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Program Year 2026 National Farmworker Jobs Program funds
Summary ETA gives National Farmworker Jobs Program career training and housing grantees instructions for obtaining their program year 2026 allotments. It also explains how eligible grantees may apply for additional youth services grants and how to request plan or performance changes. The letter required grant documents within 30 days of publication; its attachments provide allotment tables and instructions, while applicants obtain SF-424 forms through Grants.gov.
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Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 12-25
Date issued
May 21, 2026
Status
Active
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Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION WIOA-NFJP
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OWI
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
May 21, 2026
ADVISORY: TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 12-25
TO: NATIONAL FARMWORKER JOBS PROGRAM GRANTEES
FROM: HENRY MACK, ED.D.
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I Program Year 2026 Funds
for the National Farmworker Jobs Program
1. Purpose. To provide instructions to National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Career
Services and Training grantees and Housing Services grantees for the submission of required
documents for Program Year (PY) 2026 allotments and performance negotiations.
Additionally, Attachment V of this guidance includes application instructions for grantees
that wish to apply for additional PY 2026 NFJP Youth Services Grants.
2. Action Requested. Grantees must follow the requirements in this guidance to obtain the
federal funds for their NFJP program activities.
To receive PY 2026 NFJP allotments, grantees must submit the required documents through
Grants.gov within 30 days of the publication of this Training and Employment Guidance
Letter (TEGL). Grantees that do not submit complete documentation by the deadline risk
delaying the timely allotment of funds.
If a grantee wishes to amend their four-year program plan or negotiate their performance
targets, grantees should email their assigned Federal Project Officer (FPO) and copy
[email protected] within 10 days of the publication of this TEGL. See Attachment VIII
Modification Process.
Additionally, grantees who are eligible to apply for a PY 2026 NFJP Youth Services grant
must submit the required documents through Grants.gov within 30 days of the publication of
this TEGL to be considered for this additional funding opportunity. Please see application
requirements in Attachment V of this guidance.
3. Summary and Background.
a. Summary – The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is issuing this
guidance to explain the requirements and procedure to receive PY 2026 NFJP
allotments and to apply for an optional PY 2026 NFJP Youth Services Grant. ETA
RESCISSONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
will issue all NFJP awards as soon as possible following the receipt of applications so
that funds are available to support continued operations of program activities.
b. Background – Through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (from this point
forward, referred to as “the Act”), Congress provided $90,134,000 for Career
Services and Training grants (of which $89,405,000 was allotted after $729,000 was
set aside), $6,591,000 for Housing Services grants (of which $6,539,000 was allotted
after $52,000 was set aside and of which not less than 70 percent shall be for
permanent housing), and $671,000 for discretionary purposes. The Act allows the
Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to set aside up to 0.5 percent of each discretionary
appropriation for activities related to program integrity and up to 0.75 percent of most
operating funds for evaluations. Additionally, section 102 allows for up to 1 percent
of discretionary funds in the Act to be transferred between programs, projects, or
activities.
In distributing funds for Career Services and Training grants, the Department will
issue awards based on the results of the 2024 grant competition and ETA calculates
allotments through an administrative formula. The formula’s original methodology is
described in a notice published in the Federal Register, 64 FR 27390, May 19, 1999,
subsequently updated in the Federal Register notice, 86 FR 32063 on June 16, 2021.
For the Career Services and Training grants, each state service area will receive an
amount equal to the percentage of their PY 2025 total amount of federal funds, as
applied to the PY 2026 funds available. For additional information, refer to the
Federal Register notice, 89 FR 106593. For the Housing Services grants, the
Department will issue awards based on the results of the 2024 grant competition and
each grantee will receive an amount equal to the percentage of their PY 2025 total
amount of federal funds, as applied to the PY 2026 funds available.
For the PY 2026 NFJP Youth Services grants, WIOA section 127 requires that when
the amount appropriated for WIOA Youth exceeds $925,000,000, the Secretary shall
reserve four percent of the excess amount to provide youth workforce investment
activities under the NFJP. The PY 2026 WIOA Youth appropriation was
$948,130,000. Using the calculation for the set-aside designated in WIOA, $925,200
is available for PY 2026 NFJP Youth Services grants.
4. Application Requirements for PY 2026 NFJP Allotments.
a. Submit Separate Applications for Career Services and Training Grants and Housing
Grants
ETA encourages application submission as soon as possible, and applications must be
received within 30 days of the publication of this TEGL. Grantees must submit a
separate application package for each grant type under the associated funding
opportunity numbers in Grants.gov, which are referenced in the table below.
Grantees should also use the naming convention for each application submission
according to the table below. Note that if you are submitting documents for a Career
Services and Training grant, identify the application type as Career Services and
Training, and if you are submitting documents for a Housing Services grant, identify
the application type as Migrant Housing. The naming protocol identifies the
application package type and includes the name of the applicant organization and the
state service area. Grantees will receive a separate grant number for each NFJP
award.
