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Rapid Reskill Employment Recovery grants for dislocated workers
Summary ETA announced roughly $50 million in Rapid Reskill Employment Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants, with awards from $2 million to $8 million. The grants support projects to assess displaced workers’ skills and move them quickly into jobs or paid work-based training in growing occupations. The letter describes who may apply, funding and performance conditions, and an August 3, 2026 application deadline.
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Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 15-25
Date issued
June 25, 2026
Status
Active
ETA lists this advisory as active and the letter prints an expiration date of Continuing, although its August 3, 2026 application deadline has passed.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION WIOA-DWG
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OWI
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
June 25, 2026
ADVISORY: TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 15-25
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
STATE WORKFORCE ADMINISTRATORS
STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARDS AND CHAIRS
STATE LABOR COMMISSIONERS
INDIAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM GRANTEES
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND TRIBAL COLLEGES STATE
STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
STATE CTE DIRECTORS
STATE EDUCATION COMMISSIONERS
FROM: HENRY MACK, ED.D.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
SUBJECT: Rapid Reskill Employment Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants
(Reskill DWGs)
1. Purpose. To announce the availability of approximately $50 million for Reskill DWGs, with
award amounts ranging from $2,000,000 to $8,000,000. This grant opportunity emphasizes
dual objectives: 1) support innovative models for the rapid reskilling and reemployment of
dislocated workers and 2) fill critical talent gaps in domestic manufacturing, aerospace,
energy production, construction, and other occupations necessary for the reindustrialization
agenda of the Trump Administration. These grants support Executive Order 14278,
Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future, and America’s AI
Action Plan.
2. Action Requested. Eligible applicants should submit applications by August 3, 2026, and
according to the instructions below. Please share this opportunity with all parties who
administer Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult, Dislocated Worker,
and Wagner-Peyser programs, National Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs), the
Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program, and other interested
entities and potential partners to develop quality applications.
3. Summary and Background.
a. Summary – Reskill DWGs will enable successful applicants to implement projects that
rapidly connect workers affected by layoffs to employment and training services leading
to high-wage, in-demand occupations that are projected to grow as the Trump
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
Administration continues to strengthen domestic manufacturing, semiconductor
production, defense supply chains, and advanced industries. Funded projects will deliver
employment and training services to quickly assess participants’ prior experience and
existing skillsets and chart a course to an in-demand occupation or industry, with the
clear objective of rapidly placing the worker in employment, or paid work-based training,
within the target occupation or sector identified by the state based on labor market data.
b. Background –The Trump Administration is advancing a bold economic strategy to
reindustrialize America, reclaim control over the levers of national prosperity, ensure
America leads the world in artificial intelligence (AI), and ensure that American workers
and their families are the primary beneficiaries of that leadership. As part of that
approach, in America’s AI Action Plan and America’s Talent Strategy: Building the
Workforce for the Golden Age, the U.S. Department of Labor (Department or DOL)
committed to developing new approaches to support workers during the economic
transformation occurring with the rise of AI, including rapid reskilling for displaced
workers.
The Trump Administration is committed to ensuring that displaced workers have access
to the skills and pathways to succeed. Simultaneously, the Trump Administration is
committed to pursuing reindustrialization initiatives to strengthen domestic employment
and worker mobility. These efforts require workers with skills in areas such as AI-
augmented manufacturing and robotics, mechatronics and smart systems, supply chain
analytics, precision machining, and more.
The Reskill DWGs are designed to prioritize rapid engagement and placement, leverage
workers’ prior experience and existing skills, and deliver training tied directly to
employer demand within the target industries, all with the goal of connecting displaced
workers to employment or paid work-based training within six months of enrollment. By
minimizing time out of the workforce and leveraging proven work-based training
approaches, including Registered Apprenticeships, dislocated workers will be back to
earning a paycheck faster as they continue to develop the skills and experience to
advance in their new career. Reskill DWG grantees will be required to document and
share what they learn so that the most effective models can be identified, scaled across
the broader workforce system, and used to inform future workforce policy and
investment.
DWGs are discretionary grants awarded by the Secretary of Labor under Section 170 of
WIOA to provide employment-related services to dislocated workers and other eligible
individuals. Under 20 C.F.R. 687.110(a)(5), the Secretary of Labor may determine events
that qualify for Employment Recovery DWG funds, such as the economic transformation
and reindustrialization occurring in the economy and the corresponding changes to
workers' jobs, needed vocational skills, and to business and industry workforce needs.
4. Reskill DWG Funding Opportunity.
a. Goal of Reskill DWGs. These grants will support innovative models for 1) the rapid
reskilling and reemployment of dislocated workers and 2) preparing and placing workers
into high-growth and emerging industries critical to American competitiveness and
reindustrialization. Consistent with the general requirements for Employment Recovery
DWGs described in Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 09-24,
Change 1, Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and
Application Information, and the required core elements listed in section 4e below,
Reskill DWG awards will achieve the following project goals:
i. Rapidly reskill and re-employ participants with the objective of placement in
employment or paid work-based training within six months of enrollment.
ii. Leverage prior experience and existing skills of grant participants to identify target
occupations and accelerate pathways to reemployment.
iii. Prepare participants with foundational and industry-specific knowledge, skills and
abilities necessary to succeed in careers supporting America’s reindustrialization
efforts, as identified by the state using labor market data.
iv. Develop and share innovations in program models and service strategies that quickly
and effectively drive rapid reskilling and reemployment that can be scaled and
replicated across the broader workforce system.
b. Qualifying Event. ETA issues this guidance under 20 C.F.R. 687.110(a)(5), which
authorizes the Secretary of Labor to determine events that qualify for Employment
Recovery DWG funds. Unlike typical Employment Recovery DWG applications, these
DWG applicants do not need to document a qualifying event in their application, as the
qualifying event for this DWG is the broad and accelerating economic transformation
driven by AI and the immediate needs related to America’s economic resurgence. This
transformation is affecting workers across the entire United States, including all Outlying
Areas, and is expected to continue at an increasing pace. Applicants must identify the
geographic area they intend to serve, how economic transformation and
reindustrialization is impacting that area, and their proposed program model; see section
4.d. below for information on required application elements. In order to manage the funds
available in the Dislocated Worker National Reserve, the Department does not intend to
consider DWG applications under this qualifying event submitted after August 3, 2026,
unless formally communicated in a subsequent change to this TEGL.
c. Applicant Eligibility. The following entities are eligible for Reskill DWGs (20 CFR
687.120(a)):
i. States or outlying areas, or a consortium of states1;
1
For states applying as a consortium, only one state may serve as the lead applicant for purposes of application
submission through Grants.gov. The lead applicant must conduct all fiscal and performance reporting and serve as
the fiscal agent for the grant.
ii. Local workforce development boards (WDBs) or a consortium of WDBs2;
iii. Entities eligible for funding through the WIOA Section 166(c) Indian and Native
American (INA) program;
iv. Entities determined to be appropriate by the Governor of the state or outlying area
involved; or
v. Entities that demonstrate to the Secretary of Labor their capability to effectively
respond to circumstances related to particular dislocations, like those described in this
TEGL.
