$95 million for 18 awardees dedicated to expanding, diversifying and strengthening Registered Apprenticeship.
Yesterday the US Department of Labor announced round 2 of Apprenticeship Building America, 18 grants for public and private partnerships to serve a range of industries that move apprentices into good jobs.
This round funds 3 categories of grants:
- Ensuring equitable apprenticeship pathways through pre-apprenticeship
- Creation of education system-aligned pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships
- Registered Apprenticeship hubs
Grant funds come from H1-B visa fees and grantmakers are prioritizing in-demand sectors and occupations including IT/cybersecurity, K-12 teaching, care economy, clean energy, hospitality, public sector, and supply chain.
The notice of funding opportunity identifies a set of cross-cutting principles that will be familiar to those that have applied for DOL grants in the past: Diversity equity and inclusion, job quality, sustainability, approaches based in evidence, and opportunities for innovation, engagement and ease of access.
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Applications are due April 15th. Read the Apprenticeship Building America round 2 news release and review in depth the notice of funding at grants.gov.