STEM Education and Workforce Development Grants

STEM Education and Workforce Development Grants is sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Offers grants to support STEM education and workforce development, including programs that promote student wellness in STEM fields.

Employment and Training Administration Foreign Labor Certification Indians and Native Americans Layoffs and Rapid Response National Dislocated Worker Grants Trade Adjustment Assistance Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) POLICY AND DIRECTIVES Back Advisories and Directives Recovery-Ready Workplace Resource Hub Freedom of Information Act Office of Foreign Labor Certification Office of Grants Management Office of Unemployment Insurance (1-877-S-2JOBS) Manage Your Awarded Grant Competitive Grants for State Assessments 84.

368A - DOL-OESE-34017 The purpose of the CGSA program is to enhance the quality of assessment instruments and assessment systems used by States for measuring the academic achievement and growth of elementary and secondary school students. The FY 2026 competition includes two absolute priorities, three competitive preference priorities, two invitational priorities, selection criteria, and requirements.

The absolute priorities are: 1) Developing Innovative Assessment Item Types and Design Approaches and 2) Meaningful Learning Opportunities. The competitive preference priorities are: 1) Improving Assessment Scoring and Score Reporting, 2) Assessing Student Growth, and 3) Comprehensive Academic Assessment Instruments. The invitational priorities are: 1) Assessment and Data Literacy and 2) Comprehensive Assessment Systems.

Questions regarding this Announcement Notice can be emailed to Donald Peasley at ESEA. Assessment@ed. gov. Issue Date: April 30, 2026 Closing Date: June 16, 2026 Full Announcement (PDF Format) Visit grants.

gov posting page Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) 84. 423A - DOL-OESE-33914 The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) program on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED).

The SEED program provides funding to increase the number of highly effective educators by supporting the implementation of evidence-based practices that prepare, develop, or enhance the skills of educators to improve student outcomes. These grants will allow eligible entities to develop, expand, and evaluate practices that can serve as models to be sustained and disseminated.

Applicants can receive competitive preference points to projects or proposals that will be carried out by State educational agency grantees. This priority aligns to the Administration's efforts to ensure federal education dollars empower states to best meet their teachers and students needs.

Applicants can also receive competitive preference points for projects or proposals that are designed to responsibly advance artificial intelligence and/or prioritize and expand Registered Apprenticeships. Questions regarding this Announcement Notice can be emailed to Orman Feres at orman. feres@ed.

gov. Issue Date: April 16, 2026 Closing Date: June 01, 2026 Full Announcement (PDF Format) Visit grants. gov posting page Charter School Program Grants to State Entities 84.

282A - DOL-OESE-33903 Through CSP State Entity grants, the Department awards grants on a competitive basis to State entities that, in turn, award subgrants to eligible applicants for the purpose of opening new charter schools and replicating and expanding high-quality charter schools.

This program provides financial assistance to State entities to support charter schools that serve elementary and secondary school students in States with a State statute specifically authorizing the establishment of charter schools. Charter schools receiving funds under this program may also serve students in early childhood education programs or post secondary students.

Questions regarding this Announcement Notice can be emailed to Sareeta Schmitt at se_competition@ed. gov. Issue Date: April 16, 2026 Closing Date: June 18, 2026 Full Announcement (PDF Format) Visit grants. gov posting page State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula, Round 4 (SAEF4) -ETA-TEGL-08-25 Registered Apprenticeships address critical skills gaps across industries and regions nationwide.

The SAEF4 program provides direct funding to states and territories based on apprenticeship system growth within the state.

It aims to expand the National Apprenticeship System while simultaneously incentivizing states to focus on growth of the system by removing barriers that currently limit employer participation in Registered Apprenticeships, increasing transparency around the registration process, and setting ambitious goals for growth to advance President Trump’s goal to reach and surpass 1million active apprentices.

Further, SAEF4 aligns with America's Talent Strategy by preparing the workforce for economic growth and strengthens the National Apprenticeship System as the nation's premier talent development pipeline.

The program seeks to advance DOL’s efforts to prioritize reindustrialization by focusing on in-demand sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, nuclear energy infrastructure, shipbuilding, advanced manufacturing, domestic mineral production, information technology (IT) and other Administration-identified industry sectors.

Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement can be emailed to LaQuisha Barnes at SAEF4-TEGL@dol. gov. Issue Date: April 10, 2026 Closing Date: May 26, 2026 Full Announcement (PDF Format) Visit grants. gov posting page Innovative Approaches to Literacy 84.