Applicants under category iv. must demonstrate that a Governor has determined the
appropriateness of an entity to serve as a grantee under this TEGL. Such an applicant
must attach a signed letter from the Governor, on official letterhead, identifying the
organization and indicating why the Governor has determined its appropriateness. The
entity must attest in its application that it will arrange a method for reporting performance
and financial data prior to the receipt of any grant funds.
For applicants under category v., where the applicant is not the state agency that
administers WIOA Dislocated Worker formula funds, the applicant is strongly
encouraged to work collaboratively with the appropriate state workforce agency and/or
appropriate local WDBs in each of the geographic areas the grant will operate, to ensure
that the applicant coordinates with Rapid Response efforts or otherwise coordinates with
early intervention activities as required in 20 CFR 687.140. Such an applicant must
submit documentation that verifies that the applicant has:
• expertise in workforce development or training;
• strong employer partnerships and familiarity with work-based learning models,
including Registered Apprenticeships;
• the geographic or administrative reach to handle large-scale workforce issues like
unemployment;
• the financial and administrative capability to administer a federal grant;
• a commitment and strategy to work collaboratively with appropriate State
workforce agency(ies) and/or WDBs for the geographic area(s) which the proposed
grant will serve; and
• consented in its completed Suggested Application (Attachment I) that, prior to
receiving any grant funds, it will arrange a method for reporting performance data
as required by TEGL No. 14-18, Attachment 6.
DOL expects grant recipients that are not already partners with relevant state workforce
agencies and local workforce development boards to develop such collaboration within
three months of grant award date. Reskill DWG applicants may concurrently be
subrecipients in another Reskill DWG application. Multiple eligible entities from within
the same state may submit applications for Reskill DWGs. However, the Department is
2
For WDBs applying as a consortium, only one WDB may serve as the lead applicant for purposes of application
submission through Grants.gov. The lead applicant must conduct all fiscal and performance reporting and serve as
the fiscal agent for the grant.
unlikely to fund multiple, separate applications that duplicate activities for the same
geographic territory and propose to serve the same populations and may instead award a
Reskill DWG to a single entity to serve the service delivery area. The Department
strongly encourages coordination among states, local workforce development boards, and
other entities eligible to apply for DWG funds, to avoid duplication.
d. Participant Eligibility. The following individuals may receive participant services in the
Reskill DWG. See 20 CFR 687.170(a) for details regarding individuals eligible for grant
program services.
i. Dislocated workers as defined in WIOA Section 3(15).
ii. Other members of the Armed Forces.3
iii. An individual who is employed in a non-managerial position with a Department of
Defense contractor, who is determined by the Secretary of Defense to be at risk of
termination from employment as a result of reductions in defense expenditures, and
whose employer is converting operations from defense to nondefense applications to
prevent worker layoffs.
Grant recipient policies should include a protocol for verifying participant eligibility, and
collecting and validating participant data in alignment with Section 4 of TEGL No. 23-
19, Change 3, Guidance for Validating Required Performance Data Submitted by Grant
Recipients of U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Workforce Programs.
Note that WIOA does not mandate that participants served under an Employment
Recovery DWG be laid off from a specific qualifying event; WIOA only requires that
participants meet dislocated worker eligibility requirements. While Reskill DWGs are
strategically focused on helping displaced workers navigate the emerging AI economy
and reindustrialization, all workers who meet the dislocated worker eligibility
requirements may participate. Note except for eligible participants under ii and iii above,
incumbent workers are not eligible participants.
DWGs, including Reskill DWGs, are subject to the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 4215, which
provides priority of service to veterans and eligible spouses in all Department of Labor-
funded job training programs. Grantees must ensure that veterans and eligible spouses
who meet DWG eligibility requirements will receive priority of service for training made
available under DWGs, as described in TEGL No. 10-09, Implementing Priority of
Service for Veterans and Eligible Spouses in all Qualified Job Training Programs
Funded in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
e. Grant Activities. Reskill DWG activities include required Core Elements, Encouraged
Innovation, and Other Allowable Activities in alignment with Employment Recovery
DWG activities identified at 20 CFR 687.180 and further described in TEGLs No. 09-24
3
A member of the Armed Forces who was on active duty or full-time National Guard duty (as defined in 10 U.S.C.
1141) and is involuntarily separated, or is separated under the special separation benefits program at 10 U.S.C.
1174(a) or the voluntary separation incentive program at 10 U.S.C. 1175; is not entitled to retired or retained pay
incident to the separation; and applies for employment and training assistance within 180 days of separation, is
eligible to receive services under an Employment Recovery DWG.
Change 1 and No. 19-16, Guidance on Services provided through the Adult and
Dislocated Worker Programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(WIOA) and the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES), as amended by title III of
WIOA, and for Implementation of the WIOA Final Rules.
The Department believes that displaced workers deserve support that prioritizes speed,
innovation, and labor market outcomes. Rather than prescribing a single program model,
the Department has identified core elements that reflect its current best understanding of
what drives rapid, successful reemployment in a changing economy. Applicants are
strongly encouraged to align their proposed program models with the required elements
listed below. However, the Department is also open to funding models that diverge from
one or more of these elements, including the outlined timelines for service delivery (e.g.
within six months of enrollment), provided the applicant offers a compelling rationale for
how the proposed approach will drive strong employment outcomes and advance new
models of innovation in worker transition support.
Required Core Elements
i. Rapid engagement and enrollment. Projects should be designed to quickly identify
dislocated workers upon their termination or notification of layoff and streamline
eligibility and enrollment determinations, including through coordination with state
Rapid Response units and Unemployment Insurance/Reemployment Services and
Eligibility Assessment grant programs. The objective is to initiate services within 30
days of a dislocated worker’s loss of employment or notification of termination or
layoff, with dislocated workers informed of the project’s model and opting into
participation. (ETA recognizes that this timeline might not be feasible for individuals
who lost their jobs before the grant began and will account for that in data collection.)
ii. Individualized re-employment plans. Projects should incorporate strategies to
develop individualized re-employment plans for each participant that map
backgrounds (such as work history, experience, skills, or interests) to in-demand,
high-wage occupations projected to have strong growth in the rapidly evolving
economy and connected to the Trump Administration’s reindustrialization agenda,
including domestic manufacturing, semiconductor production, defense supply chains,
and advanced industries. These strategies should be used to identify the target
industries or occupations for reemployment in the local area or region.
iii. Short-term, intensive training. Projects should be designed to enroll participants in
short-term, intensive training programs (pre-apprenticeship programs, sector-based
models, occupation-specific training, etc.) that lead to industry-recognized credentials
when determined necessary for a participant to enter the target occupation or industry,
including to enter paid work-based learning in the occupation (i.e. Registered
Apprenticeship). Projects should leverage high-quality, short-term workforce
programs eligible for Workforce Pell Grants, as applicable, to support the training
costs of participants. While not every dislocated worker served by a grantee will
require training to secure employment, the objective is to begin training for the
participants that do within 30 days of initiating services.
iv. Rapid placement in employment and/or paid work-based learning. Projects
should be designed to place dislocated workers into paid work (whether full-time
unsubsidized employment, a Registered Apprenticeship, or other paid, structured on-
the-job training) in their target occupation or industry within six months of a
participant’s enrollment. Projects will support employers providing work-based
training to participants, with funding to offset training costs, such as, but not limited
to, on-the-job training, as a way to incentivize hiring.
