Active — FY2027 Georgia ARC cycle; pre-application due October 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.; full application due October 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. FAIL CLOSED for ORIGINAL outreach/package production pending DCA clarification of the $1,000,000 versus $2,000,000 official funding-cap conflict and the unpublished deadline-specific time zone.
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
<p>Georgia DCA’s FY2027 Appalachian Regional Commission Area Development cycle is open, with pre-applications due October 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. and full applications due October 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Current DCA notices conflict on the project funding ceiling: the August 17 FY2027 NOFO states $1,000,000, while DCA’s May 14 infrastructure-program update expressly extended a $2,000,000 limit to the October 9 cycle. DCA also does not state a deadline-specific time zone, so Atlas is fail-closed for ORIGINAL outreach and package production pending clarification.</p>
Required next actionObtain authoritative DCA clarification of the October-cycle project funding ceiling because the May 14 infrastructure update expressly extends a $2,000,000 limit to the October 9 deadline while the newer August 17 FY2027 NOFO states $1,000,000 per project. Also confirm the operative deadline time zone. Until both are resolved, do not initiate ORIGINAL outreach or applicant-specific package production. After clarification, qualify an eligible Appalachian Georgia applicant and project, verify county classification and match, applicant-defined scope and budget, PER/PAR and procurement requirements for construction, equipment/vendor allowability, federal registrations, and all CRM Contact/opt-out/bounce/Deal/Atlas_Email_Queue/prior-send gates.
Active — 2026 Cycle Two applications open; new cold outreach held pending an authoritative deadline time zone
Atlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Verified September 19, 2026
Farmington Bank Community Foundation
Farmington Bank Community Foundation's 2026 Cycle Two supports job training and credential attainment that lead to higher wages for low to moderate income residents in its 16 town Central Connecticut region. The application closes October 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM; the official announcement does not separately state a time zone. Average grants are about $8,000 and the normal maximum is $20,000.
Required next actionConfirm 501(c)(3) or qualifying fiscal sponsor status, eligible 16-town service geography, low-to-moderate-income participant focus, and a job training or credential program that leads to higher wages. New applicants should contact the Foundation before applying. Use the live online portal as the controlling 2026 application and attachment checklist and submit before October 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM. Publication is appropriate, but do not begin new cold applicant outreach while the authoritative announcement leaves the deadline time zone unstated.
Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
PennDOT's 2026 Career and Technical Education Grant closed September 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. The program offered $12 million in direct reimbursement funding, with awards up to $500,000 per eligible applicant, plus a separate $3 million supportive-services pool. Atlas now retains this page as award-monitoring and successor-round intelligence rather than an actionable application.
Required next actionDo not initiate applicant outreach or present this as an open application. Monitor PennDOT for award announcements and for any successor Career and Technical Education funding round; retain the verified 2026 funding structure, eligibility and supportive-services information as planning context only.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Verified September 30, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa’s FY27 Secondary CTE Regional Planning Partnership opportunity is due October 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM. RPP funds may support CTE equipment and curricular resources aligned to high-skill, high-wage, high-demand occupations, including approved Health Science pathways.
Required next actionComplete the FY27 RPP application package, including bylaws, membership and officers, multi-year plan, required minutes, meeting and program-approval schedules, budget form and explanation, and FY25 financial report or transaction detail. For any Health Science equipment or curricular request, document H3 alignment, RPP budget approval, procurement, and direct curriculum necessity. Submit through IowaGrants by October 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM; do not infer a time zone not stated by IowaGrants.
Active - quarterly state approval cycle
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 13, 2026
North Carolina Department of Commerce
The NCWorks Commission is accepting state approval applications from North Carolina institutions for Workforce Pell eligible short-term programs. Complete submissions received by October 15, 2026 will be reviewed for the November 18, 2026 Commission meeting, with later quarterly review cycles continuing in 2027.
Required next actionEligible Title IV North Carolina institutions should verify program eligibility, ETPL status, operating history, 70 percent completion and employment thresholds, and required state data documentation before submitting through the NCWorks ETP application system by the applicable quarterly cutoff.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
9 days leftVerified September 11, 2026
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I)
Pennsylvania L&I is offering one competitive award of up to $450,000 to strengthen the Commonwealth's Registered Apprenticeship Navigator ecosystem. Applications are due October 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is a sponsor of a Registered Apprenticeship Navigator program and can meet the NGA's convening, program-management, fiscal, evaluation, reporting and workforce-agreement requirements. Confirm Pennsylvania SAP Vendor ID, develop two cohorts and a plan to train at least 40 Navigators to journeyworker status, secure 1 to 3 cross-sector letters of support, notify the applicable Local Workforce Development Board if required, complete all official appendices and budget materials, and submit electronically to ATOGrants@pa.gov by October 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is accepting FY27 applications for the Illinois Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program, FY27-1 / CSFA 420-30-3197. The CEJA program supports community-based organizations that recruit, train, support, and connect Illinois residents to clean-energy employment and career pathways. DCEO lists $50,900,000 in estimated total program funding and anticipates 20 […]
Required next actionIdentify qualifying Illinois community-based organizations, including eligible community colleges, nonprofits and local-government applicants; verify service-area/community-presence requirements, workforce capacity, partnerships, GATA readiness, verified business Contact, opt-out, permanent-bounce and duplicate/send history, and exact deadline time zone before ORIGINAL outreach.
