Funding Opportunities & Resources  

Find the latest Grant Funding and Local Workforce Board RFP & Contract Opportunities Here! 

OPEN Grant Funding Opportunities 
Topic Agency Description $$ Eligibility Deadline
Juvenile Justice; Career Pathways  PCCD Innovative PACTT Grants  $450,000 total; est. 6 awards up to $75,000 Juvenile justice residential, community-based, and probation departments December 23, 2022
Health Care Sector Strategies, Career Pathways, Nurses USDOL Nursing Expansion Program $80m total for 2 priorities: 1) Nurse Education Professional (65% of total, $2m-$6m per) and 2) Career Pathways ($1m-$3m per) includes: State & Local WDBs, Industry Associations, Labor Unions, Education & Training Providers January  6, 2023
Housing & Homelessness HUD 
Choice Neighborhoods Implementation
   City/Twp. Govt, Public Housing Authorities, others  January 11, 2023
Research, Evidence-Based, Diversity NSF 
Racial Equity in STEM Education
 $25m overall: Up to $5m per Unrestricted   January 17, 2023
STEM Education; undergraduate students; Professional Development;  NSF 
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: 
Directorate for STEM Education
 $61m total: $200k min to $2m max Unrestricted January 18, 2023
Youth; Construction-Trade  Career Pathways  USDOL 
YouthBuild
 $90m total; from $700,000  to $1.5m per award Includes non-profits, city/county/state government; IHEs February 7, 2023
 Training, Curriculum, Education Instruction Materials  NSF 
Training-based Workforce Development 
for Advanced CyberInfrastructure(CI)
 $9.3m total; Pilot Projects $300,000 per; Implementation based on size $500,000 to $1m per Must include one PI/co-PI with relevant expertise  February 23, 2023
 Community Projects, Legislative Approvals USDOL 
Community Projects ETA/
Congressionally Directed Spending Grants
 Restrictions apply Restrictions apply February 28, 2023
Learning & Workforce Development  NSF 
Campus Cyberinfrastructure
 $20m total; $500,000 to $1.2m per.  Includes non-profit, non-academic; and IHEs March 1, 2023
Experiential Learning; Technology Sector & Occupations NSF 
Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel 
Technologies
$30m total; $1m max Unrestricted March 2, 2023
Dislocated Worker USDOL 
National Dislocated Worker
 $300m total; $150k min to $100m max  includes: Employment Disaster Recovery includes LWDBs
 June 27, 2026
 Sector-Strategies, Worker-Centered,  Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Info. Technology, Broadband USDOL 
Building Pathways to 
Infrastructure Jobs Grant Program
 TBD TBD (suggests Non-profits, Education & Training Providers) Forecasted (sept 30th) 
  USDOC 
Public Works & Economic Adjustment
      Ongoing
   PA DCED 
 Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant
     Ongoing
   PA DCED 
Manufacturing to Career
      Ongoing

 

 Local Workforce Development Board Contract & RFP Opportunities

Topics Local Workforce Board Scope Deadline
WIOA Services Partner4Work 
Three (3) RFP opportunities 
 - Youth and Young Adult Programming 
- One-Stop Operator Services 
- One-Stop Career Services, WIOA Title I-B Adult, 

Dislocated Worker, and Youth 

 January 17, 2023
WIOA Services Lancaster  
Two (2) RFP Opportunities 
-Out of School Time Career Exploration
-Business-Classroom Project Based learning

December 23, 2022
Web Services NWPA 
Updated Website & Board Portal
December 30, 2022

 

Researching Grant Opportunities

Providing you a one-stop resource for commonly sourced funding opportunities, PWDA members can monitor this page to support your funding solicitation as well as grant writing, planning, and submission needs. Have a suggestion or know of other helpful sites to include: Submit your idea here. 

Pennsylvania State Agency Grant Opportunities

Federal Agency Grant Opportunities 

  • Grants.Gov  - The centralized portal to review and apply to all federal agency grant opportunities.  You can establish notifications sent to your email inbox based on customized search terms. Common agencies related to workforce development include: US Department of Labor - Employment & Training, US Department of Education - Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), US Department of Justice - X, Economic Development Administration, US Department of 
  • DOL-ETA - ETA provides information on anticipated/upcoming funding opportunities to aid your planning and grant writing processes. 
  • OCTAE - Find a list of programs and initiatives, including grant funding released by OCTAE
  • Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) - funding opportunities often support initiatives with criminal justice organizations and individuals involved with the criminal justice system (juvenile to adult, under supervision, incarceration, through reentry). 

 

Planning & Research Resources 

Workforce Development - Planning, Research, Promising Practices and more 

 

Foundation Funding Opportunities 

  • Candid - Reflecting a merger between The Foundation Center and Guidestar, you can navigate a directory of foundations, finding funding requests for proposals, research non-profits, and explore training opportunities.  
  • Pennsylvania Foundations
    • Philanthropy network mapping out Pennsylvania foundations serving Greater Philadelphia, Western PA, and Northeastern PA.