New Jersey NJBUILD FY2027 Women and Minority Veterans in Construction Trades Grants (LOI December 2; Apply December 9)

Funding$1,500,000 total statewide competition pool, NOT an individual applicant award. No fixed applicant-wide maximum published. Budget maximum $15,000 per participant: up to $11,250 reimbursable training and eligible costs plus $3,750 performance payments upon placement and retention. Final awards determined by NJDOL.

DeadlineMandatory Letter of Intent: December 2, 2026 by noon. Full IGX grant application: December 9, 2026 by noon. The official NGO does not specify a time zone.

Last verifiedOctober 29, 2026

Required next actionAttend either November 12 or November 23, 2026 technical-assistance session; send required Letter of Intent to NJBUILDPrograms@dol.nj.gov by December 2 noon; register in IGX and submit full application and required documents by December 9 noon. Read the complete official FY2027 WMVIC NGO.

Broad Eligibility

Qualifying NJ employers or employers with NJ presence, workforce/trade organizations, apprenticeship or intermediary sponsors, nonprofits/CBOs, eligible education and training institutions, local workforce boards, governments and faith-based applicants. Documented construction employer or Registered Apprenticeship sponsor partnership required. FY2026 WMIC Round 2 awardees are ineligible. Participants must be eligible NJ-resident women and/or minority veterans.

Atlas Analysis

Official controlling NJDOL 30-page FY2027 WMVIC Notice of Grant Opportunity announced October 27, 2026, reviewed October 29. Program is competitive applicant financial assistance, distinct from FY2027 WMIC and vendor procurement. $1.5m is total statewide pool. No blanket applicant award maximum: training cost ceiling $15,000 per participant includes $11,250 reimbursement and $3,750 conditional performance. Admin cap 10%; stipends up to $250/week; no participant tuition; no grant-funded capital construction, laptops, out-of-state travel or unrelated expenditure. No express independent match requirement identified. LOI and IGX cutoff by noon with no stated zone.

NJBUILD FY2027 Women and Minority Veterans in Construction Trades (WMVIC)

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development opened this competitive grant on October 27, 2026. It supports pre-apprenticeship or pre-employment construction-trades training, job readiness, participant support, and placement and retention services for qualifying women veterans and minority veterans in New Jersey. This is a distinct veterans-focused opportunity, not the earlier Women and Minorities in Construction Trades (WMIC) round.

Funding and payment terms

$1,500,000 is the total statewide program funding pool, not an individual applicant award. The notice does not publish one fixed grant maximum per applicant. Instead, proposed program costs are capped at $15,000 per participant, including up to $11,250 for reimbursable training and program costs plus $3,750 tied to verified placement and 30-day and 60-day retention milestones. Administrative costs cannot exceed 10% of the award. Participant stipends are limited to $250 per week. Final award budgets remain subject to NJDOL determination.

Eligible applicants and requirements

Eligible lead applicants include qualifying New Jersey employers, apprenticeship and workforce intermediaries, labor and trade organizations, public and vocational schools, colleges, nonprofit and community-based organizations, workforce boards, governments, faith-based organizations, and eligible training providers. Every applicant must demonstrate partnerships with construction employers or Registered Apprenticeship sponsors able to support job placements. Organizations awarded FY2026 WMIC Round 2 grants cannot apply. Proposed participants must meet the official New Jersey residency and work-authorization requirements.

Application deadlines and requirements

Letter of Intent: Wednesday, December 2, 2026, by noon. Full application: Wednesday, December 9, 2026, by noon. The controlling notice does not expressly specify a time zone for these cutoffs. Applicants must attend one technical-assistance workshop on November 12 or November 23 and complete the mandatory LOI and the online NJDOL IGX application process, including required project narratives, budget schedules, fiscal documentation, and employer or apprenticeship partnership commitments. The planned award term is March 1, 2027 to August 31, 2028.

Significant restrictions

Grants may support allowable program delivery, materials, participant services, stipends, and documented placements. The notice excludes building construction and renovation, laptops and tablets, overnight accommodations, out-of-state mileage, grant-application costs, membership fees, unrelated professional development, and participant tuition or required training charges. The notice does not state a separate nonstate match requirement; applicants must nevertheless follow all controlling fiscal and reimbursement provisions.

Official application instructions

Read the complete NJDOL FY2027 WMVIC Notice of Grant Opportunity (30-page PDF) before applying.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.nj.govAtlas last verified this record October 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