1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
Barrier Removal Employment Success (BRES) program is sponsored by Michigan's Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), Workforce Development (WD). The BRES program aims to remove employment barriers, including transportation, for job seekers.
It is part of the broader WIOA initiatives in Michigan, focusing on collaboration between Michigan Works Agencies (MWAs) and economic development organizations to align workforce development with business needs and improve service delivery in the region.
Get a weekly digest of new grants like this
A free weekly digest of new foundation and federal funding opportunities as they're added to Granted. Unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofits working with Michigan Works Agencies (MWAs) and focusing on removing employment barriers for job seekers. (Likely sub-recipient opportunities through MWAs). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows not specified, but Michigan's LEO-WD provided funding to MWAs in January 2024. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Barrier Removal Employment Success (BRES) program is funded by Michigan's Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), Workforce Development (WD). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Michigan. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
Past winners and funding trends for this program
The Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities Initiative returns for a seventh round with $49.2M for the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions — awards of $2M to $8M, an estimated 6 to 24 grants, and a July 23, 2026 deadline. Here is how the three-commission structure works, who is eligible, why WORC 7's shift toward large-scale regional sector partnerships changes who should apply, and how to build a proposal that survives the competition.
Read articleThe Department of Education quietly published the FY2026 RPED competition in the May 29 Federal Register: $45M total, awards of $1.5M-$2.5M each over 48 months, applications due June 23 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The program funds rural community colleges and regional universities to build career pathways into high-wage industries. With FIPSE under structural review by the second Trump administration, this may be the last cycle under the existing rubric. Here's the eligibility math, the partner architecture that wins, the NCES locale codes that gate the absolute priority, and the 25-day sprint that determines who gets funded.
Read articleThe Education Department's sixth and seventh interagency handoffs to DOL open the FY2026 Career Pathways Exploration and Teacher Quality Partnership competitions. Eligibility, deadlines, and the workforce-development reframe explained.
Read article