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Multi-employer registered apprenticeship program grant

Grant funding up to$256,000. Maximum of $150,000 per applicant.

Grant timeline

  • Jan. 23, 2026:  Request for proposals (RFP) posted on the DLI web site.

  • Webinar:  Jan. 28, 2026 at 2 p.m. Register here for the webinar. 

  • Feb. 13, 2026:  Questions due no later than 4:30 p.m. CST.

  • Feb. 27, 2026:  Applications due no later than 4:30 p.m. CST.

  • March 9, 2026:  Committee begins review of applications.

  • April 2026:  Selected grantees announced; grant contract agreement negotiations begin.

  • May 2026 or date of contract execution:  Work plans approved and grant begins.

Objective 

This grant is intended to support the design of new multi-employer, sector-specific, registered apprenticeship programs (RAPs) across targeted industries, including information technology, manufacturing, health care, hospitality and the public sector. These new RAPs will provide a sustainable infrastructure for small and medium-sized employers to more easily connect to a RAP and to cost-effectively meet their workforce needs.

This grant is fully funded through a $979,062 State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula Grant (Award # 25A60AP000157-01-00) that DLI received from the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration. The Multi-Employer Registered Apprenticeship Grant seek to provide funding to support identified employer associations in developing and registering new multi-employer registered apprenticeship programs. These registered programs will be designed to serve multiple employers across targeted industries: information technology, manufacturing, health care, hospitality and the public sector. All grant awardees will need to comply with the requirements in 2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 2900 including but not limited to the provisions required by eCFR :: Appendix II to Part 200, Title 2 -- Contract Provisions for Non-Federal Entity Contracts Under Federal Awards.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet all minimum requirements to be considered for this grant opportunity. Applications that do not fully meet these requirements will not be reviewed further. The Multi-Employer Registered Apprenticeship Program Grant seeks proposals from employer associations and apprenticeship committees as defined in Minnesota Statutes §178. This grant is intended for Minnesota-based employer associations and apprenticeship committees that support multiple employers within targeted industries, including information technology, manufacturing, health care, hospitality and the public sector. Eligible applicants must demonstrate the organizational capacity and industry relationships necessary to develop, register and sustain a multi-employer registered apprenticeship program in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry’s Apprenticeship Division.

To be eligible for funding, applicants must:  Meet the application deadline; Submit a complete application with all required supporting documents; Be able to serve at least two employers in Minnesota by June 20, 2028; Be able to register at least four apprentices in Minnesota by June 30, 2028; and be an eligible applicant as defined above.

Award amount

Grant funding up to$256,000. Maximum of $150,000 per applicant. 

RFP and application materials

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