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2026-09-06
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Training and Employment Guidance Letter (02-26) for FY 2026 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending

ETA-TEGL-02-26 · Employment and Training Administration

education workforce social services Employment, Labor and Training

Closes
2027-01-31 · 147 d
Award ceiling
$5,320,000
Award floor
$50,000
Program funding
$95,501,000
Expected awards
108
Cost sharing
No
Posted
2026-08-25
Instrument
Grant
Characterization · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-08-26

Funds community project grant awards only for the specific organizations named in Appendix I of the TEGL for FY 2026 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending.

Funds
training education
University
ineligible
social behavioral
minor

RESTRICTED TO: SINGLE NAMED INSTITUTION

⚑ Eligibility is limited to the named recipients in Appendix I; not a general competition. · Congressional directed spending/community project funding; award amount and project purpose are predesignated. · Close date and grant details are tied to the specific TEGL notice and may not reflect an open solicitation.

Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules

IPPRA 5 none limited competition — a named institution holds this
Tom Love Innovation Hub 5 none not openly competed
Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) 5 none limited competition — a named institution holds this

Description

Questions regarding this Training and Employment Guidance Letter may be emailed to Community.Projects.ETA@dol.gov. We encourage FY2026 sponsored recipient organizations to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular TEGL.

Eligibility

Only the organizations specified in the Explanatory Statement for Division B Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, as named in Appendix I of this TEGL, are eligible for grant awards under this TEGL.

Apply

View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Employment and Training Administration <Community.Projects.ETA@dol.gov>

Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →

A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.

ONE LLM CALL (~1¢) · CACHED · REQUIRES STAFF KEY

Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →

Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.

ONE LLM CALL (~2-3¢) · CACHED · SCAFFOLDING, NOT GHOSTWRITING