Employment and Training Administration · Department of Labor
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2026.
In short: Employment and Training Administration expects to make 54 awards of $315,800 to $80.5 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
- $316K – $80.5M
- Total available
- $674.9M · about 54 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: 5
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
About this grant
Who can apply, from the official notice
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/9fcdadfd-96f6-4a3e-b2ff-8de56905f10d · Printed from grantme.click/grants/2f175238-d9c4-42ba-9db0-045e59dd0c39
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
1 award to Tennessee groups since 2024. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $14.7M spent that year | 2025 |
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. 4 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Tennessee Development District | Johnson City, Washington County | TN Department of Labor | $332K spent that year | 2024 |
| First Tennessee Development District | Johnson City, Washington County | Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development | $327K spent that year | 2025 |
| First Tennessee Development District | Johnson City, Washington County | Tennessee Department of Labor | $230K spent that year | 2023 |
| First Tennessee Development District | Johnson City, Washington County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $40K | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
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From other funders, about the same kind of work.
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More from Employment and Training Administration
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- Fiscal Year 2027 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines · Due Oct 30, 2026 · 20 days left
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- The Reentry Employment in Skilled Trades, Advanced Manufacturing, Registered Apprenticeships, and Training (RESTART) Initiative · Next round: about Feb 25 – Apr 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Program Year 2026 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Indian and Native American Programs Employment and Training - Adult · Next round: about Apr 2 – May 22, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula, Round 4 (SAEF4) · Next round: about Apr 10 – May 26, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
About the federal program
Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities, also called “Wagner- Peyser Act of 1933.”
Program number 17.207 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula), project grant
Match
None required (federal program listing).