Application Type Submit Under this Use this Application Naming
Funding Opportunity Convention
Number in Grants.gov
Career Services and Training TEGL-ETA-PY26-AC ABC Applicant - State - Career
Services and Training
Housing Services TEGL-ETA-PY26-MH ABC Applicant - State –
Housing
b. Required Documents for PY 2026 NFJP Allotments for Career Services and Training
Grants and Housing Services Grants
To receive PY 2026 allotments, NFJP grantees must submit via Grants.gov the
documents listed below in subsections i-v. See Attachment I for information on
Grants.gov. Submittal of these document packages does not constitute automatic
approval. Grantees may be asked, with the assistance of their assigned FPO, to
immediately revise and resubmit documentation prior to the allotment award.
Alternatively, the Grant Officer may approve the award allotment with Special
Conditions of Award, requiring the grantee to submit revised documents within 30
calendar days of the award date. If a grantee fails to submit documents by the
deadline, they risk delaying the timely allotment of funds.
In response to this guidance, the following documents are required for each Career
Services and Training application and Housing Services application:
i. SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance. An electronically submitted
SF-424 through Grants.gov constitutes an official signed document. The SF-
424 must identify the legal name of the grantee organization, along with the
organization's address, its Unique Entity Identification number and its
Employer Identification Number (EIN), all of which must match the same
information listed in the organization’s current registration with the System for
Award Management (SAM), found at https://www.sam.gov/. Please review the
SF-424 instructions document included on Grants.gov to ensure the correct
completion of the SF-424. The total funding amount entered under the
Estimated Funding section (item #18) must match the allotment amount in the
allotment tables. The state and county(ies) service area must be noted under the
Areas Affected by Project section (item #14).
ii. SF-424A, Budget Information – Non-Construction Programs Form. Please
review the SF-424A instructions document included on Grants.gov to ensure
the correct completion of the SF-424A. The total funding amount entered on
the SF-424A must match the allotment amount. See Attachment III for Career
Services and Training Grant Awards and Attachment IV for the Housing
Services Grant Awards.
iii. Budget Narrative. The Budget Narrative must follow the detailed instructions
provided in Attachment II. Each line item/category amount on the Budget
Narrative must also match the line item/category amount totals listed on the
SF-424A.
iv. Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) or Cost Allocation Plan.
Grantees that use a NICRA or Cost Allocation Plan (CAP) must submit a
current copy of the NICRA or CAP as part of this application. If a new NICRA
has been requested but not finalized, the grantee must include a copy of the
request. Please include the letter showing the date it was submitted. Note: If a
grantee includes indirect charges on line 6.j of the SF-424A, the grantee must
submit a NICRA or CAP unless the grantee elects to charge a de minimis rate.
If a grantee elects not to charge indirect costs, there is no need to include a
NICRA or CAP.
v. 2024-2027 Program Plan. Grantees must submit their 2024-2027 program plan
and attach a letter that includes the name of your organization, state service
area, and confirms that your organization has no modifications for its program
plan. If a grantee would like to request modifications to its program plan,
please see Attachment VIII Modification Process.
As grantees consider any need for program plan modifications, please note the
provisions of Executive Orders, including but not limited to, 14151, 14168,
14173, and 14190, as well as the U.S. Department of Justice’s July 29, 2025,
non-regulatory “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding
Unlawful Discrimination.” Grantees and subgrantees that have implemented
diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, or any initiatives that
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin may
risk violating federal civil rights laws such as Title VI or Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq. or 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.),
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.),
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. § 794), the Age
Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), Title II of the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq.), and similar federal
laws.
5. Inquiries. All NFJP grantees should submit inquiries on these grant applications instructions
to [email protected]. Grantees can direct other questions to their Federal Project Officer
and copy [email protected].
6. References.
• Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, enacted February 3,
2026;
• 20 CFR Part 685, WIOA Final Rule, effective October 18, 2016;
• Training and Employment Notice (TEN) 16-22: The Employment and Training
Administration is Implementing GrantSolutions for Grant Award Processing and the
Payment Management System for Financial Reporting, issued January 18, 2023 (TEN
16-22 | U.S. Department of Labor);
• Section 167 of WIOA (Pub. L. 113-128), Title I, enacted July 22, 2014;
• Federal Register Notice - Job Training Partnership Act: Migrant and Seasonal
Farmworker Programs, Final Allocation Formula, 64 FR 27390, May 19, 1999;
• Federal Register Notice - Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Program
Year (PY) 2021; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 167;
National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grantee Allotments; 86 FR 32063, June
16, 2021;
• Federal Register Notice- Employment and Training Administration Program Year
2024 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Section 167, National Farmworker
Jobs Program Final State Allotments, 89 FR 106593, December 30, 2024; and
• Federal Register Notice - Employment and Training Administration Program Year
2026 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Section 167, National Farmworker
Jobs Program (NFJP) State Allotments, May 8, 2026
7. Attachments.
• Attachment I: Grants.gov Submission Instructions
• Attachment II: Applicable Funding Restrictions and Budget Narrative Instructions
• Attachment III: PY 2026 Career Services and Training Grant Awards
• Attachment IV: PY 2026 Housing Services Grant Awards
• Attachment V: PY 2026 Youth Services Grant Application Instructions
• Attachment VI: PY 2026 Performance Requirements
• Attachment VII: Risk Review Process
• Attachment VIII: Modification Process
Attachment I
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
National Farmworker Jobs Program
Grants.Gov Submission Instructions
Applicants must submit the application package through Grants.gov. Applicants who need to
register with Grants.gov may do so through the Applicant Registration webpage. Registration is
a one-time process and applicants with a current Grants.gov account do not need to register
again.
