Open - applications due October 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CST.
Atlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Verified September 28, 2026
Iowa Workforce Development
Iowa Workforce Development's SFY27 Career Training Physical Expansion Grant provides up to $1,000,000 per award for eligible Iowa community colleges and private-sector apprenticeship programs to expand high-demand training capacity through qualifying construction, facility expansion or equipment. A total of $3.5 million is available, including $1.5 million reserved for healthcare projects. Applications are due October 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CST as published by IWD.
Required next actionEligible applicants should confirm core eligibility, define a qualifying facility or equipment project that measurably expands high-demand training capacity, prepare the required budget and supporting materials, and submit through IowaGrants.gov by October 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CST.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified September 20, 2026
New York State Education Department (NYSED)
NYSED's 2027-2032 WIOA Title II and Welfare Education Program competition provides approximately $52.9 million annually for adult education and literacy services. Applications are due November 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. The September 15 bidder conference has concluded, NYSED revised LWDB review requirements on September 15, and applicants should begin required Attachment 4 review immediately while monitoring for the promised September 18 Q&A.
Required next actionSelect the correct competition area and confirm demonstrated effectiveness. Begin the required Local Workforce Development Board Attachment 4 review immediately because NYSED says review may take up to six weeks, and a completed Attachment 4 is required for each Program Area with the application. Review the September 15 bidder-conference materials, monitor for NYSED's Questions and Answers Summary, complete Statewide Financial System prequalification where applicable, optionally file the Notice of Intent by October 30, and submit the full application by November 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.
Active — year-round rolling cycle
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified October 4, 2026
Golden LEAF Foundation
The Golden LEAF Foundation Open Grants Program is a year-round North Carolina funding opportunity for governmental entities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Awards are up to $500,000, with healthcare equipment, workforce training, and high school career pathways among documented eligible project examples. The next published submission cutoff is October 22, 2026 at 12 PM; no time zone is stated.
Required next actionEligible North Carolina governmental entities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits with qualifying healthcare expansion, workforce, or education projects should confirm project fit, complete the Stage 1 Fluxx application, and upload the Certification and Signature Form and Project Budget Form for the applicable rolling cutoff.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified September 13, 2026
Bureau of Justice Assistance
BJA is offering up to $1,000,000 per award with no required match for reentry education, vocational training, workforce development and employment programs serving adults and youth leaving prison and jail. Eligible governments, Tribal entities, school districts, higher-education institutions, nonprofits and for-profit organizations may qualify; the federal two-step application begins September 24, 2026.
Required next actionSelect the correct applicant category, verify SAM.gov and Grants.gov/JustGrants readiness, document required correctional and reentry partnerships and assurances, define measurable education or employment outcomes, submit the Grants.gov step by September 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET, and complete JustGrants by October 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM ET.
Open — Letter of Intent due October 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM; application due October 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM; time zone not separately stated by NJDOL.
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified September 29, 2026
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
NJDOL has opened FY2027 Round 1 of the Pre-Apprenticeship in Career Education (PACE) program with $3 million available. Healthcare is an explicitly favored industry cluster. LOIs are due October 23, 2026 at noon and applications are due October 30 at noon.
Required next actionConfirm lead-applicant eligibility, establish the required documented partnership with a Registered Apprenticeship sponsor, map the curriculum to an apprenticeable occupation and quality-placement outcome, register the Authorized Official in IGX, submit the LOI by October 23 at noon, and complete the application by October 30 at noon.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 93/100
Verified September 25, 2026
Nebraska Department of Labor is accepting 2027 Workforce Development Grant proposals through February 1, 2027. NDOL states there are no restrictions on who may apply, healthcare is an expressly recognized specific-industry workforce focus, and there is no restriction on the amount requested.
Required next actionMARC DECISION REQUIRED for any Dr. Miltie direct-application pursuit. NDOL states there are no restrictions on who can apply and explicitly identifies healthcare as an example of a qualifying specific-industry workforce focus. A direct pursuit is structurally possible only if Dr. Miltie can present a truthful Nebraska workforce-development project with measurable goals, estimated costs, success metrics, and sustainability. Do not auto-submit in Marc's name. Do not frame the request as device purchasing alone; any N9+ component must be legitimately tied to workforce training or development.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 93/100
Verified September 19, 2026
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
NJDOL has opened FY2027 UPSKILL with $7 million available across two rounds. New Jersey employers and eligible consortia can seek up to $250,000 per round for incumbent-worker training. Round 1 LOIs are due September 23, 2026 at noon and applications are due October 28 at noon.