215G - DOL-OESE-33831 The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor), is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED).

The Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program supports high-quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools.

IAL promotes innovative literacy programs that support the development of literacy skills in low-income communities, including programs that (1) develop and enhance effective school library programs, which may include providing professional development for school librarians, books, and up-to-date materials to high-need schools; (2) provide early literacy services, including pediatric literacy programs through which, during well-child visits, medical providers trained in research-based methods of early language and literacy promotion provide developmentally appropriate books and recommendations to parents to encourage them to read aloud to their children starting in infancy; and (3) provide high-quality books on a regular basis to children and adolescents from low-income communities to increase reading motivation, performance, and frequency.

By expanding access to high‐quality books, strengthening school library programs, and promoting early language and literacy development in low‐income communities, the IAL program directly advances the goal of increasing reading proficiency.

These strategies build strong foundational skills from birth through adolescence, ensuring that children and students—particularly those in high‐need LEAs—receive the targeted supports necessary to improve their reading motivation, performance, and long‐term literacy outcomes. Questions regarding this Announcement Notice can be emailed to Simon Earle, PhD at Simon. Earle@ed.

gov. Issue Date: April 08, 2026 Closing Date: June 09, 2026 Full Announcement (PDF Format) Visit grants. gov posting page Teacher and School Leader Incentive Fund 84.

374A - DOL-OESE-33844 The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor) is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program (TSL) program on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED).

The purpose of the TSL program is to assist States, local educational agencies (LEAs), and nonprofit organizations to develop, implement, improve, or expand comprehensive performance-based compensation systems (PBCS) or human capital management systems (HCMS) for teachers, principals, or other school leaders (especially for teachers, principals, or other school leaders in high-need schools) who raise student growth and academic achievement, support workforce readiness, and close the achievement gap between high- and low-performing students.

In addition, a portion of TSL funds may be used to study the effectiveness, fairness, quality, consistency, and reliability of PBCS or HCMS for educators. Grant application reviewers will award competitive preference points to projects or proposals that will be carried out by State educational agencies grantees.

This priority aligns to the Administration's efforts to ensure Federal education dollars empower states to best meet their teachers" and students" needs. Applicants can also receive competitive preference points for projects or proposals that are designed to advance meaningful learning, including high-quality and proven interventions that will directly benefit student learning outcomes.

Questions regarding this Announcement Notification can be emailed to Cynthia Hunter at Cynthia. Hunter@ed. gov. Issue Date: April 08, 2026 Closing Date: June 09, 2026 Full Announcement (PDF Format) Visit grants.

gov posting page Program Year 26 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Indian and Native American Programs – Employment and Training Grants – FOA-ETA-26-20 This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits applications for Indian and Native American Program (INAP) grants.

INAP funding supports employment and training activities for Indian and Native Americans throughout the United States by awarding grant to eligible entities at the local level for the provision of employment services.

Grant award recipients may use funding to help all eligible Indian and Native Americans, including Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, with employment, financial assistance for education and training, and other supportive services necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement may be emailed to INAP. OGM@dol.

gov . Issue Date: April 2, 2026 Closing Date: May 22, 2026 Full Announcement (PDF Format) Visit Grants.

gov Postings: Applicants wishing to apply for INAP Comprehensive Services Program funding (for adults) must submit an application under this posting: FOA-ETA-26-20-IA Applicants wishing to apply for INAP Supplemental Youth Services Program funding (youth) must submit an application under this posting: FOA-ETA-26-20-IY Educational Opportunity Centers Program - ED-GRANT-26-024 The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor), is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Educational Opportunity Centers Program (EOC) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED).

The purposes of the EOC Program are to: provide information regarding financial and academic assistance available for qualified individuals who want to enter or continue to pursue a program of postsecondary education; provide assistance to those individuals in applying for admission to institutions that offer programs of postsecondary education, and improve the financial and economic literacy of program participants.

Questions regarding this Announcement Notification can be emailed to Rachael Wiley, Ed. D at Rachael. Wiley@ed.

gov or Sharon Easterling at Sharon. Easterling@ed. gov. Prospective Applicant Webinar Issue Date: March 30, 2026 Closing Date: May 14, 2026 Full Announcement (PDF Format) Visit grants.

gov posting page Talent Search Program - ED-GRANT-26-022 The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor), is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Talent Search Program (TS) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED).

The purpose of the Talent Search Program is to identify qualified individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds with potential for education at the postsecondary level and encourage them to complete secondary school and undertake postsecondary education.

