Discover grants for workforce development, job training, and career readiness. Funding supports employment programs, skills development, and career education. Additional grants promote economic advancement, workforce well-being, and initiatives that prepare individuals for an evolving job market.
Filter this list of workforce development grants above by recipient type, location, and funding source to find opportunities for job training, career readiness, or employment programs. GrantWatch helps organizations manage the entire funding process, from grant prospecting to post-award reporting, with tools such as the Grant Prospecting Dashboard, Grant Funding Pipeline, GrantWatch Intelligence™, and the AI Grant Writing Tool - built for workforce boards and job-training programs.
Grants to Virginia nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and academic institutions in eligible locations to promote educational advancement and workforce development. Funding is intended for projects that will increase the education and skill levels of the...
Grants to Maryland nonprofit organizations to promote economic security in eligible regions. Funding is intended for general operating support. Areas of focus include basic needs, economic mobility, and community and individual wealth building. Programs or project...
Grants to Ontario nonprofit organizations, individual artists, ensembles, and collectives for theater initiatives. Funding is intended to help artists create, develop, produce, and present theater works. Eligible projects include professional development, playwrit...
Grants of up to $4,000 to Minnesota artists in eligible counties for professional development activities. Funding is intended to support projects, purchases, training, workshops, mentorships, creative time, exhibits, and other activities that will assist artists i...
Grants to Maryland nonprofit organizations to address community issues affecting low-income residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended primarily for general operations support. Priority is to support initiatives in the focus areas of economic mobility, b...
Grants to Virginia nonprofit organizations to benefit local residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for a wide range of community benefit activities, including those in the following areas of focus: animal health, preventing animal cruelty, individual...
Opportunity for USA and Puerto Rico individuals for business training, mentorship, and professional networking initiatives. The program is intended to help entrepreneurs launch or expand a business or a nonprofit organization. Participants will receive support and...
Opportunity for Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia crafts artists in eligible locations to participate in a residency program. This program is open to artists at any stage of their career who work in a range of craft media. Residents will receive a mo...
Grants of $5,000 and in-kind training support to Ontario fledgling businesses in eligible regions. Funding is intended for businesses that are less than two years old. In addition to funds, participating business owners will receive instruction in business plannin...
Opportunity for Texas women entrepreneurs in eligible regions to participate in a business development program. This program offers founders mentoring, training, networking, and access to software and other resources. The goal of the program is to help women busin...
Grants of up to $50,000 to Hawaii nonprofit organizations and businesses in eligible locations for economic and community development. Funding is intended to address community needs and deploy initiatives to solve them. The goal of this grant program is to deploy ...
Grants to Kansas nonprofit organizations and units of government for projects benefitting local residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended to assist organizations in their efforts to address needs within the community and improve the quality of life for ...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Indiana nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and educational entities to address community needs in eligible locations. Funding is intended for proposals focusing on arts and culture; education and workforce development; health ...
Grants to Colorado nonprofit organizations to provide essential services to residents in eligible locations. The purpose of the program is to support projects and programs to enhance the quality of life for residents in local communities. Eligible applicants serve...
Grants to Washington nonprofit organizations in eligible locations for capacity-building efforts. Funding is intended for a wide range of activities that improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency. BIPOC, refugee, immigrant, migrant, and nonprofit leaders...
Grants to New York nonprofit organizations, museums, historical societies, academic institutions, and individuals for historical heritage projects in eligible locations. Applicants must contact program staff before applying. The Foundation provides support for pro...
Grants of up to $25,000 to Minnesota nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, tribal entities, government agencies, and school districts to provide arts programming to the community in eligible regions. Funding is intended to support arts activities and events, ...
Grants of up to $15,000 to Ohio nonprofit organizations and government entities for programs and activities that benefit the community in eligible locations. Funding is intended to promote charitable causes and initiatives. Proposals will also be considered to sup...
Grants to Alabama local government agencies to develop and create roads and bridges that allow the public to reach industrial areas. Applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding is intended to support industries that are committed to new investme...
Grants to USA and territories for-profit and nonprofit organizations, Tribes, and producer-owned cooperatives involved in cattle processing to enhance beef processing capacity. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to finalize. ...
Opportunity for USA community-based organizations, managed care organizations, and school-to-work transition sites to promote health among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Participants will take part in a training and certification pro...
Grants of $2,500 to Texas high school teachers to improve educational outcomes in agriculture-related subjects. Funding is intended to provide agricultural mechanical and metal technologies educators in grades 9 to 12 with additional resources to increase their st...
Grants of $25,000 to USA faculty at eligible IHEs for projects to improve nursing education. Funding is intended for the development of a curriculum that incorporates leadership skills and emphasizes the role of nurses in shaping health policy, or utilizes artific...
