- Apprenticeship Standards
Navigating Registered Apprenticeship
Funding Sources
The State of California and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) are committed to serving 500,000 earn-and-learn registered apprentices by 2029. There are many financial opportunities and resources available to those entities focused on workforce and Registered Apprenticeship both at the State and Federal level. We describe these levels of funding as:
Apprenticeship Specific Funding
Funding specific to the development and support of Registered Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship programs.
Apprenticeship Adjacent Funding
Funding sources that are not specific to, but can be used for Registered Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship programs.
Apprenticeship Possible Funding
Funding sources that are not specific to, but can be used for Registered Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship programs.
- Population Specific
- Agriculture
- Building and Infrastructure
- Climate
- Healthcare
- Technology
- Transit
What's
New
in Funding
December 2024 |
| December 10, 2024 |
The Department of Energy's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) is excited to offer funding to conduct market research that will help guide CESER’s Industrial Control System/Operational Technology (ICS/OT) cybersecurity workforce strategy. |
November 2024 |
| November 18, 2024 |
Rebuilding Nursing Infrastructure Grant Fiscal Year 2024-25 Request for Applications (RFA) (PDF) |
| November 5, 2024 |
US Department of Labor announces $20M in grants available for out-of-school time organizations to increase access to good jobs for underserved youth | U.S. Department of Labor |
October 2024 |
| October 22, 2024 |
The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) announces up to $28,500,000 in grant funding for the High Road Training Partnerships 2024-25 Healthcare Grant Program (HRTP HC)
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August 2024 |
| August 22, 2024 |
US Department of Labor announces $99M in available funding to deliver education, occupational skills training, job services to young people | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)
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| August 22, 2024 |
US Department of Labor announces availability of $65 million in grants to help community colleges improve access to affordable, high-quality training | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)
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| August 22, 2024 |
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces New $25 Million Good Jobs Challenge Notice of Funding Opportunity | U.S. Economic Development Administration (eda.gov)
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| August 22, 2024 |
US Department of Labor announces $45M in funds available to improve employment opportunities for young people affected by violence, poverty | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)
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June 2024 |
| June 4, 2024 |
Funding Opportunity: Apply Now for Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grants through the US Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration
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| June 4, 2024 |
Funding Opportunity: Apply Now for Workforce Pathways for Youth Grants through the US Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration
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April 2024 |
| April 18, 2024 |
Apprenticeship Innovation Funding – Extended Application Deadline!
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| April 11, 2024 |
Funding Opportunity: Fostering Access, Rights, and Equity Grant Program
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| April 11, 2024 |
Funding Opportunity: Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Grant Program
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February 2024 |
| February 21, 2024 |
Funding Opportunity Announcement: Apprenticeship Building America, Round 2 (ABA2) by DOL
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| February 20, 2024 |
Funding Announcement: $75 Million in Apprenticeship Innovation Funding Now Available
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| February 14, 2024 |
Funding Announcement; $10 Million ETP Agriculture Initiative
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| February 5, 2024 |
Funding Announcement: $25M in CA Opportunity Youth Apprenticeship Grant is open!
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November 2023 |
| November 1, 2023 |
Funding Announcement: California Apprenticeship Initiative Grant Application Now Open!
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September 2023 |
| September 21, 2023 |
State Incentives to Promote and Support Apprenticeship: Takeaways from Eight States
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August 2023 |
| August 9, 2023 |
Notice of Funding Opportunity: Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development (extended until September 5, 2023, at 11:59pm ET)
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June 2023 |
| June 19, 2023 |
DAS Requests Public Comment for California Youth Apprenticeship Grant
The grant will focus on creating pathways for opportunity youth to access pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships in sectors across the economy
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| June 12, 2023 |
Request For Proposals (RFP) Announcement from NOVAworks
For qualified organizations to deliver comprehensive career services to young adults in San Mateo County and northern Santa Clara County.
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March 2023 |
| March 16, 2023 |
DAS Announces First-in-the-Nation Registered Apprenticeship Formula Funding: Apprenticeship Innovation Funding (AIF)
State program will help expand registered apprenticeships across many sectors |
| March 14, 2023 |
On Equal Pay Day, California Awards $25 Million in Equal Representation in Construction Apprenticeship Grants
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October 2024
