The PY 2026 National Farmworker Jobs Program Youth Services competition closed June 20, 2026 and was never a general farmworker-youth grant. Eligibility was limited to a narrow subset of existing NFJP grantees. For most Local Boards, the continuing value is understanding where specialized NFJP youth capacity may exist and building a clean referral and co-enrollment relationship around it.
Source + trust record
Source checked as of September 18, 2026. Primary authority: EDD WSIN25-36.
Check result: The PY 2026 NFJP Youth Services competition closed June 20, 2026. EDD confirms $925,200 was available, with grants up to $300,000, and eligibility was restricted to qualifying existing NFJP Career Services and Training grantees approved to serve youth. This was not a general farmworker-youth grant for all Local Boards. This AI-assisted brief does not receive human legal or compliance review. Official sources control.
WDB decision strip
| Status | Action | Primary owner | Current timing | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLOSED · SPECIALIZED NFJP OPPORTUNITY | MAP + PARTNER | Youth + Farmworker Partnership Leadership | PY 2026 competition closed | Farmworker youth · NFJP · Referrals · Co-enrollment · Supportive services |
The bottom line
Most WDBs could not apply. They can still make the funded NFJP system easier for farmworker youth to use.
DOL made $925,200 available, with awards of up to $300,000 and about five awards expected. Eligible organizations had to be existing NFJP Career Services and Training grantees approved to serve youth, not have received specified recent NFJP Youth Services grants, and have reached at least 75% of their PY 2025 youth enrollment goal as of the quarter ending March 31, 2026.
Who was eligible?
- An NFJP Career Services and Training grantee under FOA-ETA-24-15.
- Approved to serve youth under that award.
- No NFJP Youth Services grant in PY 2024 or PY 2025.
- At least 75% of the PY 2025 youth participant enrollment goal achieved by the quarter ending March 31, 2026.
The local partnership workflow
- Identify the NFJP youth provider serving your geography.
- Map the overlap. Youth may also interact with WIOA Youth, schools, adult education, AJCC services, community colleges, and other farmworker-serving organizations.
- Define referral ownership. Decide who makes contact, confirms connection, and follows up.
- Use co-enrollment when it adds value. Keep eligibility, service coding, and funding responsibilities clear for each program.
- Coordinate employers and work experience. Avoid asking the same agricultural and regional employers to navigate parallel youth pipelines.
Watch out
- The competition is closed.
- Do not assume a Local Board was eligible simply because it serves farmworker youth.
- Do not duplicate NFJP services when a referral or co-enrollment model can add value.
- Do not treat farmworker youth as one homogeneous population; geography, language, school status, mobility, family employment, and transportation can materially shape service design.
Source authority
Official notice: EDD WSIN25-36 — National Farmworker Jobs Program Youth Services, PY 2026.
Status: Applications were due June 20, 2026. The federal funding announcement controlled eligibility and award requirements. Partnership guidance above is a WPU implementation aid. Status checked September 16, 2026.