Employment and Training Administration · Department of Labor
Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2028 · 816 days left
- Award size
- $150K – $10M
- Total available
- $300M · about 150 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
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 39
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/ee00bde7-db1e-43d4-a6de-4a78b572cc31 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/7059388f-2923-4f97-a06e-e57623d6aeb8
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About this grant
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact Jenifer McEnery (DOL-ETA-DWG@dol.gov).
Who can apply, from the official notice
Eligibility varies depending upon the type of National Dislocated Worker Grant requested, as noted below. Please reference the text of Change 1 to TEGL No. 09-24, for additional requirements.Disaster Recovery DWGs: 1. State workforce agencies administering WIOA formula funds; 2. Outlying areas; or 3. Indian tribal governments as defined by the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5122(6).Employment Recovery DWGs: 1. State workforce agencies or outlying areas, or a consortium of state workforce agencies; 2. Local WDBs or a consortium of WDBs; 3. Entities eligible for funding through the Indian and Native American Program in WIOA Section 166(c); 4. Appropriate entities determined by the governor of the state or outlying area involved; or 5. Entities that demonstrate to the Secretary of Labor their capability to effectively respond to circumstances related to particular dislocations.
Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct7
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov - Dec10
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Dec25
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Dec29
Submit
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Dec31
Deadline
From the funder.
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What the official notice requires
Pulled from the official notice TEGL_09-24_Change_1.pdf (49 pages) so you can see the requirements at a glance. Each item shows the notice's own words. Open the page to read it in context.
Award size and project length
Project period: 36 months · p. 29
“DOL will generally award DWGs with a period of performance not to exceed 36 months from the project start date, unless an applicant specifically requests a shorter period of performance.” Open page 29
Project period: 12 months · p. 29
“DOL will consider a one-time extension of the period of performance by up to 12 months in exceptional circumstances, and with appropriate justification, which includes a demonstration that the recipient will be able to complete planned grant activities…” Open page 29
Registrations you need first (2)
Grants.gov · p. 20
“Application Submission Grant recipients and applicants must submit any applications for funding through Grants.gov (https://www.grants.gov).” Open page 20
SAM.gov, Unique Entity ID (UEI) · p. 21
“Unique Entity ID (UEI) and Sam.gov Registration Before applying, applicants must register with the System for Award Management (SAM) and obtain an Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).” Open page 21
Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
What to submit
Resumes or bios of key staff · p. 13
“The work must be intended to remove health and safety hazards to the larger community, or to address or alleviate specific economic or employment-related impacts of the disaster, such as cleanup work needed for disaster-affected employers to resume or…” Open page 13
Form SF-424 · p. 21
“Submission requirements stipulate that all applicants for Federal grant and funding opportunities must supply their UEI number on the SF-424.” Open page 21
Timeline or schedule of completion · p. 28
“An application must include a timeline of the proposed project that reflects the applicant’s proposed project design.” Open page 28
Memorandum of understanding (MOU) · p. 34
“As such, DWG grant recipients that are currently one-stop partners would not be required to update or 19 Guidance related to required WIOA partners, MOUs, and IFAs can be found in TEGL 16-16 and TEGL 17-16.” Open page 34
Indirect cost rate agreement · p. 36
“If grant recipients do not have a NICRA/CAP or have a pending NICRA/CAP, and in either case choose to include estimated indirect costs in their budget, at the time of award the Grant Officer will release funds in the amount of 15 percent of salaries and…” Open page 36
Who in Tennessee has won this program
10 awards to Tennessee groups in 5 counties since 2020. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | Nashville, Davidson County | $11.5M | 2020 |
| TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | Nashville, Davidson County | $5M | 2023 |
| TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | Nashville, Davidson County | $4.5M | 2025 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $2.1M spent that year | 2025 |
| Yowealth Academy | Memphis, Shelby County | $1.4M | 2022 |
| First Tennessee Development District | Johnson City, Washington County | $1.2M | 2020 |
| Roane State Community College | Harriman, Roane County | $976K | 2021 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | $687K | 2020 |
| TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | Nashville, Davidson County | $515K | 2021 |
| South Central Tennessee Development District | Mt Pleasant, Maury County | $107K spent that year | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov, 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. 29 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Tennessee Development Dist | Mt Pleasant, Maury County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $1.7M | 2024 |
| Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $1.5M | 2024 |
| Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board Inc. | Clarksville, Montgomery County | Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development | $1.4M spent that year | 2023 |
| Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board, Inc. | Clarksville, Montgomery County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $1M | 2023 |
| Chattanooga Area Reg Council of Governments/Se TN Development District | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce | $739K spent that year | 2023 |
| Workforce Innovations | Dyersburg, Dyer County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $684K | 2024 |
| Workforce Innovations | Dyersburg, Dyer County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $684K | 2024 |
| Upper Cumberland Local Workforce Development Board, Inc. | Cookeville, Putnam County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $643K | 2023 |
| South Central Human Resource Agency, Inc. | Fayetteville, Lincoln County | South Central Tennessee Development District | $485K spent that year | 2025 |
| Workforce Innovations | Dyersburg, Dyer County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $469K | 2023 |
| Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board, Inc. | Clarksville, Montgomery County | TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | $400K | 2023 |
| Workforce Essentials, Inc. | Clarksville, Montgomery County | Tdlwd/Nmtwb | $353K spent that year | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
About the federal program
WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants, also called “WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants”
Program number 17.277 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration · Project grant
How applications are judged
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/dislocated-workers/laws
Match
Match: none required (federal program listing). Statutory Formula: Title Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, Part Chapter 3, Subpart Sec 170,Public Law 113-128.20 C.F.R. parts 680 and 687
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal year 2025: In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor awarded $3.5 million to the Montana Department of Labor and Industry for employment and training services for people in the state�s communities affected by the Sibanye-Stillwater mine layoffs. On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor awarded $2.7 million in grant funding to support disaster-relief jobs and employment and training services for Georgia residents suffering from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. On Jan 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor approved up to $10 million � with $1 million released initially � in emergency grant funding to California to support disaster-relief jobs and training services for those affected by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County.