State Apprenticeship Grants
Helping states expand and manage apprenticeship programs.
About
State Apprenticeship Grants
Registered Apprenticeship is an industry-driven, high-quality career pathway where employers can develop and prepare their future workforce, and individuals can obtain paid work experience, classroom instruction, and a portable, nationally recognized credential. States are critical leaders in apprenticeship expansion—increasingly recognizing apprenticeship as an effective strategy for meeting the needs of businesses, keeping up with a rapidly changing economy, building a skilled workforce, and accelerating growth that leads to economic opportunity for workers and families.
With the support of U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Apprenticeship (OA) State Apprenticeship Expansion Grants, states are raising awareness of apprenticeship; embedding apprenticeship into education, economic development, and workforce development systems; increasing diversity among apprentices; and growing apprenticeship across industry sectors.
This State Apprenticeship Grants Community is the go-to source for State Apprenticeship Expansion grantees to find all things related to your grant funding, such as resources shared by your peers, promising grant practices, policies and reporting requirements, and technical assistance and training designed to help you achieve your grant goals. This Community supports recipients of the following DOL State Apprenticeship Grants:
- State Apprenticeship Expansion, Equity and Innovation (SAEEI)
- State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (SAEF1 and SAEF2)
While this Community focuses on grant-specific information, you can find general apprenticeship expansion information, tools, and resources on our sister Apprenticeship Community—such as how to effectively engage employers or how improve recruitment and supportive services so that the opportunity of apprenticeship is available to diverse and historically underrepresented populations. We encourage all State Apprenticeship Grantees to join both Communities today!
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Event Summary
This orientation is led by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Apprenticeship, and will provide State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula - Round 4 (SAEF4) grantees with an overview of their new grant award including allowable activities, performance reporting resources, federal and grantee staff roles and responsibilities, and more!
Moderator(s)
Kyle Maguire, Program Analyst, Office of ApprenticeshipPresenter(s)
Marek Laco, Acting Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration
Megan Baird, Acting Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship
Mary Ricchezza, Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship
Shelia Lewis, Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship
Brinda Ruggles, Grant Officer, Office of Grants Management
LaQuisha Barnes, Grants Management Specialist/Team Leader, Office of Grants Management
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Event Summary
This orientation is led by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Apprenticeship, and will provide State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula - Round 3 (SAEF3) grantees with an overview of their new grant awards including allowable activities, reporting resources, federal and grantee staff roles and responsibilities, and more!
Moderator(s)
Ayreen Cadwallader, Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship, Employment and Training Administration
Presenter(s)
Kyle Maguire, Senior Program Manager, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship
Shelia F. Lewis, Senior Program Manager/Grants Performance Reporting Lead, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship
Kenyon Corbett, Senior Program Analyst, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship
Dana Clark-Brocks, Federal Project Officer, Employment and Training Administration
Cynthia Thurlow, Grants Management Specialist, Office of Grants Management, Employment and Training Administration
Kristen Rhinehart-Fernandez, Director, Office of Apprenticeship, Investments Division, Employment and Training Administration
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Event Summary
This event, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship will provide State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula Round 2 (SAEF2) grantees with information on their new grant awards including federal agency offices involved and their roles, allowable grant activities, reporting resources, and more!
Moderator(s)
Ryan Thompson, Senior Program Analyst , Office of Apprenticeship
Presenter(s)
Jessica Diep, Grants Team Lead, Office of Apprenticeship, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Sheila Lewis, Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Kyle Maguire, Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Brinda Ruggles, Grant Officer, Office of Grants Management, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Bria Wearren, Grants Management Specialist, Office of Grants Management, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Michael Qualter, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, Employment and Training Administration
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Event Summary
The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship will provide State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (SAEF) grantees with information on their new grant awards including federal agency offices involved and their roles, allowable grant activities, reporting resources, and more!
Moderator(s)
Kyle Maguire, Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship
Presenter(s)
Shelia Lewis, Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship
Brinda Ruggles, Grant Officer, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Grants Management
Ryan Thompson, Program Manager, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship
Bria Wearren, Grants Management Specialist, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Grants Management
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Registered Apprenticeship and Opportunities to Leverage Infrastructure Investment Job Act Funding
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The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration's Office of Apprenticeship (OA) and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will share ways state apprenticeship expansion grantees may utilize the Infrastructure Investment Job Act (IIJA) funding to further Registered Apprenticeship expansion in the infrastructure sector.
Moderator(s)
Megan Baird, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Presenter(s)
Paige Shevlin, Strategic Advisor for Infrastructure Workforce Development, U.S. Department of Transportation
Manny Lamarre, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
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Event Summary
The Office of Apprenticeship presents this performance and reporting workshop that focuses on Participant Individual Layout (PIRL) data elements. Programmatic, reporting, and performance staff will gain a better understanding of the data elements collected by apprenticeship grants.
Presenter(s)
Shelia F. Lewis, Senior Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S.Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Evan Rosenberg, Program Analyst, Division of Youth Services, U.S.Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
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Performance Accountability and Reporting for State Apprenticeship Expansion, Equity, and Innovation
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SAEEI grantees have an opportunity to learn important details about 1) performance accountability, 2) performance reporting, and 3) performance indicators, including the SAEEI-specific indicators of performance and the WIOA primary indicators of performance required for this grant.
Moderator(s)
Jessica Diep, Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Presenter(s)
Shelia Lewis, Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Evan Rosenberg, Workforce Analyst, Division of Youth Services, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Maria Brady, Multi-State Navigator, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Gregory Scheib, Workforce Analyst, Office of Workforce Investment, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
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Event Summary
The Office of Apprenticeship (OA) will provide SAEEI Grantees with an orientation webinar to review agency offices and roles, allowable grant activities, reporting activities, resources, and more!
Moderator(s)
Marcia Hampton, Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Presenter(s)
Brinda Ruggles, Grants Officer, Office of Grants Management, Division of Federal Assistance
Shelia F. Lewis, Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Jessica Diep, Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
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Event Summary
After careful consideration of the impact on grantees, the Employment and Training Administration's Office of Apprenticeship has improved the Apprenticeship Grants' data collection by removing 30 data elements. This event reviewed all changes and provided guidance on how grantees should report on each data element. A new Quarterly Narrative Report (QNR) template was also discussed.
Moderator(s)
Presenter(s)
Shelia F. Lewis, Office of Apprenticeship, Employment and Training Administration U.S. Department of Labor
Evan Rosenberg, Division of Youth Services, Employment and Training Administration U.S. Department of Labor
Marcia Hampton, Office of Apprenticeship, Employment and Training Administration U.S. Department of Labor
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Event Summary
Each year, Apprenticeship State Expansion (ASE) grantees submit an annual report that analyzes the industry sectors and occupations participating in Registered Apprenticeship; describes progress towards grant goals; and updates the grant workplan to include key goals and milestones for the coming year.
Moderator(s)
James Strait, Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Presenter(s)
Gina Wells, State Apprenticeship Expansion TA Project Director, Maher & Maher
