Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Round 6: A Grant Initiative for the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border Regions

Archived opportunity record

Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities is closed (last close June 20, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 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.

Wide-open applicant board · 13 Grants.gov doors

Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities prints 13 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +9 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). Only 2 other Employment and Training Administration listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 413).

Code 00

State governments

Code 01

County governments

Code 02

City or township governments

Code 04

Special district governments

Code 05

Independent school districts

Code 06

Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education

Code 07

Federally recognized tribal governments

Code 08

Public / Indian housing authorities

Code 11

Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)

Code 12

Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Code 13

Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Code 20

Private institutions of higher education

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.