WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $121 million in Apprenticeship Building America grants to strengthen and modernize Registered Apprenticeship programs and enable workers to find a reliable pathway to the middle class. The department awarded more than $58 million of the total funding to grantees focusing on equity partnerships and pre-apprenticeship activities.
“The funding of $121.7 million in Apprenticeship Building America grants reaffirms and advances the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to strengthening and expanding Registered Apprenticeships,” said Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. “The Apprenticeship Building America grants will develop new pathways to good-quality jobs and provide America’s workers with opportunities to access and succeed in those pathways; and the intentional focus on equity partnerships and pre-apprenticeship activities will create opportunities for underrepresented and underserved communities.”
The Apprenticeship Building America grant program advances the department’s efforts to expand and modernize Registered Apprenticeship by increasing the number of programs and apprentices, diversifying the industries that use Registered Apprenticeship and improving the access to and performance of Registered Apprenticeship Programs for underrepresented and underserved communities.
On Feb. 23, 2022, the department announced the availability of funding through the Apprenticeship Building America program. The 30 recipients of the Apprenticeship Building America grants will incorporate cross-cutting principles to ensure access to quality Registered Apprenticeship Programs including equity, job quality, sustainability, evidence-based approaches and new opportunities for innovation, engagement and ease of access.
Funding was awarded in four categories:
State Apprenticeship System Building and Modernization.
Expansion of Registered Apprenticeship Program Opportunities for Youth.
Ensuring Equitable Registered Apprenticeship Program Pathways through Pre-Apprenticeship Leading to RAP enrollment and Equity Partnerships.
Registered Apprenticeship Hubs to facilitate the establishment, scaling and expansion of Registered Apprenticeship Programs in new and fast-growing industries and occupations.
A list of the recipients of the Apprenticeship Building America grant funding follows this news release.
Recipient
City
State
Amount
Alaska Primary Care Association
Anchorage
AK
$3,000,000
Able-Disabled Advocacy Inc.
San Diego
CA
$3,343,000
BuildWithin Inc.
Washington
DC
$7,903,560
American Association of Community Colleges
Washington
DC
$8,000,000
Project L.I.F.T. Inc.
Palm City
FL
$5,000,000
Reset to Success Foundation
Belleville
IL
$3,000,000
Chicago Women in Trades
Chicago
IL
$3,000,000
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Indianapolis
IN
$3,907,725
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Indianapolis
IN
$4,736,976
Wilderness Education Project
Nicholasville
KY
$4,999,450
Electrical Training Alliance
Bowie
MD
$2,999,916
Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston
Boston
MA
$3,000,000
Jobs for the Future Inc.
Boston
MA
$5,000,000
City of Springfield
Springfield
MO
$3,000,000
Central Community College
Grand Island
NE
$3,962,324
NYSUT Education and Learning Trust
Latham
NY
$5,657,497
CareerWise New York Inc.
New York
NY
$2,000,000
National Urban League
New York
NY
$3,000,000
Staten Island Performing Provider System
Staten Island
NY
$1,998,854
Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida
Utica
NY
$2,999,993
North Carolina Community College System
Raleigh
NC
$4,000,000
Mt. Hood Community College
Gresham
OR
$2,999,983
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
Harrisburg
PA
$3,900,000
South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
Pierre
SD
$3,124,059
Texas Workforce Commission
Austin
TX
$3,660,090
Dallas College
Dallas
TX
$5,000,000
SER-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc.
Houston
TX
$4,585,000
Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc.
Houston
TX
$8,000,000
City of San Antonio
San Antonio
TX
$2,983,433
Vermont Healthcare & Information Technology Education Center
Williston
VT
$2,999,240
Total
$121,761,100
