591601 - FY25 84F Iowa Apprenticeship Act Funding
Funding Opportunity Details

Apprenticeship

Final Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2025 2:00 PM

Description

• Description

  Notice of Funding Opportunity

  State Agency Name: Iowa Workforce Development

  Funding Opportunity Title: Future Ready Iowa Expanded Registered Apprenticeship Program(84F)

  Announcement Type: Initial

   

  Important Dates:

  Deadline: Grant applications are due by January 31, 2025, at 2:00 P.M. Central Standard Time.

  Application Notification: A Notice of Intent to Award will be posted on the following website: https://workforce.iowa.gov/apprenticeship/funding

  Guidance: Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) will post information and updates on
  https://workforce.iowa.gov/apprenticeship/funding/84f 

  Application assistance webinars:

   Wednesday, January 8 @ 1:00 PM via Zoom
   Tuesday, January 21 @ 11:00 AM via Zoom

   

  Program Description

  Purpose: The purpose of the Future Ready Iowa Expanded Registered Apprenticeship Program (84F) is to provide financial assistance to encourage apprenticeship sponsors of new apprenticeship programs or expansion programs, with twenty or fewer apprentices to maintain apprenticeship programs in high-demand occupations.

   

  Funding Priorities

  There are no listed priorities associated with this award.

   

  Qualifications for Eligibility

  All applications must include performance measures that logically connect a project’s goal(s) with proposed activities and demonstrate a new or expanded Registered Apprenticeship Program within a high-demand occupation. Required performance measures to be addressed within the application include but are not limited to:

  1. The applicant/apprenticeship sponsor must have an apprenticeship program that has been registered in the RAPIDS Apprenticeship database system in the 2024 calendar year (January 1st, 2024 – December 31st, 2024).
  2. The applicant/apprenticeship sponsor must have had at least one active apprentice registered in the RAPIDS Apprenticeship database between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024.
  3. More than 70 percent of the applicant’s apprentices must reside in Iowa (based on apprentice address in RAPIDS) and the remainder of the applicant’s apprentices must be residents of states contiguous to Iowa.
  4. The applicant/apprenticeship sponsor must have twenty or fewer apprentices registered in their apprenticeship program as of December 31, 2024.
  5. Intermediary Sponsors with national programs must be located in the State of Iowa as verified by their W9 to be eligible.
  6. The applicant/apprenticeship sponsor cannot receive funding from both the 84E Apprenticeship Grant and the 84F Apprenticeship Grant during the 2025 calendar year.
  7. Eligible applicants include Employer Sponsors registered with US Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship and in good standing with the Iowa Office of Apprenticeship.
  8. Applications must be submitted through IowaGrants.gov utilizing the approved and provided forms.
  9. Grantees must comply with all applicable provisions of state and federal laws pertaining to nondiscrimination, sexual harassment, and equal employment opportunity.

   

  Estimated Available Amount
  The State of Iowa has appropriated $760,000 for 2025 to support the growth of registered apprenticeship programs in high-demand occupations.
   

  Estimated Award Amount
  • Applicants are eligible to receive up to $25,000 per application for each eligible occupation.
  • Funds are administered as reimbursement only and no advance payment options are available under this award.
  • Applicants can apply for more than one grant if they have multiple eligible occupations within their registered apprenticeship program; grant awards for applicants receiving more than one grant in the same calendar year will be capped at $50,000.

   

  Project Award Period
  Expenses incurred from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, are eligible for reimbursement. Costs incurred prior to July 1, 2024, or after June 30, 2025, are ineligible for reimbursement. Grantees request for reimbursement must be sent to the IWD Iowa Office of Apprenticeship Program Manager by September 30, 2025. Reimbursement requests sent to the Program Manager after September 30, 2025, will not be considered eligible for reimbursement.
   

  Use of Funds
  Potentially eligible expenses (list is not all inclusive):

   

  • For active apprentices registered in the RAPIDS system, reimbursement of wages for the registered apprentice(s) while on the job learning.
  • During the time period there is at least one active apprentice registered in the RAPIDS system, the reimbursement of the salary for a Registered Apprenticeship Coordinator or a Program Manager.
  • Related Training Instruction tuition and associated fees for actively registered apprentices.
  • Related Training technical instruction materials (e.g., textbooks, curriculum, etc.) for actively registered apprentices.
  • During the time period there is at least one active apprentice registered in the RAPIDS system, in-house Related Training instructor salaries.
  • Registered Apprenticeship single purchase of equipment/supplies not exceeding $5,000. Items such as, but not limited to:
    • Tools
    • Protective apparel or materials (e.g. PPE, gloves, uniforms)
    • Laptops/Computers

  Equipment exceeding the purchase price of $5,000 must have pre-approval from the Grant Manager and is at the discretion of the awarding agency.

   

  Expenses that are not eligible for reimbursement (list is not all inclusive):
  • Pre-apprenticeship program expenses.
  • Purchase or lease of a passenger, personal or business vehicle, including a side-by-side or an ATV.
  • Vehicle maintenance
  • Travel expenses i.e., flights, lodging, mileage reimbursement, vehicle rentals etc.
  • Food related expenses.
  • Gift cards or vouchers.

   

  Reporting Requirements
  There are no reporting requirements associated with this grant.
   

  Payment Schedule
  The executed grant agreement will specify conditions for payment and payment schedule. Final submission of all proof of expenses and receipts, reimbursement requests, and proof of payment must be made by September 30th, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. Remaining award funds as of October 1, 2025, will be forfeited by the awardee.

   

  Application and Submission Information

  Electronic Submission Instructions

  Applicants must submit applications electronically via IowaGrants.gov. IWD recommends that applicants create an account and begin the application in advance of the deadline. For registration guidance, refer to “IowaGrants.gov New User Registration Instructions” (see Appendix A).