46 states, territories receive base formula funding to improve employment opportunities
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $39 million in grants to 46 states and territories to increase the capacity of Registered Apprenticeship programs across key industries and provide workers with access to the new, good-paying jobs created under the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda.
In February, the department’s Employment and Training Administration announced the availability of base formula funding and competitive funding through the State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants. Today’s awards represent the base formula funding to states to increase their ability to serve, improve and expand Registered Apprenticeship programs. This represents the second round of State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula funding the department has awarded.
This investment will support the expansion of Registered Apprenticeship in industries such as K-12 education, transportation, clean energy, supply chain, hospitality, care economy and other public sector occupations. This investment will also be critical to build the workforce needed to carry out the Biden-Harris administration’s generational investments through the Investing in America agenda, which includes the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act.
“President Biden’s historic Investing in America agenda is rebuilding the middle class and expanding access to the training and career preparation that connects people to good jobs with family-sustaining wages,” said Acting Secretary Julie Su. “The State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants help increase Registered Apprenticeship opportunities across states and ensure the promise of good jobs extends to all communities.”
State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants support states to engage industry partners, create post-secondary education career pathways and develop the talent pipeline needed to meet the skill needs of their local labor markets.
The funding advances the Biden-Harris administration’s goals to expand, modernize and diversify Registered Apprenticeship for all American workers, including women, people of color, individuals with disabilities and other underserved communities.
The department awarded the following funding through the State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants:
| Recipient | City | State | Amount |
| Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development | Juneau | AK | $427,539 |
| Arizona Department of Economic Security | Phoenix | AZ | $894,029 |
| Arkansas Department of Commerce | Little Rock | AR | $618,250 |
| Colorado Department of Labor and Employment | Denver | CO | $839,094 |
| Government of District of Columbia | Washington | DC | $390,921 |
| Delaware Department of Labor | Wilmington | DE | $422,543 |
| Technical College System of Georgia | Atlanta | GA | $1,114,506 |
| Guam Department of Administration | Tamuning | GU | $328,834 |
| State of Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations | Honolulu | HI | $576,247 |
| Idaho Department of Labor | Boise | ID | $479,200 |
| Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | Springfield | IL | $1,689,825 |
| Indiana Department of Workforce Development | Indianapolis | IN | $1,233,642 |
| Iowa Workforce Development | Des Moines | IA | $746,918 |
| Kansas Department of Commerce | Topeka | KS | $534,340 |
| Kentucky Department of Workforce Development | Frankfort | KY | $695,929 |
| Louisiana Workforce Commission | Baton Rouge | LA | $673,671 |
| Maine Department of Labor | Augusta | ME | $416,623 |
| Maryland Governor’s Workforce Investment Board | Baltimore | MD | $1,092,175 |
| Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development | Boston | MA | $1,052,584 |
| Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity | Lansing | MI | $1,419,882 |
| State of Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry | St. Paul | MN | $998,712 |
| Mississippi Department of Employment Security | Jackson | MS | $576,833 |
| Missouri Department of Higher Education | Jefferson City | MO | $1,253,576 |
| Montana Department of Labor and Industry | Helena | MT | $443,598 |
| Nebraska Department of Education | Lincoln | NE | $488,733 |
| State of Nevada | Carson City | NV | $721,602 |
| Community College System of New Hampshire | Concord | NH | $474,623 |
| New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development | Trenton | NJ | $1,039,863 |
| New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions | Albuquerque | NM | $488,426 |
| New York State Department of Labor | Albany | NY | $1,865,188 |
| North Carolina Community College System | Raleigh | NC | $1,202,705 |
| North Dakota Department of Public Instruction | Bismarck | ND | $389,661 |
| Ohio Department of Job and Family Services | Columbus | OH | $1,633,602 |
| Oklahoma Department of Education | Stillwater | OK | $562,459 |
| Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries | Portland | OR | $882,371 |
| Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry | Harrisburg | PA | $1,552,734 |
| Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training | Cranston | RI | $440,301 |
| South Carolina State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education | Columbia | SC | $757,218 |
| South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation | Pierre | SD | $395,991 |
| Texas Workforce Commission | Austin | TX | $2,812,636 |
| Vermont Department of Labor | Montpelier | VT | $392,652 |
| Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement | Richmond | VA | $1,136,652 |
| Washington State Department of Labor and Industries | Tumwater | WA | $1,340,127 |
| West Virginia Department of Economic Development | Charleston | WV | $559,033 |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development | Madison | WI | $1,013,753 |
| Wyoming Department of Workforce Services | Cheyenne | WY | $353,441 |