Open — competitive pre-applications for both Competitive Continuation and Competitive New/Recompete applicants are due October 5, 2026; Formula-only pre-applications are due February 5, 2027.
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 30, 2026
Volunteer Iowa (Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service)
Volunteer Iowa has opened the 2027–2028 Iowa AmeriCorps State competition for eligible Iowa nonprofits, local governments, higher education institutions, school districts, and Indian Tribes proposing single-state AmeriCorps programs. Funding and deadlines vary by grant track.
Required next actionIdentify the applicant's exact Competitive Continuation, Competitive New/Recompete, or Formula-only track and follow the controlling RFA for the applicable pre-application and final-submission sequence. Confirm organizational eligibility, SAM.gov/UEI readiness, member-slot and MSY requirements, required match or cost structure, IowaGrants/eGrants access, staffing, budget, and performance-measure readiness before submission. Because Volunteer Iowa's public summary and RFA show conflicting dates for some applicant types, treat the RFA as controlling unless Volunteer Iowa issues a formal correction.
Open — ongoing program approval
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 21, 2026
Alabama Department of Workforce
Alabama is accepting institution-level applications for state approval of qualifying short-term Workforce Pell programs. Health care is an expressly identified in-demand sector, but approval is program-specific and requires both Alabama governor certification and final federal approval before students may receive Workforce Pell funds.
Required next actionEligible Alabama Title IV institutions should screen existing short-term healthcare and other workforce programs against the published duration, occupation, credential, employer-validation, operating-history, completion, placement, value-added earnings and academic-credit requirements, then submit each qualifying program through the ADOW process.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 24, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa Department of Education STEM BEST funding for accredited Iowa K-12 public and non-public schools launching new career-connected STEM models. Awards are up to $50,000 with a 2:1 state-to-awardee cost share; applications are due November 3, 2026 at 4:59 p.m. Central Time.
Required next actionIdentify accredited Iowa public or non-public K-12 districts/buildings that have not previously received STEM BEST funding and have a credible new career-connected STEM model. Prioritize legitimate health-science, biomedical, bioscience/medicine, clinical-skills, or related workforce concepts where appropriate. Verify prior-award status, 2:1 match, partner roles, curriculum need, procurement, and sustainability before applicant-specific work. Before ORIGINAL outreach, verify a business Contact, Email_Opt_Out, permanent-bounce status, exact-opportunity duplication, and authoritative send history. Do not introduce N9+ in ordinary initial outreach.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 87/100
Verified September 25, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa's 2027-2028 RETURNING STEM BEST Award is open to accredited Iowa public and non-public K-12 school districts and buildings that have previously received STEM BEST funding and propose a new, distinct model or expansion. Awards are up to $50,000 with a required 2:1 state-to-awardee cost-share, and the Department lists a Nov. 3, 2026 at 4:59 p.m. Central Time deadline.
Required next actionIdentify prior Iowa STEM BEST awardees with credible, genuinely new health-science, biomedical, clinical-skills, telehealth, or related career-connected learning expansions. Verify prior-award status, proposal uniqueness, applicant match, partner roles, procurement, and curriculum need before outreach or package development.
Closed — proposal deadline passed September 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM Alaska Prevailing Time
Atlas Opportunity Score 87/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Alaska Department of Health, Division of Behavioral Health
Alaska Department of Health is seeking a statewide contractor for reentry support services intended to improve health and behavioral-health outcomes and reduce recidivism for people returning from incarceration. Proposals are due September 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM Alaska Prevailing Time.
Required next actionClosed for this procurement. The controlling proposal deadline was September 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM Alaska Prevailing Time. Do not initiate, continue, queue, or resend vendor outreach for this RFP. Preserve the record and any historical CRM or WorkDrive material for deduplication and audit only.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified September 18, 2026
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
NJDOL has opened FY2027 Round 1 of the NJBUILD Women and Minorities in Construction Trades Program with $2 million available for construction-trades training, placement and support services. A required LOI is due October 21, 2026 at noon and the full IGX application is due October 28 at noon.
