Apprenticeship is a valuable talent development tool requiring investment to make it successful. Fortunately, there are a wide variety of funding sources and strategies to help increase and expand the use of Registered Apprenticeship (RA) programs.
Below are examples of federal and state funding resources that your organization can use when developing a strategy to fund Registered Apprenticeship (RA) programs.
Resource Guides
- Federal Resources Playbook for Registered Apprenticeship (RA)
- Making ApprenticeshipUSA Work for the Public Workforce System: Using Workforce Funds to Support Apprenticeship desk aid and tutorial
- Funding Career Pathways: A Federal Funding Toolkit for States (Center for Law and Social Policy)
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Programs
- US DOL Guidance on RA Provisions and Opportunities in WIOA (TEGL 13-16)
- (Independent Electrical Contractors)IEC Policy Brief: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
- Federal Resources for RA Programs
- Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) RA desk reference
- US DOL Investment Opportunities
- Collaboration Opportunities: WIOA Youth Programs and Apprenticeship
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program
- TAA Program Benefits and Services under the 2015 Amendments
- On-the-Job Training and TAA Programs (Virginia Employment Commission)
GI Bill and other Veterans Programs
- GI Bill Fact Sheet for Apprenticeship Program Sponsors
- Benefits for Veterans in Apprenticeship Programs Fact Sheet
- Guide on Understanding On-the-job Training and Apprenticeship Approval
- Veterans Administration Webpage for On-the-job Training and Apprenticeship
- Federal Resources for RA Programs
- VETS Apprenticeship Pilot Program
- For more information on veterans and RA programs, visit Expanding Apprenticeship for Veterans
Farmworker Funding Opportunities
Pell Grants and Federal Student Aid
- Review Section 1 of the Federal Resources Playbook for RA
- For general information about the federal student aid programs, click here
U.S. Department of Transportation Programs
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
State Programs and Incentives
- State Tax Credits to Employers for Registered Apprentices
- States Offering Tuition Support to Apprentices
- Wisconsin Apprenticeship Completion Award Program
- Apprenticeship Carolina: Apprenticeship Resources and Funding Webpage
- Michigan Apprenticeship Funding and Resource Guide
- Michigan Works!: Braiding Funds to Support Registered Apprenticeship
- Michigan Skilled Trades Training Fund
- Virginia Department of Labor and Industry: WIOA Funding for Apprenticeship
- Tennessee Apprenticeship Assistance Training Grant (AATG) Frequently Asked Questions
- Funding for Apprenticeship Training (Arizona Builders Alliance)
