# TWC Awards $20M Career Training Grants

The Texas Workforce Commission awarded 84 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $20 million to public colleges, school districts, and charter schools for career-training equipment. The awards are expected to support training for more than 7,400 students in the first year. TWC expects to release the 2027 JET grant Request for Applications later in fall 2026, creating a forthcoming funding opportunity for eligible education and justice-system entities and potential equipment sales for suppliers serving grant recipients.

- **Why this matters:** Equipment suppliers can identify likely purchasing activity among the 84 grant recipients as career-training programs acquire equipment.
- Eligible education and justice-system applicants can use the TWC Procurement Portal to follow the forthcoming 2027 JET application opportunity.
- The current awards indicate demand for equipment supporting career and technical education across Texas; suppliers may align outreach with recipient institutions’ training needs.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 13, 2026

### Government Entities
- Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
- Office of the Texas Governor
- Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD)

### Key Quotes
> Students deserve a clear and affordable path to high-paying careers.
> — Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas

### Sources
- [Governor Abbott Announces Over $20 Million In Career Training Grants Across Texas | Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott](https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-over-20-million-in-career-training-grants-across-texas) - TX