To submit the required application package, applicants must:
• Select the SEARCH GRANTS tab on the Grants.gov homepage.
• Under the section, BASIC SEARCH CRITERIA, applicants enter the Funding
Opportunity Number for the applicable grant type for which they are applying:
o Career Services and Training Allotments: TEGL-ETA-PY26-AC
o Housing Services Allotments: TEGL-ETA-PY26-MH
o Youth Services Grants: TEGL-ETA-PY26-MY
• Select the link to the applicable Opportunity Number provided in the search results.
• Select the PACKAGE tab.
• Under the ACTIONS column, select APPLY.
This submission process may, at times, be complicated and time-consuming. As such, the
Department strongly encourages applicants to initiate the process as soon as possible to allow
time to resolve unanticipated technical problems.
Applicants are required to supply a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) on the SF-424. If your
entity is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) SAM.gov, your UEI has
already been assigned and is viewable under your entity record. Organizations not registered
with SAM.gov can obtain more information about a UEI at https://sam.gov/. Before
submitting, applicants must also ensure their registration with SAM.gov. Applicants may find
instructions for registering with SAM at https://www.sam.gov/. An awardee must maintain
an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an active
Federal award or an application under consideration. To remain registered in the SAM
database after the initial registration, entities must review and update the registration at least
every 12 months from the date of initial registration. Failure to register with SAM and
maintain an active account will result in Grants.gov rejecting the application submission.
For technical issues encountered during application submission, applicants may call 800-
518-4726 or 606-545-5035 to speak to a Customer Support Representative or
[email protected]. The Contact Center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
but closes on federal holidays.
An electronically submitted SF-424 through Grants.gov constitutes the official, signed
document and must reflect the total amount requested in item #18, Estimated Funding. Item
#11 must include the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number, 17.264.
Attachment II
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
National Farmworker Jobs Program
Applicable Funding Restrictions and Budget Narrative Instructions
Funding Restrictions.
Administrative Cost Limitation for NFJP Career Services and Training Grants, Housing
Services Grants, and Youth Services Grants:
• Administrative Cost Limitation: The administrative costs under this award are not to
exceed 15 percent of the amount of the grant award. Such costs include both personnel
and non-personnel costs and both direct and indirect costs. Administrative costs as defined
in 20 CFR Part 683.215 are for the performance of administrative functions in carrying out
activities under Title I of WIOA that are not related to the direct provision of workforce
investment services (including services to participants and employers). Administrative
costs do not need to be identified separately from program costs on the SF-424A Budget
Information Form and Budget Narrative. However, they must be tracked through the
recipient’s accounting system.
For NFJP Career Services and Training Grant Recipients only (not Youth Services Grants or
Housing Services Grants):
• Minimum 70 Percent Spending Requirement on Employment and Training Services:
Recipients must spend not less than 70 percent of their awarded funds on “employment
and training services,” as defined below. Accordingly, recipients may spend up to 30
percent of their awarded funds on a combination of administrative costs and other program
costs, further subject to the administrative cost limitation of 15 percent specified at 20
CFR Part 683.215. The term “employment and training services” means all allowable
career services, training services, housing services, and youth services as explained,
respectively, in 20 CFR 685.340, 350, 360, and 370, including supportive services and
related assistance services (as defined in 20 CFR 685.110 and further explained in 20 CFR
685.380). Employment and training services does not include administrative costs (as
defined in 20 CFR 683.215). Employment and Training Services costs do not need to be
identified separately on the SF-424A Budget Information Form and Budget Narrative.
However, they must be tracked through the recipient’s accounting system.
Budget Narrative Instructions.
Overarching Requirements:
• Each application package submitted by NFJP recipients must include a Budget Narrative
that further explains and supports the projected costs reflected in each line item of the SF-
424A Budget Information Form.
• The Budget Narrative should also include a section describing any leveraged resources
provided (as applicable) to support grant activities. Leveraged resources are all
resources, both cash and in-kind, in excess of this award. Valuation of leveraged resources
follows the same requirements as match. Applicants are encouraged to leverage resources
to increase stakeholder investment in the project and broaden the impact of the project
itself.
• The Budget Narrative must also explain the estimated cost-per-participant range based on
the minimum number of enrolled participants, the type of services included in the project,
costs for specific training, and the type of supportive services that participants need to
successfully engage in the program and realize their career goals.
