In October, the U.S. Dept. of Labor announced that Kentucky was awarded $896,600 to expand apprenticeship opportunities to underserved populations in the Commonwealth.
The April 19 deadline to submit request for proposals for the program is fast approaching.
All companies interested in Registered Apprenticeships are asked to click HERE where step-by-step instructions on how to access all required documents for this grant can be found. Any questions pertaining to request for proposals may be directed to Nancy Gibson at 502-564-3219.
Called the ApprenticeshipUSA State Expansion Grant Initiative, this is the second phase of the Dept. of Labor’s strategy to diversify Registered Apprenticeships into new sectors and engage under-served populations.
According to the U.S. Dept. of Labor, the grant initiative is intended to:
- Help States advance Registered Apprenticeship as a workforce development strategy and post-secondary education career pathway that maintains the nation’s strong, adaptable, and highly skilled workforce.
- Support integrated, statewide apprenticeship strategies and State capacity to engage industry and meet the demand for new programs in both traditional and non-traditional industries such as IT, Healthcare, Advanced Manufacturing, Building Trades, Cybersecurity, and Business Services.
- Catalyze State innovations to significantly increase Registered Apprenticeship opportunities for all American workers, particularly underrepresented populations in apprenticeship including opportunity youth, women, communities of color, Native Americans, and persons with disabilities, and taking steps to facilitate their successful completion of apprenticeship programs.
Full information on the ApprenticeshipUSA State Expansion Grant Initiative can be found HERE
Additional information is available here.
Kentucky Labor Cabinet
