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The U.S. Department of Labor's Strengthening Community Colleges (SCC) Training Grants Program, in its Round 6 cycle, funds community colleges to build program and system capacity for implementing and scaling access to short-term, in-demand training, with AI and emerging technology workforce skills as a priority.
The program helps community colleges increase access to high-quality training and career pathways aligned to local labor markets, with awards up to approximately $11 million each. It complements the broader federal push (alongside NSF TechAccess and DOL apprenticeship expansion) to prepare workers for AI-driven economic shifts, leveraging community colleges' strengths in experiential learning, internships, and apprenticeships.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Community colleges and community college systems, including consortia, that partner with employers, workforce boards, and economic development organizations to deliver in-demand training and career pathways. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows individual awards up to approximately $11,000,000 to community colleges to build program and system capacity for in-demand short-term training, including AI and emerging technology skills. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
DOL Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants Round 6 with AI Workforce and Skills Priority is funded by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Rapid Reskill Employment Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants (Reskill DWGs) - ETA-TEGL-15-25 is sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA). This grant opportunity supports innovative models for the rapid reskilling and reemployment of dislocated workers and aims to fill critical talent gaps in domestic manufacturing, aerospace, energy production, construction, and other occupations necessary for the reindustrializat…
Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund Grant Program (ETA-TEGL-02-25-C1) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA). This program provides grants to states to support businesses in creating or expanding training programs that provide workers with critical industry skills needed to fill in-demand jobs and advance national economic priorities.
The FY2026 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program supports basic research in science and engineering at U.S. institutions of higher education, with emphasis on multidisciplinary research where more than one traditional discipline interacts. The Army, Navy, and Air Force basic research offices are seeking applications across 22 topic areas including artificial intelligence and autonomy, information sensing and processing, and systems manipulation. MURI grants typically provide $1.25 million to $1.5 million per year for three years with option to extend two additional years. Approximately $170 million in total funding is available annually across all topics. The program is administered through the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Army Research Office (ARO), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR).
The NSF Convergence Accelerator is a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that funds multidisciplinary teams working to solve national-scale societal challenges through convergence research and innovation. Launched in 2019 under NSF's Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, the program operates in two phases: Phase 1 awards are up to $750,000, with successful teams advancing to larger Phase 2 awards. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education and nonprofit or for-profit organizations. Track I and Track K focus on specific high-priority topics announced each funding cycle. The next deadline is June 15, 2026. Proposals must comply with updated NSF research security policies effective July 2025.
The AI3 Action Institute is a federal effort to build dedicated AI capacity within Native communities rather than fund a single applied AI project. The awardee establishes and operates an AI resource hub for Native communities, providing technology information, facilitating information sharing and technology deployment across tribal and Native-serving organizations, and conducting stakeholder engagement and coalition building across industry, government and academic sectors. Notably, allowable costs cover short-to-medium-term staff costs including the Institute's director as well as facility setup - a recognition that the binding constraint in this space is institutional infrastructure and staffing, not project ideas. The financial structure is the detail that most shapes strategy: with a $2,500,000 floor, a $3,500,000 ceiling and $3,500,000 in total expected program funding across a three-year period, this is effectively a single-award competition, so applicants should assume they are competing for the entire program rather than for a slot in a cohort. Eligibility is restricted to Native-serving entities - federally recognized Indian tribes, incorporated non-federally or state-recognized tribes, consortia of Indian tribes, Native community-based organizations, Urban Indian Organizations, Alaska Native villages and entities, Native Hawaiian serving agencies, Native Pacific Islander serving agencies, and tribal colleges and universities. That eligibility list is broader than many ACF opportunities, extending to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander serving agencies as well as tribal entities. Applicants should expect the strongest proposals to combine an existing convening role in Native technology or education with a realistic plan for standing up durable staff capacity within the grant period, since a hub that dissolves when funding ends would not serve the program's purpose. The deadline is August 27, 2026, and applications are submitted through Grants.gov under opportunity number 362270.
DOL's second round of Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund grants closes August 17, 2026: roughly $40 million, about 10 awards, an $8 million ceiling, and an eligibility list restricted to State Workforce Agencies. The real opportunity is downstream, where the money converts into employer reimbursements. Here is how the architecture works, what Round 1 revealed, and how employers, community colleges, and workforce nonprofits should position for the money once it lands.
Read articleOn July 1, 2026, federal Pell grants became available for short-term, non-degree training for the first time — a generational shift that changes the economics of workforce programs. Here is how Workforce Pell works, how the $65M SCC6 competitive grants fund the infrastructure to capture it, where it sits in DOL's $8B+ workforce ecosystem, and the strategy for colleges and training providers.
Read articleThe DOL Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund is distributing $30 million across 14 states for employer-led workforce training in advanced manufacturing, AI, and skilled trades. Employer applications open mid-2026.
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