• For Career Services and Training Grant Recipients Requesting Program Year 2026
Allotments - The submitted Budget Narrative must adhere to the amount of money
allocated for each state service area detailed in Attachment III.
• For Housing Services Recipients Requesting PY 2026 Allotments - The submitted Budget
Narrative must adhere to the amount of permanent and temporary expenditures detailed in
Attachment IV. Individual grants are awarded for Housing recipients of the grants
competition and are further allocated according to language in the appropriations law
requiring that of the total amount available, not less than 70 percent shall be allocated to
permanent housing activities, leaving not more than 30 percent to temporary housing
activities. In the budget narrative, housing grantees must clearly differentiate between the
permanent and temporary housing expenditures, as applicable.
• For Youth Services Grant Applicants - The submitted Budget Narrative must reflect the
Supplemental Funding amount requested.
Requirements for Explaining the SF-424A Line-Item Categories in the Budget Narrative
(reflective of Uniform Guidance revisions effective October 1, 2024):
• Personnel: List of all staff positions by title (including individuals hired by an
employment contract) including the roles and responsibilities. For each position give the
annual salary, the percentage of time devoted to the project, and the amount of each
position’s salary funded by the grant.
• Fringe Benefits: Provide a breakdown of the amounts and percentages that comprise
fringe benefit costs such as health insurance, FICA, retirement, etc.
• Travel: For grantee staff only, specify the purpose, number of staff traveling, mileage, per
diem, estimated number of in-state and out-of-state trips, and other estimated costs for
each type of travel.
• Equipment: Identify each item of equipment you expect to purchase that has an estimated
acquisition cost of $10,000 or more per unit (or if your capitalization level is less than
$10,000, use your capitalization level) and a useful lifetime of more than one year (see 2
CFR 200.1 for the definition of Equipment). List the item, quantity, and the unit cost per
item. Items with a unit cost of less than $10,000 are supplies, not “equipment.” In general,
we do not permit the purchase of equipment during the last funded year of the grant.
• Supplies: Identify the cost of supplies (e.g., general office supplies, desk/chairs,
laptops/printers, other specialty items) in the detailed budget per category. Except for
general office supplies, list the item, quantity, and the unit cost per item. Supplies include
all tangible personal property other than “equipment” (see 2 CFR 200.1 for the definition
of Supplies).
• Contractual: Under the Contractual line item, delineate contracts and subawards
separately. Contracts are defined according to 2 CFR 200.1 as a legal instrument by which
a non-federal entity purchases property or services needed to carry out the project or
program under a federal award. A subaward, defined by 2 CFR 200.1 means an award
provided by a pass-through entity to a subrecipient for the subrecipient to carry out part of
a federal award received by the pass-through entity. This should include payments to a
contractor for third-party evaluations that are not already accounted for elsewhere, if
applicable. It does not include payments to a contractor or payments to an individual that
is a beneficiary of a federal program. For each proposed contract and subaward, specify
the purpose and activities to be provided, and the estimated cost.
• Construction (for Career Services and Training Grants and Youth Services Grants):
Construction costs are not allowed, and this line must be left as zero. Minor alterations to
adjust an existing space for grant activities (such as a classroom alteration) may be
allowable. We do not consider this as construction, and you must show the costs on other
appropriate lines such as Contractual.
• Construction (for Housing Services Grants): Using grant funds for new construction is
discouraged. For permanent housing services, renovations or rehabilitations of existing
structures for grant activities may be allowable. We do not consider renovations or
rehabilitations of existing structures as construction, and you must show the costs on other
appropriate lines such as Contractual. Construction costs noted in the budget require a
subsequent amendment seeking prior approval of the Grant Officer.
• Capital Improvements: The Uniform Guidance defines capital
improvements/expenditures as expenditures to acquire capital assets or expenditures to
make additions, improvements, modifications, replacements, rearrangements,
reinstallations, renovations, or alterations to capital assets that materially increase their
value or useful life. Grantees should note these projected expenditures in the Budget
Narrative; however, grantees must receive prior approval to utilize grant funds for capital
improvements. This means grantees must submit a subsequent grant amendment following
the receipt of their allotment award, which seeks specific approval of the expenditure.
Grantees must work with their assigned Federal Project Officer in the submittal of this
amendment to ensure it has the appropriate detail.
• Other: Provide clear and specific details, including costs, for each item so that we can
determine whether the costs are necessary, reasonable, and allocable. List items, such as
stipends or incentives, not covered elsewhere.
• Indirect Costs: If you include an amount for indirect costs (through a Negotiated Indirect
Cost Rate Agreement or De Minimis) on the SF-424A budget form, then include one of
the following:
a. If you have a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA), provide an
explanation of how the indirect costs are calculated. This explanation should include
which portion of each line item, along with the associated costs, are included in your
cost allocation base. Also, provide a current version of the NICRA; or
b. If you intend to claim indirect costs using the 15 percent de minimis rate of modified
total direct costs (MTDC), please confirm that your organization meets the
requirements as described in 2 CFR 200.414(f). Clearly state that your organization
does not have a current negotiated (including provisional) rate, and is not one
described in 2 CFR Part 200, Appendix VII(D)(1)(b).
