Funding

Clark TechXcel Pay-for-Performance (IT)

Coming Soon

Clark University

$27 million national pay-for-performance initiative to expand high-quality Registered Apprenticeship in information technology. Clark aims to support enrollment and retention of more than 3,800 new IT apprentices through June 30, 2030.

WIA Telecom Pay-for-Performance Initiative

Coming Soon

Wireless Infrastructure Association

Up to $6,000 per apprentice for Registered Apprenticeship sponsors in telecommunications, broadband, and digital infrastructure. Incentive payments are tied to 90-day retention, related training, and program completion.

JFF Pay-for-Performance — AI, Semiconductor, and Nuclear Infrastructure

Coming Soon

Jobs for the Future

$40 million, four-year incentive program for Registered Apprenticeship sponsors training people in the occupations that build and maintain artificial intelligence, semiconductor, and nuclear energy infrastructure.

Pay-for-Performance Incentive Payments Program

Closed

U.S. Department of Labor

USDOL ETA awarded five cooperative agreements totaling nearly $162 million so national administrators can pay Registered Apprenticeship sponsors as apprentices hit verified retention and progression milestones. Applications to be an administrator closed April 3, 2026. Sponsors apply through the industry listings below.