Grants to Alabama organizations to improve parenting skills and employment outcomes of non-custodial parents. Funding is intended for training projects, workshops, conferences, and counseling that encourage and facilitate active parenting. The program seeks to inc...
Grants to New York nonprofit peer-led organizations in eligible counties to address behavioral health concerns. Funding is intended to support services for adults living with mental health challenges and their families. Peer support services should complement—no...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Minnesota nonprofit organizations in eligible locations to strengthen capacity and improve operations. Funding is intended to support organizations and nonprofit leaders, with preference given to efforts that build leadership knowledge, s...
Opportunity for Texas nonprofit leaders in eligible locations to participate in a professional development program. The opportunity is intended to offer individuals in nonprofit organizations a chance to achieve personal growth as part of the foundation’s commit...
Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations for educational arts and sciences programming in eligible regions. Funding is intended to provide cultural enrichment to school-age children (K-12) and professional development to teachers. These programs must serve...
Cooperative agreements to USA and territories government agencies to hire prosecutors. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to increase prosecutorial capacity for cases involving aliens, includi...
Grants to Wisconsin health centers, hospitals, and tribal clinics for workforce development in eligible regions. Funding is intended to strengthen the rural health workforce by developing and expanding high-quality and impactful community health worker programs in...
Grant to a New York nonprofit organization, IHE, Tribal entity, public institution, or CBO to address employment inequities for persons with developmental disabilities. Applicants must pre-qualify and complete registrations before applying. The goal of this progra...
Grants to California private and public nonprofit organizations, CBOs, and grassroots and faith-based organizations for initiatives to benefit children, teens, and young adults in eligible regions. Funding is intended for services and programs in the focus areas h...
Grants and in-kind support to North Carolina organizations for community benefit projects in eligible counties. Funding is intended for programs in the focus areas of community development, education and youth development, and workforce development. Eligible appli...
Grants to USA IHEs, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and agencies for fellowships in audiology research. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to provide mentored training opportunities fo...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International IHEs, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and agencies to sponsor predoctoral fellowships about the native of living systems. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Fundin...
Grants to USA IHEs, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and agencies for fellowships and training for dual-doctoral degree students pursuing medical or scientific careers. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. F...
Grants to USA IHEs, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and agencies to support graduate students as they transition to postdoctoral work. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for career dev...
Grants to Texas nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists for original art projects in eligible locations. Funding is intended to reward and motivate groundbreaking artistic work that promotes a culture of creativity and innovation and causes people to r...
Grants of up to $5,000 and in-kind support to Ontario entrepreneurs in eligible communities to promote business development. In addition to funding, successful applicants will receive advisory services, training, mentorship, and education. Eligible businesses are ...
Opportunity for USA and Africa early career scientists, engineers, and medical professionals to join a symposium on related topics. The purpose of this program is to increase dialogue and exchanges among young researchers in the United States and Africa. Topics co...
Opportunity for Ontario individuals in eligible locations to participate in a business development program. Successful applicants will attend workshops, receive customized guidance from qualified business advisors, and work with experienced mentors who will guide ...
Grants to Massachusetts nonprofit organizations to benefit communities in eligible locations. Applicants must submit a letter of intent before applying. Priority funding is intended to address the needs of low-income youth, children, and their families. Grants wil...
Grants to Ohio nonprofit organizations, government agencies, public schools, and faith-based entities for projects that benefit communities in eligible regions. Funding is intended for programs within the focus areas of conservation and animals, arts and culture, ...
Grants of up to $5,000 to California artists and artist groups in eligible counties for collaborative visual arts projects. Funding is intended for the creation and presentation of programs and projects that are open to the public. In addition, one applicant will ...
Fellowships to Rhode Island emerging and mid-career artists to devote time to creative projects and professional development. These Fellowships allow the individuals time to devote to the development of their careers, their creative process, and to add to the body...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Ohio groups of residents for projects that strengthen communities in eligible locations. Applicants must attend a mandatory workshop prior to applying. Funding is intended for grassroots community projects that benefit residents and promo...
Tax credits to USA businesses to encourage business expansion and relocation to California. The purpose of this program is to support employment and economic development in the State of California. This program is open to businesses of any size that want to stay a...
Grants to Maryland nonprofit organizations, museums, and municipalities for heritage-tourism related projects and events in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects and professional development activities that preserve and promote local culture, histor...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Minnesota nonprofit organizations for initiatives that lead to new businesses and improve the economy in eligible counties. Both new and existing projects and programs will be considered. Eligible proposals must demonstrate benefit and i...
Grants of up to $2,000 to Indiana early-career artists in eligible locations for career development activities. Funding is intended for the costs and expenses involved in the creation of art. Eligible arts disciplines include but are not limited to visual arts, mu...