$3,500 per apprentice for Registered Apprenticeship sponsors hiring auto, collision, and truck service technicians — $2,500 after 90 days on the job and $1,000 at nine months. Backed by a $25 million, four-year DOL pay-for-performance award.
Transports Logistics
EligibilityProgram SponsorsEmployerBusiness
TypeFederalGrantPay-for-Performance
Sponsor incentive$3,500 per apprentice ($2,500 at 90 days, $1,000 at 9 months)
$27 million national pay-for-performance initiative to expand high-quality Registered Apprenticeship in information technology. Clark aims to support enrollment and retention of more than 3,800 new IT apprentices through June 30, 2030.
Technology
EligibilityProgram SponsorsEmployerEducational Institutions
TypeFederalGrantPay-for-Performance
Sponsor incentiveNot yet announced
Up to $6,000 per apprentice for Registered Apprenticeship sponsors in telecommunications, broadband, and digital infrastructure. Incentive payments are tied to 90-day retention, related training, and program completion.
TelecommunicationsTechnology
EligibilityProgram SponsorsEmployerBusiness
TypeFederalGrantPay-for-Performance
Sponsor incentive$6,000 up to per apprentice (90-day retention, related training, completion)
$40 million, four-year incentive program for Registered Apprenticeship sponsors training people in the occupations that build and maintain artificial intelligence, semiconductor, and nuclear energy infrastructure.
EnergyEmerging TechnologiesManufacturingTechnology
EligibilityProgram SponsorsEmployerBusiness
TypeFederalGrantPay-for-Performance
Sponsor incentiveNot yet announced
$40 million nationwide incentive program administered by FloridaCommerce and CareerSource Florida for Registered Apprenticeship sponsors in the defense industrial base, shipbuilding, maritime manufacturing, aerospace, aviation, and related trades.
ManufacturingConstruction
EligibilityProgram SponsorsEmployerBusiness
TypeFederalGrantPay-for-Performance
Sponsor incentiveNot yet announced
$3,500 per apprentice after a successful 90-day probationary period for Registered Apprenticeship sponsors in advanced manufacturing. Rolling applications until funds are obligated. $35.8 million DOL cooperative agreement administered by the Arkansas Department of Commerce — related to, but not part of, FOA-ETA-26-19.
Manufacturing
EligibilityProgram SponsorsEmployerBusiness
TypeFederalGrantPay-for-Performance
Sponsor incentive$3,500 per apprentice after 90-day probation
USDOL ETA awarded five cooperative agreements totaling nearly $162 million so national administrators can pay Registered Apprenticeship sponsors as apprentices hit verified retention and progression milestones. Applications to be an administrator closed April 3, 2026. Sponsors apply through the industry listings below.
Workforce InnovationManufacturingTechnologyEnergy
EligibilityProgram SponsorsApprenticeship IntermediariesState Workforce AgenciesEducational Institutions
TypeFederalGrantPay-for-Performance
Sponsor incentiveNot yet announced
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