Closed · FOA-ETA-19-09 · CFDA 17.268 · Discretionary
Apprenticeships: Closing the Skills Gap
Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $500K-$6M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 24, 2019
- Close date
- 30
- Expected awards
The verdict
Apprenticeships: Closing the Skills Gap is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered $500,000 -- $6,000,000 across 30 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 412 other opportunities from Employment and Training Administration.
- $500K-$6M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 30
- expected awards
- 17.268
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Apprenticeships: Closing the Skills Gap is closed (last close September 24, 2019). The parent program page for CFDA 17.268 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Employment and Training Administration still indexes 412 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed September 24, 2019
Est. Total Funding
$100,000,000
Expected Awards
30
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
This Announcement solicits applications for the Apprenticeships: Closing the Skills Gap grant program. The purpose of this program is to promote apprenticeships as a significant workforce solution in filling current middle- and high-skilled job vacancies and closing the skills gap between employer workforce needs and the skills of the current workforce. In June 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13801 on Expanding Apprenticeship in America, which lays out an expansive vision for apprenticeship that would increase the number of apprentices in the nation to an unprecedented level across all industries. The overarching goals of this grant program are threefold: (1) to accelerate the expansion of apprenticeships to new industry sectors and occupations, such as cybersecurity and those involving artificial intelligence; (2) to promote the large-scale expansion of apprenticeships across the nation to a range of employers, including small- and medium-sized employers; and (3) to increase apprenticeship opportunities for all Americans.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FOA-ETA-19-09
Grants.gov marks Apprenticeships: Closing the Skills Gap with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). This eligibility-code string dominates the Employment and Training Administration book (353 peers, 85% of 413).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Reentry Employment Opportunities
U.S. Department of Labor
Agency Contact
Denise Roach Grants Management Specialist roach.denise@dol.gov
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What to do next
Apprenticeships: Closing the Skills Gap is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 17.268 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Reentry Employment Opportunities indexes 1 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Employment and Training Administration lists 412 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |