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Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA). The Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants Program (SCC6) focuses on building the capacity of community colleges to meet labor demands by implementing and scaling access to short-term training opportunities through Workforce Pell Grants.
This round prioritizes statewide community college systems or consortia to support state-level workforce and education data sharing and integration. Projects should focus on industry-driven strategies, worker mobility through career pathways, and workforce system integration.
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Opportunity Listing - Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6) Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6) Agency: Employment and Training Administration Assistance Listings: 17. 280 -- WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants Last Updated: March 19, 2026 View version history on Grants.
gov 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. We encourage... prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.
gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA. Public and state institutions of higher education See the Funding Opportunity Announcement Section II. A and Amendment One for complete eligibility requirements.
Grantor contact information SCC6_FOA-ETA-26-40@dol. gov SCC6_FOA-ETA-26-40@dol. gov SCC6_FOA-ETA-26-40@dol.
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docx Mar 12, 2026 02:41 PM UTC SCC6_FOA-ETA_26-40_Amendment_One. pdf SCC6 FOA-ETA 26-40 Amendment One. pdf Mar 18, 2026 02:39 PM UTC Link to additional information Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Employment labor and training
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Only public and state controlled community colleges may be the lead applicants. All applicants must apply on behalf of a consortium of institutions of higher education. The consortium lead must be a community college that is a public institution of higher education and at which the associate's degree is primarily the highest degree awarded. Consortium members may include community colleges and public and private, non-profit four-year institutions. Partnerships with workforce development system partners and employer partners are required. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Approximately $65,000,000 total, with individual awards up to approximately $11,000,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6) - FOA-ETA-26-40 is sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA). This program funds community colleges to build capacity for implementing and scaling access to short-term training opportunities through Workforce Pell Grants. The focus is on promoting industry-driven strategies, worker mobility, and integration with the larger state workforce system (e.g., WIOA partners) for statewide impact. It prioritizes statewide community college systems or consortia to support states in building capacity for state-level workforce and education data sharing and data systems integration.
Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6) is a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) that funds community college consortia to expand workforce training and career pathways for in-demand industries. This sixth round provides $65 million in total funding, with individual awards ranging from $6.5 million to $10.8 million. Eligible applicants are public or state-controlled community colleges applying as lead institutions of consortia representing a majority of community colleges within their state. The application deadline is May 20, 2026.
Strengthening Community College Training Grants (Round 6) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA). This program supports programs that help community colleges develop high-quality, short-term training programs that meet employers' and workers' skill development needs. It is focused on programs that seek eligibility for the newly authorized Workforce Pell Grants.
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.