Apprenticeship USA Grants

 

The objectives for grant funding are three fold: 1) Make Registered Apprenticeship a mainstream education and career pathway option, one that can help each state, and the country as a whole, maintain its prominence in building the strongest, most adaptable, and most credentialed workforce in the world. 2) Support integrated, 21st Century statewide apprenticeship strategies that promote and scale apprenticeships, as well as, critical investments in State capacity to keep pace with industry demand for new programs, including apprenticeships in both traditional and non-traditional industries such as, IT, Healthcare, Advanced Manufacturing, Skilled Trades, Cybersecurity, Business Services, among others. 3) Develop and utilize state strategies that offer innovative approaches to significantly increase apprenticeship opportunities for all American workers, particularly underrepresented populations in apprenticeship including young people, women, minorities, veterans, including transitioning service members, and persons with disabilities to prepare for and successfully enter careers that provide long-term employment and family- sustaining wages in growing industries and occupations within the State and regional economies.

Active 17.285 Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor B - Project Grants Not applicable. National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 (Fitzgerald Act) and The FY 2016 Omnibus Budget, Public Law 075-75-308, 29 U.S.C. 1-4 - ApprenticeshipUSA State Expansion (i.e., development of new Registered Apprenticeship Programs) - Statewide Promotion and Outreach to engage industry and business partners in Registered Apprenticeship - State Alignment of Registered Apprenticeship, Workforce (WIOA) , Education and Economic Development - Increased Employer Demand through Incentives - Job Training and supportive services - ApprenticeshipUSA pilots and demonstrations to increase diversity in Registered Apprenticeship - Modernized Apprenticeship Data Collection and Reporting - Program Administration - Program Evaluation States and US Territories are the recipients of this funding. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. This FOA will be available at www.Grants.gov and http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm. These links will contain all of the information and links to forms needed to apply for grant funding. Applicants should note that hyperlinks to portions of the FOA are included in various parts of the Announcement. Applicants are required to comply with all parts of the FOA, including those parts found at the hyperlinks. Projects are awarded on a competitive basis. Funding announcements will be published in the Federal Register and the Employment and Training Administration's website at http://www.doleta.gov or through a Training and Employment Guidance Letter. These announcements will provide all of the necessary information to apply for federal assistance. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Funding announcements are projected to be made in Fall 2016. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Funding will be used to help states develop and implement comprehensive strategies to drive apprenticeship expansion; engage industry and other partners to expand apprenticeship to new sectors and new populations; enhance state capacity to conduct outreach and work with employers to start new programs; and expand participation in apprenticeship through state innovations, incentives and system reforms. By launching the ApprenticeshipUSA Expansion and Innovation grant initiative, the department is taking a critical first step in charting a new path forward for ApprenticeshipUSA, with States as the key facilitators. Performance Reports: ETA will monitor state grantees. States, in turn, are required to monitor sub-grants and other partnership activities associated with the grant. Not applicable. For program sponsors, apprenticeship selection records are required to show compliance with nondiscrimination requirements set out in Title 29 CFR Part 30 and are to be kept for 5 years. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. FY 2016 is the first year of funding. The period of performance is still being determined. See applicable funding announcement. Please find a list of ETA Office of Apprenticeship representatives at: https://www.doleta.gov/oa/contactlist.cfm Anna J. Velez
200 Constitution Ave., N.W. (room # C5321)

Washington, DC 20210 US
velez.anna@dol.gov
Phone: 202 693 2796 http://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship 16-0174-0-1-504 (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 18$49,000,000.00; FY 19 est $93,000,000.00; FY 20 est $97,000,000.00; FY 17$51,000,000.00; FY 16$10,000,000.00; - FY 2016 is the first year of funding. Future funding is conditional upon congressional approval. Average grant will be approximately $1.55 million with a range of $700,000 - $3,000,000 depending on a combination of factors including but not limited to state size and level of commitment to innovate and expand Registered Apprenticeship in the State. Title 29 CFR 29 "Apprenticeship programs, labor standards for the registration, amendment of regulations" at http://www.doleta.gov/oa/pdf/finalrule29cfrpart29.pdf Title 29 CFR Part 30 "Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship and Training" Fiscal Year 2016 FY 2016 Apprenticeship USA Expansion and Innovation Grants
Fiscal Year 2017 FY 2017 Apprenticeship USA Expansion and Innovation Grants