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DirectionsRecipients of past apprenticeship grants are shown below. View more information about apprenticeship funding opportunities.
LEAP Grant 2025 awardees (first round)
Building Strong Communities – St. Paul
Friends of Career Solutions – Saint Cloud
Change, Inc. – St. Paul
About the grant
Grant funding of approximately $10,000 is available, maximum award amount of $3,000 per applicant.
Grant timeline
Proposals due: Applications will be accepted beginning May 8, 2026, and continue until all funds have been awarded, or March 31, 2027, whichever comes first.
Grant decision making: Applications will be reviewed bi-weekly, until funds are depleted.
Grant decision communicated: Applicant awards will be announced on a rolling basis, within three weeks of applying.
One-year Building Official Training Municipal Grants are again being offered for the 2026 grant cycle.
Purpose
The Building Official Training (BOT) Municipal Grant program from the Construction Codes and Licensing Division (CCLD) of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) was created to offer competitive grants to qualified municipalities that want to establish a training program in their municipality’s building code department to train an individual toward becoming a Minnesota-certified building official.
Application
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Information you will need for the application process