Encouraged Innovation Activities: Applicants are encouraged to consider incorporating
one or more innovative elements into their program design for delivering rapid reskilling
and reemployment services. The example activities below are illustrative and are not
intended to be exhaustive of all the possible innovation activities that could be a strong fit:
i. Relocation support – Projects may wish to consider providing relocation support for
workers whose prior experience match well with in-demand occupations in other
locations.
ii. Employer contributions -- Projects may wish to consider models for soliciting
employer contributions towards training, coaching and placement costs, either from
employers within the targeted occupations or from employers laying off workers (a
way for them to support the transition of their former employees).
iii. Employer commitments -- Projects may wish to consider models that go beyond
informal collaboration with employers to those that secure formal commitments from
employers, such as guaranteed hiring, guaranteed interviews, or other preferential
hiring process commitments for participants who successfully complete a training
pathway, to create an even more direct pathway to employment.
iv. Career coaching and supportive services that drive placement and retention –
Projects may wish to consider innovative ways to provide dislocated workers with
career coaching and connections to supportive services, including models that extend
coaching and support for a period after the participant has secured full-time
employment in order to drive retention outcomes. In particular, projects may wish to
encourage the development/deployment of learning and employment records (LERs)
as a mechanism to capture, validate, and transmit skills.
v. Needs-related payments and incentive payments – Projects may wish to consider
needs-related payments that can help provide the financial stability for workers to
complete intensive training that leads to full-time, high-wage employment, while
paying careful attention to avoid perverse incentives that delay employment. State
applicants that plan to offer needs-related payments to individuals outside the time
periods described in 20 CFR 680.950 should submit a waiver request and specify
whether its intended use will apply to the DWG. Applicants that wish to use incentive
payments may do so if they can demonstrate existing policies are in place; policies
must be consistent across programs and cannot be created solely to use incentives in
this grant.
vi. AI skills development, aligned to target industry or occupation. All projects may
wish to consider providing participants AI skills development that is, to the extent
possible, aligned to their identified industry or occupation, which should focus on
foundational AI literacy concepts (which may be mapped to DOL’s AI Literacy
Framework), including exposure to specific AI tools and use cases they are likely to
encounter in the industry or occupation.
vii. Novel uses of AI and other technologies in service delivery – Projects may wish to
consider how AI, virtual reality, or other emerging technologies can be used in
innovative ways in the service delivery model to support displaced workers. For
instance, applicants are encouraged to utilize innovative software and technology
tools, including those integrated with AI, to help develop re-employment plans and
provide career services.
viii. Other innovation activities – Applicants may propose other innovations and are not
limited to the activities listed above. Should the proposed services not be permitted
under WIOA, ETA will notify the grantee and advise the necessary corrective action.
Merely proposing activities that ultimately cannot be funded under the grant does not
disqualify the grant application from consideration.
Other Allowable Activities: While all Reskill DWG projects must include the required
activities listed above as core elements, and are encouraged to include innovative activities
listed above, each participant will require a blend of services that meets their unique
needs. Therefore, projects may introduce other allowable activities that the grantee deems
the most appropriate service strategy to achieve the outcomes. The following are among
the allowable activities that may also be offered to achieve the goals of the grants
described in section 4a.
i. Career services. Career services are activities designed to help support dislocated
workers in making informed decisions for the purpose of achieving rapid re-
employment and skill attainment goals including:
• Targeted outreach and recruitment efforts to identify and enroll eligible
participants as quickly as possible after layoff notification/dislocation.
• Comprehensive skills assessments, including obtaining or developing high-
accuracy skill assessments, skill transferability tools, developing or obtaining
tools that recommend training and certifications for jobseekers, relevant job
matching services, and changes to user interfaces to more efficiently deliver
customized, participant-centered career services. Applicants may utilize resources
from the preceding list powered by AI, virtual reality, and other emerging
technologies as relevant and available. ETA encourages applicants to incorporate
investment in the off-the-shelf or development of customized skill assessment
tools with capability to accurately identify participants’ transferable skills if
existing tools would benefit from upgrades.
• Career planning and job coaching delivered online or in-person by skilled career
counselors.
ii. Training Services. Training services enable participants to gain new skills and
credentials necessary for reentry into the workforce. Reskill DWGs are intended to
rapidly place participants in training, when training is needed for reemployment.
Allowable training services include:
• Short-term classroom or online training offered in conjunction with work-based
learning or employment, or training that results in industry-recognized credentials
for jobs in growing or high-demand industries and jobs with self-sustaining
wages.
• Work-based learning such as Registered Apprenticeship and on-the-job training.
• AI skills training aligned with participants’ identified industries and occupations.
Depending on the needs of the participant and employer customers, applicants can
deploy a wide array of training types to achieve the best outcomes, including cohort
training financed through a contract with an institution of higher education to provide
classroom-based occupational training for a group of eligible individuals, on-the-job
training for individuals or a group of eligible individuals, and use of individual
training accounts (ITAs) to access WIOA eligible training providers. If applicants’
proposed training strategies could benefit from a waiver of WIOA requirements to
enable more work-based training or training contracts for a cohort of participants, the
applicant should describe in its application the waiver flexibility needed to enable
successful implementation of their grant. If awarded a Reskill DWG, the grantee
should work with its State Workforce Agency to request a waiver for use with its
Reskill grant. For further information on waivers, see TEGL No. 8-18, Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act Waiver
Requirements and Request Process and TEGL No 5-25, Maximizing Innovation in
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Programs.
iii. Supportive services. Supportive services enable individuals to successfully
participate in employment and training activities. Reskill DWG supportive services
must align with the state, local area, or WIOA Section 166 Indian and Native
American program grantee’s supportive service policy and must follow the
requirements for WIOA Dislocated Worker formula program supportive services per
20 CFR part 680 and TEGL No. 19-16. Supportive services must follow the
requirements, and where applicable time limits, of WIOA regulations at 20 CFR Part
680. Applicants that intend to offer these services after participant exit should include
a discussion of these services in their application and, after award, work with the
State Workforce Agency to request a waiver for use with its Reskill DWG. (See also
discussion of waivers in Section 4.e.) Reskill DWG supportive services can include,
but are not limited to:
• assistance with transportation;
• assistance with child care and dependent care;
• linkages to community services;
• assistance with housing and relocation; and
• needs-related payments, a.k.a. stipends, to provide financial assistance for
workers to complete intensive training that leads to full-time high-wage
employment, while paying careful attention to avoid perverse incentives that
delay employment. Unlike other supportive services, to qualify for needs-related
payments a participant must be enrolled in training.4 Participants may receive
needs-related payments 30 days prior to training; however, States may grant local
areas the authority to extend eligibility for exceptional circumstances. Applicants
should ensure needs-related payments are made in a manner consistent with 20
CFR Part 680 Subpart G (relating to needs related payments, and 20 CFR
687.180(a)(2) (relating to timing restrictions on needs-related payments for
DWGs.)
