Rapid Reskill Employment Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants
This grant provides funding to help quickly retrain and reemploy workers who have lost their jobs due to economic disruptions.
Funder: Employment and Training Administration
Due Dates: August 3, 2026: Full application submission deadline
Funding Amounts: $2,000,000–$8,000,000 per award | ~$50,000,000 total program funding | Up to 36 months duration
Summary: Supports innovative, rapid reskilling and reemployment models for dislocated workers to fill critical talent gaps in high-demand sectors.
Key Information: No cost sharing required; applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm ET on the due date.
Description
This opportunity funds projects that rapidly reskill and reemploy dislocated workers, with a focus on supporting high-growth, in-demand sectors such as domestic manufacturing, aerospace, energy production, construction, and other industries critical to the U.S. reindustrialization agenda. The program emphasizes innovative models that connect workers to employment or paid work-based training within six months of enrollment, leveraging prior experience and skills, and developing scalable approaches to workforce transitions driven by economic transformation and advances in artificial intelligence (AI).
