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Workforce Development Grants

Explore 1,817 grant opportunities for workforce development initiatives

Pathways to Prosperity Bridge to Career Pathways Competitive Grants
$400,000
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
State

Application Deadline

Sep 4, 2025

Date Added

Jul 23, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that assist adults facing employment barriers in Minnesota by offering training, support services, and pathways to high-wage jobs.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
Techgate
$25,000,000
U.S. Department of State (Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy)
Federal

Application Deadline

Aug 25, 2025

Date Added

Jul 23, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to U.S.-based nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses to help foreign governments adopt trusted digital technologies, enhancing cybersecurity and infrastructure resilience while countering potentially harmful foreign technology influences.

International Development
Nonprofits
On-Ramp to Career Pathways Competitive Grant Program
$200,000
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
State

Application Deadline

Sep 4, 2025

Date Added

Jul 23, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that help Minnesota residents facing employment barriers gain essential skills and training for high-demand jobs, with a focus on reducing racial disparities and improving economic access.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
Southeast Asian Economic Disparities Relief Competitive Grant
$200,000
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
State

Application Deadline

Aug 28, 2025

Date Added

Jul 23, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations in Minnesota that aim to reduce economic disparities and enhance workforce development for Southeast Asian residents facing employment barriers.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
Women’s Economic Security Act Competitive Grant in Minnesota
$125,000
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
State

Application Deadline

Aug 28, 2025

Date Added

Jul 23, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that help women, particularly those facing barriers, enter high-wage, high-demand jobs in nontraditional fields like skilled trades and STEM in Minnesota.

Women & Girl Services
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Pathways to Prosperity Individualized Training Pathway Competitive Grants in Minnesota
$500,000
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
State

Application Deadline

Sep 4, 2025

Date Added

Jul 23, 2025

This grant provides funding to organizations in Minnesota to support adult residents facing employment barriers by offering training and resources for high-demand jobs, with a focus on promoting racial and economic equity.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
Early Childhood Care and Education in Virginia
Contact for amount
Robins Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 23, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations in Virginia that provide high-quality early childhood care and education for children from prenatal to age five, focusing on enhancing developmental outcomes and family engagement.

Education
Nonprofits
Minnesota Youthbuild Competitive Grants Program
$100,000
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 23, 2025

This funding opportunity supports organizations that provide construction training and employment services to economically disadvantaged youth aged 16-24, helping them gain skills, earn their high school diploma or GED, and secure career-path employment in the building trades.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
Climate Action Partner Grant Program
$150,000
City of Bend
Local

Application Deadline

Sep 21, 2025

Date Added

Jul 22, 2025

This program provides funding to local nonprofit organizations and government entities in Bend for projects that reduce pollution and enhance community resilience in line with the Community Climate Action Plan.

Environment
Nonprofits
Expeditions in Computing
$15,000,000
National Science Foundation
Federal

Application Deadline

Mar 31, 2027

Date Added

Jul 18, 2025

This funding opportunity supports U.S. higher education institutions and their partners in conducting transformative, long-term research in computing and information science, with a focus on collaboration and broadening participation in the field.

Science and Technology
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
NIEHS Worker Training Programs HAZMAT Training at DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex (UH4 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
$3,000,000
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (National Institutes of Health)
Federal

Application Deadline

Nov 25, 2025

Date Added

Jul 18, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support for nonprofit organizations to deliver essential health and safety training to workers at Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities who may be exposed to hazardous materials.

Health
Private institutions of higher education
STEM Talent Advancement and Retention
$6,000
BioConnect DE
Private

Application Deadline

Jul 31, 2025

Date Added

Jul 18, 2025

This program provides financial assistance to recent STEM graduates working in Delaware to help reduce their student loan debt and encourage them to build their careers in the state.

Science and Technology
Individuals
United Way of North Central Pennsylvania Innovation Grant
$25,000
United Way of North Central Pennsylvania
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 19, 2025

Date Added

Jul 17, 2025

This funding initiative provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in Lycoming, Sullivan, and Tioga Counties for innovative programs that address unmet community needs, particularly for the ALICE population.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Trees for Communities Grant Program
$200,000
Connecticut Department Energy and Environmental Protection
State

Application Deadline

Aug 31, 2025

Date Added

Jul 17, 2025

This grant provides funding to Connecticut communities for projects that increase urban tree cover and improve environmental sustainability, particularly in underserved areas.

Environment
Nonprofits
Food for Progress Program Notice of Funding Opportunity Fiscal Year 2025
$35,000,000
U.S. Department of Agriculture (Foreign Agricultural Service)
Federal

Application Deadline

Jul 31, 2025

Date Added

Jul 17, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support for agricultural development projects in developing countries and emerging democracies, focusing on increasing productivity and trade through the monetization of U.S. agricultural commodities.

International Development
Nonprofits
A Strategic Approach to Advancing Health Equity for Priority Populations with or at Risk for Diabetes—Subject Matter Expertise, Training, and Technical Assistance
$10,000,000
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Federal

Application Deadline

Mar 14, 2023

Date Added

Jul 17, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that will help improve diabetes prevention and management for underserved populations by offering expertise, training, and resources to enhance health equity.

Health
Nonprofits
A Strategic Approach to Advancing Health Equity for Priority Populations with or at Risk for Diabetes
$3,300,000
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Federal

Application Deadline

Mar 7, 2023

Date Added

Jul 17, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations implementing strategies to prevent diabetes and improve health equity for populations at risk, focusing on statewide, local, or multisectoral approaches.

Health
State governments
MDA STEM BEST Robotics Grant
$30,000
U.S. Department of Defense (Missile Defense Agency)
Federal

Application Deadline

Aug 20, 2025

Date Added

Jul 17, 2025

This grant provides financial support to educational organizations and nonprofits that run robotics competitions, helping them purchase essential sensors and software to engage K-12 and college students in STEM activities.

Education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Functional Repair of Neocortical Tissue
Contact for amount
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
Federal

Application Deadline

Sep 25, 2025

Date Added

Jul 16, 2025

This funding opportunity supports researchers and organizations developing innovative tissue grafts to restore damaged brain tissue, targeting chronic neurological conditions affecting millions of people.

Health
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure 
$39,500,000
Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 16, 2025

This program provides federal funding to cities, counties, tribes, nonprofits, and private entities in Kansas to develop electric vehicle charging stations along major highways, promoting sustainable transportation and community investment.

Transportation
City or township governments

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