• Career coaching after participant re-employment, with an emphasis on identifying
individual supportive service needs and connecting workers to local programs
providing needed services or providing for services directly, when appropriate.
iv. Employer and business engagement activities, including:
• Outreach to determine hiring needs;
• Connecting with businesses that are hiring grant program participants;
• Partnering with businesses to identify training pathways to in-demand jobs and to
develop plans for relevant and rapid participant reskilling, meaningful work
experiences, work-based training, or other activities to prepare participants for
new occupations and careers that meet employer needs.
• Partnering with employers and employer organizations to receive input on
training program’s curriculum, including AI training programs, and developing or
modifying curriculum as needed.
f. Application Requirements.
i. Unique Entity ID (UEI) and Sam.gov Registration.
• Before applying, applicants must register with the System for Award
Management (SAM) and obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Submission
requirements stipulate that all applicants for Federal grant and funding
opportunities must supply their UEI number on the SF-424, Application for
Federal Assistance.
• Instructions for registering with SAM are available online
(https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration). All applicants and recipients of
4
To be eligible for needs related payments, a Dislocated Worker must:
a. be unemployed, and
i) have ceased to qualify for unemployment compensation or trade readjustment under TAA; and
ii) be enrolled in a program of training services under WIOA sec. 134(c)(3) by the end of the 13th week
after the most recent layoff that resulted in a determination of the worker's eligibility as a dislocated
worker, or, if later, by the end of the 8th week after the worker is informed that a short-term layoff will
exceed 6 months; or
b. be unemployed and do not qualify for unemployment compensation or readjustment assistance under TAA
and be enrolled in a program of training services under WIOA sec. 134(c)(3).
federal financial assistance 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 your
submission.
• Applicant information provided on the SF-424 must match with the SAM
registration, including the applicant’s legal name, address, nine-digit zip code,
employer identification number (EIN), and UEI.
ii. Application Components. If an applicant fails to provide in its application any of the
documents described below, the application will be deemed non-responsive and will
not be considered for funding.
• An electronically signed copy of an SF-424 - Application for Federal Assistance
(OMB Control No. 4040-0004);
o 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, 17.277.
• An SF-424A - Budget Information – Non-Construction Programs (OMB Control
No. 4040-0006);
• Budget Narrative to explain the projected costs reflected in each line item of the
SF-424A, demonstrating how grant funds will be used. See Attachment B for
instructions on completing the budget narrative;
• Letter(s) or other documentation demonstrating required partnerships for
eligibility (see section 4c and 4i of this TEGL);
• Information included in the Reskill Suggested Grant Application (Attachment I).
The Reskill Suggested Grant Application includes instructions for each of the
required sections.
g. Use of Funds
i. Performance Period. The period of performance is 36 months from the start date
established in the initial award of the grant agreement.
ii. Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). All proposed project costs must be necessary,
reasonable, and in accordance with Federal guidelines. ETA will determine allowable
costs in accordance with the Cost Principles, found in the Office of Management and
Budget’s Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), codified at 2 CFR part 200
and ETA’s regulations at 2 CFR part 2900. Disallowed costs are those charges to a
grant that ETA or its representative determines unallowable in accordance with the
Uniform Guidance or other conditions contained in the grant. Although DOL is not
setting upfront spending limits on any of the strategies named within this guidance,
ETA expects budgets to reflect reasonable and allocable costs and reserves the right
to require applicants to modify their budget as part of the award negotiations or after
award.
iii. Indirect Costs. As specified in the Uniform Guidance, indirect costs are those that
have been incurred for common or joint objectives and cannot be readily identified
with a particular final cost objective. See TEGL No. 9-24, Change 1, Section 4.E. for
grant recipient options for claiming reimbursement of indirect costs.
iv. Administrative Costs. ETA applies administrative cost limitations to Reskill DWGs
as follows.
• Total administrative costs, including the administrative costs for the grant
recipient and any subrecipients must not exceed 10 percent of the total grant
award. The grant recipient may determine the distribution of total administrative
costs across the grant recipient and any subrecipients.
• WIOA title I functions and activities that constitute administrative costs are
identified at 20 CFR 683.215. Administrative costs may include both direct and
indirect costs.
v. Grants.gov Submission Process.
Grant recipients and applicants must submit applications for funding through
Grants.gov (https://www.grants.gov). ETA will accept applications for Reskill
DWGs through 11:59 am EST, August 3, 2026. Applications must meet the
requirements outlined in Section 170 of WIOA and its implementing regulations at
20 CFR part 687, and this grant guidance, as well as respond to any additional
information requested by the Grant Officer. For detailed instructions on applying
for a Reskill DWG, see Attachment I of this TEGL and the Grants.gov Submission
Process in TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1 Attachment I. .
ETA plans to award all Reskill DWGs by September 30, 2026.
To submit the required application components, entities must:
o Select the SEARCH GRANTS tab on the Grants.gov homepage.
o Under the section, BASIC SEARCH CRITERIA, entities enter the
Funding Opportunity Number “ETA-TEGL-15-25”).
o Select the link to the applicable Opportunity Number provided in the
search results.
o Select the PACKAGE tab.
o Under the ACTIONS column, select APPLY.
The Department encourages eligible applicants to initiate the submission process as
soon as possible, in order to ensure technical access and timely submission. Entities
needing to register with Grants.gov may do so here:
https://www.grants.gov/register. Registration is a one-time process, and entities that
already have a Grants.gov account do not need to register again.
vi. Performance Reporting Requirements. TEGL 14-18, “Performance Accountability
Guidance Relating to Reporting Performance and Aligning Performance Definitions
and Policies Across Workforce Employment and Training Programs Administered by
the U.S. Department of Labor” describes performance accountability requirements for
all DWGs, which will apply to Reskill DWGs. Additional information about DWG
performance reporting is available at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/dislocated-workers/performance.
Reskill DWG applicants must have the internal capacity and/or documented
partnerships and data sharing agreements necessary to submit required performance
data, including Quarterly Performance Reports and Quarterly Narrative Reports.
Reskill DWGs must set goals for participant employment rates, median earnings, and
credential attainment as described in WIOA Section 116, and earnings change
(described below).
For Reskill DWG recipients that are states or outlying areas, negotiated state
performance goals for the WIOA title I Dislocated Worker Program, for employment
rates, median earnings, and credential attainment, serve as a basis for each DWG.
Reskill DWG recipients that are local WDBs use goals that the local WDB negotiated
with the state for the WIOA title I Dislocated Worker program as a basis for each
DWG. Entities in the WIOA section 166(c) Native American Program use goals
established for that program as a basis for DWG performance targets. For these and
other eligible entities, goals approved in the DWG application serve as final
performance targets. Applicants that do not intend to use the state or local negotiated
goals for the above measures must explain what goals they will use and why those
goals will be used in lieu of the negotiated goals.
In addition, Reskill DWG recipients must set a goal for earnings change, comparing
earnings prior to dislocation with earnings in the fourth quarter after Reskill DWG
program exit. ETA will use data that grantees already report to calculate this earnings
change. Grantees should be aware that ETA is reviewing options for capturing
additional data on Reskill DWGs to build evidence about rapid reskilling in economic
changes. These additional data include Rapid Placement (percent in employment or
paid work-based learning in the target industry within six months of enrollment) and
Retention (of the Rapid Placement positive outcomes, the percent that are retained
within the industry or occupation related to their training during second and fourth
quarters after placement). ETA is not asking grantees to set targets for the Rapid
Placement and Retention measures and will provide grantees instructions on any
other data that grantees may need to report as a condition of accepting these Reskill
DWG funds.