Applicants choosing to claim indirect costs using the de-minimis rate must use MTDC as
their cost allocation base. Provide an explanation of which portion of each line item, along
with the associated costs, are included in your cost allocation base. Note that there are
various items not included in the calculation of MTDC. See the definition below to assist
you in your calculation.
• Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC) Definition: To avoid a serious inequity in the
distribution of indirect costs, DOL defines MTDC as all direct salaries and wages,
applicable fringe benefits, materials and supplies, services, travel, and up to the first
$50,000 of each subaward or subcontract (regardless of the period of performance of
the subawards and subcontracts under the award). MTDC excludes equipment,
capital expenditures, charges for patient care, rental costs, tuition remission,
scholarships and fellowships, participant support costs and the portion of each
subaward or subcontract in excess of $50,000.
Please note participant support costs are not included in modified total direct
costs. As defined under 2 CFR 200.1, Participant Support Cost means direct costs
that support participants and their involvement in a Federal award, such as stipends,
subsistence allowances, travel allowances, registration fees, temporary dependent
care, and per diem paid directly to or on behalf of participants.
Additionally, the following link contains information regarding the negotiation of Indirect
Cost Rates at DOL: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/centers-offices/office-of-the-
senior-procurement-executive/cost-price-determination-division.
Indirect-type costs (such as top management salaries, financial oversight, human
resources, payroll, personnel, auditing costs, accounting and legal, etc. used for the
general oversight and administration of the organization) must not be classified as direct
costs; these types of costs are recovered as part of charging the de minimis or NICRA rate.
Do not show leveraged resources on the SF-424 and SF-424A. You should describe
leveraged resources in the Budget Narrative.
Applicants must list the same requested federal grant amount on the SF-424, SF-424A,
and Budget Narrative.
Attachment III
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
National Farmworker Jobs Program
PY 2026 Career Services and Training Grant Awards
State Allotment
Total $89,405,000
Alabama 813,404
Alaska -
Arizona 2,675,831
Arkansas 1,326,132
California 24,274,537
Colorado 1,847,809
Connecticut 557,074
Delaware 171,805
Dist of Columbia -
Florida 3,317,746
Georgia 1,841,003
Hawaii -
Idaho 2,438,969
Illinois 2,032,957
Indiana 1,365,989
Iowa 1,952,373
Kansas 1,381,876
Kentucky 878,131
Louisiana 869,763
Maine 453,473
Maryland 579,075
Massachusetts -
Michigan 2,304,439
Minnesota 1,748,110
Mississippi 968,663
Missouri 1,355,182
Montana 777,327
Nebraska 1,385,877
Nevada 248,857
New Hampshire -
New Jersey 855,571
State Allotment
New Mexico 1,186,750
New York 2,410,682
North Carolina 2,213,360
North Dakota 818,095
Ohio 1,597,227
Oklahoma -
Oregon 2,452,595
Pennsylvania 1,958,410
Puerto Rico 2,145,790
Rhode Island -
South Carolina 729,961
South Dakota 739,827
Tennessee 697,586
Texas 4,862,890
Utah 726,791
Vermont 227,517
Virginia 824,022
Washington 5,012,569
West Virginia 121,164
Wisconsin 1,910,457
Wyoming 347,334
California Grant Recipients Allotment
California Human Development 5,671,587
Corporation
Center for Employment and 6,980,414
Training
Central Valley Opportunity Center, 2,295,483
Inc.
Proteus 4,362,758
Santa Barbara County 1,985,718
San Joaquin County 1,489,289
Ventura County 1,489,288
Attachment IV
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
National Farmworker Jobs Program
Program Year 2026 Housing Grant Awards
State Grantee Service Permanent Temporary Housing Services
Area(s) Housing Services Housing Services Total
Total Total
Alabama Alabama Non- NC
Profit Housing $525,493 $131,373 $656,866
Arizona PPEP AZ
Microbusiness $853,681 $142,446 $996,127
& Housing
Development
Corp.
California La Cooperativa CA $582,894 $238,084 $820,978
Campesina de
California
Florida Florida Non- FL $1,313,731 $0 $1,313,731
Profit Housing
Michigan Michigan MI
Department of $919,612 $394,119 $1,313,731
Labor &
Economic
Opportunity
New York PathStone NY & $611,635 $125,275 $736,910
Corp. PR
Texas Motivation TX $630,592 $70,065 $700,657
Education &
Training, Inc.
