Closed · FOA-ETA-25-31 · CFDA 17.285 · Discretionary
State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula, Round 3 (SAEF3)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $75K-$5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 27, 2025
- Close date
- 66
- Expected awards
The verdict
State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula, Round 3 (SAEF3) is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered $75,000 -- $5,000,000 across 66 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 412 other opportunities from Employment and Training Administration.
- $75K-$5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 66
- expected awards
- 17.285
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula is closed (last close March 27, 2025). 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 March 27, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$85,000,000
Expected Awards
66
Instrument
Grant
Description
This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits applications for the third round of the State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (SAEF3) grant program. As part of its five-year investment plan, the Department will award the next round of State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants for (1) Base Formula Funding to all states and territories that apply (territories that have less than 100 active registered apprentices, i.e., The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and The U.S. Virgin Islands, may apply for the base funding of up to $75,000 and are not eligible to apply for competitive funding), and (2) an opportunity to apply separately for additional competitive funding for states and territories with immediate readiness to adopt multiple innovative research- and evidence-based elements that expand Registered Apprenticeship, as well as the capacity to expend additional funding that supports innovation, sector strategies, and workforce system alignment. Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to SAEF3_FOA-ETA-25-31@dol.gov. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.
Public-sector applicant lane · Employment and Training Administration
Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). Only 7 other Employment and Training Administration listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 413).
- Code 00
- State governments
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
Cynthia Thurlow SAEF3_FOA-ETA-25-31@dol.gov
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What to do next
State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
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