Closed · FOA-ETA-20-13 · CFDA 17.268 · Discretionary

H-1B One Workforce Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$500K-$10M
Award range
Closed
Status
November 12, 2020
Close date
30
Expected awards

The verdict

H-1B One Workforce Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered $500,000 -- $10,000,000 across 30 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 412 other opportunities from Employment and Training Administration.

$500K-$10M
award range
Closed
application status
30
expected awards
17.268
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

H-1B One Workforce Grant Program is closed (last close November 12, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 17.268 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Employment and Training Administration still indexes 412 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed November 12, 2020

Posted Sep 24 Closes Nov 12

Est. Total Funding

$150,000,000

Expected Awards

30

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of up to $150 million in grant funds authorized under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACWIA), as amended (codified at 29 USC 3224a) for the H-1B One Workforce grant program. We expect to fund approximately 15–30 grants, with individual grant amounts ranging from $500,000 to $10 million. The purpose of this grant program is to fill critical shortages in economic regions by encouraging states and economic regions to work with industry stakeholders to develop dynamic workforce strategies that train workers and jobseekers for middle- to high-skilled H-1B occupations in key industry sectors, such as Information Technology (IT), advanced manufacturing, and transportation that are being transformed by technological advancements and automation, as well as other industries of the future that include artificial intelligence (AI), quantum information sciences (QIS), 5G/advanced communications, and biotechnology. These grants will build proof of concepts of innovative training models that can be replicated by the broader workforce system. Applicants must build support for a common vision for responding to the workforce challenges within their state and economic regions, ensuring that their projects complement and leverage, but do not duplicate existing programs. By forging public-private partnerships—H-1B One Workforce Partnerships—applicants will bring together industry and employers, education and training providers, the workforce system, state and local government, and other entities that will work collaboratively to align resources in response to employer demand and to offer novel education and job training solutions that generate positive outcomes and results.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FOA-ETA-20-13

Grants.gov marks H-1B One Workforce Grant Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Employment, Labor and Training · Opportunity Zones (ELT;OZ). This eligibility-code string dominates the Employment and Training Administration book (353 peers, 85% of 413).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Andrea Chism Grants Management Specialist Chism.Andrea.N@dol.gov

What to do next

H-1B One Workforce Grant Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 17.268 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Reentry Employment Opportunities indexes 1 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Employment and Training Administration lists 412 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants