Funding

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.

FloridaCommerce Pay-for-Performance Apprenticeship Grants

Coming Soon

Florida Department of Commerce

$40 million nationwide incentive program administered by FloridaCommerce and CareerSource Florida for Registered Apprenticeship sponsors in the defense industrial base, shipbuilding, maritime manufacturing, aerospace, aviation, and related trades.

American Manufacturing Apprenticeship Incentive Fund

Open

Arkansas Office of Skills Development

$3,500 per apprentice after a successful 90-day probationary period for Registered Apprenticeship sponsors in advanced manufacturing. Rolling applications until funds are obligated. $35.8 million DOL cooperative agreement administered by the Arkansas Department of Commerce — related to, but not part of, FOA-ETA-26-19.

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.