The awards are tied to a pay-for-performance model to hold businesses and workers accountable. The funds also align with the White House’s goal to reach more than 1 million apprenticeships nationwide.

When state lawmakers last month faced a $2 billion drop in projected revenue for the next two-year budget, they turned in part to a handful of line items for economic development grant programs and ...

DOL will award up to four cooperative agreements in the first category, focused on the rapid expansion of registered apprenticeships in targeted industries, including shipbuilding and the defense ...