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DOL plans one cooperative agreement to rapidly scale apprenticeships, tying incentives to cohort growth

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A cooperative agreement is awarded that provides incentive funding tied to a substantial increase in apprenticeship cohort sizes in industries/subsectors not covered by other pay‑for‑performance awards.

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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 February 13, 2026 news release and the Pay‑for‑Performance FOA (FOA‑ETA‑26‑19) confirm that DOL plans to award one cooperative agreement focused on rapidly scaling Registered Apprenticeship by providing incentive payments tied to substantial increases in cohort apprentices for industries or subsectors not covered by the other targeted pay‑for‑performance cooperative agreements. Verdict: True — primary DOL documents explicitly state the department’s plan and the incentive‑funding design described in the claim.

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  1. Update · Feb 14, 2026, 06:38 AMTrue
    The Department of Labor’s February 13, 2026 news release and the Pay‑for‑Performance FOA (FOA‑ETA‑26‑19) confirm that DOL plans to award one cooperative agreement focused on rapidly scaling Registered Apprenticeship by providing incentive payments tied to substantial increases in cohort apprentices for industries or subsectors not covered by the other targeted pay‑for‑performance cooperative agreements. Verdict: True — primary DOL documents explicitly state the department’s plan and the incentive‑funding design described in the claim.
  2. Update · Feb 14, 2026, 04:36 AMTrue
    Department of Labor documents confirm the claim. The DOL press release (Feb. 13, 2026) announcing the Pay‑for‑Performance Incentive Payments Program and the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA‑ETA‑26‑19) state the department will award up to five cooperative agreements and that one cooperative agreement will focus on rapid scaling of the Registered Apprenticeship system by providing incentive funding tied to substantial increases in cohort apprentices across industries or subsectors not covered by the targeted pay‑for‑performance awards. Verdict: True — the press release and FOA explicitly describe the planned cooperative agreement and the incentive payments tied to measurable cohort growth.
  3. Original article · Feb 13, 2026
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