Closed · FOA-ETA-26-19 · CFDA 17.285 · Discretionary
Pay-for-Performance (PfP) Incentive Payments Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $10M-$40M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- April 3, 2026
- Close date
- 5
- Expected awards
The verdict
Pay-for-Performance (PfP) Incentive Payments Program is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered $10,000,000 -- $40,000,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 412 other opportunities from Employment and Training Administration.
- $10M-$40M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 5
- expected awards
- 17.285
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on April 3, 2026. CFDA 17.285 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $10,000,000 -- $40,000,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed April 3, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$145,000,000
Expected Awards
5
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Pay-for-Performance Incentive Payments Program will focus on incentivizing the expansion and growth of the National Apprenticeship System, specifically in industries with a firmly established program infrastructure that will make a significant contribution to the Administration's goal of exceeding 1 million active apprentices. The Department plans to award up to five (5) cooperative agreements with a four-year period of performance (PoP) focused on rapidly scaling and expanding newly developed Registered Apprenticeship programs and substantially growing existing programs across industries by offering incentive payments to program sponsors. The Department will award up to four (4) cooperative agreements with a focus on rapid expansion of Registered Apprenticeship in targeted industries by offering incentive payments to program sponsors on a per apprentice basis for all new apprentices enrolled during the term of the cooperative agreement. The designated industries are Shipbuilding and Defense Industrial Base; Artificial Intelligence (AI), Semiconductor, and Nuclear Energy Infrastructure; Information Technology; Healthcare; Transportation; and Telecommunication. The Department is particularly interested in expanding Registered Apprenticeship in Shipbuilding and Defense Industrial Base and intends to make an award for this industry, contingent on receiving a quality application. In addition, the Department plans to award one (1) cooperative agreement that will focus on rapid scaling of the Registered Apprenticeship system by providing incentive funding to program sponsors tied to achieving substantial increases based on the number of cohort apprentices. This cooperative agreement will support expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs across industries not covered under the specific industries noted above. Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to PfP_FOA-ETA-26-19@dol.gov. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.
Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door
The eligibility set for Pay-for-Performance includes a for-profit door among 8 printed types (State governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); +4 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). Inside Employment and Training Administration's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- 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 22
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Code 23
- Small businesses
- 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
Carmen Mew PfP_FOA-ETA-26-19@dol.gov
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