Required next actionConfirm lead-applicant eligibility and prior NJBUILD funding status, choose the qualifying pre-apprenticeship or pre-employment pathway, secure the required Registered Apprenticeship sponsor or employer placement partner and commitment letter, register the Authorized Official in IGX, submit the LOI by October 21 at noon, and complete the application by October 28 at noon.
Duplicate — canonical published record is Nebraska Workforce Pell Grant Program — Institutional Program Approval 2026-2027 (post 4135); do not publish this duplicate
Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Nebraska Department of Labor is accepting institutional applications for state approval of qualifying short-term Workforce Pell programs. Applications must be received at least 45 days before a quarterly Nebraska Workforce Development Board meeting; for the December 4, 2026 meeting, the next calendar cutoff is October 20, 2026.
Required next actionDo not publish or use this duplicate record for outreach, scoring, package work, or applicant routing. Use canonical published post 4135 (Nebraska Workforce Pell Grant Program — Institutional Program Approval 2026-2027), verified against current Nebraska Department of Labor Workforce Pell materials.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified September 14, 2026
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The U.S. National Science Foundation FINDERS FOUNDRY program is accepting Development proposals through November 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM in the submitting organization's local time. Development awards are up to $300,000 for one year and are restricted to teams that received a FINDERS FOUNDRY Planning award.
Required next actionVerify that the lead team received a FINDERS FOUNDRY Planning award, confirm the required K-12 educator, technologist, researcher, and parent/guardian leadership structure, select the controlling challenge track, and prepare the Development proposal under NSF 26-507.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified October 7, 2026
Saunders Construction, Inc.
Saunders Construction will award one Colorado 501(c)(3) nonprofit up to $10,000 for youth education and development, mental health, or arts and creative expression. Applications are due October 30, 2026; no submission clock time or time zone is published.
Required next actionIdentify Colorado 501(c)(3) behavioral-health or youth-service applicants in Saunders communities, confirm project-specific cost allowability and Saunders geography fit.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 85/100
Verified October 1, 2026
Volunteer Louisiana's FY27 AmeriCorps State Formula competition is open to new governmental, educational and nonprofit applicants establishing Louisiana AmeriCorps programs, with a January 3, 2027 Notice of Intent deadline and February 28, 2027 application deadline.
Required next actionEligible Louisiana organizations should review the FY27 State Formula RFP and current guidance, complete any required applicant training, submit the Notice of Intent by January 3, 2027 at 11:59 PM, and submit the final application through America Learns Grant Gateway by February 28, 2027 at 11:59 PM.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 85/100
Verified September 11, 2026
Baltimore Children & Youth Fund
Baltimore Children & Youth Fund is accepting Summer of Possibility 2027 applications from Baltimore City-based youth-serving nonprofits and fiscally sponsored organizations. The $2 million round offers $25,000-$100,000 grants for summer learning, leadership, wellness, creativity, workforce development and youth engagement. Applications are due October 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT.
Required next actionConfirm the organization is Baltimore City-based, youth-centered, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or fiscally sponsored, has an annual operating budget of $750,000 or less, has at least 51% Baltimore City resident employees, has existed at least one year, and has at least one year of youth-program experience. Use BCYF's free pre-application support if useful and submit through SmartSimple by October 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified September 13, 2026
Nevada OWINN is accepting institutional applications for state approval of qualifying short term Workforce Pell programs. Phase 1 is active for Nevada System of Higher Education institutions, applications are reviewed quarterly, and no fixed statewide closing date is published.
Required next actionEligible NSHE institutions should verify each proposed program against Nevada and federal Workforce Pell requirements, including the 8 to 14 week duration, 150 to under 600 clock hour range, 12 month operating history, 70 percent completion and placement thresholds, ETPL status, DETR data sharing history, employer demand, credential and articulation requirements, and then submit the application and supporting documentation to nvworkforcepell@detr.nv.gov.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified September 2, 2026
Innovative Postsecondary Models Fund / Panorama Global
The Panorama Global-managed Innovative Postsecondary Models Fund will make 7–10 national grants of $750,000–$1,000,000 for innovative postsecondary education models. Applications are due September 14, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.
Required next actionConfirm the proposed model meets the Fund's credential-of-value, U.S.-learner and March 31, 2027 active-enrollment requirements; align the application to at least one of the four innovation themes; prepare legal-status and current organizational-budget documents plus model/outcomes information; and submit the online application by September 14, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET. N9+/QC pursuit should occur only for a specifically qualified healthcare-education model with a lawful, material role for remote clinical examination or care-delivery training.
