Employment and Training Administration · Department of Labor
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult Activities Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2026.
In short: Employment and Training Administration expects to make 52 awards of $2.2 million to $149.7 million.
Key facts
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 29 – May 29, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
The funder says: “Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.” - Award size
- $2.2M – $149.7M
- Total available
- $875.5M · about 52 awards
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Set by the official notice: see Who can apply below
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 49
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About this grant
Who can apply, from the official notice
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/260a724e-3e8f-4910-884f-bc0687f019ed · Printed from grantme.click/grants/01ed1823-b8d5-4857-b3e9-e7f27eabffdc
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
3 awards to Tennessee groups in 2 counties since 2023. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $14.8M spent that year | 2025 |
| Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board, Inc. | Clarksville, Montgomery County | $3.4M spent that year | 2025 |
| South Central Tennessee Development District | Mt Pleasant, Maury County | $783K spent that year | 2024 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 46 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Memphis Chamber | Memphis, Shelby County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $2.7M | 2026 |
| Greater Memphis Chamber | Memphis, Shelby County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $2.7M | 2025 |
| Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board Inc. | Clarksville, Montgomery County | Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development | $2.6M spent that year | 2023 |
| Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board, Inc. | Clarksville, Montgomery County | State of TN Dept of Labor | $2.5M spent that year | 2024 |
| Greater Memphis Chamber | Memphis, Shelby County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $2.3M | 2024 |
| Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board, Inc. | Clarksville, Montgomery County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $2.1M | 2025 |
| Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments | Chattanooga, Marion County | Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development and Hamilton County Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: | $2M spent that year | 2025 |
| Chattanooga Area Reg Council of Governments/Se TN Development District | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development | $2M spent that year | 2025 |
| Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board, Inc. | Clarksville, Montgomery County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $1.9M | 2024 |
| Chattanooga Area Reg Council of Governments/Se TN Development District | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development and Hamilton County Workforce Innovation | $1.9M spent that year | 2024 |
| Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board, Inc. | Clarksville, Montgomery County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $1.8M | 2026 |
| East Tennessee Human Resource Agency | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development | $1.7M spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
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About the federal program
WIOA Adult Program, also called “Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Adult Programs”
Program number 17.258 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)