Scaling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based Strategies
Dept of Labor Employment and Training Administration ETA
FOA-ETA-18-08
Grants.gov   https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=307212

Limited to one application per organization (p. 26)

Note: The UIowa OVPR asks prospective University of Iowa applicants to limited Dept of Labor programs to email as soon as possible a one-page abstract of their proposal with a link to the program of interest to Cheryl Ridgeway cheryl-a-ridgeway@uiowa.edu  in the UI Office of the Vice President for Research. Please send this email at least 30 days in advance of the deadline.  If multiple abstracts to a given solicitation are received, an internal review will be conducted to select the applicant to submit on behalf of the University of Iowa. Recognizing that apprenticeship is a training strategy that operates on both the supply side and the demand side of the labor market, this grant program aims to increase both the number of apprenticeship positions and the ability of all Americans to gain access to this proven pathway to great careers.

This grant program will also support an array of activities designed to assist industry in developing and expanding new apprenticeship programs. These activities will include the development of industry-approved, competency-based curricula for both on-the-job and classroom training; and the development of appropriate quality assurance and data systems and processes. Among other benefits, such activities help simplify program development and reduce program start-up times and costs, making it easier for employers to deploy the programs at scale; and promote program consistency and quality, thus facilitating industry-wide acceptance of the apprenticeship model.