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WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants

Program Information

Popular name

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants

Program Number

17.280

Program objective

To carry out demonstration and pilot projects for the purpose of developing and implementing techniques and approaches, and demonstrating the effectiveness of specialized methods, in addressing employment and training needs of Dislocated Workers.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2021

    1) In June 2021, DOL awarded nearly $20 million in grants to four national out-of-school time organizations to expand local work readiness programs and support workforce development activities among these organizations’ local affiliates. Workforce Pathways for Youth program expands job training and workforce activities for youth.

    2) In January 2021, DOL awarded $40 million to 11 grantees for Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants to build the capacity of community colleges to collaborate with employers and the public workforce development system to meet local and regional labor market demand for a skilled workforce. The grants also build the capacity of community colleges to address challenges associated with the COVID-19 health crisis, such as expanding online and technology-enabled learning and migrating services to a virtual environment.

  2. 2023

    On May 16, 2024, ETA published a Funding Opportunity Announcement to solicit applications for the Critical Sectors Job Quality Demonstration Grant initiative, which will provide funding for grants to develop evidence-based workforce strategies that provide employers a pathway to improve employment in targeted sectors, with a particular focus on workers in underrepresented populations that have faced social, economic, and other barriers to jobs with higher-quality working conditions. Grants are awarded in one of two tiers for this initiative: 1) Planning and 2) Implementation. ETA announced 8 grant awards on will award grants to successful applicants by September 25, 2024.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Notices of FOAs are published periodically in the Federal Register on the ETA website at www.doleta.gov