Department of Labor · Economic Development
WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Formula Programs
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act formula grants to states for adult employment and training, dislocated worker services, and youth programs. Local Workforce Development Boards (often city/county partnerships) administer service delivery.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $500K – $50M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Continuous via state WIOA plan; local WDB programming cycles.
- Typical prep time
- 6–12 weeks
- Statutory authority
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act §§128, 132, 133 (29 U.S.C. §§3163 et seq.)
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
Cities participate via membership on the Local Workforce Development Board. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
When you run a city dossier, Strategic Pursuit cross-checks the city's demographics, federal award history, disaster history, and CEJST burden categories against this program's eligibility and strategic-fit signals. You see an explicit eligibility / strategic / competitive grade — backed by source citations — instead of a generic "match" badge.
Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.