PATH Act
Sponsored By: Senator Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced
Summary
Pre-apprenticeship grants for underrepresented populations in the building and construction trades. This bill would create a competitive grant program to fund nonprofit partnerships that build pre-apprenticeship training aligned to registered apprenticeship programs.
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- Workers and jobseekers: Underrepresented individuals would receive classroom and work-based training, assessments, career exploration, resume help, and possible stipends to prepare for entry into registered apprenticeship programs.
- Employers and apprenticeship sponsors: The bill would require partnerships to include sponsors and to show sufficient openings in registered apprenticeships, creating clearer pipelines of trained candidates for employers.
- Grantees and local systems: Nonprofit partnerships of industry, labor, schools, workforce boards, and community groups would be eligible for competitive grants that cover 75% of project costs and run up to 3 years with a possible 1-year extension. Grants would prioritize applicants that leverage additional public or private resources.
*Authorizes $20 million per year beginning in fiscal year 2027 to fund the program.*
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Pre-apprenticeship grants for construction trades
If enacted, the bill would create a Department of Labor competitive grant program for pre-apprenticeship construction training. Grants would cover up to 75 percent of project costs and the program is authorized $20 million per year starting in fiscal year 2027. Grants would run for up to 3 years, with one extra year possible for satisfactory performance. Grant funds would be allowed to pay for training, curriculum aligned to registered apprenticeships, participant assessments and enrollment, program evaluations, and stipends during work-based training. Eligible applicants would be nonprofit partnerships that include employers and labor sponsors and must serve underrepresented groups like racial minorities, women, veterans, Tribal members, the long-term unemployed, and people in certain low-income census tracts. Grantees would have to use common performance measures, including tracking entry into registered apprenticeships, and arrange or participate in program evaluations.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
NM • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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