The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $39 million in grants to 46 states and territories to increase the capacity of Registered Apprenticeship programs across key industries and provide workers with access to the new, good-paying jobs created under the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda. The amount awarded to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development in Indianapolis comes to $1,233.642.
In February, the department’s Employment and Training Administration announced the availability of base formula funding and competitive funding through the State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants. Today’s awards represent the base formula funding to states to increase their ability to serve, improve and expand Registered Apprenticeship programs. This represents the second round of State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula funding the department has awarded.
This investment will support the expansion of Registered Apprenticeship in industries such as K-12 education, transportation, clean energy, supply chain, hospitality, care economy and other public sector occupations. This investment will also be critical to build the workforce needed to carry out the Biden-Harris administration’s generational investments through the Investing in America agenda, which includes the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act.
State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants support states to engage industry partners, create post-secondary education career pathways and develop the talent pipeline needed to meet the skill needs of their local labor markets.
