Closed · FOA-ETA-20-06 · CFDA 17.285 · Discretionary
Youth Apprenticeship Readiness Grant Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1M-$5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 6, 2020
- Close date
- 20
- Expected awards
The verdict
Youth Apprenticeship Readiness Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered $1,000,000 -- $5,000,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 412 other opportunities from Employment and Training Administration.
- $1M-$5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 20
- expected awards
- 17.285
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Youth Apprenticeship Readiness Grant Program is closed (last close May 6, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 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 May 6, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$42,500,000
Expected Awards
20
Instrument
Grant
Description
The purpose of this program is to support the development of new or the expansion of existing Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAP) for youth. This also includes quality pre-apprenticeship programs that lead to a RAP. This grant program supports the President’s Executive Order and the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration’s goals to promote pre-apprenticeships, to develop a strong youth apprenticeship pipeline, and to expand access to youth apprenticeships. As a result, the grant will: 1) Increase awareness and adoption of the earn-and-learn apprenticeship model as a solution for experiential learning at the secondary educational level; 2) Increase parental, young adult, and employer awareness around the benefits of youth participation in RAPs, as well as their engagement in these models; 3) Develop and expand the number of RAP opportunities for youth, ensuring they meet RAP standards and pre-apprenticeship programs are of high quality and lead to RAP; 4) Increase academic and career-focused learning among youth, based on sound assessments, to increase employability in the labor force; 5) Promote increased alignment between state education and workforce systems through the development of policies that facilitate the transition from school to a RAP; and 6) Increase RAP opportunities for all youth, particularly underrepresented populations (including women, people of color, ex-offenders, persons with disabilities), youth with barriers to employment, and out-of-school youth.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FOA-ETA-20-06
Grants.gov marks Youth Apprenticeship Readiness Grant Program 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. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Employment, Labor and Training · Opportunity Zones (ELT;OZ). 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.
Agency Contact
Andrea Chism Grants Management Specialist chism.andrea.n@dol.gov
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What to do next
Youth Apprenticeship Readiness Grant Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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