State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants

Administering Agency: US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Closing Date for Applications: Mar 18, 2025 – applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.

Estimated Total Program Funding: $85,000,000

Award Ceiling: $5,000,000; Award Floor: $75,000

Geographic Scope: National

This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits applications for the Sate Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (SAEF) grant program. This FOA supports a coordinated, national investment strategy that aims to strengthen and modernize the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) system. The SAEF grant program is intended to better support State capacity and State planning to create new RAPs while also driving system innovation and reform, the Department intends to provide, on an on-going basis, annual funding to all States that apply, as well as an opportunity for States to apply for additional competitive funding.