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Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6) deadline 2026

The current listed application deadline is May 20, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.

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Agency
Employment and Training Administration
Award range
$6,500,000 to $10,800,000
Total funding
$65,000,000
Funding instrument
Grant
CFDA / ALN
17.280
Cost share
No

Application Countdown

61
Days
14
Hours
52
Minutes

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Quick facts

Opportunity number
FOA-ETA-26-40
Last updated
March 12, 2026
Expected awards
10

Deadline summary

Round 6 of the Strengthening Community Colleges (SCC or SCC6) grants will fund community colleges, with a singular focus on building program and system capacity for implementing and scaling access to short-term training opportunities through Workforce Pell Grants—i.e., promoting industry-driven strategies, worker mobility, and integration with the larger state workforce system (e.g., Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) partners) for statewide impact. Questions regarding this Funding...

Date note

Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.

Key dates

Posted
February 17, 2026
Deadline
May 20, 2026

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Eligibility snapshot

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