U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities

Federal program · program number 17.207 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · also called “Wagner- Peyser Act of 1933.”

Open now: None right now
Closed for this year: 1 grant, next round estimated
Type of help: Formula grant (amounts set by a formula), project grant
Typical award: Funding is published annually in the Federal Register. The obligation levels for "Formula Grants" include Employment Service Allotments to States and Workforce Information Grants. The obligation levels for "Project...
Deadlines: Deadlines do not apply 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program.

How this money reaches Tennessee: this is a formula program. The federal government sends it to the state (or to large cities and counties), and a Tennessee agency usually passes it on to local groups as pass-through grants. Ask the state agency that runs it, or your regional development district, when their next local round opens.

Closed for this year

This year's round is over. GrantMe estimated the next round from last year's dates.

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2026. · Next round: about Apr 29 – May 29, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder

What it pays for

The Employment Service (ES) program brings together individuals looking for employment and employers looking for job seekers. It does this by providing a variety of services, which are available to all individuals. The program provides job seekers with career services, including labor exchange services, job search assistance, workforce information, referrals to employment, and other assistance. Employers can use the ES to post job orders and obtain qualified applicants.

Who can apply

For Wagner-Peyser Employment Service grants and Labor Market Information grants, eligible applicants include all 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

Who in Tennessee has won this program

1 award to Tennessee groups since 2024. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winner	Where	Amount	Fiscal year
State of Tennessee	Nashville	$14.7M spent that year	2025

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
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).