY 2024	168	$758,000	$463,750 – $1,000,000
FY 2023	119	$544,545	$287,499 – $1,000,000
FY 2022	0	—	—
FY 2021	0	—	—

For comparison, this notice advertises $50,000 – $5,320,000.

Who wins it Nonprofit (243), Higher education (56), Local government (39) of 374 awards — categories can overlap.

Top states CA (47) · NY (19) · PA (17) · RI (15) · CO (8)

Largest recent awards

WEST VIRGINIA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION, INC. $6,341,000 · FY 2023
MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE $6,000,000 · FY 2025
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF $5,000,000 · FY 2024
FOX VALLEY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INC $4,675,000 · FY 2025
MACHINISTS INSTITUTE $4,500,000 · FY 2025

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 26, 2026