DWG grantees must submit performance data using the WIPS system. Information on
this system is available on the WIPS Resource Page:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/performance/wips/.
Reskill DWG recipients must also submit a Project Findings Update as part of the
Quarterly Narrative Report. The findings generated across grantees represent a
significant public investment in knowledge that should inform future workforce
policy and practice. ETA will provide grantees with a standard reporting template and
guidance on reporting and timelines; such reporting is as a condition of the grant
agreement. ETA plans to synthesize findings across grantees to identify scalable
models and strategies for supporting displaced workers and connect them with high-
wage opportunities in critical industries.
vii. DOL Evaluation. As a condition of grant award, as per 2 CFR Part 200.301, grantees
are required to participate in an evaluation, if undertaken by DOL. Participating in an
evaluation may require an investment of time and/or resources from grantees, and
costs related to data and evaluation are allowable, as defined in 2 CFR 200.455(c). As
a part of the evaluation, as a condition of award, grantees must agree to: (1) make
records available to DOL’s evaluation team on participants, employers, or other grant
partners, and funding; (2) provide access to program operating personnel,
participants, and operational and financial records, and any other relevant documents;
and (3) in the case of an impact analysis, facilitate the assignment by lottery of
participants to program services, including the possible increased recruitment of
potential participants; and (4) follow evaluation procedures as specified by the
evaluation team under the direction of DOL. DOL’s evaluation team may include
Federal staff as well as contractors with specific technical skills that are engaged to
conduct evaluations, analyses, and other assessments of DOL programs and
investments.
viii. Financial Reporting Requirements. DWG grantees must submit financial reports
using the ETA-9130 (G) Financial Report. Guidance and instructions are available at
the following link: https://www.doleta.gov/grants/financial_reporting.cfm. ETA
expects applicants to have the appropriate systems or partnerships in place to submit
required performance data as described in this section. An applicant must commit to
submitting the required performance data to receive a grant award under this TEGL.
h. Availability of Funds, Application Review and Award. Awards are based on the
availability of Federal funding and are made at DOL’s discretion, as discussed in TEGL
9-24, Change 1. This section discusses application criteria and the review/selection
process. ETA will award funds to responsive, high quality applications pending funding
availability. Available funds for this grant could be depleted by other, unforeseen DWG
funding needs, such as natural disasters and national emergencies.
If there are more responsive applications than available funds, ETA will fund
applications based on application quality and relative needs described, until available
funds are depleted. In this event, ETA will implement procedures for assessing the
technical merit of applications to provide for an objective review of applications. A
technical merit review panel will carefully evaluate applications against the selection
criteria listed below to determine the merit of applications. These criteria are based on the
policy goals, priorities, and emphases set forth in this TEGL. The review panel will
assess each criterion using a color scale: red (responsive but would require Conditions of
Award), yellow (fully responsive but minor clarifications needed), green (fully
responsive). If responsive applications exceed available funds, the applications receiving
the greatest number of criterion with a rating of green/fully responsive will be the
primary basis for award selection.
Responsive applicants must provide the information required in the Suggested
Application (Attachment I) and Budget Narrative (Attachment II), meet the requirements
of this TEGL, and:
i. Demonstrate a clear need for upskilling dislocated workers to retool, upskill, and re-
engage in high-growth sectors of the economy, with an emphasis on sector
strategies and targeted industries that are critical to reindustrialization.
ii. Demonstrate established partnerships with employers to ensure participant services,
such as outreach, recruitment, and training services, are aligned with the needs of
employers. Describe any prior outreach to employers to determine hiring needs,
connections with businesses that are hiring, or partnerships with businesses to
identify training pathways to in-demand jobs.
iii. Describe the program design that includes the required Core Elements outlined in
section 4.e, and addresses the demonstrated needs and employment opportunities in
the proposed service delivery area, and discusses how the program design will
achieve the goals of Reskill DWGs described in section 4a, above;
iv. For applicants eligible under section c. i-iii of this TEGL, demonstrate that existing
formula WIOA Dislocated Worker Program funds are insufficient to meet current
needs by providing expenditure rates for Program Year 2023-2025 dislocated
worker program funds. State applicants should also provide the percentage of funds
remaining in their WIOA Governor’s reserve.
v. Detail applicant’s internal capacity and/or documented partnerships and data
sharing agreements necessary for submitting required performance information as
described in section 4.g. of this TEGL, including any prior experience in
performance reporting for similar sized federal grants.
vi. Document internal capacity and/or documented partnerships to fulfill financial
reporting requirements described in section 4.g. of this TEGL including any prior
experience in fulfilling financial reporting requirements for similar sized federal
grants.
vii. For applicants eligible under section c. iv-v of this TEGL, document the required
partnerships with State workforce agencies and local workforce development
boards as described in 4.c. and 4.i. of this TEGL and/or attest and describe
strategies to develop relevant partnerships within three months of grant award date.
i. Other Award Considerations. At its discretion, ETA intends to fund eligible applicants
according to the application requirements set out in the Reskill DWG Application
(Attachment I). ETA may elect to award a grant with or without discussions with the
applicant. For grants awarded without discussion, the applicant’s signature on the SF-
424, including an electronic signature, constitutes a binding offer by the applicant.
• ETA will check records to determine if the applicant had any restriction on
spending for any ETA grant within the past three years as a result of adverse
monitoring findings. Depending on the severity of the findings, the Grant Officer
may elect not to issue an award to the applicant or to impose conditions on the
award.
• Title I of WIOA authorizes and funds DWGs, and therefore, recipients are
considered required one-stop partners in the local AJC network.5 Partnership in
the one-stop system provides an array of benefits to the partner organization and
participants being served by the DWG, including: access to a wide array of
services and resources, outreach and recruitment, connections to businesses,
access to economic or labor market information, and participation in a regional
economic partnership. DWG grant recipients that are currently one-stop partners
would not be required to update or modify the existing Memoranda of
Understanding (MOUs) or Infrastructure Funding Agreements (IFAs). However,
DWGs awarded to grant recipients that are not already one-stop partners must
engage with the local workforce development board to become a partner in the
AJC network and be included in the local MOUs and IFA.6 DWG recipients must
become one-stop partners and recognized in the MOU and IFA no later than six
months from the grant award date. For more information on MOUs and IFAs, a
technical assistance resource called the Sample MOU and IFA Toolkit may be
found on www.workforcegps.org. DWG applications require an applicant to
indicate that they are, or commit to becoming, a one-stop partner. Tools and
resources to support an applicant’s efforts to become a partner may be found on
ETA’s How to Apply website (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/grants/apply).
The Grant Agreement will provide more information on this requirement.