Required next actionIdentify an eligible incumbent-worker training project, confirm trainee and employer eligibility, submit the Round 1 LOI by September 23 at noon, complete IGX registration/update by October 2 at noon, and submit the full application by October 28 at noon.
Closed — October 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET proposal deadline passed
Atlas Opportunity Score 93/100
Verified October 7, 2026
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I)
Pennsylvania has approximately $4 million available for new or expanded registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, with healthcare explicitly listed as an eligible sector. Applicants may request up to $249,999 and must submit by October 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.
Required next actionThe Apprenticeships on the Move proposal deadline passed on October 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET. Monitor the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry grant page for award information and future registered apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship funding opportunities.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 92/100
Verified September 30, 2026
Hawaiʻi Rural Health Transformation Program
Opportunity Overview The Hawaiʻi/Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center has opened the 2026 Hawaiʻi Outreach for Medical Education in Rural Under-resourced Neighborhoods (HOME RUN) Education Award. The program pays qualifying healthcare-training tuition in exchange for a commitment to work full time in rural Hawaiʻi for five years after graduation. This is an individual healthcare-workforce education […]
Required next actionEligible individual healthcare and health-IT trainees should review the live HOME RUN application, confirm the five-year rural Hawaiʻi service commitment, and submit the required online application and PDF supporting materials through the specified Dropbox process.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 92/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Massachusetts DESE FY2027 Perkins V Postsecondary Allocation Grant, Fund Code 0401, supports eligible postsecondary CTE institutions. DESE lists September 23, 2026 as the due date and has published 17 FY2027 allocations ranging from $55,049 to $713,739. The public RFP does not publish a clock time or time zone. Perkins-compliant equipment/capital expenditures may be eligible subject to CLNA, allowable-cost, prior-approval, procurement, and budget requirements.
Required next actionPrioritize the 17 named FY2027 recipients with nursing, allied-health, EMS, medical assisting, dental assisting, diagnostic, or related postsecondary CTE programs. Before any new outreach, authoritatively confirm the September 23 cutoff time/time zone, verify at least 48 hours remain, confirm applicant-specific CLNA/program relevance and allocation, then complete canonical CRM reuse, Email_Opt_Out, actual sent-history, and organization+exact-grant deduplication. Do not introduce N9+ in initial outreach.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 92/100
Verified September 13, 2026
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The U.S. National Science Foundation is accepting proposals for State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs. Approximately $100 million is available, with about 10 cooperative agreements anticipated. Typical Hub proposals should request $4 million to $12 million over five years. Proposals are due November 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM in the submitting organization's local time.
Required next actionEligible institutions should coordinate a state or multi-state consortium, confirm the single-proposal institutional limit and one-award-per-state-or-region structure, document AI infrastructure resources and partner commitments, and prepare the full NSF proposal under NSF 26-513.
Open — applications accepted September 14 through October 19, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 24, 2026
Meta
Meta's 2026 Future is for Everyone Fund is open to eligible charitable organizations, schools and government entities serving Boone County or Clark County, Indiana. Applications close October 19, 2026 at 11:59:59 p.m. local time. No fixed request ceiling is published; projects must fit Community Enhancement, Economic Vitality, Education or Sustainability.
Required next actionIdentify a specific eligible Boone County or Clark County applicant and verify the correct ChangeX portal, applicant authority, project-specific cost and procurement treatment, measurable outcomes, and live application requirements. Then clear verified business Contact, Email_Opt_Out, permanent-bounce, Account/Contact/Deal/Atlas_Email_Queue, and authoritative send-history gates before ORIGINAL outreach.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 24, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa's 2026-2027 Career Academy Incentive Fund supports school district and community college partnerships expanding career academy access. Iowa awards up to $5 million annually, with grants capped at $1 million. The current Fall 2026 submission deadline is November 13, 2026; the public submission instructions do not state a closing time or time zone.
Required next actionQualify a current Iowa school district/community college partnership before applicant-specific action. Verify prior CAIF award history and rubric score, regional-center/career-academy structure, confirmed partner commitments, five-year enrollment, work-based learning and credential alignment, detailed multi-year budget, procurement and equipment/technology allowability, then complete all ORIGINAL-outreach recipient, Email_Opt_Out, permanent-bounce, exact-opportunity deduplication and authoritative send-history gates. Ordinary ORIGINAL outreach must not introduce N9+.
Open — quarterly program approval
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL)
Nebraska accredited colleges and institutions can seek approval for short-term Workforce Pell programs, including healthcare pathways. NDOL requires applications at least 45 days before a quarterly Workforce Development Board meeting; the next published consideration cutoff is October 20, 2026, with no published closing time or time zone.
