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DOL announces up to $145M funding opportunity for pay‑for‑performance apprenticeship program

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The Department of Labor published a funding opportunity announcement offering up to $145 million for the Pay‑for‑Performance Incentive Payments Program.

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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 U.S. Department of Labor’s official press release dated Feb. 13, 2026 states the department “announced a funding opportunity of up to $145 million for organizations interested in administering its Pay-for-Performance Incentive Payments Program,” describing awards of up to five cooperative agreements over four years. A Jan. 6, 2026 DOL forecast notice likewise announced the upcoming availability of $145 million for the pay-for-performance apprenticeship initiative. Verdict: True — the claim accurately reflects the Department of Labor’s official announcements about the $145 million funding opportunity.

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  1. Update · Feb 14, 2026, 06:32 AMTrue
    The U.S. Department of Labor’s official press release dated Feb. 13, 2026 states the department “announced a funding opportunity of up to $145 million for organizations interested in administering its Pay-for-Performance Incentive Payments Program,” describing awards of up to five cooperative agreements over four years. A Jan. 6, 2026 DOL forecast notice likewise announced the upcoming availability of $145 million for the pay-for-performance apprenticeship initiative. Verdict: True — the claim accurately reflects the Department of Labor’s official announcements about the $145 million funding opportunity.
  2. Update · Feb 14, 2026, 04:32 AMTrue
    The U.S. Department of Labor press release dated February 13, 2026 states it announced a funding opportunity of up to $145 million for organizations to administer the Pay‑for‑Performance Incentive Payments Program. The Grants.gov/FOA listing (FOA-ETA-26-19) and the Apprenticeship.gov open funding page also list total program funding of $145,000,000 and describe awards of up to five cooperative agreements over a four-year period to expand Registered Apprenticeship. Verdict: True — the department's official release and the FOA/Grants.gov records explicitly confirm a funding opportunity of up to $145 million for this program.
  3. Original article · Feb 13, 2026
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