• All applications deemed complete and responsive by the Grant Officer will
undergo a risk review process. Before making an award, ETA will review
information available through any OMB-designated repository of government-
wide eligibility qualification or federal integrity information, such as the Federal
Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Dun and
Bradstreet, and “Do Not Pay.” Additionally, ETA will comply with the
requirements of 2 CFR Part 180 (Government-wide Debarment and Suspension
(Non-Procurement)). This risk evaluation may incorporate results of the
evaluation of the applicant’s eligibility (application screening) or the quality of its
application (technical review). If ETA determines that an entity is responsible and
an award will be made, special conditions corresponding to the degree of risk
assessed may be applied to the award. Risk-related criteria evaluated include:
o Financial stability;
o Quality of management systems and ability to meet the management
standards prescribed in the Uniform Grant Guidance;
o History of performance regarding the applicant’s record in managing
awards, cooperative agreements, or procurement awards, if it is a prior
recipient of such Federal awards, including timeliness of compliance with
5
Guidance on required WIOA partners, MOUs, and IFAs can be found in TEGL No, 16-16 and TEGL No. 17-16.
6
As required one-stop partners, Native American programs (described in WIOA Section 166) are encouraged to
contribute to infrastructure costs, but they are not required to make such contributions under WIOA. Any agreement
regarding the contribution or non-contribution to infrastructure costs by Native American programs must be
documented in the MOU (WIOA Section 121(h)(2)(D)(iv); see also 81 FR 55911-55912 of the preamble to the Joint
WIOA Final Rule). See TEGL 17-16 for more information on infrastructure costs.
applicable reporting requirements, and if available, the extent to which any
previously awarded amounts will be expended before future awards;
o Reports and findings from audits performed under Subpart F – Audit
Requirements of the Uniform Grant Guidance (2 CFR sections 200.500 –
200.520) or the reports and findings of any other available audits and
monitoring reports containing finds, issues of non-compliance, or
questioned costs; and
o The applicant’s ability to effectively implement statutory, regulatory, or
other requirements imposed on recipients.
The selection of an organization as a recipient does not constitute approval of the grant
application as submitted. Before the actual grant is awarded, the Department may enter
into negotiations about such items as program components, staffing and funding levels,
and administrative systems in place to support grant implementation. If the negotiations
do not result in a mutually acceptable submission, the Grant Officer reserves the right to
terminate the negotiations and decline to fund the application. The Department reserves
the right not to fund any application related to this TEGL.
j. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement. The OMB Information Collection No 1225-0086,
expires June 30, 2028.
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond
to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control
number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average
50 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
collection of information.
Application information described in this TEGL is being collected for the purpose of
awarding a grant. ETA will use the information collected through this solicitation to
ensure that grant awards are provided to the applicants best suited to perform the
functions of the grant. This information is required to be considered for this grant.
5. Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office or to DOL-ETA-
[email protected] with Reskill DWG in the subject line.
6. References.
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), sec. 170, Pub. L. No. 113-128, 128
STAT. 1425, 1573-1576 (July 22, 2014);
• Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Pub. L. 119-75;
• Employment and Training Administration, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Final Rule (WIOA DOL Final Rule) published at 81 FR 56071 (August 19, 2016),
specifically 20 C.F.R. parts 680 and 687;
• America’s Talent Strategy, published August 2025;
• America’s AI Action Plan, published July 2025;
• Training and Employment Notice 07-25 – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Artificial
Intelligence Literacy Framework
• Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 09-24, Change 1– Updated
National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance (May 7, 2026);
• TEGL No. 23-19 Change 3, Guidance for Validating Required Performance Data
Submitted by Grant Recipients of U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Workforce
Programs, issued December 1, 2025,
• TEGL No. 14-18– Aligning Performance Accountability Reporting, Definitions, and
Policies Across Workforce Employment and Training Programs Administered by the
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) (March 25, 2019);
• TEGL No. 08-18– Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I and
Wagner-Peyser Act Waiver Requirements and Request Process (December 19, 2018);
• TEGL No. 05-25– Maximizing Innovation in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Programs (November 25, 2025);
• TEGL No. 19-16 – Guidance on Services Provided through the Adult and Dislocated
Worker Programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the
Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES), as amended by title III of WIOA, and for
the implementation of the WIOA Final Rules (March 1, 2017);
• TEGL 16-16 Change 1– Change 1 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL)
16-16 One-Stop Operations Guidance for the American Job Center Network (June 16,
2017);
• TEGL 17-16– Infrastructure Funding of the One-Stop Delivery System (January 18,
2017); and
• TEGL No. 10-09– Implementing Priority of Service for Veterans and Eligible Spouses in
All Qualified Job Training Programs Funded in Whole or in Part by the U.S. Department
of Labor (DOL), (November 10, 2009).
7. Attachment(s).
• Attachment I: Reskill Suggested Grant Application
• Attachment II: Budget Narrative Instructions
Attachment I
Suggested Application for Rapid Reskill Employment Recovery National Dislocated
Worker Grants (Reskill DWG)
Instructions
The information in this application must be submitted along with other required application
materials described in the programmatic guidance for Reskill DWGs. If applicants need more
space than this suggested application provides, please attach additional pages as necessary.
Responsive applications for Reskill DWG funding must include all the documents and
information listed immediately below. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) strongly
encourages applicants to use this Suggested Application, available electronically at grants.gov to
ensure they provide all required information. However, applicants may choose to apply in an
alternative format as long as they include all required information. Please note the Attestations
throughout the Suggested Application. For each attestation, applicants must confirm their
understanding of and compliance with specified requirements.
If the applicant is awarded a grant, the activities and policies must comply with the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) statute and regulations (including DWG regulations at
20 CFR part 687), the grant agreement, and Uniform Guidance (2 CFR parts 200 and 2900).
o SF-424
o SF-424A
o Budget Narrative
o One of either the Suggested Application for Reskill DWG (below), or required
documents and information in another format, not to exceed a total of 25 pages.
The following table illustrates how the elements of the Reskill DWG Suggested Application are
organized and how they should be addressed.
Key Color
Instructions or informational language Light gray
Fields where required or requested information is entered Light orange
Attestations Light yellow
Contents of the Reskill DWG Suggested Application
SECTION I. General Applicant and Project Information ..............................................................20
SECTION II. Project Description ..................................................................................................22
SECTION III. Project Milestones, Activities, and Implementation Timeline ...............................24
SECTION V. Attestations ..............................................................................................................25
SECTION VI. Reskill DWG Performance Metric ........................................................................26
Section VII. Other Entities Required Information .........................................................................27
SECTION I. General Applicant and Project Information
Applicant Organization Name
Enter applicant organization
name
Type of Applicant ☐ State, outlying area, or a consortium of states or outlying
Select the type of applicant areas
from the list of eligible ☐ Local workforce development board (WDB) or a
applicants to the right. consortium of WDBs
☐ An entity eligible for funding through the Indian and
Native American Program in WIOA Section 166 (c)
☐ An entity determined to be appropriate by the governor
of the state or outlying area involved.
Note: If the above applicant type is selected, the
applicant must provide additional information to
demonstrate eligibility per Reskill DWG TEGL No.
15-25. See SECTION VII of this application for
details.
☐ An entity that demonstrates to the Secretary of Labor its
capability to effectively respond to circumstances related to
specific dislocations.
Note: If the above applicant type is selected, the
applicant must provide additional information to
demonstrate eligibility per Reskill DWG TEGL No.
15-25. See SECTION VII of this application for
details.
