Department of Labor · Economic Development
Apprenticeship USA Grants
Funds expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs in high-demand industries including construction, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and clean energy. Cities, workforce boards, and industry intermediaries eligible.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $500K – $10M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Periodic NOFOs.
- Typical prep time
- 8–14 weeks
- Statutory authority
- National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 (29 U.S.C. §50); annual DOL appropriations
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
Multiple sub-programs including State Apprenticeship Expansion, Apprenticeship Building America, and YouthBuild. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
When you run a city dossier, Strategic Pursuit cross-checks the city's demographics, federal award history, disaster history, and CEJST burden categories against this program's eligibility and strategic-fit signals. You see an explicit eligibility / strategic / competitive grade — backed by source citations — instead of a generic "match" badge.
Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.