Notice of Funding Opportunity
State Agency Name: Iowa Workforce Development
Funding Opportunity Title: Iowa Apprenticeship Act Funding (15B)
Announcement Type : Initial
Important Dates:
· Application Notification: A Notice of Intent to Award will be posted on the following website: https://www.earnandlearniowa.gov/funding
· Guidance: Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) will provide information and updates on the Earn and Learn Iowa website https://www.earnandlearniowa.gov/funding
Program Description Purpose: The purpose of the Iowa Apprenticeship Act (15B) grant is to provide financial assistance to sponsors who conduct and maintain an apprenticeship program, that has been registered and meets DOL/OA specific requirement standards. Funds awarded may only be used to help cover the cost of conducting and maintaining an apprenticeship training program.
Funding Priorities
Funding available under this grant is based on the applicant’s proportionate share of the statewide total of qualified registered apprentices participating in a qualified registered apprenticeship program. award.
Qualifications for Eligibility All applications must include performance measures that logically connect a project’s goal(s) with proposed activities and evidence ensuring the continuation and maintenance of the registered apprenticeship program(s). Required performance measures to be addressed within the application include but are not limited to:
· Applicants must have an apprenticeship program, registered by the DOL/OA, through Iowa, for apprentices who will be employed at Iowa work sites.
· Only registered apprentices who reside in Iowa are eligible to be included in a sponsor’s application for funding.
· A qualified registered apprentice that can be included in the applicant’s total apprentice count is defined as an active or completed apprentice during the most recent training year (January 2022 – December 31, 2022)
· Applicants must provide a minimum of 100 in-person contact hours to qualify for funding.
Program Grant Authority Iowa Workforce Development’s authority to award these grants is found in Chapter 15B of the Iowa Code.