Primary Project Point of Name:
Contact Title:
Individual responsible for day- Phone:
to-day management and Email address:
oversight of the Reskill DWG,
if awarded.
Total Funding Request $
Enter the total Reskill DWG
funding request amount. Grant
awards will range from $2
million to $8 million. The
amount of the total funding
request must match the total
federal funding amount listed
on the SF-424, SF-424A, and
budget narrative.
SECTION I. General Applicant and Project Information
Allocation for Employment $
and Training Activities
Enter the estimated amount of
grant funds that the applicant
proposes to allocate to
employment and training
activities.
Projected Participant
Enrollment
Provide the number of planned
program participants
Eligible participant ☐ Dislocated workers as defined in WIOA Section 3(15),
populations to be served ☐ Other members of the Armed Forces.
Select which eligible types of
☐ An individual who is employed in a non-managerial
dislocated workers will
position with a Department of Defense contractor, who is
participate
determined by the Secretary of Defense to be at risk of
termination from employment because of reductions in
defense expenditures, and whose employer is converting
operations from defense to non-defense applications to
prevent worker layoffs
Project Service Area by
County
List the counties included in the
proposed service area. List
state(s) and outlying areas, if
applicable.7
Reskill Project Subrecipients
Enter the organizational names
of the planned Project
Operators/Grant Subrecipients.
7
Multiple eligible entities from within the same state may submit applications for Reskill DWGs; however, DOL
will not fund multiple, separate applications that duplicate activities for the same geographic territory and propose to
serve the same populations and may select a single entity to serve a geographic area. DOL strongly encourages
coordination among states, local workforce development boards, and other entities eligible to apply for DWG funds,
to avoid duplication.
SECTION II. Project Description
Applicants must submit a Project Description to meet the goals of the Reskill DWG. In the box
below, describe the proposed Reskill DWG project. Applicants must provide information on the
Required Core Elements and may also describe any encouraged innovation and allowable
activities that the proposed project will incorporate to drive strong labor market outcomes,
advance new models of innovation in worker transition support, and meet the goals of the Reskill
DWG per TEGL 15-25 section 4.a.
1. Identify the geographic area that will be served.
2. Demonstrate a clear need for upskilling of dislocated workers to retool, upskill, and re-
engage in high-growth sectors of the economy, with an emphasis on sector strategies and
targeted industries critical to reindustrialization.
3. Demonstrate established partnerships with employers to ensure participant services, such
as outreach, recruitment, and training services, are aligned with the needs of employers.
Describe any prior outreach to employers to determine hiring needs, connections with
businesses that are hiring or partnerships with businesses to identify training pathways to
in-demand jobs.
4. Describe the design of the program that includes the required Core Elements and service
strategies to addresses the demonstrated needs and employment opportunities in the
proposed service delivery area. Include a description of how the program design
incorporates each of the required Core Elements described in TEGL 15-25, section 4.e.:
o Rapid engagement and enrollment
o Individualized re-employment plans
o Short-term, intensive training
o Rapid placement in employment and/or paid work-based learning
5. For applicants eligible under section 4.c. i-iii of the Reskill DWG TEGL, demonstrate
that existing formula WIOA dislocated worker program funds are insufficient to meet
current needs by providing expenditure rates for Program Years 2023-20025. State
applicants should also provide the percentage of funds remaining in their WIOA
Governor’s reserve.
6. Document internal capacity and/or documented partnerships and data sharing agreements
necessary to submit required performance information, including quarterly performance
reporting data and narrative reports as described in section 4.g. of the Reskill DWG
TEGL, including any prior experience in performance reporting for similar sized federal
grants.
7. Document internal capacity and/or documented partnerships to fulfill financial reporting
requirements described in section 4.g. of the Reskill DWG TEGL including any prior
experience with financial reporting requirements for similar sized federal grants.
8. For applicants eligible under section 4.c. iv and v of the Reskill DWG TEGL, describe
and/or document required partnerships with state workforce agencies and local workforce
development boards. If partnerships have not yet been established, see required
attestation in Section V below.
SECTION II. Project Description
[Enter Project Description Here.]
SECTION III. Project Milestones, Activities, and Implementation Timeline
Applicants must submit a timeline with quarterly goals, milestones, and start and end dates for
major expected activities for the duration of the 36-month (12 quarters) performance period.
Grantees may submit the timeline as a pdf attachment to their application package.
SECTION V. Attestations
All grant recipients must comply with WIOA statute and regulations (including DWG
regulations at 20 CFR part 687), TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1, grant award terms and
conditions, and Uniform Guidance (2 CFR parts 200 and 2900). DWG applicants must have
the following policies and procedures in accordance with 20 CFR 687.170(b),TEGL No. 09-
24, Change 1, TEGL No. 23-19, Change 3, and TEGL 19-16. In the table below, select “yes”
or “no” to confirm understanding of and compliance with specified requirements if awarded a
Reskill DWG. If selecting “no,” provide additional information to support the response. The
attestations listed below reflect key Reskill DWG project implementation requirements.
Participant Eligibility: The applicant will put
policies in place for determining participant
☐ Yes ☐ No
eligibility in alignment with TEGL No. 09-24
Change 1, Attachment I, page 13.
☐ Yes ☐ No Data Validation: The applicant will put policies
in place that align with TEGL No. 23-19, Change
Employment and Training Services: The
applicant will put policies in place to effectively
☐ Yes ☐ No carry out employment and training services
including career services, training services, and
supportive services.
☐ Yes ☐ No AJC Network Partnership: The applicant will
become a partner in the AJC network and be
included in the local MOUs and IFA.
☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A Workforce System Partnership: Applicants
eligible under section 4.c. iv and v of the Reskill
DWG TEGL will establish a partnership with
relevant state workforce agencies and local
workforce development boards within three
months of grant award date.
☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A Subrecipient Monitoring: The applicant will put
a policy in place to ensure subrecipients meet the
grant award terms and conditions and applicable
regulations.
Planned performance goals for this project align
☐ Yes ☐ No with the agreed-upon negotiated goals for the
state WIOA Dislocated Worker program.
If requested, the applicant agrees to report
additional data on Rapid Placement, Retention, or
☐ Yes ☐ No
other rapid reskilling information, per TEGL No.
15-25, 4.g.
The applicant agrees to participate in a Reskill
☐ Yes ☐ No
DWG evaluation per TEGL No. 15-25, 4.g.
The applicant has capacity to report required
performance data through WIPS and submit a
DWG Participant Individual Record Layout
☐ Yes ☐ No (PIRL). An applicant may include an agreement
with a State Workforce Agency or a local
Workforce Development Board to report
performance on their behalf with this application.
Additional Information [Enter additional information here, as
As applicable, provide any additional applicable.]
context regarding policies and procedures
activities to the right.
SECTION VI. Reskill DWG Performance Metrics
As described in TEGL No. 15-25, 4.a. and 4.g.vi, Reskill DWG recipients must set goals for
earnings change, comparing participants’ earnings prior to dislocation with earnings in the
fourth quarter after exit from the Reskill DWG.
Earning Change Target [Enter the average participant earnings change here in
USD.]
