National Fund For Workforce Solutions
National Fund for Workforce Solutions is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(3) network that partners with local collaboratives, employers, and communities to advance workforce development, improve job quality, and provide funding and resources. The site includes resources, publications, news, membership/funding guidance, and lists EIN 47-5172476.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A regional workforce collaborative, United Way, local workforce board, or community foundation running employer-engagement or training initiatives that align with the funder’s Activate Employers / Equip Workers programs.
Good Fit
- • Operates as a regional workforce collaborative or employer-engagement program.
- • Has experience delivering training, employer activation, or systems-change work at a community or regional level.
- • Can serve as a convener or backbone organization (e.g., United Way, workforce board, regional foundation).
- • Can demonstrate measurable workforce outcomes and capacity to manage grants in the $50K–$250K range.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year covered eight states and past years reached as many as 16 states, indicating a multi-state national footprint rather than a single-local focus.
Recipient Variety
The funder supported between 9 and 18 distinct recipients per year across the observed years, including independent United Ways, workforce boards, and regional foundations, showing a broadly distributed recipient set for its size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of recipient turnover exists (several new grantees appear each year), but no public application instructions were found; this suggests new entrants are plausible but selection is likely programmatic and relationship-aware rather than via an open, formal RFP.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