$5,437,638 $1,101,362 $6,539,000
Total
Attachment V
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
National Farmworker Jobs Program
Program Year 2026 Youth Services Grant Application Instructions
In addition to applying for annual awards for Career Services and Training and Housing Services
Grants, this guidance also provides an opportunity for National Farmworker Jobs Program
(NFJP) grantees to apply for additional funding to serve Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker
(MSFW) youth, as explained below.
a. Submission Requirements. To be considered for a Program Year (PY) 2026 NFJP
Youth Services grant, grantees must submit the required documents through Grants.gov
within 30 days of the publication of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter
(TEGL). Grantees should name each application submission according to the table below.
The naming protocol identifies the application package type and includes the name of the
applicant organization and the state service area.
Migrant Youth TEGL-ETA-PY26-MY ABC Applicant - State - Youth
b. Eligibility. Eligibility requirements for applicants and participants are as follows:
i. Applicant Eligibility. To be eligible to apply for an NFJP PY 2026 Youth Services
grant, organizations must meet the following requirements:
a. Received an award under the Funding Opportunity announcement FOA-ETA-
24-15, National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grants for Career
Services and Training, and was approved to serve youth under that award.
b. Did not receive a PY 2024 or PY 2025 NFJP Youth Services Grant; and
c. Met 75 percent of their PY 2025 youth participant enrollment goal. To
confirm if a grantee met 75 percent of their youth participant enrollment
targets, The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will use a
grantee’s Quarterly Performance Report (ETA-9173) for Quarter End Date for
3/31/2026; Program Year to Date).
Below are the grant recipients for the PY 2025 Youth Service Grants:
• Oregon Human Development Corporation (Oregon)
• PathStone Corporation (Pennsylvania)
• PathStone Corporation (Puerto Rico)
• PathStone Corporation (Ohio)
Below are the grant recipients for the PY 2024 Youth Service Grants:
• County of San Joaquin (California)
• Motivation Education & Training, Inc. (Wyoming)
• Motivation Education & Training, Inc. (North Dakota)
• Motivation Education & Training, Inc. (Minnesota)
• Proteus, Inc. (Nebraska)
• Proteus, Inc. (Indiana)
ii. Participant Eligibility. The services funded through these additional funds are for
Eligible migrant and seasonal farmworker youth ages 14-24 as defined at the NFJP
regulations at 20 CFR 685.110. For information on NFJP program eligibility
requirements, see TEGL 18-16, Change 2.
c. Allowable Activities.
Youth Services grant funds can be used to enhance a grant recipient’s ability to design and
implement NFJP services, practices, and policies. For instance, activities can include:
i. Youth Workforce Services as described under 20 CFR 685.370. See WorkforceGPS -
WIOA Youth Program Elements.
ii. Outreach, recruitment, and strategic partnerships activities can include:
• Executing focused outreach and recruitment campaigns designed to reach
potentially eligible youth participants to ensure they receive support to enroll in
grant funded activities and increase their awareness of other available worker
protections and services.
• Leveraging existing partnerships with the local workforce development board,
state monitor advocate, and state workforce agency and enhance strategic
partnerships with community organizations or other entities to identify and enroll
eligible youth participants.
• Other activities that expand access to NFJP services for eligible youth
participants.
d. Funding Restrictions
The administrative costs under this award are not to exceed 15 percent of the amount of
the grant award. Such costs include both personnel and non-personnel costs and both
direct and indirect costs. Administrative costs as defined in 20 CFR Part 683.215 are for
the performance of administrative functions in carrying out activities under Title I of
WIOA that are not related to the direct provision of workforce investment services
(including services to participants and employers).
e. Application Components.
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will only fund applications that are
responsive to the requirements of this guidance. To be considered for this additional
funding, eligible applicants must submit a complete, high-quality application package.
The required components of the application package are as follows:
i. Project Narrative. The applicant must submit a Project Narrative for an application
to be considered responsive. The project narrative should be succinct, self-
explanatory, and well organized so that reviewers can understand the proposed
project. The Project Narrative is limited to five pages and must include information
about the project design. Applicants must describe the activities the grant funding will
support (allowable activities are described above in section c). Additionally, please
describe current staff capacity and, if appropriate, explain any changes for staffing
that would result from receiving the funding requested. Applicants must explain
increased enrollment levels or improved service quality that would result from
receiving the requested funding.
ii. SF-424 – Application for Federal Assistance. An electronically submitted SF-424
through Grants.gov constitutes an official signed document. The SF-424 must
identify the legal name of the grantee organization, along with the organization'
address, its Unique Entity Identification number (UEI) and its Employer
Identification Number (EIN), all of which must match the same information listed in
the organization’s current registration with the System for Award Management
(SAM), found at https://www.sam.gov. Please review the SF-424 instructions
document included on Grants.gov to ensure the correct completion of the SF-424. The
state service area must be noted under the Areas Affected by Project section (item
#14).
iii. SF-424A Budget Information – Non-Construction Programs Form and Budget
Narrative. The SF-424A and Budget Narrative documents do not count against the
page limit requirements for the Project Narrative. Applicants must submit the
following budget documents:
• SF-424A, Budget Information - Non-Construction Programs Form. Please review
the SF-424A instructions document included on Grants.gov to ensure the correct
completion of the SF-424A. The total funding amount entered must match the
funding requested in Field #18 of the SF-424.