Required next actionEligible Nebraska accredited colleges and institutions should review NDOL's Program Eligibility and Application Procedures, Occupation and Program Eligibility policy, 2026-2027 Initial Eligible Occupation and Program List, Tribal Policy, Appeal Policy, Monitoring and Compliance materials, and the online application before submission. Healthcare is an identified high-demand field, and Nebraska's first federally approved programs include Pharmacy Technician and Phlebotomy Technician. No N9+ or direct Dr. Miltie applicant/vendor path is established; treat this as an institutional workforce-education funding pathway.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 30, 2026
South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW)
South Carolina is accepting Workforce Pell provider applications for qualifying short-term training programs. The pilot occupation list includes Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Nursing Assistants, Medical Assistants, and Phlebotomists. Approved programs can become eligible for federal Pell Grant aid for qualifying students after state and U.S. Department of Education approval.
Required next actionConfirm the program meets the 12-month certification lookback, current pilot occupation alignment, 8-to-less-than-15-week duration rule, licensure/PPA requirements, 70% completion and job-placement gates, and employer-demand criteria; then apply in SCWOS and attach the official Workforce Pell Provider Attestation form.
Active — rolling / first-come, first-served
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 5, 2026
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
Texas Workforce Commission's rolling High Demand Job Training Program provides up to $150,000 in WIOA funds as a dollar-for-dollar match to eligible Type A or Type B economic development corporation funds. Local Workforce Development Board/EDC partnerships can use the program for high-demand workforce training, including qualifying healthcare occupations, with allowable uses that include equipment, training and support services.
Required next actionIdentify the appropriate Texas Local Workforce Development Board and Type A or Type B economic development corporation, confirm the proposed healthcare or other occupation is within an applicable target industry sector or locally designated high-demand occupation, define employer/training partners and measurable outcomes, build the dollar-for-dollar matched budget, complete the HDJT application, and submit it through the assigned TWC Business Outreach contact as early as practical because funding is first-come, first-served.
Closed — application deadline passed September 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM CST.
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 16, 2026
St. Louis Community Foundation
The St. Louis Community Foundation is accepting applications for its Youth Workforce Development Grant — Fall 2026, a one-time funding cycle supporting established youth workforce development programs serving young people ages 16–25 from households at or below 120% of area median income. Funding: The Foundation has allocated $200,000 for this grant cycle and anticipates funding […]
Required next actionKeep the verified opportunity published through the September 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM CST deadline. Do not initiate new outreach to previously unsent applicants because fewer than 48 hours remain. Work may continue only for organizations already contacted before the cutoff when otherwise permitted. Eligible already-engaged 501(c)(3) nonprofits or fiscally sponsored organizations must serve youth ages 16–25 in the required target ZIP codes, operate the funded workforce program for at least two years, complete the portal eligibility quiz, submit the required program/project budget, and upload the required audits or Form 990 materials.
Open — Letter of Intent due October 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM; application due November 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM; time zone not separately stated by NJDOL.
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 29, 2026
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
NJDOL has opened the FY2027 Opportunity Partnership Grant with $3 million available for occupational training that helps displaced and dislocated workers return to sustainable employment. LOI and IGX registration are due October 14, 2026; applications are due November 18 at noon.
Required next actionConfirm eligible training-provider status, identify the displaced or dislocated worker population and employer-demand occupation, complete the required Letter of Intent and IGX registration by October 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM, use the October 5 technical-assistance workshop if helpful, and submit the full application by November 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM. NJDOL does not separately state a time zone on the current grant listing.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified 2026-09-19
Colorado Department of Education
Colorado CDE has opened its 2026-2028 AEFLA competition with $11.65 million available for adult education and literacy services. A required Intent to Apply is due October 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM MT and the full GAINS application is due October 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM MT.
Required next actionEligible Colorado adult-education providers should submit the required Intent to Apply by October 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM MT, confirm demonstrated-effectiveness and 35% match requirements, select the appropriate AEFLA/Corrections/IELCE service model, obtain GAINS access, and submit the complete narrative application by October 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM MT.
Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 17, 2026
Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner (RIOPC)
The Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner is accepting 2026-2027 pilot applications from eligible institutions seeking state certification of short-term programs for federal Workforce Pell participation. The program is an approval pathway rather than a direct institutional grant award. After state and federal approval, eligible students may use prorated federal Workforce Pell aid in […]
Required next actionClosed cycle. Monitor the Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner for a future Workforce Pell institutional application cycle or new appeal-related guidance. Do not create new applicant outreach or an Atlas_Email_Queue record for the expired September 16, 2026 cycle.