Talent Search projects publicize the availability of, and facilitate the application for, student financial assistance for persons who seek to pursue postsecondary education, and encourage persons who have not completed programs at the secondary or postsecondary level to enter or reenter and complete these programs. Questions regarding this Announcement Notification can be emailed to ReShone Moore at reshone. moore@ed.

gov and Ben Witthoefft at ben. witthoefft@ed. gov. Prospective Applicant Orientation Issue Date: March 17, 2026 Closing Date: May 1, 2026 Full Announcement (PDF Format) Visit grants.

gov posting page The Reentry Employment in Skilled Trades, Advanced Manufacturing, Registered Apprenticeships, and Training (RESTART) Initiative - FOA-ETA-26-17 RESTART supports the advancement of workforce readiness skills and the attainment of employment for ex-offenders across three populations: youth (ages 15-17 years old), young adults (ages 18-24 years old), and adults (ages 25 years old and above).

Funds will be awarded to eligible entities to develop programs to train ex-offenders for high-need American jobs and assist them in being productive contributors to the U.S. economy. Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to Alexander Heron at RESTART_FOA-ETA-26-17@dol.

gov. Prospective Applicant Webinar Issue Date: February 25, 2026 Closing Date: April 15, 2026 Full Announcement (PDF Format) Amendment One (PDF Format) Amendment Two (PDF Format) Visit grants.

gov posting page Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6) - FOA-ETA-26-40 Round 6 of the Strengthening Community Colleges (SCC or SCC6) grants will fund community colleges, with a singular focus on building program and system capacity for implementing and scaling access to short-term training opportunities through Workforce Pell Grants—i.e., promoting industry-driven strategies, worker mobility, and integration with the larger state workforce system (e.g., Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) partners) for statewide impact.

Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to Sarah Medley at SCC6_FOA-ETA-26-40@dol. gov. Prospective Applicant Webinar Issue Date: February 17, 2026 Closing Date: May 20, 2026 Full Announcement (PDF Format) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Amendment One (PDF Format) Visit grants.

gov posting page Pay for Performance Incentive Payments Program - FOA-ETA-26-19 The Pay-for-Performance Incentive Payments Program will focus on incentivizing the expansion and growth of the National Apprenticeship System, specifically in industries with a firmly established program infrastructure that will make a significant contribution to the Administration's goal of exceeding 1 million active apprentices.

The Department plans to award up to five (5) cooperative agreements with a four-year period of performance (PoP) focused on rapidly scaling and expanding newly developed Registered Apprenticeship programs and substantially growing existing programs across industries by offering incentive payments to program sponsors.

The Department will award up to four (4) cooperative agreements with a focus on rapid expansion of Registered Apprenticeship in targeted industries by offering incentive payments to program sponsors on a per apprentice basis for all new apprentices enrolled during the term of the cooperative agreement.

The designated industries are Shipbuilding and Defense Industrial Base; Artificial Intelligence (AI), Semiconductor, and Nuclear Energy Infrastructure; Information Technology; Healthcare; Transportation; and Telecommunication.

The Department is particularly interested in expanding Registered Apprenticeship in Shipbuilding and Defense Industrial Base and intends to make an award for this industry, contingent on receiving a quality application.

In addition, the Department plans to award one (1) cooperative agreement that will focus on rapid scaling of the Registered Apprenticeship system by providing incentive funding to program sponsors tied to achieving substantial increases based on the number of cohort apprentices. This cooperative agreement will support expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs across industries not covered under the specific industries noted above.

Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to Carmen Mew at PfP_FOA-ETA-26-19@dol. gov. Prospective Applicant Webinar Issue Date: February 13, 2026 Closing Date: April 03, 2026 Full Announcement (PDF Format) Amendment One (PDF Format) Visit grants.

gov posting page YouthBuild - FOA-ETA-26-38 Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOL will award grants through a competitive process to eligible public or private non-profit organizations or Tribal entities to provide pre-apprenticeship occupational skills training, education, and job placement services to opportunity youth.

YouthBuild prepares participants for quality jobs in various industry sectors, and includes wrap-around supportive services such as assistance in transportation, childcare, and housing. YouthBuild programs must offer participants construction training and hands-on experiences building affordable housing for their community.

Programs may also include a Construction Plus component, providing vocational training in additional high-demand industries. Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to Khanh Tran at YB_FOA-ETA-26-38@dol. gov. Prospective Applicant Webinar Issue Date: December 23, 2025 Closing Date: March 02, 2026 Full Announcement (PDF Format) Visit grants.

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