State Apprenticeship Expansion, Equity and Innovation (SAEEI) Grants

Agency: Employment and Training Administration

17.285 -- Apprenticeship USA Grants

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The purpose of the State Apprenticeship Expansion and Innovation (SAEI) grant program is to support the development of new, or the expansion of existing, Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs), as described in 29 CFR Part 29 (Subpart A) and 29 CFR Part 30. This also includes quality pre-apprenticeship programs that directly lead to grant-funded RAPs during the grant period of performance. The SAEI grants will support states to achieve the following goals:

1) Apprenticeship system expansion to support the development, modernization, and diversification of RAPs;

2) Partnership and alignment to support a One Workforce System vision;

3) Increasing the number of apprentices enrolled in RAPs; and

4) Innovation in apprenticeship expansion efforts to include program development and recruitment strategies.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Eligible applicants are States. The term “state” means “any of the 50 states of the United States, District of Columbia, or any Territory or possession of the United States.” For the purposes of this FOA, territories or possessions of the United States are defined as: Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. States may only submit one application in response to this FOA.

Grantor contact information

Description

Matthew Carls Grants Management Specialist Carls.Matthew.L@dol.gov

Email

Please email questions to the contact listed.

Carls.Matthew.L@dol.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FOA-ETA-21-07.pdf	FOA-ETA-21-07	Mar 17, 2021 08:13 PM UTC
Financial_System_Risk_Assessment.pdf	Financial System Risk Assessment	Mar 17, 2021 08:14 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: May 26, 2021

Application process

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Award

$87,500,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$2,000,000

Award Minimum

$10,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FOA-ETA-21-07

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Employment labor and training

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

March 17, 2021

Archive date:

May 26, 2021