SECTION VII. Other Entities Required Information
Applicants Determined Appropriate by Governor per 4.c.iv
If, in Section I above, the applicant indicated that it has been determined to be appropriate by
the Governor to apply for Reskill DWG funds, include the following in the application:
1. A signed letter from the Governor, on official letterhead, identifying the organization
and indicating why the Governor has determined it appropriate to carry out a Reskill
DWG project in the state or outlying area in which the grant will operate.
Applicants demonstrating capability to effectively respond to the Reskill DWG eligible
event per 4.c.v
If, in Section I above, the applicant indicated that it aims to demonstrate to the Secretary of
Labor its capability to effectively respond to the Reskill DWG eligible event, include
documentation that the applicant has:
1. expertise in workforce development or training;
2. strong employer partnerships and familiarity with work-based learning models,
including Registered Apprenticeships;
3. the geographic or administrative reach to handle large-scale workforce issues like
unemployment;
4. the financial and administrative capability to administer a federal grant;
5. a commitment and strategy to work collaboratively with appropriate State workforce
agency(ies) and/or WDBs for the geographic area(s) which the proposed grant will
serve; and
6. an agreement with a State Workforce Agency or a local Workforce Development
Board to report performance information, as attested in Section V above, prior to
receiving any grant funds.
Attachment II
Rapid Reskill National Dislocated Worker Grant
(Reskill DWG) Budget Narrative Instructions
The Budget Narrative must include a narrative explanation for each line item on the Budget
Information for Non-Construction Programs Form (SF-424A) that includes:
1) an itemization of the component costs adding up to the total projected cost for each cost
category
2) a clear description of how the costs included are necessary, reasonable, and allocable to
activities listed in the Project Description section of the application. The applicant must
provide sufficient information to determine that the costs comply with 2 CFR Part 200,
Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards.
Alignment with SF424 – The cost category totals in the Budget Narrative and on the SF-424A
must match and must calculate to the total federal grant amount requested on the SF424. The
cost calculations must reflect the entire period of performance of the grant. Additionally, the
component costs provided in the Budget Narrative must be reasonable and items must be
categorized correctly. Budget Narratives that include miscalculations greater than 10 percent of
the total grant award or miscategorized items may require revisions prior to consideration of the
award.
Alignment with Project Description – All costs must be allocable to the project activities
described in the Project Description. Where shared benefits may accrue to other programs or
projects not funded by the requested Reskill DWG and not included in the Project Description,
the Budget Narrative explanation must clearly explain the method used to determine
proportionate costs benefiting the Reskill DWG project.
Administrative Cost Limitation – For each applicable cost category, provide a breakout of the
estimated Program and Administrative costs and provide the justification for the cost.
Administrative costs are defined in WIOA at 20 CFR 683.215. Administrative cost limitations
apply to both direct and indirect costs and must be accounted for in each cost category below.
Limitations on administrative costs are described in the Reskill DWG TEGL. Total
administrative costs, including the administrative costs for the grant recipient and any
subrecipients must not exceed 10 percent of the total grant award. The grant recipient may
determine the distribution of total administrative costs across the grant recipient and any
subrecipients.
Use the following guidance for each cost category when preparing the Budget Narrative:
1. Personnel – List all staff positions by title (both current and proposed) including roles
and responsibilities. For each position, provide the annual salary, the percentage of time
devoted to the project, and the amount of each position’s salary funded by the grant.
2. Fringe Benefits – Provide a breakdown of the amounts and percentages that comprise
fringe benefit costs such as health insurance, FICA, retirement, etc.
3. Travel – For grantee staff only, specify the travel purpose and cost factors used for the
calculation such as the number of staff traveling, mileage, per diem, estimated number of
in-state and out-of-state trips, and other costs for each type of travel. More information on
federal per diem rates can be found on the GSA per diem page.
4. Equipment – Identify each item of equipment the applicant expects to purchase that has
an estimated acquisition cost of $10,000 or more per unit 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 considered
supplies, not equipment. In general, DOL does not permit the purchase of equipment
during the last funded year of the grant. Please note that if awarded, the grantee must
submit to DOL a separate amendment request for all equipment (including equipment
purchased by subrecipients) and receive additional prior approval before any equipment
may be purchased.
5. Supplies – Identify categories of supplies (e.g., office supplies) and describe the purpose
of the supplies, general items, quantity, and unit cost per item. Supplies include all
tangible personal property other than “equipment” (see 2 CFR 200.1 for the definition of
Supplies).
6. Contractual – Under the Contractual line item, delineate contracts and subawards
separately, identifying the subcontractor and subrecipient entities. 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. 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, including employment and
training services, and the estimated cost.
Note: All direct participant costs provided by the subawarded participant costs should be
delineated here. These costs must align with the information and amounts provided in the
Project Description. Items include but are not limited to:
• Career Services
• Training
• Supportive Services
7. Construction –Reskill DWGs do not permit construction costs; leave this line item as
zero. Minor alterations to adjust an existing space for grant activities (such as a classroom
alteration) may be allowable. DOL does not consider minor alterations as construction,
and applicants must show such costs on other appropriate lines such as Contractual.
8. Other – Provide clear and specific detail, including costs, for each item so that DOL can
determine whether the costs are necessary, reasonable, and allocable. List items not
covered elsewhere.
Note: All direct participant costs provided by the applicant/grant recipient should be
delineated in Other. These costs must align with the information and amounts provided in
the Project Description.
9. Indirect Costs – If the applicant includes 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 the applicant organization has 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 the cost allocation base. Also, provide a current
version of the NICRA. Or
b. If the applicant organization intends to claim indirect costs using the 15 percent
de minimis rate, please confirm that the organization meets the requirements as
described in 2 CFR 200.414(f).
A. Other Budgetary Considerations
1. Equipment – To purchase capital assets (including equipment), the award recipient must
submit a request and receive prior written approval from the Grant Officer as defined in
the Uniform Guidance at 2 CFR 200.1 and 200.439. DOL will review a request to
purchase capital assets (equipment) and, if appropriate, provide approval in an
amendment to the award. See 2 CFR 200.1 for the definitions of capital expenditures,
equipment, special purpose equipment, general purpose equipment, and capital assets.
The capital asset of equipment is defined as tangible personal property (including
information technology systems, subscriptions, etc.) having a useful life of more than one
year and a per unit acquisition cost that equals or exceeds the lesser of the capitalization
level established by the recipient or subrecipient for financial statement purposes, or
$10,000. The applicant and subrecipients must not purchase equipment in the last year of
the grant award.
2. Contractual – Grantees must procure goods and services in accordance with the
grantee’s written procurement policies and procedures.
3. Indirect Costs – Any indirect costs not supported by a submitted and current signed
NICRA or CAP and exceed the de minimis rate of 15 percent of modified total direct
costs as defined in the Uniform Guidance, codified at 2 CFR 200.1 “Modified Total
Direct Cost (MTDC)”, are not allowable.
4. Note: Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC) means all direct salaries and wages,
applicable fringe benefits, materials and supplies, services, travel, and up to the first
$50,000 of each subaward (regardless of the period of performance of the subawards
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 in excess of $50,000. Other items may only be
excluded when necessary to avoid a serious inequity in the distribution of indirect costs,
and with the approval of the cognizant agency for indirect costs.
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