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Department of Labor awards $65M to help states increase, expand access to Registered Apprenticeships in high-growth, high-demand industries

Grants will support people from underrepresented communities in 45 states

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $65 million in grants to 45 states to increase their ability to serve, improve and strategically expand their Registered Apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeships leading to Registered Apprenticeships to enhance the National Apprenticeship system.

These awards include annual formula funding to 45 states and territories and additional funding to seven states committed to increasing sustainability and substantially increasing the number and diversity of Registered Apprentices in their states among in-demand industries.

“Registered Apprenticeship programs help remove barriers to economic opportunity faced by people from all communities by equipping them with industry-driven skills and by creating pathways to good jobs in high-growth, high-demand industries,” said Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Brent Parton. “Today’s announcement of more than $65 million in grants aligns with the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to strengthen and expand Registered Apprenticeships.”

Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants annual fund initiatives in 45 states and territories — with additional competitive funding awarded to seven states — to increase sustainability, and to expand and diversify state Registered Apprenticeship programs in industries including advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, infrastructure and clean energy, education and healthcare.

“State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula and competitive grants help create pathways and increase states’ Registered Apprenticeship programs for high-growth and high-demand industries,” Parton added.

State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants help states embed diversity, equity, job quality and sustainability into the National Apprenticeship system while creating opportunities for innovation, engagement and accessibility in state RA programs.

The department awarded the following State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants:

Recipient

State 

Base Formula Funding

Competitive Funding

Total

Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development 

AK 

$342,148

N/A

$342,148

State of Arkansas 

AR 

$532,250

N/A

$532,250

Arizona Department of Economic Security 

AZ 

$678,091

N/A

$678,091

Colorado Department of Labor & Employment  

CO 

$669,574

N/A

$669,574

District of Columbia Department of Employment Services 

DC 

$461,696

N/A

$461,696

Delaware Department of Labor 

DE 

$337,102

N/A

$337,102

Technical College System of Georgia 

GA 

$927,223

N/A

$927,223

Guam Department of Administration 

GU 

$265,656

N/A

$265,656

State of Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations 

HI 

$485,001

N/A

$485,001

Idaho Department of Labor 

ID 

$373,520

N/A

$373,520

Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity 

IL 

$1,308,613

N/A

$1,308,613

Indiana Department of Workforce Development 

IN 

$964,478

N/A

$964,478

Iowa Workforce Development 

IA 

$669,827

N/A

$669,827

Kansas Department of Commerce 

KS 

$414,927

$5,916,920

$6,331,847

Kentucky Education & Workforce Development Cabinet 

KY 

$555,901

N/A

$555,901

Maine Department of Labor 

ME 

$334,938

N/A

$334,938

Maryland Governor’s Workforce Investment Board 

MD 

$650,620

$6,000,000

$6,650,620

Massachusetts Office of Labor & Workforce Development 

MA 

$920,638

N/A

$920,638

State of Michigan 

MI 

$1,159,305

N/A

$1,159,305

State of Minnesota 

MN 

$806,738

N/A

$806,738

Missouri Department of Economic Development 

MO 

$956,863

N/A

$956,863

Mississippi Department of Employment Security 

MS 

$455,647

N/A

$455,647

Montana Department of Labor & Industry 

MT 

$354,783

N/A

$354,783

Community College System of New Hampshire 

NH 

$382,783

$2,909,779

$3,292,562

New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development 

NJ 

$853,027

N/A

$853,027

New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions 

NM 

$388,652

N/A

$388,652

State of Nevada Department of Business and Industry 

NV 

$510,539

N/A

$510,539

New York State Department of Labor 

NY 

$1,517,536

$6,000,000

$7,517,536

North Carolina Community College System 

NC 

$918,315

N/A

$918,315

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction 

ND 

$311,338

$3,720,000

$4,031,338

Ohio Department of Job & Family Services 

OH 

$1,317,791

N/A

$1,317,791

Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry 

PA 

$1,243,585

N/A

$1,243,585

Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development & Commerce 

PR 

$357,623

N/A

$357,623

Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training 

RI 

$353,679

N/A

$353,679

South Carolina Board for Technical & Comprehensive Education 

SC 

$641,423

N/A

$641,423

South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation 

SD 

$308,653

N/A

$308,653

Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development 

TN 

$746,158

N/A

$746,158

Texas Workforce Commission 

TX 

$2,196,000

N/A

$2,196,000

Utah Department of Workforce Services 

UT 

$478,568

$5,353,088

$5,831,656

Virginia Department of Labor and Industry 

VA 

$927,372

N/A

$927,372

Vermont Department of Labor 

VT 

$304,977

N/A

$304,977

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries 

WA 

$1,005,448

$4,656,656

$5,662,104

West Virginia Department of Economic Development 

WV 

$465,113

N/A

$465,113

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development 

WI 

$806,379

N/A

$806,379

Wyoming Department of Workforce Services 

WY 

$283,754

N/A

$283,754

Total

$65,500,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency
Employment and Training Administration
Date
July 19, 2023
Release Number
23-1439-NAT
Media Contact: Monica Vereen
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