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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2026.

US Employment and Training Administration (DOL-ETA) grant open #ETA-TEGL-10-25-ES
Response due May 29, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is issuing a Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) announcing the Wagner-Peyser Employment Service program allotments under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) for Program Year 2026. This notice communicates the formula-based funding allotments distributed to states for employment service activities. It is a synopsis/notice rather than a traditional competitive procurement, serving as the official public announcement of PY 2026 grant funding levels for state workforce agencies.

What they want

Publication and distribution of the Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser Act) program funding allotments to states and territories under WIOA for Program Year 2026. The TEGL (Training and Employment Guidance Letter ETA-TEGL-10-25-ES) establishes the formula-based allotment amounts that state workforce agencies will receive to operate employment services programs including labor exchange services, job matching, and related workforce activities.
Deliverables
  • State-level Employment Service program allotment amounts for PY 2026
  • Distribution of Wagner-Peyser Act formula funding to eligible state workforce agencies
Technical requirements
  • Compliance with WIOA Title III (Wagner-Peyser Employment Service provisions)
  • State workforce agency eligibility as defined under WIOA and Wagner-Peyser Act

How they evaluate

Submission: Grants.gov federal grants portal

Risks & flags

  • This is a formula-based allotment notice (TEGL), not a competitive procurement — funding is distributed to states by statutory formula, not through competitive bidding. Limited applicability for private-sector contractors.

Market context

inferred from NAICS
Health Care & Social Assistance
NAICS 624310
US market size
$2.7T
Typical award
$50K – $100M
Typical buyers
VAHHSDoD MHSIHS
Commonly required
Joint CommissionCMS

Sector-level estimate — full code lookup not yet in catalog.

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