California Apprenticeship Council (CAC) Training Funds
Contractors who are awarded public works contracts must make training fund contributions in the amount established in the prevailing wage rate publication for journeypersons and apprentices per California Labor Code §1777.5. This nominal fee contributes to the assurance that new apprentices coming into the craft will be guaranteed the highest level of training and as skilled craftsmen retire, the trade will survive.
Each fiscal year, the California Apprenticeship Council solicits grant applications for distribution of the training fund contributions, less expenses, to approved multi-employer apprenticeship programs who serve the same craft or trade and geographical area as the training contributions made. These grants will be distributed in accordance with California Labor Code §1777.5, subdivision (m).
Programs applying for this grant must keep adequate records, such as invoices, receipts, canceled checks, etc., documenting the expenditure of grant funds and to make all records available to the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) to verify that grant funds were used solely for training apprentices.
Timeline
Applications open: August 2024
Applications close: September 13, 2024
Submit applications for training fund grants open once per year.
2024-2025 application cycle open.
Funding Details
Type of funding: Formula
Estimated total funding: Dependent on contributions
Award amount: Dependent on contributions
Resources
Contact: Trainingfundgrants@dir.ca.gov
More Information
Eligible entities: DAS registered Multi-employer Programs in the Building & Construction Trades
Link to apply:
2024 Grant Announcement and Instructions
2024 Grant Application
Send an email to Trainingfundgrants@dir.ca.gov if you need to update your Vendor Data Record (STD 204)
Sector: Building & Construction
Target population: Distribute contributions by making grants to approved apprenticeship programs for the purpose of training apprentices.
Required partners: N/A
August 2024