OpportunityTitle: State Apprenticeship Expansion, Equity and Innovation (SAEEI) Grants
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are States.  The term &#8220;state&#8221; means &#8220;any of the 50 states of the United States, District of Columbia, or any Territory or possession of the United States.&#8221;  For the purposes of this FOA, territories or possessions of the United States are defined as: Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.  States may only submit one application in response to this FOA.
Description: The purpose of the State Apprenticeship Expansion and Innovation (SAEI) grant program is to support the development of new, or the expansion of existing, Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs), as described in 29 CFR Part 29 (Subpart A) and 29 CFR Part 30. This also includes quality pre-apprenticeship programs that directly lead to grant-funded RAPs during the grant period of performance. The SAEI grants will support states to achieve the following goals:1) Apprenticeship system expansion to support the development, modernization, and diversification of RAPs;2) Partnership and alignment to support a One Workforce System vision;3) Increasing the number of apprentices enrolled in RAPs; and4) Innovation in apprenticeship expansion efforts to include program development and recruitment strategies.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Please email questions to the contact listed.
GrantorContactText: Matthew Carls &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Carls.Matthew.L@dol.gov
CloseDateExplanation: The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is April 26, 2021.  Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time