Closed · FOA-ETA-26-20-IY · CFDA 17.265 · Discretionary
Program Year 2026 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Indian and Native American Programs – Employment and Training Grants - Youth
Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $2.8M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 22, 2026
- Close date
- 63
- Expected awards
The verdict
Program Year 2026 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Indian and Native American Programs – Employment and Training Grants - Youth is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered Up to $2,808,366 across 63 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $2.8M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 63
- expected awards
- 17.265
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Program Year 2026 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Indian and Native American Programs – Employment and Training Grants - Youth - is cataloged under number FOA-ETA-26-20-IY and tied to CFDA assistance listing 17.265, posted by Employment and Training Administration. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on April 2, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $2,808,366. The agency has projected $14.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 63 awards. If the agency funds the expected 63 awards from the $14.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $222,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on May 22, 2026. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $2,808,366
Close Date
May 22, 2026
Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Posted
April 2, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$14,000,000
Expected Awards
63
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Indian and Native American Program (INAP) supports employment and training activities for Indian and Native Americans throughout the United States by awarding grant funding to eligible entities at the local level for the provision of employment services. Grant award recipients may use funding to help all eligible Indian and Native Americans (INA), including Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, with employment, financial assistance for education and training, and other supportive services necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency.Per the requirements outlined in Section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and implementing regulations found at 20 CFR Part 684, the Department must hold this INAP grant competition every four years. Recipients receiving an award as a result of this competition in Program Year 2026 will also receive one grant award annually for three subsequent program years, based on annual Departmental requirements and subject to appropriated funding. Current recipients of the INAP Employment and Training Grants that received an award and subsequent annual allotments under the last competition in 2022 (FOA-ETA-22-05) must apply under this Funding Opportunity Announcement if they wish to receive additional funding.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 07, 11, 12, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Reintegration for Ex-Offenders Adult
U.S. Department of Labor
Agency Contact
INAP.OGM@dol.gov INAP.OGM@dol.gov
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