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ETA to award up to five cooperative agreements to expand Registered Apprenticeships across multiple industries

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ETA issues cooperative agreements to up to five organizations for four-year performance to expand Registered Apprenticeships in the listed industries.

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The U.S. Department of Labor announced a funding opportunity of up to $145 million for organizations to administer a Pay-for-Performance Incentive Payments Program aimed at expanding Registered Apprenticeships. ETA plans to award up to five four-year cooperative agreements to scale new and existing apprenticeship programs across targeted industries — including shipbuilding and defense, AI, semiconductors, nuclear energy, IT, healthcare, transportation, and telecommunications — and to fund rapid-scaling approaches. The initiative aligns with America’s Talent Strategy and the goal of surpassing 1 million active apprentices, and it builds on a recent $35.8 million manufacturing apprenticeship fund with Arkansas.
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The Department of Labor’s ETA has announced up to five cooperative agreements, each with a four-year period of performance, to expand newly developed and existing Registered Apprenticeship programs across multiple industries. The funding opportunity explicitly lists targeted industries, including shipbuilding and the defense industrial base; AI, semiconductor, and nuclear energy infrastructure; information technology; healthcare; transportation; and telecommunications. The primary source (ETA press release and the FOA) confirms both the number of awards, the four-year PoP, and the specified industries. Therefore, the statement is accurate as stated.

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  1. Scheduled follow-up · Dec 31, 2026
  2. Completion due · Dec 31, 2026
  3. Update · Feb 14, 2026, 06:32 AMTrue
    The Department of Labor’s ETA has announced up to five cooperative agreements, each with a four-year period of performance, to expand newly developed and existing Registered Apprenticeship programs across multiple industries. The funding opportunity explicitly lists targeted industries, including shipbuilding and the defense industrial base; AI, semiconductor, and nuclear energy infrastructure; information technology; healthcare; transportation; and telecommunications. The primary source (ETA press release and the FOA) confirms both the number of awards, the four-year PoP, and the specified industries. Therefore, the statement is accurate as stated.
  4. Update · Feb 14, 2026, 04:32 AMTrue
    The ETA release confirms that the department will award up to five cooperative agreements for a four-year period to expand newly developed and existing Registered Apprenticeship programs across multiple industries, including shipbuilding/defense, AI/semiconductor/nuclear energy infrastructure, IT, healthcare, transportation, and telecommunications. The official U.S. Department of Labor press release (ETA) dated February 13, 2026 provides these specifics. Verdict: True — the evidence from the official source supports the claim that up to five cooperative agreements will be awarded for four years across the listed industries.
  5. Original article · Feb 13, 2026
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