• Budget Narrative - The Budget Narrative must follow the detailed instructions
provided in Attachment II. Each line item/category amount on the Budget
Narrative must match the line item/category amount totals listed on the SF-424A.
Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) - Grantees including indirect
charges on line 6.j of the SF-424A that are supported by a NICRA or Cost
Allocation Plan (CAP) must submit a current or recent copy of the NICRA or
CAP as part of this application. If a new NICRA has been requested but not
finalized, the grantee must include a copy of the request. Please include the letter
showing the date it was submitted. Grantees may elect to use a de minimis rate if
the organization meets the requirements as described in 2 CFR 200.414(f).
f. Application Review and Award.
Applicants may apply for grants of up to $300,000 each. To receive this additional
funding, eligible applicants must meet all requirements described in this attachment, and
submit a responsive application that addresses the grant application components.
If an eligible applicant omits any of the documents described within this attachment, or
substantially fails to address the requirements of one or more of such documents, their
application will be deemed non-responsive and will not be awarded. ETA encourages
applicants to submit quality final applications before the deadline. While previous
applicants may submit subsequent versions of their application if they realize that edits
are needed, doing so will delay the submission and may cause an application not to be
awarded. ETA will consider the latest submitted application to be the official submission.
ETA will only award PY 2026 NFJP Youth Services Grants to applicants who meet the
eligibility requirements specified earlier in this TEGL. ETA will award funds to eligible,
responsive applications on a first come, first serve basis. If there are more responsive
applications than available funds, ETA will fund applications based on the order of
receipt until it depletes available funds. For these reasons, ETA encourages eligible
applicants to submit their applications via Grants.gov as soon as possible. The deadline
for this application package is within 30 days of the publication of this TEGL. ETA may
stop accepting applications earlier than this date if available funds are depleted before the
official closing date. Applicants who do not submit a complete, comprehensive package
with required documentation will not be considered.
Final award amounts will be determined subject to available funds. If the total requests
are less than the available funding, or if additional funds become available, grant awards
may be increased proportionately. If ETA does not receive responsive applications, it
may request applicants, whose applications were deemed non-responsive, to resubmit a
revised application for reconsideration, depending on the availability of funding. ETA
will negotiate the final funding amount. ETA may require grant recipients to revise
budget documents prior to award execution to account for discrepancies between funding
requests and actual award amounts.
g. Financial Reports.
All award recipients are required to report financial data on the ETA-9130 Financial
Report through the U.S. Health and Human Services Payment Management System
(PMS). Reporting quarter end dates and the associated due dates for those reports are as
follows: quarter ending March 31 is due May 16; quarter ending June 30 is due August
15; quarter ending September 30 is due November 15; and quarter ending December 31 is
due February 15. The final financial report must be submitted no later than 120 calendar
days after the end of the quarter encompassing the period of performance end date. For
additional guidance on ETA's financial reporting, see TEGL No. 16-22 and TEGL No.
16-22, Change 1.
h. Quarterly Performance Reports.
Applicants awarded an NFJP Youth Services Grant must submit quarterly a Form ETA–
9179 Quarterly Narrative Report to communicate progress of NFJP Youth Grant and
outcomes for WIOA performance indicators and any additional performance indicators.
Performance accountability requirements for all NFJP grant recipients are available at
TEGL No. 14-18. For the purpose of assessing NFJP performance overall, ETA will
consider performance outcomes achieved via activities fully or partially funded through
these NFJP Youth grants as additive to youth outcomes achieved in the grantee’s main
NFJP CST Grant in the relevant Program Year, applying the same definitions,
calculations, and timing rules.
Attachment VI
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
National Farmworker Jobs Program
Program Year 2026 Performance Requirements
i. Performance Reports. NFJP Grantees will submit performance data through the Grant
Performance Management System (GPMS). GPMS will serve as the primary mechanism for
grantees to enter, track, and submit the participant data that feeds into generating grantees
Quarterly Performance Reports (QPR) through the Workforce Integrated Performance
System (WIPS). The Department of Labor will provide technical assistance regarding
requirements for using GPMS. Grantees should continue to submit the Joint Quarterly
Narrative Performance Report (QNR), Form ETA-9179 through WIPS. See the Funding
Opportunity Announcement (FOA-ETA-24-15) for information on performance indicators
for Career Services and Training grants and FOA-ETA-24-18 for information on
performance indicators for Housing Services grants.
ii. Financial Reports. All ETA award recipients are required to report financial data on the
ETA-9130 Financial Report through the U.S. Health and Human Services Payment
Management System (PMS). Reporting quarter end dates and the associated due dates for
those reports are as follows: quarter ending March 31 is due May 16; quarter ending June 30
is due August 15; quarter ending September 30 is due November 15; and quarter ending
December 31 is due February 15. The final financial report must be submitted no later than
120 calendar days after the end of the quarter encompassing the period of performance end
date. For additional guidance on ETA's financial reporting, reference TEGL No. 16-22 and
TEGL No. 16-22, Change 1.
iii. Period of Performance. Annual awards are based on Departmental application requirements
and availability of funds. Each of these awards will be under a separate grant number having
a fiscal 15-month period of performance, from July 1 to September 30 of the subsequent
calendar year. The grantee’s annual award must be expended within the awarded 15-month
timeframe. While ETA measures performance on a 12- month Program Year, July 1 to June
30, the extra quarter in the period of performance allows grant recipients to have flexibility to
absorb minor fluctuations in spending within the four-year cycle without the need to request
extensions from year to year. Therefore, grantees have an extra quarter to expend grant
funds. Grantees must continue to file a Federal Financial Report, Form ETA-9130, each
quarter for Program Year 2026 funds until those funds are fully expended or until the end of
the grant period of performance is reached.
Attachment VII
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
National Farmworker Jobs Program
Risk Review Process
Prior to making an award, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will review and
consider any information about the applicant that is in the responsibility/qualification records
available in SAM.gov (see 41 U.S.C. 2313). Applicants may review and comment on any
information in the responsibility/qualification records available in SAM.gov. Before making
decisions in the risk review required by 2 CFR 200.206 and 2 CFR 2900.5, ETA will consider
any comments by the applicant, along with information available in the
responsibility/qualification records in SAM.gov.
Additionally, ETA will comply with the requirements of 2 CFR Part 180 implemented at 2 CFR
Part 2998 (Non-procurement Debarment and Suspension). This risk evaluation may incorporate
results of the evaluation of the applicant’s eligibility (application screening) or the quality of its
application (merit review). If ETA determines that an award will be made, special conditions
that correspond to the degree of risk assessed may be applied to the award. Criteria to be
evaluated include the following:
i. Financial stability. The applicant's record of effectively managing financial risks, assets,
and resources;
ii. Management systems and standards. Quality of management systems and ability to meet
the management standards prescribed in the Uniform Grant Guidance;
iii. History of performance. The applicant’s record of managing previous and current
Federal awards, including compliance with reporting requirements and conformance to
the terms and conditions of Federal awards, if applicable;
iv. Reports and findings from audits performed under Subpart F–Audit Requirements of the
Uniform Grant Guidance or the reports and findings of any other available audits and
monitoring reports containing findings, issues of non-compliance, or questioned costs;
v. Ability to effectively implement requirements. The applicant’s ability to effectively
implement statutory, regulatory, and other requirements imposed on recipients
NOTE: As part of ETA’s Risk Review process, the Grant Officer will determine the following:
• If the applicant had any restriction on spending for any ETA grant due to adverse
monitoring findings;
• If the applicant received a High Risk determination in accordance with TEGL 23-15.
Depending on the severity of the findings and whether the findings were resolved, the Grant
Officer may, at their discretion, elect not to fund the applicant for a grant award regardless of
the applicant’s score in the competition.
Attachment VIII
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
National Farmworker Jobs Program
Modification Process
Modifications to Four-year Program Plan and Re-negotiation of Performance Targets for
Career Services and Training Grants and Housing Services Grants
If a grantee needs to modify their four-year program plan or performance targets for Program
Year (PY) 2026, they should email their assigned FPO and copy [email protected] within 10
days of the publication of this Training and Employment Guidance. For the email subject
line, please use “PY 2026 NFJP Modifications.”
a. Four-year Program Plan. Per 20 CFR 685.410, each grantee submitted a
comprehensive program plan covering PY 2024-2027 to the Department. The four-year
program plan describes a grantee’s plan to implement the grant project in accordance
with the Funding Opportunity Announcement. For additional information on what type of
information is included in the program plan, see 20 CFR 685.420.
• In circumstances when there is a change in funding levels, per 20 CFR 685.430, a
grantee’s program plan must be modified to reflect the funding level for each year
of the grant. If there are other circumstances that affect the program plan, a
grantee may also request to modify their program plan. Changes may include, but
are not limited to, service area and program services. The Department will review
a modification’s compliance with programmatic requirements, as well as the
Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements
for Federal Awards at 2 CFR 200.
• The grantee must submit a request to add, delete, expand, or reduce any part of
the program plan by emailing their assigned FPO and copy [email protected] by the
deadline.
• In their request, grantees should include a letter with the name of the organization,
state service area, and describe any change(s) and provide a justification for a
change(s).
• Additionally, we recommend highlighting any changes in the program plan.
b. Performance Targets. If a grantee does not wish to negotiate their performance levels
for PY 2026 no further action is needed. If a grantee wishes to negotiate their
performance levels for PY 2026, they should email their assigned FPO and copy
[email protected] by the deadline. The email must include a letter with the name of the
organization, state service area, new proposed targets for performance indicators, and
supporting justification. If a grantee does not submit a modification request with a letter,
including the proposed targets by this deadline, ETA will use the established PY 2025
performance targets for PY 2026.
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